Meanings of asteroid names (8001-8500)

This is a list of the sources of asteroid names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names to ensure that the identification is correct.

1 8001–8100
2 8101–8200
3 8201–8300
4 8301–8400
5 8401–8500

8001–8100

Name	Provisional Designation	Named after
8001 Ramsden	1986 TR3	Jesse Ramsden, British inventor of navigational instruments
8002 –	1986 XF5	-
8003 Kelvin	1987 RJ	William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, British physicist*
8004 –	1987 RX	-
8005 Albinadubois	1988 MJ	Albina Dubois?*
8006 Tacchini	1988 QU	*
8007 –	1988 RU6	-
8008 –	1988 TQ4	-
8009 Béguin	1989 BA1	*
8010 Böhnhardt	1989 GB1	Hermann Böhnhardt, German astronomer
8011 Saijokeiichi	1989 WG7	*
8012 –	1990 HO3	-
8013 Gordonmoore	1990 KA	Gordon Earl Moore, American physicist and businessman*
8014 –	1990 MF	-
8015 –	1990 QT2	-
8016 –	1990 QW10	-
8017 –	1990 RM5	-
8018 –	1990 SW	-
8019 Karachkina	1990 TH12	*
8020 Erzgebirge	1990 TV13	Saxonian and Bohemian Ore Mountains (Erz Gebirge)
8021 Walter	1990 UO2	*
8022 –	1990 VD7	-
8023 –	1991 DD	*
8024 –	1991 FN	*
8025 –	1991 FB4	*
8026 –	1991 JA1	*
8027 –	1991 PB12	*
8028 –	1991 QE	*
8029 –	1991 RR30	*
8030 –	1991 SK	*
8031 –	1992 ER	*
8032 –	1992 ES1	*
8033 –	1992 FY1	-
8034 Akka	1992 LR	*
8035 –	1992 TB	-
8036 Maehara	1992 UG4	*
8037 –	1993 HO1	-
8038 –	1993 JG	-
8039 Grandprism	1993 RB16	*
8040 Utsumikazuhiko	1993 SY3	*
8041 Masumoto	1993 VR2	*
8042 –	1994 AX2	-
8043 Fukuhara	1994 XE1	*
8044 Tsuchiyama	1994 YT	*
8045 Kamiyama	1995 AW	*
8046 Ajiki	1995 BU	*
8047 Akikinoshita	1995 BT3	*
