Meanings of minor planet names: 12001–13000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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 span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

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

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
12,001–12,100
12001 Gasbarini	1996 ED₉	Ron Gasbarini, Canadian amateur astronomer †
12002 Suess	1996 FR₁	Franz Eduard Suess, Austrian geologist †
12003 Hideosugai	1996 FM₅	Hideo Sugai (born 1930), a retired teacher, is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He has been observing variable stars since 1951, and his data have been reported to the Variable Star Observers League in Japan. †
12005 Delgiudice	1996 KA₃	Maria del Giudice, friend and now wife of one of the discovery team's observers and measurers, Frank Shelly †
12007 Fermat	1996 TD₇	Pierre de Fermat, (1601–1665), a lawyer in Toulouse, is considered the greatest amateur mathematician of all time. †
12008 Kandrup	1996 TY₉	An exceptional researcher, teacher and mentor at the University of Florida, Henry E. Kandrup (1955–2003) will be remembered for his dedication to students. His eccentric and energetic lecturing style and love of nonlinear dynamics are now reflected in his celestial namesake, an unusual minor planet on a chaotic trajectory. †
12012 Kitahiroshima	1996 VH₈	Kitahiroshima, a city in Hokkaido in northeastern Japan. †
12013 Sibatahosimi	1996 VU₈	Sibatamachi-hosiwomirukai, founded in 1986, is an amateur astronomers' club in Sibata town, Miyagi prefecture. †
12014 Bobhawkes	1996 VX₁₅	Robert (Bob) Lewis Hawkes, Canadian physicist † ‡
12016 Green	1996 XC	George Green (1793–1841), a self-taught miller's son of Nottingham, was instrumental (along with Gauss) in making the theories of electricity and magnetism a part of mathematical physics. †
12022 Hilbert	1996 XH₂₆	David Hilbert (1862–1943), professor at Göttingen and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. †
12028 Annekinney	1997 AK₇	Astronomer Anne L. Kinney (born 1950) quantified the misalignment of the central black hole accretion disk and galaxy disk in Seyfert galaxies. She served as Director of NASA's Universe Division and Director of Goddard's Solar System Exploration Division. In 2015 she was named Chief Scientist for the Keck Observatory. †
12032 Ivory	1997 BP₅	Sir James Ivory, Scottish mathematician. †
12033 Anselmo	1997 BD₉	Anselmo Antonini (born 1946), an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group. †
12035 Ruggieri	1997 CP₁₃	Guido Ruggieri, Italian amateur astronomer †
12040 Jacobi	1997 EK₈	Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, (1804–1851), professor at Königsberg and Berlin. †
12042 Laques	1997 FC	Pierre Laques (born 1934) started his career at the private observatory of the Chateau D´Abadia near Hendaye, moving to the Pic du Midi, where the 1-m telescope had just been built. He is one of the codiscoverers of the satellite Saturn XII (Helène). †
12044 Fabbri	1997 FU	Luciano Fabbri (born 1945), an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group. †
12045 Klein	1997 FH₁	Felix Klein (1849–1925), a professor of mathematics at Erlangen and later at Göttingen. †
12047 Hideomitani	1997 GX₃	In 1975, Hideo Mitani (born 1946) founded a library of nature photographs, including astronomical photographs. It became the most famous library of its kind in Japan and cultivated many other nature photographers. †
12050 Humecronyn	1997 HE₁₄	Hume Blake Cronyn, Canadian businessman and politician †
12051 Pícha	1997 JO	Jaroslav Pícha, Czech meteorologist and amateur astronomer †
12052 Aretaon	1997 JB₁₆	Aretaon, a Trojan warrior who was killed by Teucer. †
12053 Turtlestar	1997 PK₂	Turtle Star Observatory, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany † ‡
12056 Yoshigeru	1997 YS₁₁	Yoshida Shigeru (1952–1997), a Japanese physician. †
12057 Alfredsturm	1998 DK₁	Alfred Sturm co-founder with Martin Geffert of the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) in Heppenheim, Germany † ‡
12061 Alena	1998 FQ₂	Alena Ruth Robbins, the mother of the discoverer. †
12064 Guiraudon	1998 FZ₁₅	In 1961 Jean-Claude Guiraudon founded the Fédération Nationale des Clubs Scientifiques, which later evolved into the Association Nationale Sciences Techniques Jeunesse. He now works at the international level with MILSET, the Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique Et Technique, which he helped create. †
12065 Jaworski	1998 FA₃₃	Victor Jaworski (born 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. †
12067 Jeter	1998 FH₄₂	Crystal Lynn Jeter (born 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. †
12068 Khandrika	1998 FZ₅₃	Harish Gautam Khandrika (born 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. †
12070 Kilkis	1998 FK₆₃	Siir Sirinyasam Kilkis (born 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. †
12071 Davykim	1998 FV₆₃	Davy Kim (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics project. †
12072 Anupamakotha	1998 FA₆₅	Anupama Kotha (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. †
12073 Larimer	1998 FD₆₆	Curtis James Larimer (born 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. †
12074 Carolinelau	1998 FZ₆₈	Caroline Sue-Yuk Lau (born 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. †
12075 Legg	1998 FX₆₉	Tiffany Amelia Legg (born 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. †
12079 Kaibab	1998 FZ₇₃	The Kaibab Formation, a massive limestone layer of Permian age that forms the bedrock of much of Northern Arizona. †
12084 Unno	1998 FL₁₂₅	Juza Unno (a.k.a. Sano Shoichi), Japanese mystery writer and pioneer of science fiction †
12086 Joshualevine	1998 HC₂₂	Joshua Levine (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. †
12087 Tiffanylin	1998 HB₃₀	Tiffany Fangtse Lin (born 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. †
12088 Macalintal	1998 HZ₃₁	Jeric Valles Macalintal (born 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. †
12089 Maichin	1998 HO₃₅	Diana Marie Maichin (born 1983) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. †
