MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (15001-16000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
15001-15100
15003 Midori
15004 Vallerani
15005 Guerriero
15008 Delahodde Catherine E. Delahodde, French astronomer
15014 Annagekker Anna Gekker, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15017 Cuppy Will Cuppy, American humorist and journalist
15019 Gingold Julian A. Gingold, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15020 Brandonimber Brandon Stuart Imber, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15021 Alexkardon Alex Kardon, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15023 Ketover Daniel Jacob Ketover, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15025 Uwontario University of Western Ontario
15026 Davidscott
15030 Matthewkroll Matthew Jay Kroll, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15031 Lemus Bryan Armando Lemus, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15032 Alexlevin Alex Levin, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15034 Décines 1998 WH Décines, Rhône ''département'', a French town to the west of Lione which is twinned with Monsummano Terme, the birthplace of Luciano Tesi, the co-discoverer
15036 Giovannianselmi Giovanni Anselmi, editor of the Italian astronomy journal ''Coelum''
15037 Chassagne Either La Chassagne in the Jura, or Chassagne in the Puy-de-Dôme, France
15041 Paperetti Emiliano Paperetti, Italian amateur astronomer
15042 Anndavgui Annick, David, and Guillaume, the immediate family of the discoverer
15045 Walesdymond William Wales and Joseph Dymond, 18th-century British astronomers
15052 Emileschweitzer
15053 Bochníček Záviš Bochníček, Czech astronomer living in Slovakia
15056 Barbaradixon Barbara Dixon, related to the discoverer, D. S. Dixon?
15057 Whitson Peggy Whitson, American astronaut
15058 Billcooke Bill Cooke, American space weather scientist
15068 Wiegert Paul Wiegert, Canadian astrodynamicist
15071 Hallerstein Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein, Slovenian Jesuit missionary to China, mathematician, astronomer, cartograph, and diplomat
15072 Landolt
15076 Joellewis Joel Brewster Lewis, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15077 Edyalge 1999 CA Edy Alge, Swiss amateur astronomer
15083 Tianhuili Tianhui Li, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15088 Licitra Jeffrey Lawrence Licitra, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15091 Howell
15092 Beegees The Bee Gees' UK-born recording artists Barry, Robin, Maurice, and Andy Gibb were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site
15093 Lestermackey Lester Wayne Mackey, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15099 Janestrohm
15101-15200
15106 Swanson
15107 Toepperwein
15109 Wilber
15111 Winters
15112 Arlenewolfe Arlene E. Wolfe mentored a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Wolfe is a teacher at the Venerini Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts.
15115 Yvonneroe Yvonne Roe, wife of discoverer James M. Roe
15118 Elizabethsears
15120 Mariafélix 2000 ES Maria Jesús Félix, mother of the discoverer
15126 Brittanyanderson
15128 Patrickjones
15129 Sparks
15132 Steigmeyer
15133 Sullivan
15139 Connormcarty
15144 Araas
15145 Ritageorge
15146 Halpov Hal Povenmire, American amateur astronomer and meteor observer, founder of the Florida Fireball Patrol
15147 Siegfried
15155 Ahn
15160 Wygoda
15201-15300
15202 Yamada-Houkoku Yamada-Houkoku, 19th-century Japanese scholar and Confucian
15203 Grishanin Kirill Vladimirovich Grishanin, Russian hydrometeorologist
15220 Sumerkin Yurij Vasil'evich Sumerkin, Russian scientist in the field of ship mechanical engineering, ship building and ship repair
15228 Ronmiller 1987 DG
15230 Alona
15231 Ehdita
15239 Stenhammar
15258 Alfilipenko
15262 Abderhalden Emil Abderhalden, Swiss biochemist and physiologist
15263 Erwingroten Erwin Groten, German geodesist
15264 Delbrück Max Delbrück, German biologist, joint winner with Salvador Luria and Alfred Hershey of the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1969
