Meanings of minor planet names: 7001–7500

This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.^[4][5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public ___domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

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Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
7001-7100
7001 Noether	1955 EH	Emmy Noether, mathematician*
7002 Bronshten	1971 OV	*
7003 Zoyamironova	1976 SZ9	*
7008 Pavlov	1985 QH5	Ivan Pavlov, physiologist*
7009 Hume	1987 QU1	David Hume, philosopher
7010 Locke	1987 QH3	John Locke, philosopher
7011 Worley	1987 SK1	*
7012 Hobbes	1988 CH2	Thomas Hobbes, philosopher
7014 Nietzsche	1989 GT4	Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher
7015 Schopenhauer	1990 QC8	Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher
7016 Conandoyle	1991 YG	Arthur Conan Doyle, novelist
7017 Uradowan	1992 CE2	Urado Bay, Kochi, Japan
7020 Yourcenar	1992 GR2	Marguerite Yourcenar, writer
7027 Toshihanda	1993 XT	*
7028 Tachikawa	1993 XC1	*
7030 Colombini	1993 YU	*
7032 Hitchcock	1994 VC2	Alfred Hitchcock, film director
7035 Gomi	1995 BD3	*
7037 Davidlean	1995 BK3	David Lean, film director
7039 Yamagata	1996 GO2	-
7040 Harwood	2642 P-L	-
7041 Nantucket	4081 P-L	Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA
7042 Carver	1933 FE1	*
7043 Godart	1934 RB	*
7046 Reshetnev	1977 QG2	*
7047 Lundström	1978 RZ9	Magnus Lundström , astronomer
7051 Sean	1985 JY	*
7054 Brehm	1989 GL8	*
7056 Kierkegaard	1989 SE2	Søren Kierkegaard, philosopher
7061 Pieri	1991 PE1	*
7062 Meslier	1991 PY5	Jean Meslier, priest and philosopher
7064 Montesquieu	1992 OC5	Baron de Montesquieu, political thinker
7066 Nessus	1993 HA2	Nessus, mythological Greek centaur
7067 Kiyose	1993 XE	*
7068 Minowa	1994 WD1	*
7072 Beijingdaxue	1996 CB8	*
7073 Rudbelia	1972 RU1	*
7074 Muckea	1977 RD3	*
7075 Sadovnichij	1979 SN4	*
7077 Shermanschultz	1982 VZ	Sherman Schultz*
7078 Unojönsson	1985 UH3	Uno Jönsson, astronomer
7079 Baghdad	1986 RR	Baghdad, Iraq
7081 Ludibunda	1987 QF7	*
7082 La Serena	1987 YL1	*
7083 Kant	1989 CL3	Immanuel Kant, philosopher
7086 Bopp	1991 TA1	Thomas Bopp, astronomer
7087 Lewotsky	1991 TG4	*
7088 Ishtar	1992 AA	Ishtar, Akkadian goddess
7092 Cadmus	1992 LC	Cadmus, Greek mythological figure
7094 Godaisan	1992 RJ	Godaisan, mountain in Kochi, Japan
7095 Lamettrie	1992 SB22	Julien Offray de La Mettrie, medical doctor and philosopher
7096 Napier	1992 VM	John Napier, mathematician*
7097 Yatsuka	1993 TF	*
7098 Réaumur	1993 TK39	*
7099 Feuerbach	1996 HX25	Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, philosopher
7100 Martin Luther	1360 T-2	Martin Luther, Reformation theologian
7101-7200
7104 Manyousyu	1977 DU	*
7105 Yousyozan	1977 DB1	*
7106 Kondakov	1978 PM3	*
7107 Peiser	1980 PB1	Benny Josef Peiser, anthropologist
7108 Nefedov	1981 RM3	*
7109 Heine	1983 RT4	*
7112 Ghislaine	1986 GV	*
7113 Ostapbender	1986 SD2	*
7114 Weinek	1986 WN7	Ladislaus Weinek, astronomer