12091 Jesmalmquist	1998 HS₉₆	Jessica Lea Malmquist (born 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. †
12093 Chrimatthews	1998 HF₉₉	Christina Marie Matthews (born 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. †
12094 Mazumder	1998 HX₉₉	Mark Mohan Mazumder (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. †
12099 Meigooni	1998 HQ₁₂₄	DDavid Nima Meigooni (born 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. †
12,101–12,200
12101 Trujillo	1998 JX₂	Chadwick Aaron Trujillo (born 1973), of the California Institute of Technology, specializes in the study of Kuiper belt objects. †
12102 Piazzolla	(1998 JB₄₎	Astor Piazzolla, Argentinean composer best known for his distinct nuevo tango. †
12104 Chesley	1998 KO₆	Steven R. Chesley (born 1965), of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an expert in determination of the orbits of minor planets and application to the study of earth-impact probability. †
12106 Menghuan	1998 KQ₃₁	Meng Huan (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. †
12111 Ulm	1998 LU	Ulm, a city in Germany on the banks of the Donau river. †
12113 Hollows	1998 OH₁₂	Fred Hollows (1929–1993), a New Zealand-born ophthalmologist. †
12117 Meagmessina	1999 JT₆₀	Meagan Elizabeth Messina (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. †
12118 Mirotsin	1999 NC₉	Yauhen Adolfovich Mirotsin (born 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics project. †
12119 Memamis	1999 NG₉	Megan Marie Miskowski (born 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. †
12123 Pazin	1999 OS	Pazin, a Croatian town in the Istrian Peninsula and the administrative center of Istria County. †
12124 Hvar	1999 RG₃	Hvar, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. †
12125 Jamesjones	1999 RS₄	James Jones, Canadian astronomer †
12127 Mamiya	1999 RD₃₇	Rinzo Mamiya (1780–1844), an explorer and surveyor of the northern area of Japan. †
12128 Palermiti	1999 RP₄₃	Mike Palermiti, director of an observatory in Florida. †
12130 Mousa	1999 RD₁₄₆	Ahmed and Sarah Shaker Mousa, American finalists, 2000–2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12131 Echternach	2085 P-L	Eddy Echternach, Dutch author, science writer and astronomy popularizer †
12132 Wimfröger	2103 P-L	Willem Albertus Fröger, Dutch-Argentinian amateur astronomer †
12133 Titulaer	2558 P-L	Chriet Titulaer, Dutch science writer and astronomer, co-presenter, with Henk Terlingen, of the Dutch television coverage of the Apollo Moon landings †
12134 Hansfriedeman	2574 P-L	Johannes Lambertus Maria ("Hans") Friedeman, 20th-century Dutch journalist and space enthusiast †
12135 Terlingen	3021 P-L	Henk Terlingen, Dutch journalist, co-author, with Chriet Titulaer, of the Dutch television coverage of the Apollo Moon landings †
12136 Martinryle	3045 P-L	Martin Ryle, 20th-century British astrophysicist and radio-astronomer, inventor of the aperture synthesis technique of interferometry †
12137 Williefowler	4004 P-L	William Alfred Fowler, 20th-century American nuclear astrophysicist †
12138 Olinwilson	4053 P-L	Olin C. Wilson, 20th-century American spectroscopist, co-discoverer, with Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, of the Wilson-Bappu effect †
12139 Tomcowling	4055 P-L	Thomas G. Cowling, 20th-century British astrophysicist †
12140 Johnbolton	4087 P-L	John G. Bolton, 20th-century Australian radio astronomer pioneer †
12141 Chushayashi	4112 P-L	Chushiro Hayashi, Japanese astrophysicist †
12142 Franklow	4624 P-L	Frank J. Low, American physicist and infrared astronomer, inventor of the gallium-doped germanium bolometer †
12143 Harwit	4631 P-L	Martin O. Harwit, Czech-American astrophysicist and infrared astronomer, director (1987–1995) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum †
12146 Ostriker	6035 P-L	Jeremiah P. Ostriker, an American astrophysicist. †
12150 De Ruyter	1051 T-1	Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 17th-century Dutch admiral †
12156 Ubels	1042 T-2	Egbert Ubels, Dutch fireman who perished on 9 May 2008 while fighting a shipyard fire in De Punt (Drenthe, Netherlands), along with colleagues Raymond Patrick Soyer and Anne Kregel †
12164 Lowellgreen	3067 T-2	Lowell Clark Green (born 1925), a Lutheran pastor/theologian for more than half a century and Renaissance/Reformation scholar, now resident in Buffalo, New York. †
12165 Ringleb	3289 T-2	Peter Ringleb, German neurologist, member of the team who cared for the second discoverer †
12166 Oliverherrmann	3372 T-2	Oliver Herrmann, German neurologist, member of the team who cared for the second discoverer †
12167 Olivermüller	4306 T-2	Oliver Müller, German cardiologist, member of the team who cared for the second discoverer †
12168 Polko	5141 T-2	Norbert Polko, German astronomical assistant †
12169 Munsterman	2031 T-3	Henk Munsterman, Dutch amateur astrophotographer †
12170 Vanvollenhoven	2372 T-3	Pieter van Vollenhoven, Dutch professor of risk management at the Technical University of Twente and Dutch ambassador of the International Year of Astronomy †
12180 Kistemaker	5167 T-3	Jacob Kistemaker (1917–2010), Teylers professor at Leiden University. †
12173 Lansbergen	3135 T-3	Philippus Lansbergen, 16th-17th-century Dutch Calvinist minister and astronomer, author of the first Dutch popular book on astronomy †
12182 Storm	1973 UQ₅	Theodor Storm (1817–1888), a German writer. †
12185 Gasprinskij	1976 SL₅	Ismail Gasprinskij (1851–1914) was a Crimean-Tatar teacher, enlightener, writer, publisher and public figure. †
12186 Mitukurigen	1977 ER₅	Mitukuri Genpo (1799–1863), a physician of Western medicine in the late Edo period. †
12187 Lenagoryunova	1977 RL₇	Elena (Lena) Viktorovna Goryunova (born 1961), hydrologist at Sebastopol Institute of Hydrography. †
12189 Dovgyj	1978 RQ₁	Stanislav Alekseevich Dovgyj (born 1954), a corresponding member of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, is a scientist in the field of mechanics. †
12190 Sarkisov	1978 SE₅	Pavel Djibraelovich Sarkisov (born 1932), rector of the D. I. Mendeleev Moscow Chemical-Technological University. †
