Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|
| 12001-12100 |
|---|
| 12001 Gasbarini | | Ron Gasbarini, Canadian amateur astronomer † |
| 12002 Suess | | Franz Eduard Suess, Austrian geologist † |
| 12003 Hideosugai | | ★ |
| 12007 Fermat | | Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician ★ |
| 12008 Kandrup | | Henry Emil Kandrup, American astrophysicist ★ |
| 12012 Kitahiroshima | | ★ |
| 12013 Sibatahosimi | | ★ |
| 12014 Bobhawkes | | Robert (Bob) Lewis Hawkes, Canadian physicist † ‡ |
| 12016 Green | 1996 XC | George Green, British mathematician and scientist ★ |
| 12022 Hilbert | | David Hilbert, German mathematician ★ |
| 12032 Ivory | | Sir James Ivory, Scottish mathematician ★ |
| 12033 Anselmo | | Luciano Anselmo, Italian astronomer ★ |
| 12035 Ruggieri | | Guido Ruggieri, Italian amateur astronomer † |
| 12040 Jacobi | | Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician ★ |
| 12042 Laques | 1997 FC | Pierre Laques, French astronomer ★ |
| 12044 Fabbri | 1997 FU | ★ |
| 12045 Klein | | Felix Klein, German mathematician ★ |
| 12047 Hideomitani | | ★ |
| 12050 Humecronyn | | Hume Blake Cronyn, Canadian businessman and politician † |
| 12051 Pícha | 1997 JO | Jaroslav Pícha, Czech meteorologist and amateur astronomer † |
| 12052 Aretaon | | ★ |
| 12053 Turtlestar | | Turtle Star Observatory, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany † ‡ |
| 12056 Yoshigeru | | ★ |
| 12057 Alfredsturm | | Alfred Sturm co-founder with Martin Geffert of the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) in Heppenheim, Germany † ‡ |
| 12061 Alena | | ★ |
| 12064 Guiraudon | | ★ |
| 12065 Jaworski | | ★ |
| 12067 Jeter | | ★ |
| 12068 Khandrika | | Harish Gautam Khandrika, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡ |
| 12070 Kilkis | | Siir Sirinyasam Kilkis, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12071 Davykim | | Davy Kim, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12072 Anupamakotha | | Anupama Kotha, Indian-born American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and 2002-2003 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) † ‡ ★ |
| 12073 Larimer | | ★ |
| 12074 Carolinelau | | Caroline Laurens deSaussure, American semi-finalist, 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) † ★ |
| 12075 Legg | | Tiffany Amelia Legg, American finalist, 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12079 Kaibab | | ★ |
| 12084 Unno | | Juza Unno (a.k.a. Sano Shoichi), Japanese mystery writer and pioneer of science fiction |
| 12086 Joshualevine | | Joshua Adam Levine, American semi-finalist, 2005 Intel Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) † ★ |
| 12087 Tiffanylin | | ★ |
| 12088 Macalintal | | Jeric Valles Macalintal, Filipino winner of the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡ + |
| 12089 Maichin | | Diana Marie Maichin, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12091 Jesmalmquist | | Eric Ragnarson Malmquist, American finalist, 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12093 Chrimatthews | | Christina Marie Matthews, American finalist, 2001 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12094 Mazumder | | Mark Mohan Mazumder, American finalist, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12099 Meigooni | | David Nima Meigooni, American finalist, 2002 and 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12101-12200 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12101 Trujillo | | Chadwick Aaron Trujillo, American astronomer? ★ |
| 12104 Chesley | | Steven Ross Chesley, American astronomer ★ |
| 12106 Menghuan | | ★ |
| 12111 Ulm | 1998 LU | ★ |
| 12113 Hollows | | ★ |
| 12117 Meagmessina | | ★ |
| 12118 Mirotsin | | Yauhen Adolfovich Mirotsin, Belarusian finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12119 Memamis | | ★ |
| 12125 Jamesjones | | James Jones, Canadian astronomer † |
| 12127 Mamiya | | ★ |
| 12128 Palermiti | | ★ |
| 12130 Mousa | | Ahmed and Sarah Shaker Mousa, American finalists, 2000-2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12164 Lowellgreen | 3067 T-2 | Lowell Green, Canadian broadcaster ★ |
| 12182 Storm | | Theodor Storm, Frisian poet and novelist ★ |
| 12185 Gasprinskij | | İsmail Gaspinskiy, Crimean Tatar journalist and writer, educator and reformer ★ |
| 12186 Mitukurigen | | ★ |
| 12187 Lenagoryunova | | ★ |
| 12189 Dovgyj | | ★ |
| 12190 Sarkisov | | ★ |
| 12191 Vorontsova | | ★ |
| 12199 Sohlman | | ★ |
| 12201-12300 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12211 Arnoschmidt | 1981 KJ | Arno Schmidt, German novelist ★ |
| 12214 Miroshnikov | | ★ |
| 12218 Fleischer | 1982 RK | ★ |
| 12219 Grigor'ev | | Mikhail Grigor'evich Grigor'ev, Russian chief (1957–1962) of the space-vehicle launch site now known as the Plesetsk cosmodrome (see also 11824) |
| 12220 Semenchur | | Semen Ivanovich Churyumov, Ukrainian doctor of philosophy and socionics, senior lecturer in the mathematics department at the Kiev National Aviation University |
| 12221 Ogatakoan | | ★ |
