Meanings of minor planet names: 9501–10000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

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Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
9501–9600
9501 Ywain	2071 T-2	Owain mab Urien/Sir Ywain, legendary king of Rheged and knight of the Round Table †
9502 Gaimar	2075 T-2	Gaimar, obscure legendary knight of the Round Table, lover of Morgan le Fay (mentioned in the 13th-century Lancelot und Ginevra) †
9503 Agrawain	2180 T-2	Agravaine, legendary knight of the Round Table †
9504 Lionel	2224 T-2	Sir Lionel, legendary knight of the Round Table †
9505 Lohengrin	4131 T-2	Lohengrin, character from Arthurian legend and star of the eponymous opera †
9506 Telramund	5200 T-2	Brabantine Count Friedrich (Frederick) von Telramund, character from the opera Lohengrin †
9507 Gottfried	5447 T-2	Herzog (Duke) Gottfried, character from the opera Lohengrin †
9508 Titurel	3395 T-3	A Fisher King, legendary guardian of the Holy Grail, father of Amfortas and a character from the opera Parsifal †
9509 Amfortas	3453 T-3	A Fisher King, legendary guardian of the Holy Grail, son of Titurel and a character from the opera Parsifal †
9510 Gurnemanz	5022 T-3	Gurnemanz, character from Arthurian legend, and a character from the opera Parsifal †
9511 Klingsor	5051 T-3	Klingsor, sorcerous character from Arthurian legend, and in the opera Parsifal †
9512 Feijunlong	1966 CM	Fei Junlong, Chinese taikonaut †
9514 Deineka	1973 SG5	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deineka (1899-1969), a Russian painter. †
9515 Dubner	1975 RA2	Gloria Dubner, Argentinian astronomer †
9516 Inasan	1976 YL3	INASAN, the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow (INstitut AStronomii (Rossiiskoi) Akademii Nauk). †
9517 Niehaisheng	1977 VL1	Nie Haisheng, Chinese taikonaut †
9518 Robbynaish	1978 GA	Robby Naish, American windsurfer. †
9521 Martinhoffmann	1980 FS1	Martin Hoffmann (astronomer), German astronomer †[1]
9522 Schlichting	1981 DS	Hilke E. Schlichting (b. 1982), an assistant professor of planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. †
9524 O’Rourke	1981 EJ5	Laurence O'Rourke (b. 1970), a research scientist at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid. †
9525 Amandasickafoose	1981 EF11	Amanda A. Sickafoose Gulbis (b. 1975), an astronomer at the South African Large Telescope. †
9526 Billmckinnon	1981 EC13	William B. McKinnon (b. 1954), a professor of planetary science at Washington University in St. Louis. †
9528 Küppers	1981 EH24	Michael Küppers (b. 1967), a planetary scientist at the European Space Agency. †
9529 Protopapa	1981 EF25	Silvia Protopapa (b. 1981), an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland. †
9530 Kelleymichael	1981 EO26	Michael Sean Peterson Kelley (b. 1978), an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland. †
9531 Jean-Luc	1981 QK	Jean-Luc Margot (b. 1969), a scientist at the Arecibo Observatory. †
9532 Abramenko	1981 RQ2	Aleksandr Nikolaevich Abramenko, chief engineer at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
9533 Aleksejleonov	1981 SA7	Aleksei Leonov, Russian cosmonaut. †
9535 Plitchenko	1981 UO11	Aleksandr Ivanovich Plitchenko (1943-1997), a Russian writer in Novosibirsk city. †
9536 Statler	1981 UR27	Thomas S. Statler (b. 1961), a professor of astronomy at Ohio University. †
9537 Nolan	1982 BM	Michael C. Nolan (b. 1963), a scientist at the Arecibo Observatory. †
9539 Prishvin	1982 UE7	Mikhail Mikhajlovich Prishvin, Russian writer
9540 Mikhalkov	1982 UJ7	Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, Russian writer and poet
9541 Magri	1983 CH	Chris Magri (b. 1961), a scientist at the University of Maine at Farmington. †
9542 Eryan	1983 TU1	Eileen V. Ryan (b. 1960), of New Mexico Highlands University, has contributed to the field of fragmentation studies of minor planets by conducting laboratory impact experiments and developing numerical simulations. Recently, she has helped initiate an observational program to study minor planets of the Vesta family. †
9543 Nitra	1983 XN1	Nitra, a historical town in western Slovakia, was the seat of prince Pribina and center of the Nitra principality early in the ninth century. †
9544 Scottbirney	1984 EL	Scott Birney (Dion Scott Birney) (b. 1926), a professor of astronomy at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, from 1968 to 1991. †
9545 Petrovedomosti	1984 MQ	Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti, oldest Russian newspaper. †
9548 Fortran	1985 CN	Fortran (FORmula TRANslator), the first widely distributed symbolic programming language for digital computers. †
9549 Akplatonov	1985 SM2	Aleksandr Konstantinovich Platonov, Russian mathematician, specialising in the applications of mathematics in celestial mechanics, solar system astronomy, spaceflight, medical and industrial robotics, and economics. †
