Meanings of minor planet names: 9001–9500

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
9001-9100
9001 Slettebak	1981 QE2	Arne Slettebak, American astronomer of Norwegian descent*
9005 Sidorova	1982 UU5	*
9006 Voytkevych	1982 UA7	*
9007 James Bond	1983 TE1	James Bond, "agent 007", fictional British spy
9008 Bohšternberk	1984 BS	Bohumil Šternberk, Czech astronomer †
9012 Benner	1984 UW	*
9013 Sansaturio	1985 PA1	*
9014 Svyatorichter	1985 UG5	Svyatoslav Richter, Russian pianist*
9016 Henrymoore	1986 AE	Henry Spencer Moore, British sculptor*
9017 Babadzhanyan	1986 TW9	*
9019 Eucommia	1987 QF3	the eucommia*
9020 Eucryphia	1987 SG2	the eucryphia*
9021 Fagus	1988 CT5	the beech*
9022 Drake	1988 PC1	*
9023 Mnesthus	1988 RG1	*
9028 Konrádbeneš	1989 BE1	Konrád Beneš, Czech planetologist †
9032 Tanakami	1989 WK4	Tanakami, site of Japan's largest meteorite
9033 Kawane	1990 AD	*
9034 Oleyuria	1990 QZ17	Oleyuria, Ukrainian piano duo of Olga Scherbakova and Yuri Scherbakov*
9038 Helensteel	1990 VE1	Helen Steel? *
9040 Flacourtia	1991 BH1	the flacourtia (Indian plum tree)*
9041 Takane	1991 CX	*
9044 Kaoru	1991 KA	Kaoru Ikeya? *
9052 Uhland	1991 UJ4	Ludwig Uhland, German scholar*
9053 Hamamelis	1991 VW5	the witch-hazel*
9054 Hippocastanum	1991 YO	the common horse-chestnut*
9055 Edvardsson	1992 DP8	Bengt Edvardsson, astronomer
9056 Piskunov	1992 EQ14	Nikolai Piskunov, physicist
9059 Dumas	1992 PJ	*
9060 Toyokawa	1992 RM	*
9062 Ohnishi	1992 WO5	Michikazu Ohnishi, Japanese amateur astronomer
9063 Washi	1992 YS	Shinsho Washi, Japanese amateur astronomer
9064 Johndavies	1993 BH8	John Davies? *
9067 Katsuno	1993 HR	*
9069 Hovland	1993 OV	*
9070 Ensab	1993 OZ2	Leo Enright and Denise Sabatini, Canadian astronomers †
9071 Coudenberghe	1993 OB13	*
9073 Yoshinori	1994 ER	*
9074 Yosukeyoshida	1994 FZ	*
9076 Shinsaku	1994 JT	*
9077 Ildo	1994 NC	*
9079 Gesner	1994 PC34	*
9080 Takayanagi	1994 TP	*
9081 Hideakianno	1994 VY	*
9082 Leonardmartin	1994 VR6	Leonard Martin? *
9083 Ramboehm	1994 WC4	*
9084 Achristou	1995 CS1	*
9087 Neff	1995 SN3	Vladimír and Ondřej Neff, Czech writers
9088 Maki	1995 SX3	*
9090 Chirotenmondai	1995 UW8	*
9091 Ishidatakaki	1995 VK	*
9092 Nanyang	1995 VU18	*
9093 Sorada	1995 WA	*
9094 Butsuen	1995 WH	*
9096 Tamotsu	1995 XE1	*
9097 Davidschlag	1996 AU1	David Schlag? *
9098 Toshihiko	1996 BQ3	*
9099 Kenjitanabe	1996 VN3	*
9100 Tomohisa	1996 XU1	*
9101-9200
9102 Foglar	1996 XS18	Jaroslav Foglar, Czech children's author
9103 Komatsubara	1996 XW30	*
9104 Matsuo	1996 YB	*
9105 Matsumura	1997 AU	*
9106 Yatagarasu	1997 AY1	*
9110 Choukai	1997 AM19	*
9111 Matarazzo	1997 BD2	*
9115 Battisti	1997 DG	*
9116 Billhamilton	1997 ES40	Bill Hamilton? *
9117 Aude	1997 FR1	AUDE, the Association des utilisateurs de détecteurs électroniques*
9119 Georgpeuerbach	1998 DT	Georg Peuerbach? *
9121 Stefanovalentini	1998 DJ11	Stefano Valentini, Italian amateur astronomer [1]
9122 Hunten	1998 FZ8	*
9127 Brucekoehn	1998 HX51	Bruce Koehn? *
9130 Galois	1998 HQ148	Evariste Galois, French mathematician*
9132 Walteranderson	2821 P-L	Walter Anderson? *
9133 d'Arrest	3107 P-L	Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Prussian astronomer
