MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (16001-17000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
16001-16100
16002 Bertin Either one of Giuseppe Bertin, Italian astronomer, Emmanuel Bertin, or Bernard Bertin, French astronomers
16007 Kaasalainen Mikko Kaasalainen, Finnish astronomer
16012 Jamierubin Jamie Elyce Rubin, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16013 Schmidgall Emma Rose Schmidgall, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16014 Sinha Naveen Neil Sinha, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16015 Snell Sabrina Curie Snell, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16017 Street Ethan James Street, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16019 Edwardsu Edward Joseph Su, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16020 Tevelde Vera Louise te Velde, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16021 Caseyvaughn Casey Ann Vaughn, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16022 Wissnergross Zachary Daniel Wissner-Gross, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16023 Alisonyee Alison Kimberly Yee, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16035 Sasandford Scott A. Sandford, American astronomer
16036 Moroz Vassili I. Moroz, Russian planetary scientist and astronomer
16037 Sheehan William Sheehan, American psychiatrist, author, and amateur astronomer
16039 Zeglin Scott Bailey Zeglin, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16043 Yichenzhang Yi-Chen Zhang, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16044 Kurtbachmann Kurt Bachmann, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16046 Gregnorman 1999 JK Greg Norman
16051 Bernero Bruce Bernero, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16053 Brennan James Brennan, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16059 Marybuda Mary Buda, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16062 Buncher David Buncher, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16065 Borel Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel, French mathematician
16068 Citron Jerry Citron, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16069 Marshafolger Marsha Folger, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16073 Gaskin Regina Gaskin, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16074 Georgekaplan George H. Kaplan, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16075 Meglass Mary Elizabeth Glass, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16076 Barryhaase Barry Haase, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16077 Arayhamilton A. Ray Hamilton, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16078 Carolhersh Carol Hersh, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16079 Imada Keith Imada, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16083 Jorvik Jorvik, ninth-century Viking settlement that later became York
16085 Laffan John Laffan, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16089 Lamb William Lamb, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16090 Lukaszewski Angela Lukaszewski, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16091 Malchiodi Beth Malchiodi, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16094 Scottmccord Scott McCord, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16101-16200
16101 Notskas Chrysi Notskas, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16102 Barshannon Barbara Shannon, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16103 Lorsolomon Lorraine Solomon, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16104 Stesullivan Stephen Sullivan, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16105 Marksaunders Mark Saunders, director of the Exploration Systems and Space Operations Technology Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center
16106 Carmagnola Carmagnola, Italy
16107 Chanmugam Ganesar Chanmugam, Sri Lankan-born American astrophysicist
16110 Paganetti Mariarosa Paganetti, mother of the discoverer
16112 Vitaris Bethany Ann Vitaris, 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair finalist
16113 Ahmed Tahir Ahmed, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16114 Alyono Jennifer Christy Alyono, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16116 Balakrishnan Jennifer Sayaka Balakrishnan, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16118 Therberens Theresa Joan Berens, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16119 Bronner Mordechai Joseph Bronner, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16120 Burnim Jacob Samuels Burnim, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16121 Burrell Marc Anthony Burrell, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16122 Wenyicai Wenyi Cai, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16123 Jessiecheng Jessie Cheng, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16124 Timdong Timothy Allen Dong, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16127 Farzan-Kashani Raphael Farzan-Kashani, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16128 Kirfrieda Kirsten Linnea Frieda, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16129 Kevingao Kevin Kuan Gao, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16130 Giovine Allegra Elizabeth Giovine, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16131 Kaganovich Mark Kaganovich, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16132 Angelakim Angela Soeun Kim, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16135 Ivarsson