9550 Victorblanco	1985 TY1	Victor Manuel Blanco (b. 1918), director of the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory from 1967 to 1981. †
9551 Kazi	1985 UJ	Kazi, legendary Bohemian princess, daughter of Prince Krok and the wife of Bivoj. †
9553 Colas	1985 UG2	François Colas (b. 1959), an expert on modern solar-system astrometry at the Institut de Mécanique. †
9554 Dumont	1985 XA	Simone Dumont (b. 1924), a Meudon mathematician and astronomer. †
9555 Frejakocha	1986 GC	Freja Koch Augustesen, granddaughter of one of the discoverers †
9556 Gaywray	1986 GF	Gay Firestone Wray, American founder of the Firestone postdoctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory †
9560 Anguita	1987 EQ	Claudio Anguita (Claudio Anguita Cáceres), 20th-century Chilean astrometrist at the Universidad de Chile, critically helpful during the establishment of the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, and an IAU Vice President during 1994–2000 †
9561 van Eyck	1987 QT1	Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter. †
9562 Memling	1987 RG	Hans Memling (1430-1494), a Flemish painter. †
9563 Kitty	1987 SJ1	Katherine ("Kitty") F. Putnam (b. 1916), president of the Springfield, Massachusetts, Television Corporation from 1975 through 1984. †
9564 Jeffwynn	1987 SG3	Jeffrey C. Wynn, a humorous, curious, inventive, adventurous geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey has studied the Wabar Craters of Saudi Arabia with Gene Shoemaker. †
9565 Tikhonov	1987 SU17	Andrej Nikolaevich Tikhonov (1906-1993), a Russian mathematician. †
9566 Rykhlova	1987 SX17	Lidiya Vasil'evna Rykhlova, head of the Space Astrometry Department of the Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, is a specialist in the astrometry and dynamics of artificial satellites and an expert on earth rotation. †
9567 Surgut	1987 US4	Surgut, one of the main administrative and supply centers for the vast oil and natural gas producing fields along the Ob River in the Khanty-Mansi autonomous district of the Tyumen province in Siberia. †
9569 Quintenmatsijs	1988 CL2	Quinten Matsijs (1466-1530), a Flemish painter. †
9573 Matsumotomas	1988 UC	Masaru Matsumoto (b. 1936) lived in the house in Mihonseki, Shimane prefecture, that was struck by a 6.4-kg meteorite on 1992 Dec. 10. †
9574 Taku	1988 XB5	Hiroshi Nakamura (1891-1974), a Japanese medical biochemist and researcher of old maps. †
9576 van der Weyden	1989 CX2	Rogier van der Weyden (Rogier de la Pasture, 1399-1464), a Flemish painter. †
9577 Gropius	1989 CE5	Walter Gropius, a German architect. †
9578 Klyazma	1989 GA3	Klyazma river, whose source is north of Moscow, and which is connected by the Oka river with the Volga at Nizhny Novgorod †
9580 Tarumi	1989 TB11	Tarumi, a ward of Kobe City where the first discoverer was born and lives. †
9584 Louchheim	1990 OL4	For many years Thomas Louchheim (b. 1957), of Tucson, Arizona, has been a highly regarded counsellor for hundreds of Tucson-area families. Active in childhood education, Louchheim's optimistic philosophy has brightened the lives of many young people. †
9587 Bonpland	1990 UG4	Aimé Bonpland (Aimé Jacques Goujard Bonpland) (1773-1858), a physician. †
9588 Quesnay	1990 WE2	François Quesnay, a physician. †
9589 Deridder	1990 WU5	Remi Adolph De Ridder (1843-1930), a professor of law at Ghent University. †
9592 Clairaut	1991 GK4	Alexis Clairaut (Alexis-Claude Clairaut) (1713-1765), one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. †
9599 Onotomoko	1991 UP2	Tomoko Ono (b. 1968), one of the most active staff members in the Public Relations Center at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. †
9601–9700
9602 Oya	1991 UU3	Reinosuke Oya (b. 1923) led to the success of the third International Conference of Oriental Astronomy, held in Fukuoka City in Oct. 1998 with an exhibition on the history of astronomy in eastern Asia from early to modern times. †
9604 Bellevanzuylen	1991 YW	Belle van Zuylen, pseudonym for Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken, 18th-century Dutch writer from the Enlightenment †
9609 Ponomarevalya	1992 QL2	Valentina Leonidovna Ponomareva (b. 1934), of the Institute of History of Science and Technology, is a specialist on aircraft and spacecraft †
9610 Vischer	1992 RQ	Peter Vischer the Elder (c. 1460-1529), the greatest German brass-caster master in the Middle Ages. †
9611 Anouck	1992 RF7	Anouck Vrouwe, Dutch science journalist †[2]
9612 Belgorod	1992 RT7	Belgorod, Russia. †
9614 Cuvier	1993 BQ4	Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), a French zoologist. †
9615 Hemerijckx	1993 BX13	Frans Hemerijckx (1902-1969), a medical doctor who went in 1929 to Africa and India to fight against leprosy. †
9617 Grahamchapman	1993 FA5	Graham Chapman, British member of Monty Python †[3]
9618 Johncleese	1993 FQ8	John Cleese, British actor and member of Monty Python †[4]
9619 Terrygilliam	1993 FS9	Terry Gilliam, British film maker and member of Monty Python †[5]