9134 Encke	4822 P-L	Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer
9135 Lacaille	7609 P-L	Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer*
9136 Lalande	4886 T-1	Jérôme Lalande, French astronomer
9137 Remo	2114 T-2	*
9138 Murdoch	2280 T-2	*
9139 Barrylasker	4180 T-2	Barry Lasker, astronomer*
9140 Deni	4195 T-3	*
9141 Kapur	5174 T-3	*
9142 Rhesus	5191 T-3	*
9143 Burkhead	1955 SF	*
9144 Hollisjohnson	1955 UN1	Hollis Johnston? *
9145 Shustov	1976 GG3	*
9146 Tulikov	1976 YG1	*
9147 Kourakuen	1977 DD1	*
9148 Boriszaitsev	1977 EL1	Boris Zaitsev? *
9150 Zavolokin	1978 SE1	*
9153 Chikurinji	1981 UD2	*
9154 Kol'tsovo	1982 SP6	*
9155 Verkhodanov	1982 SM7	*
9156 Malanin	1982 TQ2	*
9158 Platè	1984 MR	*
9159 McDonnell	1984 UD3	*
9161 Beaufort	1987 BZ1	*
9164 Colbert	1987 SQ	*
9165 Raup	1987 SJ3	David M. Raup, American palaeontologist*
9167 Kharkiv	1987 SS17	*
9168 Sarov	1987 ST17	*
9171 Carolyndiane	1989 GD5	Carolyn Diane? *
9172 Abhramu	1989 OB	*
9175 Graun	1990 OO2	*
9176 Struchkova	1990 VC15	*
9178 Momoyo	1991 DU	*
9179 Satchmo	1991 EM1	Louis Armstrong, American jazz musician*
9180 Samsagan	1991 GQ	Sam Sagan? *
9184 Vasilij	1991 PJ3	*
9187 Walterkröll	1991 RD4	Walter Kröll? *
9189 Hölderlin	1991 RH41	Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet*
9190 Masako	1991 VR1	*
9193 Geoffreycopland	1992 ED1	Geoffrey Copland? *
9196 Sukagawa	1992 WP5	Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan
9197 Endo	1992 WH8	*
9198 Sasagamine	1993 BJ3	Sasagamine, mountain in Shikoku, Japan
9201-9300
9203 Myrtus	1993 TM16	*
9204 Mörike	1994 PZ1	Eduard Mörike, German poet*
9205 Eddywally	1994 PO9	Eddy Wally? *
9206 Yanaikeizo	1994 RQ	*
9207 Petersmith	1994 SF12	Peter Smith? *
9208 Takanotoshi	1994 TX2	*
9211 Neese	1995 SB27	*
9215 Taiyonoto	1995 UB45	*
9216 Masuzawa	1995 VS	*
9223 Leifandersson	1995 YY7	Leif Andersson? *
9224 Železný	1996 AE	*
9229 Matsuda	1996 DJ1	*
9230 Yasuda	1996 YY2	*
9232 Miretti	1997 BG8	*
9235 Shimanamikaido	1997 CT21	*
9236 Obermair	1997 EV32	Erwin Obermair, Austrian amateur astronomer [2]
9238 Yavapai	1997 HO2	*
9239 van Riebeeck	1997 JP15	Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch merchant and founder of the Cape Colony in South Africa [3]
9240 Nassau	1997 KR3	*
9241 Rosfranklin	1997 PE6	*
9242 Olea	1998 CS3	*
9244 Visnjan	1998 HV7	*
9246 Niemeyer	1998 HB149	*
9248 Sauer	4593 P-L	*
9249 Yen	4606 P-L	*
9250 Chamberlin	4643 P-L	*
9251 Harch	4896 P-L	*
9252 Goddard	9058 P-L	Robert Goddard, American rocketry pioneer*
9253 Oberth	1171 T-1	Hermann Oberth, German rocketry pioneer*
9254 Shunkai	2151 T-1	*
9255 Inoutadataka	3174 T-1	*
9256 Tsukamoto	1324 T-2	*
9257 Kunisuke	1552 T-2	*
9258 Johnpauljones	2137 T-2	John Paul Jones? *
9259 Janvanparadijs	2189 T-2	Jan van Paradijs, Dutch astronomer [4]
9260 Edwardolson	1953 TA1	Edward Olson? *
9261 Peggythomson	1953 TD1	Peggy Thomson? *
9262 Bordovitsyna	1973 RF	*
9263 Khariton	1976 SX5	*
9265 Ekman	1978 RC9	Anita and Arne Ekman, Swedish encyclopaedists
9266 Holger	1978 RD10	Holger Pedersen, Danish astronomer
9267 Lokrume	1978 RL10	Lokrume, parish on Gotland island, Sweden
