Meanings of minor planet names: 46001–47000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
46001–46100
46053 Davidpatterson	2001 DB₇₇	David Patterson, American amateur astronomer, founding member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club † ‡
46095 Frédérickoby	2001 ER₂₅	Frédéric-Édouard Koby, Swiss ophthalmologist and paleontologist, specialist on the cave bear †
46101–46200
46201–46300
46277 Jeffhall	2001 JH₇	Jeffrey C. Hall, director of Lowell Observatory †
46280 Hollar	2001 KD₁₈	Václav Hollar, 17th-century Czech painter and graphic artist †
46301–46400
46392 Bertola	2002 AO₆	Francesco Bertola, Italian author, professor of astrophysics and director of the astronomy department at Padua University †
46401–46500
46441 Mikepenston	2002 LE₃₀	Michael Penston, British astronomer †
46442 Keithtritton	2002 LK₃₅	Keith P. Tritton, British astronomer; the discoverers recently found his lost short-period comet D/1978 C1, now known as 157P/Tritton †
46501–46600
46513 Ampzing	1972 FC	Samuel Ampzing, Dutch minister, poet and purist †
46514 Lasswitz	1977 JA	Kurd Lasswitz, German philosopher and poet †
46539 Viktortikhonov	1982 UE₁₂	Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (1930-2014), an outstanding Soviet ice hockey player and coach. †
46563 Oken	1991 RY₃	Lorenz Oken, German professor of medicine and Romantic natural philosopher, founder of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte (Society of German Naturalists and Physicians) †
46568 Stevenlee	1991 SL	Steven Lee, Australian astronomer, discoverer of comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) †
46580 Ryouichiirie	1992 GC	Ryouichi Irie (b. 1949), a Japanese amateur astronomer in Toyooka city, Hyogo prefecture, and an independent discoverer of C/1988 P1 (Machholz). †
46595 Kita-Kyushu	1992 YB₄	Kita-Kyushu, a city in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan †
46596 Tobata	1993 BD	Tobata, a ward of Kita-Kyushu City in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan †
46601–46700
46610 Bésixdouze	1993 TQ₁	The number 46610 translates to the hexadecimal B612 (the French "bé-six-douze" stands for "b-six-twelve"), the designation of the fictitious minor planet on which Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince lived †
46632 RISE	1994 TN₁₅	The RISE (Research of Interior Structure and Evolution of solar system bodies) project of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan aims to elucidate the origin and evolution of the Moon, planets and their moons mainly through geodetic approaches by space missions. †
46643 Yanase	1995 KM	Takashi Yanase, Japanese cartoonist †
46644 Lagia	1995 OF	Livia "Lagia" Giacomini, Italian scientific journalist and astrophysicist †
46669 Wangyongzhi	1996 LK	Wang Yongzhi, Chinese aerospace expert which was the first chief architect of China's manned space flight †
46689 Hakuryuko	1997 AL₁₉	Hakuryuko is the name of the marsh located in the northeastern part of Akayu hot spring, Nanyo city, Yamagata. †
46692 Taormina	1997 CW₁	Taormina, Sicily †
46701–46800
46702 Linapucci	1997 DX	Lina Pucci, mother of the first discoverer †
46719 Plantade	1997 PJ	François de Plantade, French cartographer and astronomer, founder of the Société royale des sciences de Montpellier (Royal Society of Sciences of Montpellier) †
46720 Pierostroppa	1997 PO₄	Piero Stroppa, Italian physics teacher and astronomy populariser, who worked for the magazine Nuovo Orione †
46722 Ireneadler	1997 RA₁	Irene Adler, heroine of the Sherlock Holmes story A Scandal in Bohemia †
46731 Prieurblanc	1997 TB₁₈	Pierre Prieur-Blanc, one of the three people involved in the construction of the Observatoire de Paris' coronagraphic station on Pic de Château-Renard at Saint-Véran in the Hautes-Alpes †
46737 Anpanman	1997 VO	Anpanman, Takashi Yanase's cartoon hero, whose head is a bun filled with sweet bean jam †
46793 Phinney	1998 JP	Jeffrey L. Phinney, American astronomer †
46801–46900
46901–47000
46977 Krakow	1998 SE₁₄₄	Krakow, Poland †

Preceded by 45,001–46,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 46,001–47,000	Succeeded by 47,001–48,000

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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