9620 Ericidle	1993 FU13	Eric Idle, British member of Monty Python †[6]
9621 Michaelpalin	1993 FT26	Michael Palin, British member of Monty Python †[7]
9622 Terryjones	1993 FV26	Terry Jones, British member of Monty Python †[8]
9623 Karlsson	1993 FU28	Per Olow Karlsson, Swedish technician at Uppsala Observatory and Kvistabergs Observatorium †[9]
9626 Stanley	1993 JF1	John Stanley (1713-1786), blind from the age of three, became a well known organist and composer of oratorios and concertos for string orchestra. For the organ he wrote several Voluntaries, which organists like to play. †
9628 Sendaiotsuna	1993 OB2	Sendai Otsunahiki, a 400-year-old tug-of-war festival, held in Satsumasendai City in the evening of the day before the Autumnal Equinox. †
9629 Servet	1993 PU7	Miguel Serveto y Reves (Michel Servet, 1511-1553), a doctor of medicine and a theologian living in France. †
9630 Castellion	1993 PW7	Sébastien Castellion (1515-1563), a French humanist well known for his generosity and aversion to fanaticism. †
9631 Hubertreeves	1993 SL6	Hubert Reeves, a professional astronomer at the French CNRS. †
9632 Sudo	1993 TK3	Kenichi Sudo (b. 1958), a Japanese medical technologist and amateur astronomer. †
9633 Cotur	1993 UP8	Peter Cotur, Belgian scientific journalist
9637 Perryrose	1994 PJ2	Perry J. Rose (b. 1966) is a former member of the Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey and currently lead solar observer on the 18-meter solar tower at Mt. Wilson Observatory. †
9638 Fuchs	1994 PO7	Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist and physician
9639 Scherer	1994 PS11	Marc Scherer, Belgian scientist
9640 Lippens	1994 PP26	Carlos Lippens, Belgian scientist
9641 Demazière	1994 PB30	Martine De Mazière, Belgian scientist
9642 Takatahiro	1994 RU	Hiroyuki Takata (b. 1961), a Japanese amateur astronomer and chief editor of the newsletter of the Chiba Science Society. †
9645 Grünewald	1995 AO4	Matthias Grünewald (real name Mathis Gothart Niethart), German Renaissance painter. †
9648 Gotouhideo	1995 UB9	Gotou Hideo, Japanese amateur astronomer †
9650 Okadaira	1995 YG	The Okadaira Shell Mound located in Miho village, Ibaraki prefecture, was built on the south coast of Lake Kasumigaura about 7,000 to 3,500 years ago. The research by Sasaki and Iijima in 1879 is appreciated as "the Starting Point of Japanese Archeology". It was the first Japanese-only excavation. †
9651 Arii-SooHoo	1996 AJ	Computer mathematician Vicki Arii-SooHoo (b. 1962) became team leader at AMOS in 1997 and is directly responsible for the successes of the AMOS program. With untiring support from her family, she has dedicated long hours and sleepless nights to ensure that the AMOS team is productive, efficient and motivated. †
9655 Yaburanger	1996 CH1	Yaburanger is a nickname for Japanese amateur castle researchers in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures. `Yabu' means bush in Japanese. The Yaburangers explore castles from the Middle Ages, and they wrote the book Castles in Ibaraki. †
9657 Učka	1996 DG2	Učka, the highest mountain on the Istrian peninsula, which extends into the northern Adriatic sea. †
9658 Imabari	1996 DD3	Imabari, Japanese city
9661 Hohmann	1996 FU13	Walter Hohmann, German civil engineer †[10]
9662 Frankhubbard	1996 GS	Frank Hubbard (1920-1976), an American harpsichord maker. †
9663 Zwin	1996 GC18	Zwin, natural reserve on the Belgian-Dutch coast †[2]
9664 Brueghel	1996 HT14	Pieter Brueghel, Flemish painter
9665 Inastronoviny	1996 LA	IAN, or Instantní Astronomické Noviny, is a Czech Internet Astronomical Newspaper founded by Jirí Dusek and Rudolf Novák in Brno in 1997. †
9667 Amastrinc	1997 HC16	Amateur Astronomers, Inc., now at Union County College, Cranford, New Jersey, where it built the William Miller Sperry Observatory †
9668 Tianyahaijiao	1997 LN	*
9669 Symmetria	1997 NC3	*
9670 Magni	1997 NJ10	*
9671 Hemera	1997 TU9	Hemera, the primordial Greek goddess of the Day. *
9672 Rosenbergerezek	1997 TA10	Kamila Rosenberger and Tomaš Rezek, friends of the discoverer (Tomaš worked for two years at Ondřejov Observatory); the asteroid was named on the occasion of Tomáš and Kamila's marriage on 19 June 1999 †[11]
9673 Kunishimakoto	1997 UC25	*
9674 Slovenija	1998 QU15	Slovenia, former Yugoslav republic*
9676 Eijkman	2023 P-L	Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1929 (with Hopkins) †[2]
9677 Gowlandhopkins	2532 P-L	Frederick Gowland Hopkins, British biochemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1929 (with Eijkman) †[2]
9678 van der Meer	2584 P-L	Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1994 †[2]
9679 Crutzen	2600 P-L	Paul Crutzen, Dutch chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995 †[2]
9680 Molina	3557 P-L	Mario J. Molina, Mexican physical chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995*
9681 Sherwoodrowland	4069 P-L	F. Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995*