8048 Andrle	1995 DB1	Pavel Andrle, Czech astronomer
8049 –	1996 FL2	-
8050 Beishida	1996 ST	*
8051 Pistoria	1997 PP4	*
8052 Novalis	2093 P-L	*
8053 Kleist	4082 P-L	*
8054 Brentano	4581 P-L	*
8055 Arnim	5004 P-L	*
8056 Tieck	6038 P-L	*
8057 Hofmannsthal	4034 T-1	*
8058 Zuckmayer	3241 T-3	*
8059 Deliyannis	1957 JP	*
8060 Anius	1973 SD1	*
8061 Gaudium	1975 UF	*
8062 Okhotsymskij	1977 EZ	*
8063 –	1977 XP2	-
8064 Lisitsa	1978 RR	*
8065 Nakhodkin	1979 FD3	*
8066 Poldimeri	1980 PB2	*
8067 Helfenstein	1980 RU	*
8068 –	1981 EQ28	-
8069 –	1981 EF30	-
8070 –	1981 EM30	-
8071 Simonelli	1981 GO	*
8072 Yojikondo	1981 GO1	Yoji Kondo, NASA physicist*
8073 Johnharmon	1982 BS	John Harmon? *
8074 Slade	1984 WC2	Slade, rock band*
8075 Roero	1985 PE	*
8076 –	1985 RV4	-
8077 Hoyle	1986 AW2	Sir Fred Hoyle, British astronomer
8078 Carolejordan	1986 RS2	Carole Jordan? *
8079 Bernardlovell	1986 XF1	Sir Bernard Lovell, British radio-astronomer
8080 Intel	1987 WU2	Intel, computer component manufacturer
8081 Leopardi	1988 DD	*
8082 Haynes	1988 NR	*
8083 Mayeda	1988 VB	Shizuo Mayeda, Japanese amateur astronomer
8084 Dallas	1989 CL1	Dallas, Texas*
8085 –	1989 CD8	*
8086 Peterthomas	1989 RB6	Peter Thomas? *
8087 Kazutaka	1989 WA2	*
8088 Australia	1990 SL27	Australia
8089 Yukar	1990 TW7	*
8090 –	1991 RO23	*
8091 –	1992 BG	*
8092 –	1992 DC10	*
8093 –	1992 UZ2	*
8094 –	1992 UG3	*
8095 –	1992 WS2	*
8096 Emilezola	1993 OW3	Émile Zola, French writer
8097 Yamanishi	1993 RE	*
8098 Miyamotoatsushi	1993 SH2	Atsushi Miyamoto, Japanese astronomer *
8099 –	1993 TE	-
8100 Nobeyama	1993 XF	*