9273 Schloerb	1979 QW3	Frederick Peter Schloerb, astronomer
9274 Amylovell	1980 FF3	Amy Jean Lovell, astronomer
9275 Persson	1980 FS3	Jöran Persson, sixteenth century counsellor to King Eric XIV of Sweden
9277 Togashi	1980 TT3	*
9291 Alanburdick	1982 QO	Alan Burdick? *
9293 Kamogata	1982 XQ1	*
9295 Donaldyoung	1983 RT1	Donald Young? *
9297 Marchuk	1984 MP	*
9298 Geake	1985 JM	*
9299 Vinceteri	1985 JG2	*
9300 Johannes	1985 PS	*
9301-9400
9305 Hazard	1986 TR1	*
9306 Pittosporum	1987 CG	the pittosporum tree*
9307 Regiomontanus	1987 QS	Regiomontanus, German mathematician*
9308 Randyrose	1987 SD4	*
9309 Platanus	1987 SS9	the plane and sycamore*
9313 Protea	1988 CH3	the sugarbush*
9315 Weigel	1988 PP2	the weigela honeysuckle*
9316 Rhamnus	1988 PX2	the buckthorn*
9322 Lindenau	1989 AC7	Bernhard von Lindenau, German astronomer and statesman*
9323 Hirohisasato	1989 CV1	Hirohisa Sato, amateur astronomer
9326 Ruta	1989 SP2	the rue*
9327 Duerbeck	1989 SW2	Hilmar Duerbeck, German astronomer*
9329 Nikolaimedtner	1990 EO	Nikolai Karlovich Medtner, Russian composer
9331 Fannyhensel	1990 QM9	Fanny Hensel, German composer
9333 Hiraimasa	1990 TK3	*
9334 Moesta	1990 UU3	*
9336 Altenburg	1991 AY2	*
9339 Kimnovak	1991 GT5	Kim Novak, American actress
9340 Williamholden	1991 LW1	William Holden, American actor
9341 Gracekelly	1991 PH2	Grace Kelly, American actress, later Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco
9342 Carygrant	1991 PJ7	Cary Grant, British-American actor
9344 Klopstock	1991 RB4	Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet*
9346 Fernandel	1991 RN11	Fernandel, French actor*
9349 Lucas	1991 SX	*
9350 Waseda	1991 TH2	*
9351 Neumayer	1991 TH6	*
9356 Elineke	1991 YV	-
9357 Venezuela	1992 AT3	Venezuela*
9358 Faro	1992 DN7	Fårö, parish of Gotland island, Sweden
9359 Fleringe	1992 ED11	Fleringe, parish of Gotland island, Sweden
9362 Miyajima	1992 FE1	*
9364 Clusius	1992 HZ3	*
9365 Chinesewilson	1992 RU3	Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson, botanist and plant collector*
9368 Esashi	1993 BS3	*
9372 Vamlingbo	1993 FK37	Vamlingbo, parish of Gotland island, Sweden
9373 Hamra	1993 FY43	Hamra, parish of Gotland island, Sweden
9374 Sundre	1993 FJ46	Sundre, parish of Gotland island, Sweden
9375 Omodaka	1993 HK	*
9376 Thionville	1993 OU7	Thionville, France*
9377 Metz	1993 PJ7	Metz, France*
9378 Nancy-Lorraine	1993 QF3	AS Nancy-Lorraine, French football club*
9379 Dijon	1993 QH3	Dijon, France*
9380 Mâcon	1993 QZ5	Mâcon, France*
9381 Lyon	1993 RT19	Lyon, France*
9382 Mihonoseki	1993 TK11	*
9383 Montélimar	1993 TP15	Montélimar, France*
9384 Aransio	1993 TP26	*
9385 Avignon	1993 TJ30	Avignon, France*
9386 Hitomi	1993 XD1	*
9387 Tweedledee	1994 CA	Tweedledee and Tweedledum, from Alice in Wonderland*
9389 Condillac	1994 ET6	Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher*
9392 Cavaillon	1994 PK7	Cavaillon, France*
9393 Apta	1994 PT14	*
9394 Manosque	1994 PV16	*
9395 Saint Michel	1994 PC39	Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France*
9397 Lombardi	1994 RJ	*
9398 Bidelman	1994 SH3	William Pendry Bidelman, American astronomer
9399 Pesch	1994 ST12	*
9401-9500