9682 Gravesande	4073 P-L	Willem Jacob 's Gravesande, Dutch scientist and lawyer †[2]
9683 Rambaldo	4099 P-L	Alfred Emile Rambaldo, Dutch East Indies aviation pioneer and involved in atmospheric research †[2]
9684 Olieslagers	4113 P-L	Jan Olieslagers, Belgian air ace of World War I*
9685 Korteweg	4247 P-L	Diederik Korteweg, Dutch mathematician †[2]
9686 Keesom	4604 P-L	Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist †[2]
9687 Uhlenbeck	4614 P-L	George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Dutch-born American physicist †[2]
9688 Goudsmit	4665 P-L	Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, Dutch-born American physicist, member of the ALSOS Commission †[2]
9689 Freudenthal	4831 P-L	Hans Freudenthal, Dutch mathematician †[2]
9690 Houtgast	6039 P-L	Jacob Houtgast, Dutch astronomer †[2]
9691 Zwaan	6053 P-L	Cornelis Zwaan, Dutch astronomer †[2]
9692 Kuperus	6354 P-L	Max Kuperus, Dutch astronomer †[2]
9693 Bleeker	6547 P-L	Johan Bleeker (J. A. M. Bleeker), Dutch astronomer, Director of the Netherlands Foundation for Space Research †[2]
9694 Lycomedes	6581 P-L	Lycomedes of the Trojan War*
9695 Johnheise	6583 P-L	John Heise, Dutch astronomer †[2]
9696 Jaffe	6628 P-L	*
9697 Louwman	1295 T-1	Peter Louwman, Dutch amateur astronomer †[2]
9698 Idzerda	2205 T-1	Hanso Schotanus à Steringa Idzerda, Dutch radio pioneer †[2]
9699 Baumhauer	3036 T-1	Albert G von Baumhauer, Dutch aviation pioneer †[2]
9700 Paech	3058 T-1	Wolfgang Paech, German electronic engineer and amateur astronomer †[12] ‡[13]
9701–9800
9701 Mak	1157 T-2	Arie Mak, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †[2]
9702 Tomvandijk	2108 T-2	Thom van Dijk, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) and former president of the Working Group on Metweors of that society †[2]
9703 Sussenbach	3146 T-2	John Sussenbach, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the Working Group on Astrophotography of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †[2]
9704 Georgebeekman	5469 T-2	George Beekman, Dutch science writer and editor of the astronomy magazine Zenit †[2]
9705 Drummen	3137 T-3	Mat Drummen, Dutch Director of the 'De Koepel' Foundation (Stichting 'De Koepel') which supports amateur astronomy in the Netherlands †[2]
9706 Bouma	3176 T-3	Reinder J. Bouma (b. 1949), one of the best known Dutch amateur astronomers. †
9707 Petruskoning	3226 T-3	Piet Koning, Dutch educational staffmember of the Volkssterrenwacht Bussloo (Public Observatory of Bussloo), in the Netherlands †[2]
9708 Gouka	4140 T-3	Adriaan Gouka, Dutch co-founder of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †[2]
9709 Chrisnell	5192 T-3	Christiaan Nell, Dutch co-founder of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †[2]
9711 Želetava	1972 PA	Bearing a 13:12:5 Pythagorean relationship to (8964) [Corvus] Corax and (3735) Trebon, (9711) Zeletava is a small Moravian town near the center of the hypotenuse of a similar triangle with short leg centered on Trebon, Bohemia, and long leg running through Vranov (crow, Corvus), Moravia, and Raabs (raven, Corax), Austria. †
9712 Nauplius	1973 SO1	Nauplius, a son of Poseidon and Amymone, was king of Euboea and father of Palamedes. †
9713 Oceax	1973 SP1	Oceax, the son of Nauplius of Euboea and brother of Palamedes. †
9715 Paolotanga	1975 SB1	Paolo Tanga (b. 1966), an adjoint astronomer at the Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur. †
9716 Severina	1975 UE	Severina Feitknecht-Gallati (1945-2000), who hailed from Glarus, the same home town as the discoverer, was a highly esteemed physician at Interlaken. †
9717 Lyudvasilia	1976 SR5	Lyudmila Vasil'evna Shaposhnikova (b. 1926), orientalist and writer. †
9718 Gerbefremov	1976 YR1	Gerbert Alexandrovich Efremov, Russian designer of space technology, creator of the Proton rocket and Almaz space station, member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, and decorated with the Leonardo da Vinci Medal of the International Association of Peace Foundations †
9719 Yakage	1977 DF2	With the neighboring town of Kamogata, the town of Yakage borders the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. †
9720 Ulfbirgitta	1980 FH1	Ulf and Birgitta Heyman, friends of the discoverer †[14]
9721 Doty	1980 GB	Arthur G. Doty (1951-1999), an amateur astronomer. †
9723 Binyang	1981 EP13	Bin Yang (b. 1977), a research fellow at the European Southern Observatory in Chile. †
9724 Villanueva	1981 EW17	Geronimo L. Villanueva (b. 1978), a research assistant professor of physics at Catholic University of America. †
9725 Wainscoat	1981 EE19	Richard J. Wainscoat (b. 1961), an astronomer at the University of Hawaii. †
9726 Verbiscer	1981 EY19	Anne J. Verbiscer (b. 1964), an associate research professor at the University of Virginia. †
9727 Skrutskie	1981 EW24	Michael F. Skrutskie (b. 1959), a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia. †