8101–8200

Name	Provisional Designation	Named after
8101 Yasue	1993 XK1	*
8102 Yoshikazu	1994 AQ2	*
8103 Fermi	1994 BE	Enrico Fermi, physicist
8104 Kumamori	1994 BW4	*
8105 –	1994 WH2	-
8106 Carpino	1994 YB	*
8107 –	1995 BR4	-
8108 Wieland	1995 BC16	*
8109 –	1995 DU1	-
8110 Heath	1995 DE2	*
8111 Hoepli	1995 GE	*
8112 Cesi	1995 JJ	*
8113 Matsue	1996 HD1	*
8114 Lafcadio	1996 HZ1	*
8115 Sakabe	1996 HB2	*
8116 Jeanperrin	1996 HA15	Jean Perrin, physicist
8117 Yuanlongping	1996 SD1	*
8118 –	1996 WG3	-
8119 –	1997 TP25	-
8120 Kobe	1997 VT	*
8121 Altdorfer	2572 P-L	*
8122 Holbein	4038 P-L	Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist*
8123 Canaletto	3138 T-1	Canaletto, Venetian artist*
8124 Guardi	4370 T-1	*
8125 Tyndareus	5493 T-2	Tyndareus, mythological Spartan king
8126 –	1966 BL	-
8127 –	1967 HA	-
8128 Nicomachus	1967 JP	Nicomachus, Greek mathematician
8129 –	1975 SK1	-
8130 Seeberg	1976 DJ1	*
8131 Scanlon	1976 SC	*
8132 –	1976 YA6	-
8133 Takanochoei	1977 DX3	*
8134 Minin	1978 SQ7	*
8135 –	1978 VP10	-
8136 –	1979 MH2	-
8137 Kvíz	1979 SJ	Zdeněk Kvíz, astronomer
8138 –	1980 FF12	-
8139 –	1980 UM1	-
8140 –	1981 EO15	-
8141 Nikolaev	1982 SO4	*
8142 Zolotov	1982 UR6	*
8143 –	1982 VN	-
8144 Hiragagennai	1982 VY2	*
8145 Valujki	1983 RY4	*
8146 Jimbell	1983 WG	*
8147 Colemanhawkins	1984 SU3	Coleman Hawkins, jazz musician
8148 –	1985 CR2	-
8149 Ruff	1985 JN1	*
8150 Kaluga	1985 QL4	*
8151 Andranada	1986 PK6	*
8152 –	1986 VY	-
8153 –	1986 WO1	-
8154 Stahl	1988 CQ7	*
8155 Battaglini	1988 QA	*
8156 Tsukada	1988 TR	*
8157 –	1988 XG2	-
8158 Herder	1989 UH7	*
8159 Fukuoka	1990 BE1	*
8160 –	1990 MG	-
8161 Newman	1990 QP3	*
8162 –	1990 SK11	-
8163 Ishizaki	1990 UF2	Masako Ishizaki, amateur astronomer
8164 Andreasdoppler	1990 UO3	Andreas Doppler*
8165 Gnädig	1990 WQ3	*
8166 Buczynski	1991 AH1	*
8167 Ishii	1991 CM3	*
8168 Rogerbourke	1991 FK1	Roger Bourke*
8169 Mirabeau	1991 PO2	*
8170 –	1991 PZ11	-
8171 Stauffenberg	1991 RV3	*
8172 –	1991 RP15	-
8173 –	1991 RX23	-
8174 –	1991 SL2	-
8175 Boerhaave	1991 VV5	*
8176 –	1991 WA	-
8177 –	1992 BO	-
8178 –	1992 DQ10	-
8179 –	1992 EA7	-
8180 –	1992 PY2	-
8181 Rossini	1992 ST26	*
8182 Akita	1992 TX	*
8183 –	1992 UE3	-
8184 Luderic	1992 WL	Child of astronomer Alain Maury
8185 –	1992 WR2	-
8186 –	1992 WP3	-
8187 Akiramisawa	1992 XL	*
8188 –	1992 YE3	-
8189 Naruke	1992 YG3	*
8190 Bouguer	1993 ON9	*
8191 Mersenne	1993 OX9	*
8192 Tonucci	1993 RB	*
8193 Ciaurro	1993 SF	*
8194 Satake	1993 SB1	*
8195 –	1993 UC1	-
8196 –	1993 UB3	-
8197 Mizunohiroshi	1993 VX	*
8198 –	1993 VE2	-
8199 Takagitakeo	1993 XR	*
8200 Souten	1994 AY1	*