12191 Vorontsova	1978 TT₈	Margarita Alekseevna Vorontsova (born 1923), a pediatrician at the Simferopol children's hospital
12197 Jan-Otto	1980 FR₂	Jan-Otto Carlsson, Swedish professor of inorganic chemistry at Uppsala University †
12199 Sohlman	1980 TK₆	Michael Sohlman (born 1944) is a well-known Swedish specialist in economics and finance, executive director of the Nobel Fund, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. †
12,201–12,300
12211 Arnoschmidt	1981 KJ	Arno Schmidt, German novelist. †
12214 Miroshnikov	1981 RF₂	Mikhail Mikhailovich Miroshnikov (born 1926), director of the Vavilov State Optical Institute from 1966 to 1989. †
12218 Fleischer	1982 RK	Randall Craig Fleischer (born 1959), the ebullient and multi-talented music director and conductor of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. †
12219 Grigor'ev	1982 SC₈	Mikhail Grigor'evich Grigor'ev, Russian chief (1957–1962) of the space-vehicle launch site now known as the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (see also 11824) †
12220 Semenchur	1982 UD₆	Semen Ivanovich Churyumov, Ukrainian doctor of philosophy and socionics, senior lecturer in the mathematics department at the Kiev National Aviation University †
12221 Ogatakoan	1982 VS₂	Ogata Koan (1810–1863), a medical doctor with knowledge of European medicine in the late Edo period. †
12222 Perotto	1982 WA	Pier Giorgio Perotto, Italian electronics engineer †
12223 Hoskin	1983 TX	Michael Anthony Hoskin, British historian of astronomy †
12224 Jimcornell	1984 UN₂	James Cornell, American astronomer †
12225 Yanfernández	1985 PQ	Yanga Rolando Fernández, Canadian astronomer † ‡
12226 Caseylisse	1985 TN	Casey Lisse (Carey Michael Lisse), American astronomer † ‡
12227 Penney	1985 TO₃	Big John Penney is representative of the team of workers who find a deep and abiding love for the challenges and rigors of wintering at South Pole Station. †
12234 Shkuratov	1986 RP₂	Yurij G. Shkuratov, Ukrainian director of the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University †
12235 Imranakperov	1986 RB₁₂	Imran Gurru ogly Akperov, Rector of the International Banking Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia. †
12237 Coughlin	1987 HE	Thomas B. Coughlin, of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission team and programs manager of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. †
12238 Actor	1987 YU₁	Actor, the alleged father of Cteatos and Eurytos, two Greek warriors who beat Nestor in the chariot race. †
12239 Carolinakou	1988 CN₄	Carolina Carreira Nakou (b. 2001), the daughter of Sandra Carreira and Thodoris Nakos. The latter works on galactic lenses at the Royal Observatory at Uccle. †
12240 Droste-Hülshoff	1988 PG₂	Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and poet. †
12241 Lefort	1988 PQ₂	Gertrud Freiin von le Fort (1876–1971), German poet. †
12242 Koon	1988 QY	Koon, a notable fighter, the eldest son of Antenor. †
12244 Werfel	1988 RY₂	Franz Werfel, Czech poet. †
12252 Gwangju	1988 VT₁	Gwangju, Korea. †
12257 Lassine	1989 GL₄	George Lassine (1953–2003), a member of the Belgian astronomical club Astronomie Centre Ardenne-Neufchâteau. †
12258 Oscarwilde	1989 GN₄	Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, poet, and writer. †
12259 Szukalski	1989 SZ₁	Albert Szukalski, Belgian artist. †
12261 Ledouanier	1989 TY₄	Henri Rousseau, French post-impressionist painter, nicknamed "Le Douanier" ("The Customs Officer"). †
12262 Nishio	1989 UL	Tomoaki Nishio (born 1963), an editor of Gekkan Tenmon Guide, the Japanese monthly astronomical magazine. †
12267 Denneau	1990 KN₁	Larry Denneau, American software engineer for the Moving Object Processing System of Pan-STARRS †
12270 Bozar	1990 QR₉	The name "Bozar" for the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels was inspired by the language of Brussels residents. †
12272 Geddylee	1990 SZ₃	Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib), Canadian bassist, vocalist and keyboardist for the band Rush †
12275 Marcelgoffin	1990 VS₅	Marcel Goffin (1913–1999), an accomplished amateur violin maker. †
12276 IJzer	1990 WW₁	IJzer, a river in Flanders. †
12277 Tajimasatonokai	1990 WN₂	Tajimasatonokai is an astronomy group which has long been engaged in popularizing astronomy by holding public viewing events and lectures around Toyooka city, Hyogo prefecture. †
12278 Kisohinoki	1990 WQ₂	Kiso cypresses, (Kiso hinoki in Japanese), used as building materials for castles during the Edo era †
12279 Laon	1990 WP₄	Laon, the capital of the Aisne department in northern France. †
12280 Reims	1990 WS₄	Reims, a city in the French department of Marne, the old capital (Durocortorum, later Remi) of the Roman province Belgica. †
12281 Chaumont	1990 WA₅	Chaumont, Haute-Marne, France †
12282 Crombecq	1991 BV₁	Michelle Crombecq (born 1946), a secretary at the port of Antwerp. †
12284 Pohl	1991 FP	Frederik Pohl, American author †
12287 Langres	1991 GH₅	Langres, a French city in the south of the Haute-Marne department. †
12288 Verdun	1991 GC₆	Verdun, France. †
12289 Carnot	1991 GP₇	Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, (1796–1832) a French physicist. †
12291 Gohnaumann	1991 LJ₂	Gottfried Naumann (Gottfried Otto Helmut Naumann), German ophthalmic pathologist. †
12292 Dalton	1991 LK₂	John Dalton, British physicist and chemist. †
12294 Avogadro	1991 PQ₂	Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientis. †
12295 Tasso	1991 PE₃	Torquato Tasso, an Italian writer and poet. †
12298 Brecht	1991 PL₁₇	Bertolt Brecht, German dramatist, stage director, and poet. †
12,301–12,400
12301 Eötvös	1991 RR₁₂	Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist. †
12306 Pebronstein	1991 TM₁₄	Peter Bronstein (born 1947), father in-law of the discoverer. †
12309 Tommygrav	1992 DD₃	Tommy Grav, Norwegian astronomer †
12310 Londontario	1992 DE₄	London, Ontario, the Canadian city. †
12317 Madicampbell	1992 HH₁	Margaret Diane Campbell, Canadian astronomer † ‡
12318 Kästner	1992 HD₇	Erich Kästner, German author and journalist. †
12320 Loschmidt	1992 PH₁	Josef Loschmidt (1821–1895), Czech physicist. †