9403 Sanduleak	1994 UJ11	Nicholas Sanduleak, American astronomer*
9407 Kimuranaoto	1994 WS3	*
9409 Kanpuzan	1995 BG1	Kanpuzan, mountain in Shikoku, Japan
9413 Eichendorff	1995 SQ54	Joseph von Eichendorff, German lyricist and narrator*
9420 Dewar	1995 XP4	Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist*
9421 Violilla	1995 YM2	possibly a poem by Wilder Thayer*
9423 Abt	1996 AT7	Helmut Abt, American astronomer*
9425 Marconcini	1996 CM7	*
9426 Aliante	1996 CO7	*
9427 Righini	1996 CV7	Guglielmo Righini, Italian astronomer, Director of Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, or Alberto Righini, Italian astronomer at the University of Florence and Arcetri*
9428 Angelalouise	1996 DW2	*
9429 Poreč	1996 EW1	*
9430 Erichthonios	1996 HU10	Erichthonius of Athens, mythical Ancient Greek king*
9438 Satie	1997 EE16	Erik Satie, French composer*
9445 Charpentier	1997 JA8	perhaps Marc-Antoine Charpentier, although other notables carry that surname (Jean de Charpentier, Gustave Charpentier, François Charpentier, et al.)*
9446 Cicero	1997 JT11	Cicero, Roman statesman*
9447 Julesbordet	1997 JJ18	Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist
9448 Donaldavies	1997 LJ3	Donald Watts Davies, British physicist*
9449 Petrbondy	1997 VU2	Petr Bondy? *
9452 Rogerpeeters	1998 DY33	Roger Peeters? *
9453 Mallorca	1998 FO1	Majorca, Spanish island †
9460 McGlynn	1998 HS30	*
9468 Brewer	1998 LT2	*
9470 Jussieu	1998 OS10	Any of the three Jussieus, French scientists*
9471 Ostend	1998 OU13	Ostend, Belgium
9472 Bruges	1998 OD14	Bruges, Belgium
9473 Ghent	1998 OO14	Ghent, Belgium
9478 Caldeyro	2148 P-L	*
9479 Madresplazamayo	2175 P-L	Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo*
9480 Inti	2553 P-L	*
9481 Menchú	2559 P-L	Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Guatemalan 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner*
9482 Rubéndarío	4065 P-L	Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet*
9483 Chagas	4121 P-L	*
9484 Wanambi	4590 P-L	*
9485 Uluru	6108 P-L	Uluru, rock formation in Australia*
9486 Utemorrah	6130 P-L	perhaps Daisy Utemorrah, Australian author*
9487 Kupe	7633 P-L	*
9488 Huia	9523 P-L	*
9489 Tanemahuta	1146 T-1	*
9490 Gosemeijer	1181 T-1	Hennie Gosemeijer, Dutch amateur astronomer from Twente [5]
9491 Thooft	1205 T-1	Gerardus 't Hooft, Dutch 1999 Nobel physics laureate † and [6]
9492 Veltman	2066 T-1	Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch 1999 Nobel physics laureate † and [7]
9493 Enescu	3100 T-1	George Enescu, Romanian musician †
9494 Donici	3212 T-1	Nicolae Donici, Romanian astronomer †
9495 Eminescu	4177 T-1	Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet †
9496 Ockels	4260 T-1	Wubbo Ockels, Dutch astronaut † and [8]
9497 Dwingeloo	1001 T-2	Dwingeloo Radio Observatory [9]
9498 Westerbork	1197 T-2	Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope [10]
9499 Excalibur	1269 T-2	Excalibur, sword of King Arthur
9500 Camelot	1281 T-2	Camelot, castle of King Arthur

Preceded by 8,001–9,000

Meanings of minor-planet names List of minor planets: 9,001–10,000

Succeeded by 10,001–11,000

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