7115 Franciscuszeno	1986 WO7	Franciscus Zeno, astronomer
7116 Mentall	1986 XX	*
7117 Claudius	1988 CA1	Claudius, Roman Emperor*
7118 Kuklov	1988 VD5	Kuklov, village in Czech Republic
7119 Hiera	1989 AV2	Hiera, mythical person related to Trojan War*
7121 Busch	1989 AL7	*
7122 Iwasaki	1989 EN2	*
7124 Glinos	1990 OJ4	Tom Glinos, astronomer
7125 Eitarodate	1991 CN1	Eitaro Date, amateur astronomer
7126 Cureau	1991 GJ4	Marin Cureau de la Chambre, medical doctor and scientist
7127 Stifter	1991 RD3	*
7128 Misawa	1991 SM1	*
7130 Klepper	1992 HR4	*
7131 Longtom	1992 YL	*
7132 Casulli	1993 SE	*
7133 Kasahara	1993 TX1	*
7134 Ikeuchisatoru	1993 UY	*
7137 Ageo	1994 AQ1	*
7139 Tsubokawa	1994 CV2	*
7140 Osaki	1994 EE1	*
7141 Bettarini	1994 EZ1	*
7142 Spinoza	1994 PC19	Baruch Spinoza, philosopher
7143 Haramura	1995 WU41	*
7144 Dossobuono	1996 KQ	*
7145 Linzexu	1996 LO	*
7146 Konradin	3034 P-L	*
7147 Feijth	4015 P-L	*
7148 Reinholdbien	1047 T-1	*
7149 Bernie	3220 T-3	*
7152 Euneus	1973 SH1	Euneus, mythical person related to Trojan War*
7153 Vladzakharov	1975 XP3	*
7161 Golitsyn	1982 UY10	*
7162 Sidwell	1982 VB1	*
7164 Babadzhanov	1984 ET	*
7165 Pendleton	1985 RH	*
7166 Kennedy	1985 TR	*
7167 Laupheim	1985 TD3	*
7169 Linda	1986 TK1	*
7171 Arthurkraus	1988 AT1	Baron Arthur Kraus, astronomer
7172 Multatuli	1988 DE2	Multatuli, writer
7173 Sepkoski	1988 PL1	*
7176 Kuniji	1989 XH	*
7178 Ikuookamoto	1990 VA3	*
7179 Gassendi	1991 GQ6	Pierre Gassendi, philosopher and scientist
7186 Tomioka	1991 YF	*
7187 Isobe	1992 BW	*
7188 Yoshii	1992 SF1	*
7189 Kuniko	1992 SX12	*
7192 Cieletespace	1993 RY1	Ciel et espace, French astronomy magazine*
7193 Yamaoka	1993 SE2	*
7195 Danboice	1994 AJ	*
7196 Baroni	1994 BF	*
7197 Pieroangela	1994 BH	*
7198 Montelupo	1994 BJ	*
7199 Brianza	1994 FR	*
7201-7300
7201 Kuritariku	1994 UF1	*
7203 Sigeki	1995 DG2	*
7204 Ondřejov	1995 GH	*
7205 Sadanori	1995 YE1	*
7206 Shiki	1996 QT	*
7207 Hammurabi	2133 P-L	Hammurabi, King of Babylon
7208 Ashurbanipal	2645 P-L	Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria
7209 Cyrus	3523 P-L	Cyrus II of Persia*
7210 Darius	6555 P-L	Darius I of Persia*
7211 Xerxes	1240 T-1	Xerxes I of Persia*
7212 Artaxerxes	2155 T-2	Artaxerxes II of Persia*
7214 Antielus	1973 SM1	Antielus, mythical person related to Trojan War*
7215 Gerhard	1977 FS	*
7216 Ishkov	1977 QQ2	*
7217 Dacke	1979 QX3	Nils Dacke, leader of Swedish peasant revolt (1542)
7220 Philnicholson	1981 QE	Phil Nicholson*
7222 Alekperov	1981 TJ3	*
7223 Dolgorukij	1982 TF2	*
7224 Vesnina	1982 TK3	*
7225 Huntress	1983 BH	*
7226 Kryl	1984 QJ	Karel Kryl, Czech singer-songwriter
7228 MacGillivray	1985 GO	*
7229 Tonimoore	1985 RV	*
7230 Lutz	1985 RZ1	*
7231 Porco	1985 TQ1	Carolyn C. Porco, American planetary scientist
7232 Nabokov	1985 UQ	Vladimir Nabokov, novelist
7235 Hitsuzan	1986 UY	Hitsuzan, mountain in Kochi, Japan
7238 Kobori	1989 OA	*
7239 Mobberley	1989 TE	*
7241 Kuroda	1990 VF3	*