12321 Zurakowski	1992 PZ₁	Paul R. Zurakowski (born 1927), volunteer director of the Chabot Observatory Telescope Makers' Workshop for more than 30 years. †
12323 Haeckel	1992 RX	Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919), German naturalist. †
12324 Van Rompaey	1992 RS₃	Pierre Van Rompaey (born 1921), a Belgian architect and an artist of surreal figurative paintings. †
12325 Bogota	1992 RH₇	Bogotá, the capital of Colombia †
12326 Shirasaki	1992 SF	Shuichi Shirasaki, Japanese anaesthesiologist, the finalist in the selection of a Japanese astronaut candidate in 1999 †
12327 Terbrüggen	1992 SX₁	Dietrich Terbrüggen (born 1941), a well-known German surgeon. †
12329 Liebermann	1992 SR₂₃	Max Liebermann (1847–1935), a German painter. †
12339 Carloo	1992 YW₁	Carloo, a small hamlet south of the Royal Observatory at Uccle. †
12340 Stalle	1992 YJ₂	Stalle, a hamlet in the eastern part of the municipality of Uccle. †
12341 Calevoet	1993 BN₄	Calevoet is a hamlet in the southwestern part of the municipality of Uccle. The name means "grassless ford". However, the name also means "bare foot", which gave birth to the legend that Charlemagne crossed the small river at Calevoet barefooted. †
12342 Kudohmichiko	1993 BL₁₂	Michiko Kudoh (born 1942) has been associated with the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo. She reaches out to other astronomers through her web site. †
12343 Martinbeech	1993 DT₁	Martin Beech, British-Canadian astronomer †
12350 Feuchtwanger	1993 HA₆	Lion Feuchtwanger, a German author. †
12353 Màrquez	1993 OR₉	Gabriel Garc{í}a Màrquez (1927–2014), a Columbian novelist. †
12352 Jepejacobsen	1993 OX₆	Jens Peter Jacobsen, a Danish writer and poet. †
12354 Hemmerechts	1993 QD₃	Kristien Hemmerechts, a Flemish author. †
12355 Coelho	1993 QU₃	Paulo Coelho (born 1947), a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. †
12356 Carlscheele	1993 RM₁₄	Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish apothecary. †
12357 Toyako	1993 ST₁	Lake Toya ("Toyako" in Japanese), part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaido †
12359 Cajigal	1993 SN₃	With his founding in 1831 of the Military Academy of Mathematics, Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo (1803–1856) initiated the study of mathematics and engineering in Venezuela. His installation of the first astronomical telescopes in Caracas was recognized with the establishment of El Observatorio Cajigal there in 1888. †
12360 Unilandes	1993 SQ₃	The Universidad de Los Andes, founded in Mérida in 1785, is one of the most important educational institutions in Venezuela. †
12362 Mumuryk	1993 TS₁	Mumuryk Keiko Yuharo, Japanese painter and illustrator, whose work appears on posters for the Japanese International Space Station and the STS-123 mission †
12363 Marinmarais	1993 TA₂₄	Marin Marais (1656–1728), the central figure in the French school of bass-viol composers and performers that flourished during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. †
12364 Asadagouryu	1993 XQ₁	Asada Gouryu (1734–1799), an astronomer in the Japanese Edo period. †
12365 Yoshitoki	1993 YD	Takahashi Yoshitoki (1764–1804), chief of the Edo National Astronomical Observatory at Edo, Japan, from 1795 to 1804. †
12366 Luisapla	1994 CD₈	Luisa Pla, Spanish-Venezuelan teacher of French, born in Villarrobledo co-founder (with her husband, Manuel Sanchez Jordan) of the Lope de Vega high school in Valencia, founder of Spanish history studies at La Universidad de Carabobo †
12367 Ourinhos	1994 CN₈	Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil †
12368 Mutsaers	1994 CM₁₁	Charlotte Mutsaers, Dutch writer †
12369 Pirandello	1994 CJ₁₆	Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), a Sicilian writer. †
12370 Kageyasu	1994 GB₉	Takahashi Kageyasu, Japanese astronomer and geographer †
12372 Kagesuke	1994 JF	Shibukawa Kagesuke (1787–1856), chief of the Edo National Astronomical Observatory in Edo, Japan, from 1809 to 1856. †
12373 Lancearmstrong	1994 JE₉	Lance Armstrong (born 1971), an American cyclist and cancer survivor. †
12374 Rakhat	1994 JG₉	Rakhat, a planet with the first known extraterrestrial life in the novel The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell. First contact is established when a group of specialists organized by Jesuits is sent to the planet. †
12376 Cochabamba	1994 NW₁	Cochabamba, a city in Bolivia. †
12379 Thulin	1994 PQ₁₁	Ingrid Thulin (1929–2004), a Swedish screen actor. †
12380 Sciascia	1994 PB₁₄	Leonardo Sciascia (1921–1989), a Sicilian novelist and polemicist. †
12381 Hugoclaus	1994 PH₃₀	Hugo Claus, Flemish writer. †
12382 Niagara Falls	1994 SO₅	Niagara Falls †
12383 Eboshi	1994 TF₁	Eboshi-iwa (also known as Uba Shima), a large hat-shaped rock visible from the coast, symbol of Southern Beach of Chigasaki, Kanagawa prefecture †
12384 Luigimartella	1994 TC₂	Luigi Martella (born 1956), a well-known Italian amateur astronomer. †
12386 Nikolova	1994 UK₅	Simona Rumenova Nikolova, Bulgarian-Canadian astronomer †
12387 Tomokofujiwara	1994 UT₁₁	Tomoko Fujiwara, Japanese assistant professor of astronomy at Kyushu University †
12388 Kikunokai	1994 VT₆	Kikunokai, Japanese traditional dance troupe †
12391 Ecoadachi	1994 WE₂	Adachi Ward (Eco-Adachi Ward), one of 23 wards of Tokyo, known for its environmentalism †
12395 Richnelson	1995 CD₂	Richard Nelson, American astrophysicist †
12396 Amyphillips	1995 DL₁	Amy Phillips (born 1956) received her MS in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona. She has studied issues in remote sensing and properties of optical materials in harsh environments. She has also worked in the field of intellectual property, and is active in rural and suburban land-use issues. †
12397 Peterbrown	1995 FV₁₄	Peter Brown, Canadian astronomer † ‡
12398 Pickhardt	1995 KJ₃	Wilhelm Pickhardt (born 1923) studied geology at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn. He conducted research at the Mining Research Institute for Bituminous Coal and held an adjunct professorship at the Technical University of Berlin. †
12399 Bartolini	1995 OD	Corrado Bartolini, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Bologna †
