MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (66001-67000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
66207 Carpi Carpi, Italy †
66458 Romaplanetario Planetario di Roma, the planetarium in Rome (a new one opened in 2004, replacing the older one which closed in 1984), where the discoverer also works
66479 Healy David H. Healy, American astrophotographer and asteroid discoverer, an original contributor to Burnham's ''Celestial Handbook'' ‡
66661 Wallin John F. Wallin, American astrophysicist and educator
66667 KambiÄ Bojan KambiÄ, Slovenian founder and editor of the astronomical magazine ''Spika''
66671 Sfasu Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, East Texas
66934 Kálalová Vlasta Kálalová-Di Lotti, Czech physician and entomologist, founder and director of the ''Mustausaf Czechoslovak'' hospital in Baghdad, Iraq †
66939 Franscini Stefano Franscini, 19th century Swiss politician


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