MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (42001-43000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
42001-42100
42073 Noreen Noreen Pray, wife of the discoverer
42101-42200
42113 Jura Jura, the 23rd state of Switzerland
42191 Thurmann Jules Thurmann, 19th-century Swiss geologist and naturalist
42354 Kindleberger Charles P. Kindleberger, American economist
42355 Typhon Typhon, mythological enemy of the Olympian gods, leader of the Titans, and its mother, Echidna ((42355) Typhon I Echidna)
42365 Caligiuri Michael P. Caligiuri, American neurologist and amateur astro-imager
42377 KLENOT KLENOT, the KLEť observatory Near Earth and Other unusual objects observations Team and telescope project
42401-42500
42403 Andraimon 6844 P-L Andraimon, father of the Greek Trojan War hero Thoas
42482 Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone, lieder and oratorio singer, orchestra conductor and author
42487 Ångström Anders Jonas Ångström, 19th-century Swedish physicist, cofounder of astrospectroscopy
42501-42600
42516 Oistrach David Oistrach (David Fyodorovich Oistrakh, Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах), and his son Igor (Игорь), Jewish-Russian-Ukrainian violin virtuosi
42531 McKenna 1995 LJ Martin McKenna, Irish astronomer
42747 Fuser Ireneo Fuser, Italian author and professor of organ, piano and composition
42748 Andrisani Donato Andrisani, Italian dental surgeon, amateur astronomer, and friend of the discoverer
42775 Bianchini Francesco Bianchini, 17th-18th century Italian catholic priest, calendar reformer ans astronomer
42801-42900
42849 Podjavorinská Ľudmila Podjavorinská (Riznerová), Slovak poet and writer, recipient of a National artist award for her contributions to Slovak literature
42901-43000
42924 Betlem Hans Betlem, Dutch amateur meteor astronomer and founder of the Dutch Meteor Society
42929 Francini Claudio Francini, Italian amateur astronomer, a collaborator at the Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese (San Marcello Observatory, the discovery site)
42981 Jenniskens Peter Jenniskens, American meteor astronomer


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