12400 Katumaru	1995 OA₁	Katumaru Okuni (born 1932), the younger brother of the discoverer. †
12,401–12,500
12401 Tucholsky	1995 OG₁₀	Kurt Tucholsky, German writer and satirist*
12405 Nespoli	1995 RK	Paolo Angelo Nespoli, Italian Mission Specialist astronaut †
12406 Zvíkov	1995 SZ₁	Zvíkov Castle, Czech Republic †
12407 Riccardi	1995 SC₂	*
12408 Fujioka	1995 SP₂	*
12409 Bukovanská	1995 SL₃	Marcela Bukovanská, Czech researcher in meteorics †
12411 Tannokayo	1995 SQ₃	Kayo Tanno, Japanese elementary school teacher and science educator, who worked on the staff of the Saga prefecture Space and Science Museum during 2002–2006 †
12412 Muchisachie	1995 ST₄	Muchi Sachie, Japanese music teacher †
12413 Johnnyweir	1995 SQ₂₉	Johnny Weir (born July 2, 1984), American athlete, figure-skating champion and Olympian, talented in many spheres of artistic endeavor†
12414 Bure	1995 SR₂₉	Pavel Bure, ice hockey player †
12415 Wakatatakayo	1995 SW₅₂	Takayo Wakata, mother of the Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata †
12418 Tongling	1995 UX₂	Tongling, Anhui
12421 Zhenya	1995 UH₅	*
12423 Slotin	1995 UQ₁₆	Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist †
12426 Racquetball	1995 VL₂	Racquetball, sport*
12431 Webster	1995 YY₁₀	Alan Reginald Webster, British-Canadian engineer †
12433 Barbieri	1996 AF₄	Cesare Barbieri, Italian astronomer*
12435 Sudachi	1996 BX	Citrus sudachi, a small, round, green citrus fruit that is a specialty of Tokushima prefecture, Japan †
12437 Westlane	1996 BN₆	Westlane Secondary School, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada †
12439 Okasaki	1996 CA₃	*
12440 Koshigayaboshi	1996 CF₃	Koshigayaboshi, "the star of Koshigaya", southeast Saitama prefecture, Japan, in honour of the city's fiftieth anniversary in 2008 †
12442 Beltramemass	1996 DO₁	*
12443 Paulsydney	1996 EQ₂	*
12444 Prothoon	1996 GE₁₉	*
12445 Sirataka	1996 HE₂	*
12446 Juliabryant	1996 PZ₆	*
12447 Yatescup	1996 XA₁₂	Yates Cup, Canadian sports trophy †
12448 Mr. Tompkins	1996 XW₁₈	Mr. Tompkins, character from George Gamow's books †
12460 Mando	1997 AF₅	*
12464 Manhattan	1997 AH₈	Manhattan Island, New York, US*
12465 Perth Amboy	1997 AD₁₀	Perth Amboy, New Jersey, US*
12468 Zachotín	1997 AE₁₈	Zachotín, Czech Republic †
12470 Pinotti	1997 BC₉	*
12471 Larryscherr	1997 CZ₆	*
12472 Samadhi	1997 CW₁₁	Samadhi Hindu/Buddhist concept
12473 Levi-Civita	1997 CM₁₉	Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician*
12477 Haiku	1997 EY₂₀	The Haiku, Japanese poetic form
12478 Suzukiseiji	1997 EX₂₅	*
12479 Ohshimaosamu	1997 EG₂₇	*
12481 Streuvels	1997 EW₄₇	Stijn Streuvels, Flemish writer †
12482 Pajka	1997 FG₁	Paula Pravdová †
12485 Jenniferharris	1997 GO₁	*
12490 Leiden	1997 JB₁₃	Leiden, Netherlands, seat of the University of Leiden †
12491 Musschenbroek	1997 JE₁₅	Pieter van Musschenbroek, Dutch scientist, inventor of the Leyden jar †
12492 Tanais	1997 JP₁₆	Tanais, ancient Greek name of the Don river †
12493 Minkowski	1997 PM₁	Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician*
12494 Doughamilton	1998 DH₁₁	Douglas Peary Hamilton, American astronomer †
12496 Ekholm	1998 FF₉	Andreas Ekholm, astronomer, latterly of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona*
12498 Dragesco	1998 FY₁₄	Jean Dragesco, Romanian-born French astronomer †
12500 Desngai	1998 FB₄₉	Desmond Ngai (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. †
12,501–12,600
12501 Nord	1998 FL₆₆	Ashley Lynne Nord (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. †
12504 Nuest	1998 FS₇₅	Jennifer Elizabeth Nuest (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. †
12506 Pariser	1998 FR₁₀₈	Andrew Robert Pariser (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. †
12509 Pathak	1998 FY₁₁₇	Madhav Dilip Pathak (born 1987), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. †
12511 Patil	1998 FQ₁₂₁	Reshma Shivaputrappa Patil (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her gerontology project. †
12513 Niven	1998 HC₂₀	Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician †
12514 Schommer	1998 HM₂₆	Robert Schommer, an astronomer at Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory. †
12515 Suiseki	1998 HE₄₃	Literally "Water-Stone" in Japanese, Suiseki is the Japanese art form of stone appreciation. †
12517 Grayzeck	1998 HD₅₂	Edwin John Grayzeck, American astronomer, Archive Manager, Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data System, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park †
12519 Pullen	1998 HH₅₅	Sarah Adele Pullen (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. †
12522 Rara	1998 HL₉₉	Prem Vilas Fortran M. Rara, Filipino winner of the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡ +
12524 Conscience	1998 HG₁₀₃	Hendrik Conscience (1812–1883), a founder of Flemish literature. †
12526 de Coninck	1998 HZ₁₄₇	Herman de Coninck (1944–1997), a Flemish poet and critic. †
12527 Anneraugh	1998 JE₃	Anne C. Raugh, American astronomer †
12529 Reighard	1998 KG₄₁	Chelsea Lynne Reighard (born 1986), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. †
12530 Richardson	1998 KO₄₆	Aaron Cole Richardson (born 1984), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany project. †
12533 Edmond	1998 LA	Edmond, a city in central Oklahoma, was founded on 1889 Apr. 22 in the first of the Oklahoma land runs. †
12534 Janhoet	1998 LB₃	Jan Hoet, founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK)) in Ghent and Artistic Director of the Marta Museum in Herford, Germany*
12537 Kendriddle	1998 MT₃₄	Kendra LeeAnn Riddle (born 1983), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. †
12539 Chaikin	1998 OP₂	Andrew L. Chaikin (born 1956), a renowned author and space historian whose interests include the Apollo program. His landmark book A Man on the Moon served as the basis for the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which dramatized the first lunar exploration. †
12540 Picander	1998 OU₉	Picander, pseudonym of Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700–1764), was one of Bach's most important librettists. †
12542 Laver	1998 PN₁	Rodney Laver (born 1938), a tennis player from the discoverer's home state of Queensland and widely regarded as one of the greats of the game. †