9728 Videen	1981 EX38	Gordon Videen (b. 1964), a research scientist with the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorado. †
9732 Juchnovski	1984 SJ7	Ivan Juchnovski (b. 1937), president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1996. †
9733 Valtikhonov	1985 SC3	Valentin Fedorovich Tikhonov, Russian astrophysicist and member of the Russian Mission Control Center †
9737 Dudarova	1986 SC2	Veronica Borisovna Dudarova (b. 1916), the only woman conductor in Russia. †
9739 Powell	1987 SH7	James Lawrence Powell, director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, professor of geology at Oberlin College. †
9741 Solokhin	1987 UU4	Valentin Fedorovich Solokhin (b. 1933), the director general of a company in Surgut of the Tyumen province in Siberia. †
9742 Worpswede	1987 WT1	Worpswede, the German colony of artists near the city of Bremen. †
9743 Tohru	1988 GD	Tohru Takahashi, a professor of information optics at the Oita National College of Technology. †
9744 Nielsen	1988 JW	As the physician responsible for the mental and physical fitness of a close-knit team of researchers, construction workers and support staff at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole research station, Jerri Nielsen (b. 1952) is noted for her friendship and concern for the "Polies" and her courage to face her own serious illness. †
9745 Shinkenwada	1988 VY	Shinken Wada, Japanese NHK announcer. †
9746 Kazukoichikawa	1988 VS1	Kazuko Ichikawa, Japanese teddy-bear artist
9748 van Ostaijen	1989 CS2	Paul van Ostaijen, Belgian poet
9749 Van den Eijnde	1989 GC1	Peter Van den Eijnde (b. 1966) has academic degrees in German philology and management and has always been active in astronomy. During the 1980s he helped the discoverer with the reduction of astrometric work. He is now park manager of the Antwerp Zoo. †
9751 Kadota	1990 QM	Ken-ichi Kadota (b. 1961), a computer engineer and renowned amateur astronomer in Ageo, Saitama prefecture. †
9756 Ezaki	1991 CC3	Yusuke Ezaki (b. 1957), a CCD astrometric observer in Toyonaka, Osaka prefecture. †
9757 Felixdejager	1991 GA6	Felix de Jager (b. 1999) is the second grandson of the discoverer and son of Sigyn and Philip de Jager-Elst. The fourth generation of professional musicians, Felix shows great love and ability for musical performance. †
9758 Dainty	1991 GZ9	John Christopher Dainty, British optical physicist
9761 Krautter	1991 RR4	Joachim Krautter (b. 1948), associate director of the Heidelberg Königstuhl Observatory and a well-known expert on pre-main-sequence stars and novae. †
9762 Hermannhesse	1991 RA5	Hermann Hesse, German writer
9764 Morgenstern	1991 UE5	Christian Morgenstern, German poet, writer and translator
9766 Bradbury	1992 DZ2	Ray Douglas Bradbury (b. 1920), the critically acclaimed science fiction author whose works include The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man. †
9767 Midsomer Norton	1992 EB1	Midsomer Norton, English town
9768 Stephenmaran	1992 GB1	Stephen Paul Maran, American astronomer, latterly of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center †[15]
9769 Nautilus	1993 DG2	Nautilus, submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. †
9770 Discovery	1993 EE	Space shuttle Discovery. †
9774 Annjudge	1993 NO	Ann Campana Judge (1951-2001), the travel office manager for the National Geographic Society. †
9775 Joeferguson	1993 OH12	Joe Ferguson (1962-2001), director of the geography education outreach program for the National Geographic Society. †
9777 Enterprise	1994 OB	The Starship Enterprise, of Star Trek fame, or the Space Shuttle of the same name. †
9778 Isabelallende	1994 PA19	Isabel Allende, Chilean writer. †
9780 Bandersnatch	1994 SB	Bandersnatch, from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. †
9781 Jubjubbird	1994 UB1	Jubjub Bird, from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. †
9782 Edo	1994 WM	Edo is the former name for Tokyo, the capital and largest city of Japan. †
9783 Tensho-kan	1994 YD1	Tensho-kan, the first planetarium in Japan, located at the science center in Osaka. †
9784 Yotsubashi	1994 YJ1	Yotsubashi, in the center of Osaka, is where the astronomers of the Edo period observed eclipses. †
9785 Senjikan	1994 YX1	Senjikan, an astronomy group in Osaka in the Edo period. †
9786 Gakutensoku	1995 BB	Gakutensoku, the first Japanese robot, created in 1928 by Makoto Nishimura. †
9788 Yagami	1995 EQ1	Junko Yagami (b. 1958), a renowned singer-songwriter. †
9793 Torvalds	1996 BW4	Linus Benedict Torvalds, Finnish developer of Linux. †
9795 Deprez	1996 GJ19	Brigitte Deprez (b. 1939), the wife of Uccle astronomer Jozef Denoyelle, colleague of the discoverer. †
9797 Raes	1996 HR21	Hugo Raes (b. 1929), a Flemish writer. †
9800 Shigetoshi	1997 ES2	Shigetoshi Inoue (b. 1961), a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of Ota Astronomical Club. †
9801–9900
9809 Jimdarwin	1998 RZ5	James L. Darwin (born 1939), instrument maker at Lowell Observatory. †
