MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (37001-38000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
37001-37100
37022 Robertovittori Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut †
37044 Papymarcel Marcel Alphonse Merlin, father of the discoverer ("Papy" is the French diminutive of "Father")
37101-37200
37141 Povolný Dalibor Povolný, Czech biologist †
37163 Huachucaclub Huachuca Astronomy Club †
37201-37300
37279 Hukvaldy Hrad Hukvaldy, one of the largest castles in the Czech Republic †
37301-37400
37391 Ebre 2001 XB Observatori de l'Ebre, Roquetes-Tortosa, Spain †
37392 Yukiniall Yuki and Niall, children of co-discoverer Henri Boffin
37401-37500
37432 Piszkéstető Piszkéstető, a 944 m peak on Mátra Mountain, Hungary, site of Piszkéstető Station
37452 Spirit 4282 P-L Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover A)†
37501-37600
37519 Amphios 3040 T-3 Amphios, son of Merops of Perkote, one of the allies of Priam, killed by Ajax to get his beautiful armour during the Trojan war
37556 Svyaztie ''Svyaz'' and ''Tie'', Russian and English words meaning "connection", honouring the astronomical collaborations and friendships between the two superpowers, and also the exchange of neckwear by the co-discoverers on their first meeting in 1970
37573 Enricocaruso Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor
37582 Faraday Michael Faraday, English naturalist, discoverer, amongst many things, of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the Faraday effect
37584 Schleiden Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist, co-founder (with Theodor Schwann) of the field of cytology
37588 Lynnecox Lynne Cox, American long-distance swimmer
37601-37700
37601 Vicjen Vic and Jen Winter, popularizers of astronomy in rural Bolivia
37608 Löns Herman Löns, German novelist and folk song writer
37655 Illapa 1994 PM Illapa, the thunder or weather god of the Incas
37678 McClure Albert Edmund McClure, Irish engineer and antique astronomical instrument restorer
37692 Loribragg 1995 VX Lori Bragg, American member of the Maui Economic Development Board, provider of technical support to the AMOS team
37699 Santini-Aichl Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl, 17th/18th-century Czech architect of Italian origin
37701-37800
37736 Jandl Ivan Jandl, 20th-century Czech child actor, first Czech Oscar winner
37788 Suchan Pavel Suchan, Czech popularizer of astronomy at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague and spokesman for the Czech Astronomical Society †
37801-37900
37859 Bobkoff Robert Koff, American amateur astronomer


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