12548 Erinriley	1998 QJ₂₅	Erin Kathleen Riley (born 1983), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. †
12553 Aaronritter	1998 QZ₄₆	Aaron M. Ritter (born 1986), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. †
12556 Kyrobinson	1998 QG₄₈	Kylan Thomas Robinson (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. †
12557 Caracol	1998 QQ₅₄	"El Caracol" at Chichén Itza in Yucatán, Mexico, has been described as probably the most famous of all the astronomically related buildings in ancient Mesoamerica. †
12561 Howard	1998 SX₇	Ron Howard American Actor, director, producer. †
12562 Briangrazer	1998 SP₃₆	Brian Grazer American Producer. †
12564 Ikeller	1998 SO₄₉	Ingeborg Bickel-Keller (born 1941), the discoverer’s wife. †
12565 Khege	1998 SV₅₃	Keith Hege (born 1932), of Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, is an expert in high angular resolution astronomy and instrumentation. †
12566 Derichardson	1998 SH₅₄	Derek Charles Richardson, Canadian astrophysicist † ‡
12567 Herreweghe	1998 SU₇₁	Philippe Herreweghe, Belgian conductor. †
12568 Kuffner	1998 VB₅	Moriz von Kuffner_{(in German)}, Austrian brewer, alpinist and founder of the Kuffner Observatory_{(in German)} in Vienna †
12572 Sadegh	1999 NN₈	Cameron Sadegh (born 1984), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. †
12574 LONEOS	1999 RT	Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS). †
12575 Palmaria	1999 RH₁	Palmaria is the most important island in the gulf of La Spezia, famous for its old quarry of a rare golden marble nicknamed "Portoro". †
12576 Oresme	1999 RP₁	Nicole Oresme(c. 1323 – 1382), bishop of Lisieux, conceived the representation of time-varying quantities by two-dimensional graphs, using the latitude-longitude analogy. †
12577 Samra	1999 RA₁₃	Shamsher Singh Samra (born 1986), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. †
12578 Bensaur	1999 RF₁₇	Benjamin Paul Saur (born 1983), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. †
12579 Ceva	1999 RA₂₈	The brothers Giovanni (1647–1734) and Tommaso (1648–1737) Ceva were Italian mathematicians interested in geometry and physics. †
12580 Antonini	1999 RM₃₃	Pierre Antonini is a retired mathematics professor who has discovered many minor planets and a supernova at his private observatory, using first a 16-cm telescope, now a 30-cm telescope. †
12583 Buckjean	1999 RC₃₅	Named for the discoverer's father, a railroad conductor, and his mother, a registered nurse. †
12584 Zeljkoandreic	1999 RF₃₆	Željko Andreić (born 1957), a renowned Croatian amateur astronomer and promoter of astronomy. †
12585 Katschwarz	1999 RN₆₄	Kathleen Alice Schwarz (born 1984), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. †
12593 Shashlov	1999 RQ₁₃₆	Anthon Michailovich Shashlov (born 1986), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. †
12595 Amandashaw	1999 RD₁₄₉	Amanda Bryce Shaw (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. †
12596 Shukla	1999 RT₁₅₄	Kavita M. Shukla (born 1984), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. †
12598 Sierra	1999 RC₁₅₉	Elizabeth Sierra (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. †
12599 Singhal	1999 RT₁₆₀	Akshat Singhal (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. †
12,601–12,700
12601 Tiffanyswann	1999 RO₁₇₈	Tiffany Nichole Swann (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. †
12602 Tammytam	1999 RT₁₈₃	Tammy Tam (born 1985), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. †
12603 Tanchunghee	1999 RF₁₈₄	Tan Chun Ghee (born 1984), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. †
12604 Lisatate	1999 RC₁₉₄	Lisa Michelle Tate (born 1986), a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. †
12606 Apuleius	2043 P-L	Lucius Apuleius, 2nd-century Roman writer and orator †
12607 Alcaeus	2058 P-L	Alcaeus, 7th-6th-century B.C. Greek poet †
12608 Aesop	2091 P-L	Aesop (Herodotus Aisopos of Sardes), 6th-century B.C. Greek slave who won his freedom with his fine fables †
12609 Apollodoros	2155 P-L	Apollodoros of Athens, 2nd-century B.C. Greek scholar and stoic, author of a much used Chronika †
12610 Hãfez	2551 P-L	Schamsoddin Mohammed Hãfez, 14th-century Persian poet †
12611 Ingres	2555 P-L	Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 18th-19th-century French painter †
12612 Daumier	2592 P-L	Honoré Daumier, 19th-century French painter and lithographer †
12613 Hogarth	4024 P-L	William Hogarth, 18th-century English painter and copper-plate engraver †
12614 Hokusai	4119 P-L	Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th-century Japanese wood-carver and painter †
12616 Lochner	4874 P-L	Stephan Lochner, 15th-century German painter of the Cologne school †
12617 Angelusilesius	5568 P-L	Angelus Silesius (Johannes Scheffler), 17th-century German baroque poet †
12631 Mariekebaan	3051 T-1	Marieke Baan (born 1961), a Dutch public information officer. †
12632 Mignonette	3105 T-1	Mignonette Saavedra (born 1931), Chilean psychologist. †
12633 Warmenhoven	3119 T-1	Adrie Warmenhoven (born 1961), Dutch astronomy popularizer and educator. †
12634 LOFAR	3178 T-1	LOFAR (LOw-Frequency ARray), a novel radio telescope, proposed by Leiden astronomer George Miley and inaugurated in 2010. †
12635 Hennylamers	4220 T-1	Henny Lamers, Dutch astrophysicist. †
12636 Padrielli	4854 T-1	Lucia Padrielli, Italian radio-astronomer. †
12637 Gustavleonhardt	1053 T-2	Gustav Leonhardt (1928–2012), Dutch harpsichord player and conductor. †
12640 Reinbertdeleeuw	1231 T-2	Reinbert de Leeuw, Dutch conductor, pianist and composer. †
12641 Hubertushenrichs	1310 T-2	Hubertus Frederik Henrichs (born 1949), a Dutch astronomer. †
12642 Davidjansen	1348 T-2	David Jona Jansen (born 1968), a Dutch astronomer in Leiden. †
12643 Henkolthof	3180 T-2	Henk Olthof (born 1944), a Dutch astronomer from Groningen. †
12644 Robertwielinga	3285 T-2	Robert Wielinga (born 1962), a Dutch physics teacher, active amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. †