16142 Leung Albert W. Leung, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16144 Korsten
16147 Jeanli Jean Li, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16150 Clinch
16154 Dabramo Germano D'Abramo, Italian astronomer
16155 Buddy Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley), American singer, songwriter, and pioneer of Rock and Roll
16157 Toastmasters
16158 Monty
16163 Suhanli Suhan Li, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16164 Yangli Yang Li, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16165 Licht Jacob Licht, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16166 Jonlii Jonathan Lii, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16167 Oertli Nicole Anne Oertli, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16168 Palmen Brandon Michael Palmen, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16174 Parihar Raminder Kaur Parihar, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16175 Rypatterson Ryan Randall Patterson, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16177 Pelzer Justin Raymond Pelzer, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16180 Rapoport Ezra Jacob Rapoport, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16189 Riehl Emily Elizabeth Riehl, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16191 Rubyroe Ruby Roe, first wife (1943–1997) of discoverer James M. Roe
16192 Laird Elizabeth Rebecca Laird, Canadian physicist
16193 Nickaiser Nick Kaiser, astrophysicist
16194 Roderick
16197 Bluepeter After the long-running children's programme Blue Peter on BBC television
16198 Búzios Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
16199 Rozenblyum Nikita Rozenblyum, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16201-16300
16202 Srivastava Siddharth Srivastava, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16203 Jessicastahl Jessica Randi Stahl, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16209 Sterner Beckett William Sterner, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16211 Samirsur Samir Sur, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16212 Theberge Ashleigh Brooks Theberge, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16214 Venkatachalam Vivek Venkatachalam, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search winner
16215 Venkatraman Dheera Venkatraman, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16217 Peterbroughton Peter Broughton, former President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
16219 Venturelli Ophelia Shalini Venturelli, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16220 Mikewagner Michael Jacob Wagner, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16221 Kevinyang Kevin Yang, 2002 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
16222 Donnanderson
16225 Georgebaldo
16226 Beaton
16230 Benson
16231 Jessberger Elmar K. Jessberger, German planetologist
16234 Bosse
16236 Stebrehmer
16238 Chappe Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche, French astronomer
16239 Dower Richard Graham Dower, American astronomer
16241 Dvorsky Mary Rae Dvorsky, American planetary scientist
16243 Rosenbauer Helmut Rosenbauer, German astronomer
16244 Brož Miroslav Brož, Czech celestial mechanician and astronomy teacher
16246 Cantor Georg Cantor, Russian-born German mathematician
16247 Esner
16248 Fox
16249 Cauchy Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician
16250 Delbó Marco Delbó, Italian astronomer
16251 Barbifrank
16252 Franfrost
16253 Griffis
16254 Harper
16255 Hampton Donald L. Hampton, American atmospheric physicist and space system engineer
16258 Willhayes
16259 Housinger
16260 Sputnik Sputnik, first artificial satellite
16262 Rikurtz
16264 Richlee
16265 Lemay
16266 Johconnell
16267 Mcdermott Alicia Lynn McDermott, 2004 and 2005 Intel ISEF finalist
16268 Mcneeley
16269 Merkord
16271 Duanenichols Duane Nichols, mentor
16273 Oneill
16274 Pavlica
16280 Groussin Olivier Groussin, American planetary scientist
16301-16400
16355 Buber Martin Buber, Austrian philosopher, story teller, and pedagogue
16356 Univbalttech Балтийского государственного технического университета «Военмех» (Voenmekh Baltic State Technical University, BSTU), St. Petersburg, Russia (previously the Leningrad Institute of Mechanics)
16358 Plesetsk Plesetsk cosmodrome, main launching site of the former Soviet Union
16398 Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Slovak composer
16401-16500
16407 Oiunskij
16413 Abulghazi Abulghazi Bahadur, 17th-century Uzbek (then Khorezm) historian
16418 Lortzing Albert Lortzing, German composer
16435 Fándly Juraj Fándly, Slovak Roman Catholic priest, writer, educator, and revivalist of the Slovak language