8201–8300

Name	Provisional Designation	Named after
8201 –	1994 AH2	*
8202 Gooley	1994 CX2	*
8203 Jogolehmann	1994 CP10	*
8204 Takabatake	1994 GC1	*
8205 Van Dijck	1994 PE10	*
8206 Masayuki	1994 WK1	-
8207 –	1994 YS1	-
8208 Volta	1995 DL2	Volta River, West Africa*
8209 –	1995 DM2	*
8210 NANTEN	1995 EH	*
8211 –	1995 EB1	*
8212 Naoshigetani	1995 EF1	*
8213 –	1995 FE	*
8214 –	1995 FH	*
8215 –	1995 FZ	*
8216 Melosh	1995 FX14	*
8217 Dominikhaek	1995 HC	Dominik Haek, hockey player*
8218 Hosty	1996 JH	*
8219 –	1996 JL	-
8220 Nanyou	1996 JD1	*
8221 La Condamine	1996 NA4	*
8222 Gellner	1996 OX	Frantiek Gellner, Czech poet
8223 Bradshaw	1996 PD	*
8224 Fultonwright	1996 PE	Fulton Wright*
8225 Emerson	1996 QC	*
8226 –	1996 TF7	-
8227 –	1996 VD4	-
8228 –	1996 YB2	-
8229 Kozelský	1996 YU2	*
8230 Perona	1997 TW16	*
8231 Tetsujiyamada	1997 TX17	*
8232 Akiramizuno	1997 UW3	*
8233 Asada	1997 VZ2	*
8234 Nobeoka	1997 VK8	Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan
8235 Fragonard	2096 P-L	*
8236 Gainsborough	4040 P-L	Thomas Gainsborough, British artist*
8237 Constable	7581 P-L	John Constable, British artist
8238 Courbet	4232 T-1	*
8239 Signac	1153 T-2	*
8240 Matisse	4172 T-2	Henri Matisse, French artist
8241 Agrius	1973 SE1	*
8242 –	1975 SA1	*
8243 –	1975 SF1	*
8244 Mikolaichuk	1975 TO2	*
8245 –	1977 RC9	*
8246 Kotov	1979 QT8	*
8247 –	1979 SP14	*
8248 Gurzuf	1979 TV2	*
8249 Gershwin	1980 GG	George Gershwin, composer
8250 Cornell	1980 RP	Cornell University*
8251 Isogai	1980 VA	*
8252 –	1981 EY14	*
8253 –	1981 EU15	*
8254 –	1981 EF18	*
8255 –	1981 EZ18	*
8256 Shenzhou	1981 UZ9	Shenzhou spacecraft
8257 Andycheng	1982 HO1	Andy Cheng*
8258 –	1982 RW1	*
8259 –	1983 UG	*
8260 –	1984 SH	*
8261 –	1985 RD	*
8262 Carcich	1985 RG	*
8263 –	1986 QT	*
8264 –	1986 QA3	*
8265 –	1986 RB5	*
8266 Bertelli	1986 TC	*
8267 –	1986 TX3	*
8268 Goerdeler	1987 SQ10	*
8269 Calandrelli	1988 QB	*
8270 Winslow	1989 JF	*
8271 –	1989 NY	*
8272 –	1989 SG	*
8273 Apatheia	1989 WB2	*
8274 Soejima	1990 TJ1	*
8275 Inca	1990 VR8	The Inca people of South America
8276 Shigei	1991 FL	*
8277 Machu-Picchu	1991 GV8	Machu Picchu, Inca site
8278 –	1991 JJ	*
8279 Cuzco	1991 PN7	Cuzco, Peru
8280 –	1991 PG16	*
8281 –	1991 PC18	*
8282 Delp	1991 RR40	*
8283 –	1991 SV	*
8284 Cranach	1991 TT13	Lucas Cranach the Elder, Dutch artist*
8285 –	1991 UK3	*
8286 Kouji	1992 EK1	*
8287 –	1992 EJ4	*
8288 –	1992 ED17	*
8289 An-Eefje	1992 JQ3	*
8290 –	1992 NP	*
8291 Bingham	1992 RV1	Hiram Bingham III, explorer*
8292 –	1992 SU14	*
8293 –	1992 UQ	*
8294 Takayuki	1992 UM3	*
8295 Toshifukushima	1992 UN4	*
8296 Miyama	1993 AD	*
8297 Gérardfaure	1993 QJ4	*
8298 Loubna	1993 SQ10	*
8299 Téaleoni	1993 TP24	Téa Leoni, actress
8300 Iga	1994 AO2	*