12645 Jacobrosales	4240 T-2	Named for Jacob Rosales (b. 1967) of Jalisco, Mexico, and his son, Jacob (Coby) Rosales Chase (b. 1996) by Daniel W. E. Green, a close family friend. Jacob senior is an expert musician and teacher, specializing in violin and other stringed instruments; Coby is a student at Case Western Reserve University. †
12649 Ascanios	2035 T-3	Ascanios, the son of Aeneas. †
12657 Bonch-Bruevich	1971 QO₁	Aleksej Mikhajlovich Bonch-Bruevich (born 1916), a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. †
12658 Peiraios	1973 SL	Peiraios, son of Klytios, was a friend of Telemachos. †
12659 Schlegel	1973 UR₅	The brothers August Wilhelm (1767–1845) and Friedrich (1772–1829) Schlegel, both famous writers, philologists and teachers at the University of Jena. †
12661 Schelling	1976 DA₁	Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775–1854), professor of philosophy in University of Jena. †
12664 Sonisenia	1978 SS₅	Sonya (Sofiya) and Senya (Semen) are charming and talented children of Mark Ziselevich Orlovskij, Kiev journalist, executive in the publishing trade and friend of the discoverer. †
12670 Passargea	1979 SG₂	Michael Paul Oskar Passarge (born 1950), a prominent German amateur astronomer. †
12671 Thörnqvist	1980 FU	Owe Thörnqvist (born 1929), a singer-songwriter who has written a large number of songs, many about life in Uppsala, where he was born. †
12672 Nygårdh	1980 FY₂	Hans Cristian Nygårdh (b. 1950) is one of the most prolific compilers of cross-words in Sweden. †
12673 Kiselman	1980 FH₃	Dan Kiselman (b. 1963), a solar physicist, who was for many years the secretary of the Swedish Astronomical Society. †
12674 Rybalka	1980 RL₂	Anatolij Nikolaevich Rybalka (born 1939), an obstetrician and gynaecologist, professor at the Crimean Medical University. †
12675 Chabot	1980 TA₄	Anthony Chabot (1813–1888), one of the pioneering hydraulic engineers of the late nineteenth century and a developer of municipal water facilities. †
12680 Bogdanovich	1981 JR₂	Carrie C. L. Bogdanovich, American amateur astronomer who assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive †
12682 Kawada	1982 VC₃	Kawada Oukou (1830–1896), a Japanese classical scholar born in Tamashima, Okayama prefecture. †
12686 Bezuglyj	1986 TT₁₁	Michail Yur'evich Bezuglyj (born 1963), a Ukrainian surgeon. †
12687 de Valory	1987 YS₁	Guy Louis Henri, Marquis de Valory, 18th-century French aristocrat, friend of Voltaire and ambassador for the Prussian King Frederic II †
12688 Baekeland	1988 CK₄	Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist †
12694 Schleiermacher	1989 EJ₆	Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768–1834), German philosopher and Protestant theologian. †
12695 Utrecht	1989 GR₃	Utrecht, the seat of the University of Utrecht †
12696 Camus	1989 SF₁	Albert Camus, French novelist and essayist. †
12697 Verhaeren	1989 SK₃	Émile Verhaeren, the Belgian poet. †
12,701–12,800
12701 Chénier	1990 GE	André Chénier (1762–1794), a French poet who died on the scaffold. †
12702 Panamarenko	1990 SR₆	Panamarenko (Henri Van Herwegen, b. 1940) is a famous Belgian artist. †
12704 Tupolev	1990 SL₂₈	Andrey Nikolaevich Tupolev (1888–1972), a known worldwide as an airplane designer. †
12708 Van Straten	1990 UB₄	Henri van Straten (1892–1944), a Belgium greatest lithographers. †
12709 Bergen op Zoom	1990 VN₄	Berg op Zoom, Netherlands †
12710 Breda	1990 VQ₅	Breda, Netherlands †
12711 Tukmit	1991 BB	Tukmit, Father Sky in the Luiseno creation story, who with Tomaiyavit bore the First People †
12714 Alkimos	1991 GX₁	Akimos, mythological son of Ares, who was, together with Automedon, in charge of Achilles' horses during the Trojan War †
12715 Godin	1991 GR₂	Louis Godin, 18th-century French astronomer who proposed to send expeditions to the equator and the polar sea to measure in both places an arc of one degree in order to find out the true shape of the Earth; in 1753 he joined La Condamine and Bouguer on an expedition to Peru to do this very thing †
12716 Delft	1991 GD₈	Delft, Netherlands †
12718 Le Gentil	1991 LF₁	Guillaume-Joseph Le Gentil (1725–1792), a French astronomer. †
12719 Pingré	1991 LP₂	Alexandre-Guy Pingré (1711–1796), a French astronomer. †
12722 Petrarca	1991 PT₁	Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), an Italian poet. †
12727 Cavendish	1991 PB₂₀	Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), a British eccentric and a physicist. †
12729 Berger	1991 RL₇	Hans Berger (1873–1941), a German medical doctor. †
12734 Haruna	1991 UF₃	Haruna Takahashi (born 1994), the eldest daughter of the first discoverer. †
12738 Satoshimiki	1992 AL	Satoshi Hayakawa (born 1992) and Miki Hayakawa (born 1995) are children of the second discoverer and partners in his observations. †
12742 Delisle	1992 OF₁	Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688–1768), a French astronomer. †
12747 Michageffert	1992 YN₂	Michael Geffert, German astronomer †
12750 Berthollet	1993 DJ₁	Claude-Louis Berthollet (1748–1822), a French chemist. †
12751 Kamihayashi	1993 EU	Kamihayashi, Niigata prefecture, Japan †
12753 Povenmire	1993 HE	Hal and Katie Povenmire † ‡
12755 Balmer	1993 OS₁₀	Johann J. Balmer (1825–1898), a Swiss mathematician. †
12757 Yangtze	1993 RY₁₁	Yangtze River, China. †
12758 Kabudari	1993 SM₃	Kabudari ("big tree" in Arawak), a native name from Palavecino, Lara, Venezuela †
12759 Joule	1993 TL₁₈	James Joule (1818–1889), an English physicist. †
12760 Maxwell	1993 TX₂₆	James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), a Scottish mathematician and physicist. †
12761 Pauwels	1993 TP₃₈	Thierry Pauwels (born 1958), an astrometrist at the Royal Observatory at Uccle. †
12762 Nadiavittor	1993 UE₁	Nadia Vittor, aunt of Alberto Toso, one of the discoverers †
12766 Paschen	1993 VV₄	Louis Paschen (1865–1947), a German physicist and an outstanding spectroscopist. †
12769 Kandakurenai	1994 FF	Kurenai Kanda, Japanese actress and professional storyteller, member of the executive board of the Japan Space Forum. †
12771 Kimshin	1994 GA₁	Kim Shin, Japanese musician and synthesizer performer, whose compact disc Everlasting Space traveled into space with the shuttle Discovery in 2000 †