9810 Elanfiller	1998 RJ65	Elan Eng Filler (born 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her biochemistry, medicine, health science and microbiology project. †
9811 Cavadore	1998 ST	Cyril Cavadore, French electronic engineer †[16]
9812 Danco	1998 SJ144	Emile Danco (1869–1898), who participated in the Antarctic expedition of Adrien de Gerlache, was responsible for the photography and observation of geomagnetism. He died during the trip, and his body was buried at sea near a newly discovered land, named Dancoland. †
9813 Rozgaj	1998 TP5	Slavko Rozgaj (1895-1978), director of the Zagreb Observatory. †
9814 Ivobenko	1998 UU18	Baron Ivo Benko (Baron Ivo von Benko of Bojnik) (1851-1903), the director of the Pola Observatory. †
9815 Mariakirch	2079 P-L	Maria Margarethe Kirch, née Winkelmann (1670-1720), wife and mother of astronomers, was an astronomer in her own right, observing, computing and publishing calendars, working in Berlin and Danzig. Although the comet of April 1702 was first credited to her husband, she was later acknowledged as the discoverer. †
9816 von Matt	2643 P-L	Baroness Elisabeth von Matt (Elisabeth Freiin von Matt), Austrian astronomer. †
9817 Thersander	6540 P-L	Thersander, a son of the Theban Polyneices, was wounded by Telephus and later was one of the heroes in the Wooden Horse. †
9818 Eurymachos	6591 P-L	Eurymachos, one of the heroes hidden in the Wooden Horse. †
9819 Sangerhausen	2172 T-1	In the vicinity of the German city of Sangerhausen, a remarkable archaeological object was unearthed. †
9820 Hempel	3064 T-1	Rolf Hempel, German mathematician and amateur astronomer. †
9821 Gitakresáková	4033 T-1	Margita Kresáková (née Margita Vozárová), Slovak astronomer, wife of astronomer Ľubor Kresák; Comet Vozárová is also named after her †[17]
9822 Hajduková	4114 T-1	Mária Hajduková, Slovak astronomer †[18]
9823 Annantalová	4271 T-1	Anna Antalová, Slovak astronomer †[19]
9824 Marylea	3033 T-2	Mary Lea Shane, née Heger (1897–1983), wife of Lick Observatory director C. Donald Shane. †
9825 Oetken	1214 T-3	Lore Oetken (b. 1929) has made significant contributions to the fields of magnetic stars, polarimetry and spectroscopy, a prominent part of the astronomical research at the Potsdam Observatory. The citation was prepared by A. Schnell. †
9826 Ehrenfreund	2114 T-3	Pascale Ehrenfreund, Dutch astrobiologist †[20]
9828 Antimachos	1973 SS	Antimachos, one of the heroes hidden in the Wooden Horse. †
9829 Murillo	1973 SJ1	Bartolomé Estéban Murillo (1618–1682) created many religious paintings for churches. The painter from Seville is famous for his genre pictures of children that were poor but happy, and these are imitated even today. †
9831 Simongreen	1979 QZ	Simon F. Green, British astronomer †[21]
9832 Xiaobinwang	1981 EH3	Xiao-bin Wang (b. 1966), an astronomer at the Yunnan Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences. †
9833 Rilke	1982 DW3	Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet
9834 Kirsanov	1982 TS1	Semen Isaakovich Kirsanov, Russian poet
9836 Aarseth	1985 TU	Sverre Aarseth (Årseth), Norwegian astronomer. †
9837 Jerryhorow	1986 AA2	Jerome Horowitz, father of the discoverer. †
9838 Falz-Fein	1987 RN6	Baron Eduard Aleksandrovich von Falz-Fein (b. 1912) is an outstanding collector of works of art and historical documents, known for his charity. Born in Russia, his uncle Friedrich Falz-Fein was the founder in 1875 of the well-known reserve Askania-Nova in Ukraine. †
9839 Crabbegat	1988 CT2	Crabbegat is an idyllic road at the border of the Wolvendael park, close to the Royal Observatory at Uccle. The name might refer to "crab", although Uccle is located near neither the sea nor even a stream. †
9841 Mašek	1988 UT	Martin Mašek (b. 1988) is an avid observer of deep-sky objects, variable stars, comets and asteroids. †
9842 Funakoshi	1989 AS1	Hiromi Funakoshi (born 1961) works in Gifu prefecture's Fujihashi village office. He previously contributed to the spread of astronomy awareness as a researcher at Nishi Mino Observatory and still performs volunteer work there. †
9843 Braidwood	1989 AL3	Thomas Braidwood (1715-1806), a Scottish teacher of the deaf. †
9844 Otani	1989 WF1	Toyokazu Otani (born 1928), first lecturer at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo. †
9845 Okamuraosamu	1990 FM1	Osamu Okamura (born 1954) is a Japanese certified public accountant and an amateur astronomer. †
9848 Yugra	1990 QX17	Yugra is the historical name, used in Russia in medieval times, of the vast area to the east of the Northern Urals, extending to the river Taz. Inhabited then by the Hanty and Mansi tribes, it is now part of the territory of the Hanty-Mansi autonomous area within the Russian Federation. †
9851 Sakamoto	1990 UG3	Makoto Sakamoto, a research fellow of the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory. †
9852 Gora	1990 YX	Ronald Gora (b. 1933), a former American swimmer. †