7242 Okyudo	1990 VG3	*
7244 Villa-Lobos	1991 PQ1	Heitor Villa-Lobos, musician
7248 Älvsjö	1992 EV21	Älvsjö, Swedish suburb
7250 Kinoshita	1992 SG1	*
7251 Kuwabara	1992 SF13	*
7252 Kakegawa	1992 UZ	*
7253 Nara	1993 CL	*
7254 Kuratani	1993 TN1	*
7256 Bonhoeffer	1993 VJ5	*
7257 Yoshiya	1994 AH1	*
7258 Pettarin	1994 EF	*
7259 Gaithersburg	1994 EG1	*
7260 Metelli	1994 FN	*
7261 Yokootakeo	1994 GZ	*
7262 Sofue	1995 BX1	*
7263 Takayamada	1995 DP	*
7265 Edithmüller	2908 T-2	Edith Müller*
7266 Trefftz	4270 T-2	*
7268 Chigorin	1972 TF	*
7269 Alprokhorov	1975 VK2	*
7270 Punkin	1978 NY7	*
7271 Doroguntsov	1979 SR2	*
7274 Washioyama	1982 FC	Washioyama, mountain in Kochi, Japan
7276 Maymie	1983 RE	*
7277 Klass	1983 RM2	*
7278 Shtokolov	1985 UW4	*
7279 Hagfors	1985 VD1	*
7280 Bergengruen	1988 RA3	*
7285 Seggewiss	1990 EX2	Wilhelm Seggewiss, observatory director
7287 Yokokurayama	1990 VN2	Yokokurayama, mountain in Kochi, Japan
7289 Kamegamori	1991 JU	Kamegamori, mountain in Kochi, Japan
7290 Johnrather	1991 JY1	John Rather*
7291 Hyakutake	1991 XC1	Yuji Hyakutake, astronomer
7292 Prosperin	1992 EM7	Erik Prosperin, astronomer
7293 Kazuyuki	1992 FH	*
7296 Lamarck	1992 PW1	Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, naturalist
7299 Indiawadkins	1992 WZ5	*
7300 Yoshisada	1992 YV2	*
7301-7400
7304 Namiki	1994 AE2	*
7305 Ossakajusto	1994 CX1	*
7306 Panizon	1994 EH	*
7308 Hattori	1995 BQ4	*
7309 Shinkawakami	1995 FU	*
7311 Hildehan	1995 TU	*
7313 Pisano	6207 P-L	*
7314 Pevsner	2146 T-1	*
7315 Kolbe	1136 T-2	*
7316 Hajdu	3145 T-2	*
7317 Cabot	1940 ED	John Cabot, explorer
7318 Dyukov	1969 OX	*
7319 Katterfeld	1976 SA6	*
7320 Potter	1978 TP6	*
7322 Lavrentina	1979 SW2	*
7323 Robersomma	1979 SD9	*
7324 Carret	1981 BC	*
7327 Crawford	1983 RZ1	*
7328 Casanova	1984 SC1	Giacomo Casanova, libertine
7329 Bettadotto	1985 GK	*
7330 Annelemaître	1985 TD	*
7331 Balindblad	1985 TV	*
7332 Ponrepo	1986 XJ5	Viktor Ponrepo, Czech cinematic pioneer
7333 Bec-Borsenberger	1987 SM4	*
7334 Sciurus	1988 QV	The Sciurus genus (squirrels)
7336 Saunders	1989 RS1	*
7342 Uchinoura	1992 FB1	*
7343 Ockeghem	1992 GE2	Johannes Ockeghem, composer
7344 Summerfield	1992 LU	*
7345 Happer	1992 OF	*
7346 Boulanger	1993 DQ2	*
7349 Ernestmaes	1993 QK4	*
7351 Yoshidamichi	1993 XB1	*
7353 Kazuya	1995 AC1	*
7354 Ishiguro	1995 BR1	*
7355 Bottke	1995 HN2	*
7356 Casagrande	1995 SK5	*
7358 Oze	1995 YA3	*
7359 Messier	1996 BH	Charles Messier, astronomer
7360 Moberg	1996 BQ17	Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish writer
7361 Endres	1996 DN1	*
7362 Rogerbyrd	1996 EY	Roger Byrd*
7363 Esquibel	1996 FA1	*
7364 Otonkučera	1996 KS	*
7365 Sejong	1996 QV1	*
7366 Agata	1996 UY	*
7367 Giotto	3077 T-1	Giotto di Bondone, painter
7368 Haldancohn	1966 BB	*
7369 Gavrilin	1975 AN	*
7370 Krasnogolovets	1978 SM5	*
7373 Stashis	1979 QX9	*
7381 Mamontov	1981 RG5	*
7382 Bozhenkova	1981 RJ5	*
7383 Lassovszky	1981 SE	*
7385 Aktsynovia	1981 UQ11	*