15265 Ernsting Walter Ernsting, German science fiction author (who wrote also under the pseudonym Clark Darlton)
15273 Ruhmkorff Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, German instrument maker
15276 Diebel
15278 Pâquet
15282 Franzmarc
15294 Underwood
15301-15400
15301 Marutesser
15304 Wikberg
15318 Innsbruck
15321 Donnadean
15329 Sabena Sabena, Belgian airline?
15342 Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi
15346 Bonifatius Saint Boniface
15350 Naganuma
15363 Ysaye
15370 Kanchi 1996 NW
15371 Steward Steward Observatory
15372 Agrigento Agrigento, a town in the province of that name in Sicily which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
15374 Teta 1997 BG Teta, mythical fortune-teller and heathen priestess, second daughter of Bohemian prince Krok
15376 Marták Ján Marták, Slovak musician
15379 Alefranz Alessandro Bisentini and Francesco Villa, Italian comedian duo, friends of the second discoverer
15378 Artin
15381 Spadolini Giovanni Spadolini, Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy, June 1981 to December 1982
15382 Vian 1997 SN
15384 Samková Filomena Samková, Czech
15385 Dallolmo Umberto Dall'Olmo, Italian astronomer
15386 Nicolini
15388 Coelum ''Coelum'', the Italian astronomy journal
15389 Geflorsch Gérard Florsch, one of the founders of the Groupe de Lorraine of the Société Astronomique de France and of the public observatory of Sarreguemines.
15390 Znojil Vladimír Znojil, Czech astronomer
15392 Budějický Jaromír Budějický, Czech radio-astronomer
15395 Rükl 1997 UV Antonín Rükl, Czech astronomer
15396 Howardmoore
15397 Ksoari KSO-ARI Minor Planet Surveys The KSO-ARI Minor Planet Surveys were conducted by Freimut Börngen (Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg) and Lutz D. Schmadel (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg) with the Tautenburg Schmidt Telescope between 1990 and 1993. The surveys resulted in the discovery of 501 minor planets.
15399 Hudec 1997 VE René Hudec, Czech astronomer
15401-15500
15403 Merignac
15406 Bleibtreu
15412 Schaefer
15415 Rika
15417 Babylon
15420 Aedouglass Andrew Ellicott Douglass, American astronomer
15421 Adammalin Adam Mikah Malin, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15425 Welzl Jan Welzl, Czech arctic explorer
15427 Shabas
15434 Mittal Alexander Chow Mittal, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15448 Siegwarth
15452 Ibramohammed Ibraheem Maqsood Mohammed, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15460 Manca Francesco Manca, Italian amateur astronomer
15461 Johnbird John Bird, British astronomer and instrument-maker
15462 Stumegan
15465 Buchroeder Richard Alfred Buchroeder, American optical design engineer
15466 Barlow
15467 Aflorsch Alphonse Florsch, French astronomer
15469 Ohmura 1999 BC
15476 Narendra Varun Kumar Narendra, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15492 Nyberg Michael Herbert Nyberg, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15495 Bogie
15497 Lucca
15499 Cloyd
15500 Anantpatel Anant Ramesh Patel, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15501-15600
15501 Pepawlowski Peter Michal Pawlowski, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15506 Preygel Anatoly Preygel, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15507 Rengarajan Michelle Rengarajan, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15510 Phoeberounds Phoebe Robeson Rounds, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
15512 Snyder Doug Snyder, American amateur astronomer and light pollution reducer
15513 Emmermann
15522 Trueblood Mark Trueblood, American engineer and amateur astronomer
15523 Grenville
15530 Kuber
15543 Elizateel
15550 Sydney
15551 Paddock
15553 Carachang
15557 Kimcochran 2000 GV
15559 Abigailhines
15563 Remsberg
15565 Benjaminsteele Benjamin Steele, 2001 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge finalist
15566 Elizabethbaker
15567 Giacomelli
15569 Feinberg
15574 Stephaniehass
15576 Munday
15577 Gywilliams
15582 Russellburrows
15583 Hanick
15594 Castillo
15599 Richardlarson
15601-15700
15604 Fruits
15606 Winer
15608 Owens
15609 Kosmaczewski Named in 2002 after Sara Kosmaczewski, a Hamden student, after she won the third annual Discovery Young Scientist Challenge, a national science contest. [1]
15614 Pillinger Colin Pillinger, British planetary scientist, Head of Planetary and Space Sciences at the Open University
15617 Fallowfield