9854 Karlheinz	1991 AC3	Karlheinz Müller, German amateur astronomer. †
9859 Van Lierde	1991 PE5	Edmond Van Lierde (1888-1964), a brilliant student at the University of Brussels, later professor of mathematics, promoted modern mathematics and introduced this new discipline into Belgium. He was also a splendid pianist and an excellent tennis player. †
9860 Archaeopteryx	1991 PW9	Archaeopteryx, the early bird that had a dinosaur-like skeleton. †
9861 Jahreiss	1991 RB3	Hartmut Jahreiß (b. 1942), a staff astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. †
9863 Reichardt	1991 RJ7	Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer
9865 Akiraohta	1991 TP1	Akira Ohta (1951-2002), an amateur observer of meteors and comets. †
9866 Kanaimitsuo	1991 TV4	Mitsuo Kanai (b. 1946), a lecturer and curator at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo for 15 years. †
9869 Yadoumaru	1992 CD1	Yasushi Yadoumaru (b. 1965), a research fellow at the Misato Observatory. †
9870 Maehata	1992 DA	Hideko Maehata (née Hideco Hyodo, 1914-1995), born in Hashimoto city, Wakayama Prefecture, won the gold medal for the 200-m breast-stroke event in the 1936 Olympuic Games in Berlin. She was the first Japanese female Olympic gold medalist. †
9871 Jeon	1992 DG1	Jeon San-Woon (b. 1928), a historian of Korean astronomy and technology. †
9872 Solf	1992 DJ4	Josef K. M. Solf (b. 1934), professor of astronomy at Heidelberg and Jena, and since 1994 director of the Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg. †
9878 Sostero	1994 FQ	Giovanni Sostero, Italian aerospace engineer and amateur astronomer†[22]
9879 Mammuthus	1994 PZ29	Mammuthus or woolly mammoth was a kind of elephant, about 4 meters tall, with dense dark hair and an 8-cm-thick layer of fat, protecting the animal from the cold. †
9880 Stegosaurus	1994 PQ31	Stegosaurus'', a large dinosaur, 6 to 9 meters long, with a characteristic double row of large bony plates along the back. †
9882 Stallman	1994 SS9	Richard Stallman (b. 1953), the founder of the GNU project and an advocate and developer of free software. †
9884 Příbram	1994 TN3	Príbram, the town in central Bohemia. †
9885 Linux	1994 TM14	The Linux operating system was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991. †
9886 Aoyagi	1994 VM7	Fusao Aoyagi (b. 1952), the president of astronomical society in the town of Ishikawa, Fukushima prefecture. †
9891 Stephensmith	1995 XN1	Stephen Smith, American publisher of The Shallow Sky Bulletin from 1986 to 2000; the SSB contained cometary ephemerides †
9897 Malerba	1996 CX7	Franco Malerba (b. 1946), the first Italian astronaut. †
9898 Yoshiro	1996 DF	Yoshiro Yamada (b. 1954), a leading popularizer of astronomy in Japan. †
9900 Llull	1997 LL6	Ramon Llull, Catalan philosopher †
9901–10000
9902 Kirkpatrick	1997 NY	Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911-1984), eminent American harpsichordist, clavichordist, musicologist and teacher. †
9903 Leonhardt	1997 NA1	Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch clavecinist, organist and musicologist †[2]
9904 Mauratombelli	1997 OC1	Maura Tombelli, Italian astronomer †[23]
9905 Tiziano	4611 P-L	Tiziano Vecellio (Titian; c. 1477 or 1490-1576), a typical Renaissance painter. †
9906 Tintoretto	6523 P-L	Jacopo Robusti (1518-1594), called Tintoretto, Italian (Venetian) painter. †
9907 Oileus	6541 P-L	Oileus, the father of Ajax the Little. Next to Achilles, Ajax was the fastest-running Greek hero. †
9908 Aue	2140 T-1	Hartmann von Aue, a German poet. †
9909 Eschenbach	4355 T-1	Wolfram von Eschenbach (1168-1220) was, with von Aue and Gottfried von Strassburg, one of the greatest poets of medieval times. †
9910 Vogelweide	3181 T-2	Walther von der Vogelweide, a German lyric poet. †
9911 Quantz	4129 T-2	Johann Joachim Quantz, a German oboe playerand composer. †
9912 Donizetti	2078 T-3	Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer. †
9913 Humperdinck	4071 T-3	Engelbert Humperdinck, a German composer. †
9914 Obukhova	1976 UJ4	Nadezhda Andreevna Obukhova (1886-1961), a Russian singer. †
9915 Potanin	1977 RD2	Grigorij Nikolaevich Potanin (1835-1920), a Russian geographer, ethnographer and publicist. †
9916 Kibirev	1978 TR2	Sergej Feodosievich Kibirev (b. 1950) is involved in new methods of the processing of information, organizing the production of microelectronics in Novosibirsk. A champion sprinter in his youth, he likes extreme forms of sports. He is also a poet. †
9917 Keynes	1979 MK	John Maynard Keynes, 19th-20th-century British economist †
9919 Undset	1979 QF1	Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), a Norwegian author. †
9920 Bagnulo	1981 EZ10	Stefano Bagnulo (b. 1965), an astronomer at the Armagh Observatory and a specialist in polarimetry of early-type stars. †
9921 Rubincam	1981 EO18	David P. Rubincam (b. 1947), an American planetary geodynamicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. †