7386 Paulpellas	1981 WM	Paul Pellas, physicist*
7387 Malbil	1982 BS1	*
7389 Michelcombes	1982 UE	Michel Combes*
7390 Kundera	1983 QE	Milan Kundera, Czech novelist
7391 Strouhal	1983 VS1	Vincenc Strouhal, physicist
7392 Kowalski	1984 EX	*
7393 Luginbuhl	1984 SL3	*
7394 Xanthomalitia	1985 QX4	*
7396 Brusin	1986 EQ2	*
7398 Walsh	1986 VM	Martin F. Walsh, a friend of the discoverer
7401-7500
7403 Choustník	1988 AV1	Choustnik, castle in Czech Republic
7410 Kawazoe	1990 QG	Akira Kawazoe, amateur astronomer
7412 Linnaeus	1990 SL9	Carl von Linné, naturalist
7413 Galibina	1990 SH28	*
7414 Bosch	1990 TD8	Hieronymous Bosch, artist
7415 Susumuimoto	1990 VL8	Susumu Imoto, amateur astronomer
7416 Linnankoski	1990 WV4	Johannes Linnankoski, promoter of Finnish independence
7418 Akasegawa	1991 EJ1	*
7420 Buffon	1991 RP11	Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, naturalist
7421 Kusaka	1992 HL	*
7425 Lessing	1992 RO5	Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, dramatist
7429 Hoshikawa	1992 YB1	*
7430 Kogure	1993 BV2	*
7433 Pellegrini	1993 KD	*
7434 Osaka	1994 AB3	Osaka, Japan
7435 Sagamihara	1994 CZ1	*
7436 Kuroiwa	1994 CB2	*
7437 Torricelli	1994 EF3	*
7438 Misakatouge	1994 JE1	*
7439 Tetsufuse	1994 XG1	*
7440 Závist	1995 EA	Závist, Czech archaeological site of a Celtic town
7441 Láska	1995 OZ	Václav Láska, scientist
7442 Inouehideo	1995 SC5	*
7443 Tsumura	1996 BR2	*
7445 Trajanus	4116 P-L	Trajan, Roman Emperor
7446 Hadrianus	2249 T-2	Hadrian, Roman Emperor
7447 Marcusaurelius	1142 T-3	Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor
7451 Verbitskaya	1978 PU2	*
7452 Izabelyuria	1978 QU2	*
7453 Slovtsov	1978 RV1	*
7456 Doressoundiram	1982 OD	*
7461 Kachmokiam	1984 TD	*
7462 Grenoble	1984 WM1	*
7463 Oukawamine	1985 SB	Oukawamine, mountain in Shikoku, Japan
7464 Vipera	1987 VB1	The viper family of snakes
7465 Munkanber	1989 UA3	*
7470 Jabberwock	1991 JA	Creature in 'Jabberwocky', poem by Lewis Carroll
7472 Kumakiri	1992 CU	*
7475 Kaizuka	1992 UX5	*
7476 Ogilsbie	1993 GE	*
7478 Hasse	1993 OA4	Peter Hasse, organist
7480 Norwan	1994 PC	*
7481 San Marcello	1994 PA1	*
7483 Sekitakakazu	1994 VO2	*
7484 Dogo Onsen	1994 WF4	Dogo Onsen, hot spring*
7485 Changchun	1994 XO	*
7486 Hamabe	1994 XJ1	*
7487 Toshitanaka	1994 YM	*
7488 Robertpaul	1995 KB1	Robert Paul
7489 Oribe	1995 MX	*
7490 Babička	1995 OF1	*
7491 Linzerag	1995 SD2	*
7492 Kačenka	1995 UX	*
7493 Hirzo	1995 US2	Hirzo, founder of České Budějovice, Czech Republic
7494 Xiwanggongcheng	1995 UV48	*
7495 Feynman	1995 WS4	Richard Feynman, physicist*
7496 Miroslavholub	1995 WN6	Miroslav Holub, poet*
7497 Guangcaishiye	1995 YY21	*
7498 Blaník	1996 BF	Blaník Hill, Czech Republic, legendary resting place of the army of Saint Wenceslas
7499 L'Aquila	1996 OO2	*
7500 Sassi	1996 TN	*

Preceded by 6,001–7,000

Meanings of minor-planet names List of minor planets: 7,001–8,000

Succeeded by 8,001–9,000

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