8301–8400

Name	Provisional Designation	Named after
8301 Haseyuji	1995 BG2	*
8302 Kazukin	1995 CY	*
8303 Miyaji	1995 CO1	*
8304 Ryomichico	1995 DJ1	*
8305 Teika	1995 DQ1	*
8306 Shoko	1995 DY1	*
8307 Peltan	1995 EN	The Peltans, the family of discoverer Jana Tichá (nee Peltanová)
8308 Julie-Mélissa	1996 HD13	*
8309 –	1996 NL1	-
8310 Seelos	1996 PL2	*
8311 Zhangdaning	1996 TV1	*
8312 –	1996 TJ12	*
8313 Christiansen	1996 YU1	*
8314 Tsuji	1997 US8	*
8315 Bajin	1997 WA22	*
8316 Wolkenstein	3002 P-L	*
8317 Eurysaces	4523 P-L	Eurysaces, Greek Homeric hero
8318 Averroes	1306 T-2	*
8319 Antiphanes	3365 T-2	Antiphanes, Greek dramatist
8320 van Zee	1955 RV	*
8321 Akim	1977 EX	*
8322 Kononovich	1978 RL1	*
8323 Krimigis	1979 UH	*
8324 –	1981 DF2	*
8325 –	1981 EM26	*
8326 Paulkling	1981 JS2	Paul Kling*
8327 Weihenmayer	1981 JE3	*
8328 –	1981 QQ2	-
8329 –	1982 FP3	-
8330 –	1982 FX3	-
8331 Dawkins	1982 KK1	Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist*
8332 Ivantsvetaev	1982 TL2	*
8333 –	1982 VF	-
8334 –	1984 CF	-
8335 –	1984 DD1	-
8336 afařík	1984 SK1	Vojtěch afařík, astronomer
8337 –	1984 SF6	-
8338 –	1985 FE3	-
8339 Kosovichia	1985 RM6	*
8340 Mumma	1985 TS1	*
8341 –	1986 QQ	*
8342 –	1986 QN3	*
8343 Tugendhat	1986 TG3	Tugendhat House, Brno, Czech Republic; architectural landmark
8344 –	1987 BB	*
8345 Ulmerspatz	1987 BO1	*
8346 –	1987 DW6	*
8347 Lallaward	1987 HK	Lalla Ward, British actress and wife of Richard Dawkins
8348 –	1988 BX	*
8349 –	1988 DH1	*
8350 –	1989 AG	*
8351 –	1989 EH1	*
8352 –	1989 GE	*
8353 Megryan	1989 GC4	Meg Ryan, American actress
8354 –	1989 RF	*
8355 –	1989 RQ1	*
8356 Wadhwa	1989 RO2	*
8357 O'Connor	1989 SC1	*
8358 Rickblakley	1989 VN5	Rick Blakley*
8359 –	1989 WD	-
8360 –	1990 FD1	-
8361 –	1990 JN1	-
8362 –	1990 QM1	-
8363 –	1990 RV	-
8364 –	1990 RE5	-
8365 –	1990 RR5	-
8366 –	1990 UL1	-
8367 Bokusui	1990 UL2	Bokusui Wakayama, Japanese poet
8368 –	1991 DM	-
8369 –	1991 GR	*
8370 Vanlindt	1991 RK11	*
8371 Goven	1991 TJ14	*
8372 –	1991 VC2	*
8373 Stephengould	1992 AB	Stephen Jay Gould, evolutionary biologist
8374 Horohata	1992 AK1	*
8375 Kenzokohno	1992 AP1	Kenzo Kohno, amateur astronomer
8376 –	1992 OZ9	*
8377 Elmerreese	1992 SD1	*
8378 Sweeney	1992 SN1	*
8379 Straczynski	1992 SW10	J. Michael Straczynski, science fiction writer
8380 Tooting	1992 SW17	*
8381 Hauptmann	1992 SO24	*
8382 Mann	1992 SQ26	*
8383 –	1992 UA3	*
8384 –	1992 YB	*
8385 –	1993 AN	*
8386 Vanvinckenroye	1993 BB6	*
8387 Fujimori	1993 DO	Kenichi Fujimori, astronomer
8388 –	1993 FO6	*
8389 –	1993 FT37	*
8390 –	1993 FE48	*
8391 Kring	1993 HH3	*
8392 –	1993 OP	*
8393 Tetsumasakamoto	1993 TJ1	*
8394 –	1993 TM12	*
8395 Rembaut	1993 TQ23	*
8396 –	1993 UR2	*
8397 Chiakitanaka	1993 XO	*
8398 Rubbia	1993 XY	*
8399 Wakamatsu	1994 AD	*
8400 Tomizo	1994 AQ	*

