MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (96001-97000)


Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
96001-96100
96086 Toscanos 1006 T-2 Toscanos, Spain, where the ruins of a Phoenician colony are found
96101-96200
96192 Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada †
96193 Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta, Canada †
96201-96300
96205 Ararat Mount Ararat
96217 Gronchi Giovanni-Federico Gronchi, Italian astronomer
96268 Tomcarr Thomas D. Carr, American astronomer
96623 Leani Achille Leani, Italian astronomer and one of the founders of the International Union of Amateur Astronomers
96701-96800
96747 Crespodasilva Lucy D. Crespo da Silva, Brazilian-American astronomer and the object's discoverer, who died in 2000 at age 22 ‡


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