Meanings of minor planet names: 49001–50000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
49001–49100
49036 Pelion	1998 QM₁₀₇	Pelion, mountain in Thessaly where the Centaurs were said to live †
49101–49200
49109 Agnesraab	1998 SO₂	Agnes Raab, Austrian amateur astronomer, member of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft (Linzer A. G.) †
49201–49300
49272 Bryce Canyon	1998 UT₁₆	Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, home of some of the darkest night skies in the continental U.S. †
49301–49400
49350 Katheynix	1998 WQ₈	Kathey Nix, American amateur astronomer, founding member of the Society of Low-Energy Observers (SLO) †
49384 Hubertnaudot	1998 XX₉	Hubert Naudot, engineer who worked in the French Railways (SNCF) †
49401–49500
49440 Kenzotange	1998 YP₅	Kenzo Tange, Japanese architect †
49443 Marcobondi	1998 YN₇	Marco Bondi, astrophysicist who works at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Bologna †
49448 Macocha	1998 YJ₁₂	Macocha chasm, part of the cave system created by the lost river Punkva in the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic †
49469 Emilianomazzoni	1999 AL₂₅	Emiliano Mazzoni (born 1953), an active amateur astronomer in Tuscany. †
49481 Gisellarubini	1999 BJ₁₂	Gisella Rubini, girlfriend of the discoverer †
49500 Ishitoshi	1999 CP₉	Toshihiro Ishikawa (b. 1975) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Club. †
49501–49600
49501 Basso	1999 CN₁₀	Antonella Basso, friend of the discoverer †
49601–49700
49698 Váchal	1999 VA	Josef Váchal, Czech artist †
49699 Hidetakasato	1999 VZ	Hidetaka Sato, Japanese obstetrician and an amateur astronomer †
49700 Mather	1999 VN₁	John C. Mather, American cosmologist and Nobelist, senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope †
49701–49800
49702 Koikeda	1999 VC₂	Chuzo Koikeda and his wife Yoko Koikeda, both Japanese amateur astronomers †
49777 Cappi	1999 XS	Margaret Capitola Sonntag Comba, the discoverer's second wife †
49801–49900
49901–50000
49987 Bonata	2000 AB₅	Diego Bonata, Italian aerospace engineer, light pollution fighter, president of the CieloBuio Associazione †
50000 Quaoar	2002 LM₆₀	Quaoar, a creation deity in Tongva mythology †

Preceded by 48,001–49,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 49,001–50,000	Succeeded by 50,001–51,000

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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