12773 Lyman	1994 PJ₁₀	Theodore Lyman (1874–1954), an American physicist. †
12774 Pfund	1994 PH₂₂	August Hermann Pfund (1879–1949), a American physicist and professor of optics at Baltimore University. †
12775 Brackett	1994 PX₂₂	Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896–1972), an U.S. physicist. †
12776 Reynolds	1994 PT₃₁	Osbourne Reynolds (1842–1912), a British engineer and physicist. †
12777 Manuel	1994 QA₁	Manuel Antolini (1959–2002), the son of the first discoverer. †
12780 Salamony	1995 CE₁	Sandra Noel Salamony, American creative director for Sky Publishing (Sky & Telescope, Night Sky, Beautiful Universe) †
12782 Mauersberger	1995 ED₉	Brothers Rudolf (1889–1971) and Erhard (1903–1982) Mauersberger were renowned German musicians and choirmasters. †
12787 Abetadashi	1995 SR₃	Tadashi Abe, Japanese amateur astronomer †
12788 Shigeno	1995 SZ₃	Toramatsu Shigeno, Japanese amateur astronomer, and the discoverer's father-in-law †
12790 Cernan	1995 UT₂	Eugene Andrew Cernan, American astronaut †
12796 Kamenrider	1995 WF	Kamen Rider, a Japanese TV character. †
12799 von Suttner	1995 WF₆	Bertha Félicie Sophie von Suttner, Austrian peace activist and Nobelist †
12800 Oobayashiarata	1995 WQ₇	Arata Oobayashi (1957–1999), a Japanese amateur astronomer and computer engineer. †
12,801–12,900
12801 Somekawa	1995 XD	*
12802 Hagino	1995 XD₁	*
12810 Okumiomote	1996 BV	Okumiomote （奥三面）, northern Niigata prefecture, Japan, archaeological site submerged by the damming of a river in 2000 †
12811 Rigonistern	1996 CL₇	Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian author*
12812 Cioni	1996 CN₇	*
12813 Paolapaolini	1996 CU₈	*
12814 Vittorio	1996 CG₉	*
12817 Federica	1996 FM₁₆	*
12818 Tomhanks	1996 GU₈	Tom Hanks, American actor*
12820 Robinwilliams	1996 JN₆	Robin Williams, American actor*
12828 Batteas	1997 AU₉	*
12833 Kamenný Újezd	1997 CV₁	Kamenný Újezd, village in Czech Republic †
12834 Bomben	1997 CB₁₃	*
12835 Stropek	1997 CN₁₃	Václav Stropek, technician at Kleť Observatory †
12838 Adamsmith	1997 EL₅₅	Adam Smith, 18th-century key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations †
12840 Paolaferrari	1997 GR₅	Paola Ferrari, Librarian of the town of San Marcello Pistoiese in Italy and contributor to the Pian dei Termini Observatory †
12843 Ewers	1997 GH₂₇	Dick Ewers, NASA pilot*
12845 Crick	1997 JM₁₅	Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM, British physicist and biochemist*
12846 Fullerton	1997 MR	*
12848 Agostino	1997 NK₁₀	*
12852 Teply	1998 FW₃₀	Grant Teply, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)†
12855 Tewksbury	1998 HS₃₂	Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12859 Marlamoore	1998 KK₁	Marla Hoke Moore, American astronomer †
12860 Turney	1998 KT₃₂	Shannon Quinn Turney, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12861 Wacker	1998 KW₃₃	David "Buzz" Wacker, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12863 Whitfield	1998 KE₄₈	*
12866 Yanamadala	1998 KL₆₅	Vijay Yanamadala, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12867 Joëloïc	1998 LK₂	*
12868 Onken	1998 MZ₇	*
12870 Rolandmeier	1998 MK₃₇	*
12871 Samarasinha	1998 ML₃₇	Nalin Harsha Samarasinha, American astronomer †
12872 Susiestevens	1998 OZ₅	Susie Stevens, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12873 Clausewitz	1998 OU₇	Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and military thinker*
12874 Poisson	1998 QZ	Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician, geometer and physicist*
12878 Erneschiller	1998 QH₁₁	Ernest Schiller, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12880 Juliegrady	1998 QM₂₅	Julie Grady, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12881 Yepeiyu	1998 QF₃₁	Ye Peiyu, Chinese teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12895 Balbastre	1998 QO₉₉	*
12893 Mommert	1998 QS₅₅	Michael Mommert (born 1982) has analysed Herschel and Spitzer space telescope observations of transneptunian and near-Earth objects, finding further evidence for links between these populations. He has provided insight into the physical properties of the Plutinos and the cometary component of the NEO population. †
12896 Geoffroy	1998 QV₁₀₂	Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist, or Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist, or, Henry Geoffroy, French painter*
12897 Bougeret	1998 RY₅	Jean-Louis Bougeret, French astronomer*
12898 Mignard	1998 RK₆	Either or both of the brothers Pierre and Nicolas Mignard, French painters*
12,901–13,000
12909 Jaclifford	1998 SK₅₈	*
12910 Deliso	1998 SP₅₉	*
12911 Goodhue	1998 SQ₅₉	*
12912 Streator	1998 SR₆₀	*
12916 Eteoneus	1998 TL₁₅	Eteoneus, son of Boethous, King Menelaus of Sparta's weapon-carrier during the Trojan War, who helped Odysseus in his attempts to return home †
12923 Zephyr	1999 GK₄	*
12926 Brianmason	1999 SO₉	Brian Mason, New Zealand-born meteoriticist and lunar geologist (not to be confused with American astronomers Brian Dewitt Mason and Brian Scott Mason)
12927 Pinocchio	1999 SU₉	Pinocchio, character from Carlo Collodi's eponymous tale
12928 Nicolapozio	1999 SV₉	Nicola Pozio, accountant for the Spaceguard Foundation †
12931 Mario	1999 TX₁₀	Mario Sposetti, father of the discoverer †
12932 Conedera	1999 TC₁₂	Marina Conedera, wife of the discoverer †
12934 Bisque	1999 TH₁₆	*
12972 Eumaios	1973 SF₁	*
12973 Melanthios	1973 SY₁	*
12974 Halitherses	1973 SB₂	*
12975 Efremov	1973 SY₅	Yurij Nikolaevich Efremov, Russian astronomer †
12976 Kalinenkov	1976 QK₁	*
12978 Ivashov	1978 SD₇	*
12979 Evgalvasil'ev	1978 SB₈	Evgenij Aleksandrovich Vasil'ev, Ukrainian educator, creator of the Artek pioneer camp "Lesnoj" in Crimea †
12984 Lowry	1979 QF₂	Stephen C. Lowry, Irish astronomer †
12999 Toruń	1981 QJ₂	Toruń, Poland, birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus, whose Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and whose university houses the largest observatory in Poland †

Preceded by 11,001–12,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 12,001–13,000	Succeeded by 13,001–14,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

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