9922 Catcheller	1981 EO21	Endowing the English language with a new term, the 1961 novel Catch-22 by U.S. writer Joseph Heller (1923-1999) epitomized both the problems of a sane person in an insane society and the absurdity of war. The name was suggested by B. G. Marsden. †
9927 Tyutchev	1981 TW1	Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet
9929 McConnell	1982 DP1	John C McConnell, Historian of Astronomy. †
9930 Billburrows	1984 CP	William E. Burrows (b. 1937), of New York University, is a top authority on space, national security, spy satellites and spy planes. †
9931 Herbhauptman	1985 HH	Herbert A. Hauptman, mathematical chemist and Nobelist †[24]
9932 Kopylov	1985 QP5	Ivan Mikheevich Kopylov, Russian astronomer †[25]
9933 Alekseev	1985 SM3	Anatolij Semenovich Alekseev (b. 1928), a professor in the department of mathematical geophysics at Novosibirsk University. †
9934 Caccioppoli	1985 UC	Francesco Caccioppoli (1855-1904) directed the Naval Institute in Procida, near Napoli, and was a passionate observer of the sky. Renato Caccioppoli (1904-1959) was an outstanding mathematician who carried out seminal work on linear and nonlinear differential equations. The name was suggested by E. Perozzi. †
9936 Al-Biruni	1986 PN4	Al-Biruni, 10th-11th-century Persian scientist (anthropologist, mathematician, and astronomer) †
9937 Triceratops	1988 DJ2	Triceratops, dinosaur genus. †
9938 Kretlow	1988 KA	Mike Kretlow, a longtime friend of the discoverer. †
9941 Iguanodon	1989 CB3	Iguanodon, dinosaur genus. †
9947 Takaishuji	1990 QB	An elementary school teacher, Shuji Takai (born 1967) is a member of the Kuroishi Subaru Association. †
9949 Brontosaurus	1990 SK6	Former name of Apatosaurus, dinosaur genus. †
9950 ESA	1990 VB	European Space Agency †
9951 Tyrannosaurus	1990 VK5	Tyrannosaurus, dinosaur genus. †
9954 Brachiosaurus	1991 GX7	Brachiosaurus, dinosaur genus. †
9956 Castellaz	1991 TX4	Peter Castellaz (b. 1965), a German physicist. †
9957 Raffaellosanti	1991 TO13	The painter and architect Raphael (1483-1520), full name Raffaello Sanzio, is one of the most famous masters of the Italian Renaissance. †
9960 Sekine	1991 VE4	Masumi Sekine (b. 1950), the president of astromomical society at Ageo city. †
9962 Pfau	1991 YL1	Werner Pfau (b. 1936), director of the Jena University Observatory from 1990 to 2000 and a former chairman of the Astronomische Gesellschaft. †
9963 Sandage	1992 AN	Allan Sandage (b. 1926), a distinguished American astronomer of Palomar and Mt. Wilson fame. †
9964 Hideyonoguchi	1992 CF1	Hideo Noguchi, a Japanese bacteriologist. †
9965 GNU	1992 EF2	The GNU project was created by Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation in 1984. It enabled computer programmers to trade and improve on each other's ideas freely. Linux and academic computing owe much of their functionality to the firm foundations of GNU software. †
9967 Awanoyumi	1992 FV1	Yumi Awano (b. 1972), the curator of the Okayama Astronomical Museum. †
9969 Braille	1992 KD	Louis Braille, French cellist and organist, inventor of braille. †
9971 Ishihara	1993 HS	Takahiro Ishihara (b. 1961), president of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society from 1987 to 1997. †
9972 Minoruoda	1993 KQ	Minoru Oda (1923-2001), a cosmic-ray physicist. †
9973 Szpilman	1993 NB2	Wladyslaw Szpilman (1912-2000), a Polish pianist who managed to survive in the Warsaw ghetto. †
9974 Brody	1993 OG13	Adrien Brody, American actor who played Szpilman in the film The Pianist. †
9975 Takimotokoso	1993 RZ1	Koso Takimoto (b. 1965), a Japanese amateur astronomer. †
9981 Kudo	1995 BS3	Takahiro Kudo (b. 1961), a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Club. †
9983 Rickfienberg	1995 DA	Rick Fienberg, American editor-in-chief of Sky and Telescope. †
9984 Gregbryant	1996 HT	Greg Bryant, Australian amateur astronomer †[26]
9985 Akiko	1996 JF	Akiko Yamamoto, Japanese amateur astronomer
9986 Hirokun	1996 NX	Hirokun, nickname for Hiroshi Fukazawa, fiancé of Mizuho Urata, daughter of the second discoverer †
9987 Peano	1997 OO1	Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician
9988 Erictemplebell	1997 RX6	Eric Temple Bell, Scottish-American mathematician and author
9991 Anežka	1997 TY7	Anežka Moravcová, the discoverer's grandmother †[27]
9993 Kumamoto	1997 VX5	Kumamoto, the name of both a prefecture and its capital city, on the Japanese island of Kyushu. †
9994 Grotius	4028 P-L	Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist and statesman †[2]
9995 Alouette	4805 P-L	Alouette 1, Canadian science satellite †[28]
9996 ANS	9070 P-L	Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet, Dutch science satellite †[2]
9997 COBE	1217 T-1	Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), science satellite. †
9998 ISO	1293 T-1	Infrared Space Observatory. †
9999 Wiles	4196 T-2	Andrew Wiles, British mathematician. †
10000 Myriostos	1951 SY	Greek word for ten-thousandth

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