MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (41001-42000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
41001-41100
41049 Van Citters G. Wayne Van Citters, American astronomer
41206 Sciannameo Francesco Sciannameo, Italian professor of general surgery, head physician of the Terni hospital, and amateur astronomer
41279 Trentman Richard Trentman, American amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object follow-up program
41450 Medkeff Jeff Medkeff, American designer of software for robotic operations of observatories, telescope control, data reduction and automatic submission of results to the Minor Planet Center †
41488 Sindbad Sindbad, legendary sailor from Baghdad whose numerous fantastic adventures are recounted in ''The Arabian Nights''
41800 Robwilliams Robert A. Williams, American psychiatrist and author, director of the Biological Psychiatry Institute in Phoenix, Arizona
41901-42000
41943 Fredrick Richard Fredrick, American amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object follow-up program
41986 Fort Bend Fort Bend Astronomy Club of Stafford, Texas, USA, several of whose members are asteroid discoverers (J. L. Casady, A. Cruz, P. Garossino, C. Gustava, A. Lowe, D. Wells)


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