16438 Knöfel André Knöfel, German meteorologist and amateur astronomer
16439 Yamehoshinokawa 1989 BZ Yamehoshinokawa, Japanese river
16441 Kirchner Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter
16445 Klimt Gustav Klimt, 19th-20th-century Austrian painter, one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement
16447 Vauban 1989 RX Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban, 17th-century French marshal and strategist of genius
16449 Kigoyama 1989 SO Mount Kigoyama (546 m), Iahikawa prefecture, Japan, at whose summit are a planetarium and public observatory
16450 Messerschmidt Daniel Gottlieb Messerschmidt, German naturalist
16452 Goldfinger Pauline J. ("PJ") Goldfinger, American adaptive-optics operator, who assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive
16459 Barth Karl Barth, Swiss theologian
16463 Nayoro 1990 EK Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan
16466 Piyashiriyama Mount Piyashiri (Piyashiri Yama), Hokkaido, Japan
16479 Paulze Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze, French wife and scientific collaborator of the 18th/19th-century chemist Antoine Lavoisier
16494 Oka Oka River, flowing from the central Russian Upland to eventually join the Volga
16498 Passau Passau, Bavaria, Germany
16501-16600
16505 Sulzer Salomon Sulzer, Austrian composer
16507 Fuuren Furen, Hokkaido, Japan, known for its fine rice
16513 Vasks Peteris Vasks, Latvian composer and contra-bassist
16514 Stevelia
16518 Akihikoito 1990 WF
16522 Tell
16524 Hausmann
16525 Shumarinaiko Lake Shumarinai, Hokkaido, Japan, on the Uryuu River
16528 Terakado 1991 GV Kazuo Terakado, Japanese scientific journalist and author
16529 Dangoldin Dan Goldin, American NASA administrator
16544 Hochlehnert
16552 Sawamura 1991 SB Tsuneo Sawamura, Japanese inventor (his anti-corrosion solder is used for the electrical systems of the space shuttle)
16555 Nagaomasami Masami Nagao, Japanese amateur astronomer
16561 Rawls John Rawls, philosopher
16563 Ob Ob river, flowing from the Altai mountains to eventually join the Irtish, on which Joseph-Nicolas Delisle traveled in April 1740 to observe a transit of Mercury
16564 Coriolis Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist
16578 Essjayess "Ess Jay Ess", English phonetic spelling of S. J. S., Shirley June Steel (''née'' Parsons), mother of the discoverer
16587 Nagamori 1992 SE Kyouji Nagamori, Japanese planetary ephemeride calculator
16588 Johngee 1992 ST
16589 Hastrup
16590 Brunowalter Bruno Walter, German-American conductor and composer
16594 Sorachi Sorachi District, Hokkaido, Japan
16596 Stevenstrauss Steven Strauss, Canadian science writer
16599 Shorland
16601-16700
16624 Hoshizawa 1993 HX Sachiko Hoshizawa, Japanese cook, television personality, and space enthusiast
16625 Kunitsugu Kunitsugu Terakado, Japanese project leader at the National Space Development Agency (NASDA)
16626 Thumper Thumper, fictional young rabbit in Walt Disney's 1942 animated film ''Bambi''
16641 Esteban
16646 Sparrman Anders Erikson Sparrman, 18th-19th-century Swedish botanist, pupil of Linnaeus, who went around the world with James Cook's second voyage and wrote about it in ''A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world'' (1789)
16666 Liroma
16669 Rionuevo University of Arizona's Flandrau Science Center at Rio Nuevo (a district of Tucson)
16672 Bedini Silvio Bedini, Italian historian of astronomy
16682 Donati 1994 FB Giovanni Battista Donati, Italian astronomer
16683 Alepieri 1994 JY Alessandro Pieri, Italian amateur astronomer
16689 Vistula Vistula river, flowing from the Beskidy mountains of southern Poland to the Baltic Sea past Krakóv, Warsaw and Gdańsk
16693 Moseley Terry Moseley, Amateur astronomer in Northern Ireland
16700 Seiwa 1995 DZ
16701-16800
16705 Reinhardt Michael Reinhardt, German astrophysicist
16706 Svojsík Antonín Benjamin Svojsík, Czech founder of Czech scouting
16714 Arndt
16715 Trettenero Virgilio Trettenero, Italian astronomer
16730 Nijisseiki
16731 Mitsumata
16744 Antonioleone Antonio Leone, Italian amateur astronomer
16745 Zappa
16750 Marisandoz 1996 QL Mari Sandoz, American historian, biographer and novelist
16755 Cayley Arthur Cayley, English mathematician
16757 Luoxiahong Luo Xiahong, Chinese astronomer of the western Han dynasty
16759 Furuyama Shigeru Furuyama, Japanese astronomer
16761 Hertz Heinrich Hertz, German physicist
16765 Agnesi 1996 UA Maria Gaëtana Agnesi, Italian mathematician
16766 Righi 1996 UP Augusto Righi, Italian physicist
16781 Renčín Vladimir Renčín, Czech graphic artist
16783 Bychkov
16794 Cucullia The Asteroid Moth (''Cucullia asteroides''), whose caterpillar feeds on plants of the family ''Asteraceae''
16797 Wilkerson Winston S. Wilkerson, member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
16801-16900
16801 Petřínpragensis Petřín, Petrin Hill and gardens in Prague, site of an observation tower (built in 1891 and modelled on the Eiffel Tower) and the Stefanik Observatory (Štefánikova Hvězdárna)
16802 Rainer Rainer Gebetsroither, son of Karin and Uwe, long-term members of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft (Linzer A.G.)