8401–8500

Name	Provisional Designation	Named after
8401 Assirelli	1994 DA	Giuseppe Assirelli, Italian photographer
8402 –	1994 GH9	*
8403 Minorushimizu	1994 JG	Shimizu Minoru?*
8404 –	1995 AN	-
8405 Asbolus	1995 GO	Asbolus, mythological Greek centaur
8406 Iwaokusano	1995 HJ	Kusano Iwao?*
8407 Houlahan	1995 ON	*
8408 Strom	1995 SX12	*
8409 –	1995 WB43	*
8410 Hiroakiohno	1996 QZ1	*
8411 Celso	1996 TO	*
8412 –	1996 TM6	*
8413 Kawakami	1996 TV10	*
8414 Atsuko	1996 TW10	*
8415 –	1996 UT	*
8416 Okada	1996 VB8	*
8417 Lancetaylor	1996 VG8	Lance Taylor?*
8418 Mogamigawa	1996 VS30	*
8419 Terumikazumi	1996 VK38	Kazumi Terumi?*
8420 Angrogna	1996 WQ	*
8421 Montanari	1996 XA9	*
8422 Mohorovičić	1996 XJ26	Andrija Mohorovičić, Austro-Hungarian seismologist
8423 Macao	1997 AO22	Macao*
8424 Toshitsumita	1997 CP	*
8425 Zirankexuejijin	1997 CJ29	*
8426 –	1997 ST	-
8427 –	1997 TH17	-
8428 Okiko	1997 VJ8	Okiko Seki, wife of the discoverer, Tsutomu Seki
8429 –	1997 YK4	-
8430 Florey	1997 YB5	*
8431 –	1997 YQ13	-
8432 Tamakasuga	1997 YD18	*
8433 Brachyrhynchus	2561 P-L	Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)*
8434 Columbianus	6571 P-L	Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)*
8435 Anser	6643 P-L	One of the goose genera*
8436 Leucopsis	2259 T-1	Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)*
8437 Bernicla	3057 T-1	Brent goose (Branta bernicla)*
8438 Marila	4825 T-1	Greater scaup (Aythya marila)*
8439 Albellus	2034 T-2	Smew (Mergellus albellus)*
8440 Wigeon	1017 T-3	Wigeon (Anas penelope)*
8441 Lapponica	4008 T-3	Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)*
8442 Ostralegus	4237 T-3	Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)*
8443 Svecica	4343 T-3	Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)*
8444 Popovich	1969 TR1	Pavel Romanovich Popovich, Russian cosmonaut*
8445 Novotroitskoe	1973 QG2	Novotroitskoe, Kazakhstan*
8446 Tazieff	1973 SB6	Haroun Tazieff, French vulcanologist*
8447 –	1974 OE	*
8448 Belyakina	1976 UT1	*
8449 Maslovets	1977 EO1	*
8450 Egorov	1977 QL1	*
8451 Gaidai	1977 RY6	*
8452 Clay	1978 WB	*
8453 –	1981 EQ	*
8454 –	1981 EG1	*
8455 –	1981 ER6	*
8456 –	1981 EJ7	*
8457 –	1981 EO8	*
8458 –	1981 EY9	*
8459 –	1981 EQ18	*
8460 –	1981 EP19	*
8461 –	1981 EC21	*
8462 –	1981 ED22	*
8463 –	1981 EM27	*
8464 –	1981 EF28	*
8465 –	1981 EQ31	*
8466 –	1981 EV34	*
8467 –	1981 ES35	*
8468 –	1981 EA40	*
8469 –	1981 TZ	*
8470 Dudinskaya	1982 SA4	*
8471 Obrant	1983 RX4	*
8472 Tarroni	1983 TC	*
8473 –	1984 SS5	*
8474 Rettig	1985 GA1	*
8475 Vsevoivanov	1985 PC2	*
8476 –	1986 QT2	*
8477 Andrejkiselev	1986 RF7	Andrej Kiselev?*
8478 –	1987 DO6	*
8479 –	1987 HD2	*
8480 –	1987 RD1	*
8481 –	1988 LH	-
8482 –	1988 RA11	-
8483 –	1988 SY1	-
8484 –	1988 VM2	-
8485 Satoru	1989 FL	Satoru Honda, wife of astronomer Minoru Honda
8486 –	1989 QV	-
8487 –	1989 SQ	-
8488 d'Argens	1989 SR1	Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French writer and philosopher*
8489 Boulder	1989 TA3	Boulder, Colorado, USA*
8490 –	1989 TU10	-
8491 Joelle-gilles	1989 YL5	*
8492 Kikuoka	1990 BZ	Hidekazu Kikuoka, amateur astronomer
8493 –	1990 BY1	-
8494 Edpatvega	1990 OT4	*
8495 –	1990 QV1	-
8496 Jandlsmith	1990 QO3	*
8497 –	1990 RE7	-
8498 Ufa	1990 RM17	*
8499 –	1990 SC13	-
8500 Hori	1990 TU	*

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