MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (43001-44000)
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 43001-43100 | ||
| 43025 Valusha | Valentina I. Ipatova-Artioukhova, Russian hydrobiologist | |
| 43083 Frankconrad | 1999 WR | Frank Conrad, American amateur astronomer, past president of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, friend of the discoverer |
| 43101-43200 | ||
| 43193 Secinaro | Secinaro, L'Aquila, Italy, location of what is probably the first Italian meteoric impact crater discovery (dating to the fourth or fifth century) | |
| 43201-43300 | ||
| 43293 Banting | Frederick G. Banting, Canadian medical doctor, discoverer of insulin | |
| 43511 Cima Ekar | Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar (Cima Ekar Observing Station), a.k.a. Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Ekar, the largest astronomical facilities of Italy | |
| 43601-43700 | ||
| 43667 Dumlupınar | ''Dumlupınar'', the Turkish submarine which, while crossing the Dardanelles on 1953 April 4, collided with the Swedish freighter ''Naboland'' and sank, killing all 81 men aboard | |
| 43669 Winterthur | Winterthur, Switzerland, birthplace of the discoverer and home of Sternwarte Eschenberg (Eschenberg Observatory) | |
| 43806 Augustepiccard | Auguste Piccard, Swiss-Belgian physicist, explorer of the upper stratosphere and the depths of the ocean | |
| 43841 Marcustacitus | 1993 HB | Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman emperor |
| 43844 Rowling | Joanne "Jo" Rowling, British author, best known for the Harry Potter series | |
| 43859 Naoyayano | Naoya and Ayano Fujii, children of the second discoverer | |
| 43881 Cerreto | Cerreto D'Asti, Piedmont, Italy, home to the Osservatorio astronomico di Cerreto d'Asti (Cerreto d'Asti Astronomical Observatory) | |
| 43882 Maurivicoli | Maurizio Vicoli, Italian philosopher and astronomer | |
| 43889 Osawatakaomi | 1995 QH | Osawa Takaomi, Japanese pharmacist and amateur astronomer, independent discoverer of comet C/1996 B1 |
| 43890 Katiaottani | Katia Ottani, Italian elementary-school teacher and friend of E. Colombini, one of the co-discoverers | |
| 43901-44000 | ||
| 43931 Yoshimi | Yoshimi Takahashi, Japanese amateur astronomer who contributed to the establishment of the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club and the Nanyo Citizen's Astronomical Observatory | |
| 43954 Chýnov | Chýnov, south Bohemia, site of a well-known cave discovered in 1863 † | |
| 43955 Fixlmüller | Placidus Fixlmüller, 18th-century Austrian astronomer ‡ | |
| 43956 Elidoro | Claudio Elidoro, Italian astronomer and popularizer | |
| 43957 Invernizzi | Luca Invernizzi, Italian author and amateur astronomer, founder of the Associazione Astrofili Valtellinesi and co-promoter of the "G. Piazzi" Observatory | |
| 43971 Gabzdyl | Pavel Gabzdyl, Czech planetary astronomer and author | |
| 43993 Mariola | 1997 OK | Mariola Magnoni Tieghi, former president of the Como Inner Wheel Club (International Inner Wheel di Como; the feminine version of the Rotary International) † |
| 43999 Gramigna | Paolo Gramigna, Italian amateur astronomer | |
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