MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (26001-27000)
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 26001-26100 | ||
| 26057 Ankaios | 4742 T-2 | Ancaeus, in Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts ★ |
| 26074 Carlwirtz | 1977 TD | Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, German astronomer ★ |
| 26101-26200 | ||
| 26119 Duden | Duden, the German dictionary ★ | |
| 26168 Kanaikiyotaka | Kiyotaka Kanai, Japanese astronomer | |
| 26169 Ishikawakiyoshi | 1995 YY | ★ |
| 26170 Kazuhiko | ★ | |
| 26177 Fabiodolfi | Fabio Dolfi, Italian amateur astronomer | |
| 26195 ÄŒernohlávek | 1997 EN | ★ |
| 26197 Bormio | Bormio, Italy †‡ | |
| 26201-26300 | ||
| 26205 Kuratowski | Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician ★ | |
| 26210 Lingas | ★ | |
| 26214 Kalinga | ★ | |
| 26276 Natrees | Nat (Nathan? Nathalie?) Rees? ★ | |
| 26277 Ianrees | Ian Rees? ★ | |
| 26301-26400 | ||
| 26314 Škvorecký | Josef Škvorecký, Czech writer †‡ | |
| 26328 Litomyšl | 1998 WQ | Litomyšl, Czech Republic †|
| 26340 Evamarková | Eva Marková, Czech astronomer †| |
| 26355 Grueber | Johannes Grueber, 17th-century Austrian Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician, astronomer at the Chinese imperial court, and author of the first European travelogue of Tibet †| |
| 26356 Aventini | Andrea Aventini, Italian amateur astronomer †| |
| 26357 Laguerre | Edmond Laguerre, French mathematician ★ | |
| 26376 Roborosa | ★ | |
| 26390 RuÅ¡in | ★ | |
| 26401-26500 | ||
| 26401 SobotiÅ¡te | 1999 WX | ★ |
| 26498 Dinotina | Dino and Tina Grifoni, uncle and aunt of Andrea Boattini †| |
| 26500 Toshiohino | Toshio Hino, Japanese astronomer | |
| 26501-26600 | ||
| 26501 Sachiko | Sachiko Nagata, teacher of Oshibana, the Japanese art of arranging pressed flowers | |
| 26601-26700 | ||
| 26629 Zahller | ★ Named in honor of the discoverer's mother, Cordelia Zahller Luginbuhl, and the Zahller family. | |
| 26639 MurgaÅ¡ | ★ | |
| 26640 Bahýľ | ★ | |
| 26661 Kempelen | Wolfgang von Kempelen, Austrian inventor ★ | |
| 26701-26800 | ||
| 26715 South Dakota | 2001 HJ | South Dakota ★ |
| 26733 Nanavisitor | Nana Visitor (Nana Tucker), American actress †| |
| 26734 Terryfarrell | Terry Farrell (Theresa Lee Farrell), American actress †| |
| 26757 Bastei | ★ | |
| 26761 Stromboli | 2033 P-L | Stromboli island and volcano ★ |
| 26763 Peirithoos | 2706 P-L | ★ |
| 26801-26900 | ||
| 26821 Baehr | Ulrich Baehr, German astronomer ★ | |
| 26829 Sakaihoikuen | ★ | |
| 26851 Sarapul | Sarapul, Russia, on the Kama river | |
| 26858 Misterrogers | 1993 FR | Mister Rogers television character ★ |
| 26879 Haines | Peter Wyatt Haines, Australian geologist, discoverer of several impact craters in Australia | |
| 26887 Tokyogiants | Tokyo Giants baseball team ★ | |
| 26891 Johnbutler | Christopher John Butler, Irish astronomer, discoverer of an exceptional flare on HD 6090 ("Butler's star") | |
| 26896 Josefhudec | 1995 OY | ★ |
| 26901-27000 | ||
| 26908 Lebesgue | 1996 GK | Henri-Léon Lebesgue, 19th-20th-century French mathematician |
| 26909 Lefschetz | Solomon Lefschetz, American mathematician | |
| 26917 Pianoro | Pianoro, Italy, location of Pianoro Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Pianoro) | |
| 26921 Jensallit | Jennifer Sallit, wife of the discoverer | |
| 26922 Samara | The Samara river, flowing from the foothills of the Urals to join the Volga at the city of Samara | |
| 26924 Johnharvey | John Warren Harvey, American heliologist | |
| 26935 Vireday | Carol Claire Vireday, wife of the discoverer | |
| 26937 Makimiyamoto | Maki Miyamoto, Japanese actress | |
| 26950 Legendre | Adrien-Marie Legendre, 18th-19th-century French mathematician | |
| 26954 Skadiang | 1997 MG | Karen Skadiang, Australian amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer |
| 26955 Lie | Marius Sophus Lie, 19th-century Norwegian mathematician | |
| 26960 Liouville | Joseph Liouville, 19th-century French mathematician | |
| 26963 Palorapavý | Pavol "Palo" Rapavý, Slovak astronomer, director of the public observatory in Rimavská Sobota | |
| 26969 Biver | 1997 SE | Nicolas Biver, French astronomer †|
| 26970 Eliáš | MojmÃr Eliáš, Czech geologist and planetologist | |
| 26971 Sezimovo Ústà | Sezimovo ÚstÃ, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic †| |
| 26973 Lála | Petr Lála, Czech astronomer | |
| 26984 Fernand-Roland | 1997 VV | Fernand-Roland Merlin, friend of the discoverers |
| 26986 Čáslavská | Vera Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and olympic gold medalist, world's best sportswoman of 1968 | |
| 26993 Littlewood | John Edensor Littlewood, British mathematician | |
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