15618 Lorifritz
15619 Albertwu
15620 Beltrami
15621 Erikhovland
15622 Westrich
15624 Lamberton
15627 Hong
15628 Gonzales
15629 Sriner
15630 Disanti
15631 Dellorusso
15632 Magee-Sauer Karen Magee-Sauer, American astronomer
15635 Andrewhager
15651 Tlepolemos 9612 P-L
15663 Periphas 4168 T-2
15672 Sato-Norio Sato-Norio, 19th-century Japanese educator
15673 Chetaev
15675 Goloseevo
15691 Maslov
15695 Fedorshpig Fedor Ivanovich Shpig, Ukrainian economist, and president of the Ukraine amateur football association
15701-15800
15710 Böcklin
15723 Girraween Girraween National Park, Queensland, Australia
15724 Zille
15727 Ianmorison
15728 Karlmay
15729 Yumikoitahana 1990 UB
15732 Vitusbering Vitus Bering, Danish navigator and explorer
15740 Hyakumangoku Japanese for the « one million ''koku'' domain », the nickname of the wealthy ''Kaga han'' (Kaga Province) in the Edo period
15752 Eluard Paul Éluard, 20th-century French surrealist poet
15761 Schumi
15762 Rühmann Heinz Rühmann, German actor
15766 Strahlenberg Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Swedish officer and geographer
15779 Scottroberts
15790 Keizan 1993 TC
15801-15900
15804 Yenisei Yenisei river, flowing from near the Mongolian border to eventually join the Kara Sea
15808 Zelter
15811 Nüsslein-Volhard Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German geneticist and Nobelist
15817 Lucianotesi 1994 QC Luciano Tesi, Italian amateur astronomer
15818 DeVeny
15819 Alisterling Alister Ling, Canadian amateur astronomer
15834 McBride Neil McBride, British astronomer
15837 Mariovalori
15838 Auclair Raymond Auclair, Canadian amateur astronomer
15841 Yamaguchi 1995 OX
15845 Bambi Bambi, fictional young deer in Walt Disney's 1942 animated eponymous film
15846 Billfyfe William Fyfe, Canadian geochemist
15849 Billharper Bill Harper, Canadian philosopher of science
15851 Chrisfleming Chris Fleming, Canadian amateur astronomer
15854 Numa
15860 Siráň 1996 HO Gustáv Siráň, Slovak geophysicist
15861 Ispahan Ispahan, Iran
15868 Akiyoshidai 1996 OL
15869 Tullius 1996 PL
15870 Obůrka 1996 QD Oto Obůrka, Czech astronomer
15887 Daveclark David L. Clark, Canadian amateur astronomer
15890 Prachatice 1997 GY Prachatice, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic
15896 Birkhoff George Birkhoff, American mathematician
15897 Beňačková Gabriela Beňačková-Čápová, Slovak soprano
15898 Kharasterteam 1997 QP
15899 Silvain
15901-16000
15904 Halstead
15905 Berthier
15907 Robot Robot, word coined by Josef Čapek
15911 Davidgauthier David Gauthier, philosopher
15913 Telemachus Telemachus, Greek mythological figure
15918 Thereluzia
15921 Kintaikyo 1997 VP
15929 Ericlinton Eric Clinton, Canadian amateur astronomer
15938 Bohnenblust Frederic Bohnenblust (Henri Frederic Bohnenblust) (1906-2000), Swiss-born American mathematician
15939 Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, Canadian engineer, physicist, and inventor
15941 Stevegauthier Steve Gauthier, Canadian amateur astronomer
15945 Raymondavid
15946 Satinský Július Satinský, Slovak comedian
15947 Milligan
15949 Rhaeticus 1998 BQ Rheticus (Georg Joachim von Lauchen), Austrian humanist, physician, mathematician and astronomer
15950 Dallago
15955 Johannesgmunden Johannes von Gmunden, Austrian priest, humanist, mathematician and astronomer
15957 Gemoore G. E. Moore, English philosopher
15960 Hluboká 1998 CH Hluboká nad Vltavou, château in South Bohemia
15963 Koeberl Christian Koeberl, Austrian professor of geochemistry and cosmochemistry
15964 Billgray 1998 DU Bill Gray, American astronomical software programmer, publisher of the Guide series of star-charting software, and of the GSC-ACT star catalog
15965 Robertcox Robert E. Cox, American long time editor of ''Gleanings for ATMs'' (Amateur Telescope Makers) in ''Sky & Telescope'' magazine
15967 Clairearmstrong Claire Armstrong, collaborator and wife of the discoverer, supernova hunter M. Armstrong
15969 Charlesgreen Charles Green, 18th-century British astronomer, who observed the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti
15971 Hestroffer Daniel Hestroffer, French astronomer
15986 Fienga Agnès Fienga, French astronomer
15992 Cynthia Cynthia Hug, the discoverer's wife; Cynthia is also an alternate name for the Moon goddess Artemis (from her birthplace, Mount Cynthus on Delos), and this minor planet was imaged many times with the Moon above the horizon


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