16804 Bonini
16807 Terasako
16809 Galápagos 1997 US Galápagos Islands, a world heritage site
16810 Pavelaleksandrov Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician
16817 Onderlička Bedřich Onderlička, Czech astrophysicist
16847 Sanpoloamosciano Osservatorio Astronomico di San Polo a Mosciano (Astronomical Observatory of San Polo a Mosciano), discovery site
16852 Nuredduna
16856 Banach Stefan Banach, Austro-Hungarian (Polish) mathematician
16857 Goodall
16861 Lipovetsky
16874 Kurtwahl Kurt Wahl, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16878 Tombickler Tom Bickler, member of the development team of Wide Field Camera 3
16879 Campai Paolo Campai, Italian amateur astronomer
16887 Blouke Morley Blouke, one of the pioneers of CCD technology
16888 Michaelbarber Michael R. Barber, American lawyer and amateur astronomer, pioneer of the CCD revolution
16892 Vaissière Franck Vaissière, technical support person at the Pic du Midi Observatory and Treasurer of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Electroniques (AUDE).
16900 Lozère Lozère, a département of France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region
16901-17000
16901 Johnbrooks John J. Brooks, American mechanical engineer and amateur astronomer, pioneer of the CCD revolution
16906 Giovannisilva Giovanni Silva, director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Astronomical Observatory of Padova)
16908 Groeselenberg Groeselenberg, a street in Uccle, Belgium
16912 Rhiannon Rhiannon, a Welsh goddess
16915 Bredthauer Richard A. Bredthauer, American semiconductor engineer, President of Semiconductor Technology Associates
16920 Larrywalker Larry Walker, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16929 Hurník Ilja Hurník, Czech composer
16930 Respighi Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer
16944 Wangler Julie Wangler, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16946 Farnham Tony L. Farnham, American astronomer
16947 Wikrent Brian Wikrent, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16951 Carolus Quartus 1998 KJ Latin name of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (Karel IV)
16952 Peteschultz Peter H. Schultz, American geologist and astronomer
16953 Besicovitch Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Russian mathematician
16958 Klaasen 1998 PF Kenneth P. Klaasen, American geomorphologist and astronomer
16962 Elizawoolard Elizabeth Woolard, mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
16967 Marcosbosso Marcos Federico Bosso, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner
16969 Helamuda Acronym for ''Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt'', the museum of the German federal state of Hesse
16973 Gaspari Luciano Gaspari, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner
16975 Delamere W. Alan Delamere, American astronomer
16984 Veillet Christian Veillet, French astronomer
16986 Archivestef Stephanie "Archive Stef" McLaughlin, American space scientist, who was instrumental in the preparation of the Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node scientific archive
16996 Dahir Roberto Daniel Dahir, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner
16997 Garrone Nestor Juan Garrone, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner
16998 Estelleweber Estelle Lela Weber, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner
16999 Ajstewart Andrew James Stewart, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner
17000 Medvedev Alexandr V. Medvedev, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner and American Mathematical Society Karl Menger Memorial Prize recipient


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