| 12222 Perotto | 1982 WA | Pier Giorgio Perotto, Italian electronics engineer |
| 12223 Hoskin | 1983 TX | Michael Anthony Hoskin, British historian of astronomy ★ |
| 12224 Jimcornell | | James Cornell, American astronomer ★ |
| 12225 Yanfernández | 1985 PQ | Yanga Rolando Fernández, Canadian astronomer † ‡ |
| 12226 Caseylisse | 1985 TN | Casey Lisse (Carey Michael Lisse), American astronomer † ‡ |
| 12227 Penney | | ★ |
| 12234 Shkuratov | | Yurij G. Shkuratov, Ukrainian director of the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University |
| 12235 Imranakperov | | Imran Gurru ogly Akperov, Rector of the International Banking Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia ★ |
| 12237 Coughlin | 1987 HE | Thomas B. Coughlin, of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission team and programs manager of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University ★ |
| 12238 Actor | | ★ |
| 12239 Carolinakou | | ★ |
| 12240 Droste-Hülshoff | | Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and poet ★ |
| 12241 Lefort | | ★ |
| 12242 Koon | 1988 QY | ★ |
| 12244 Werfel | | Franz Werfel, Czech poet ★ |
| 12252 Gwangju | | ★ |
| 12257 Lassine | | ★ |
| 12258 Oscarwilde | | Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, poet, and writer ★ |
| 12259 Szukalski | | ★ |
| 12261 Ledouanier | | Henri Rousseau, French post-impressionist painter, nicknamed "Le Douanier" ("The Customs Officer") ★ |
| 12262 Nishio | 1989 UL | ★ |
| 12267 Denneau | | Larry Denneau, American software engineer for the Moving Object Processing System of Pan-STARRS |
| 12270 Bozar | | ★ |
| 12272 Geddylee | | Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib), Canadian bassist, vocalist and keyboardist for the band Rush |
| 12275 Marcelgoffin | | ★ |
| 12279 Laon | | ★ |
| 12280 Reims | | Reims, France ★ |
| 12281 Chaumont | | Chaumont, France ★ |
| 12282 Crombecq | | ★ |
| 12284 Pohl | 1991 FP | Frederik Pohl, American author † |
| 12287 Langres | | ★ |
| 12288 Verdun | | Verdun, France ★ |
| 12289 Carnot | | Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician ★ |
| 12291 Gohnaumann | | Gottfried Naumann (Gottfried Otto Helmut Naumann), German ophthalmic pathologist ★ |
| 12292 Dalton | | John Dalton, British physicist and chemist ★ |
| 12294 Avogadro | | Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientist ★ |
| 12295 Tasso | | ★ |
| 12298 Brecht | | Bertolt Brecht, German dramatist, stage director, and poet ★ |
| 12301-12400 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12301 Eötvös | | Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist ★ |
| 12306 Pebronstein | | ★ |
| 12309 Tommygrav | | Tommy Grav, Norwegian astronomer |
| 12310 Londontario | | London, Ontario ★ |
| 12317 Madicampbell | | Margaret Diane Campbell, Canadian astronomer † ‡ |
| 12318 Kästner | | Erich Kästner, German author ★ |
| 12320 Loschmidt | | Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist ★ |
| 12321 Zurakowski | | Paul Zurakowski, telescope-making instructor and former director of the Chabot center ★ |
| 12323 Häckel | 1992 RX | Ernst Heinrich Philipp August (von) Haeckel, German biologist and philosopher ★ |
| 12324 Van Rompaey | | Emiel Van Rompaey, Belgian botanist ★ |
| 12327 Terbrüggen | | ★ |
| 12329 Liebermann | | ★ |
| 12339 Carloo | | ★ |
| 12340 Stalle | | ★ |
| 12341 Calevoet | | ★ |
| 12342 Kudohmichiko | | ★ |
| 12343 Martinbeech | | Martin Beech, British-Canadian astronomer † |
| 12350 Feuchtwanger | | Lion Feuchtwanger, German novelist ★ |
| 12352 Jepejacobsen | | Jens Peter Jacobsen, Danish novelist ★ |
| 12354 Hemmerechts | | Kristien Hemmerechts, Belgian writer ★ [1] |
| 12356 Carlscheele | | Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist ★ |
| 12359 Cajigal | | Observatorio Cajigal in Caracas, Venezuela, or Juan Manuel Cajigal, Venezuelan mathematician after whom it is named ★ |
| 12360 Unilandes | | ★ |
| 12363 Marinmarais | | Marin Marais, French musician ★ |
| 12364 Asadagouryu | | ★ |
| 12365 Yoshitoki | 1993 YD | ★ |
| 12368 Mutsaers | | Charlotte Mutsaers, Dutch writer † |
| 12369 Pirandello | | Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist and novelist ★ |
| 12370 Kageyasu | | Takahashi Kageyasu, Japanese astronomer and geographer |
| 12372 Kagesuke | 1994 JF | ★ |
| 12373 Lancearmstrong | | Lance Armstrong, American cyclist ★ |
| 12374 Rakhat | | ★ |
| 12379 Thulin | | ★ |
| 12380 Sciascia | | ★ |
| 12381 Hugoclaus | | Hugo Claus, Belgian writer ★ |
| 12382 Niagara Falls | | Niagara Falls † |
| 12384 Luigimartella | | ★ |
| 12386 Nikolova | | Simona Rumenova Nikolova, Bulgarian-Canadian astronomer † |
| 12395 Richnelson | | Richard Nelson, American astrophysicist |
| 12397 Peterbrown | | Peter Brown, Canadian astronomer † ‡ |
| 12398 Pickhardt | | Wilhelm Pickhardt, German geologist |
| 12399 Bartolini | 1995 OD | Corrado Bartolini, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Bologna † |
| 12400 Katumaru | | ★ |
| 12401-12500 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12401 Tucholsky | | Kurt Tucholsky, German writer and satirist ★ |
| 12406 Zvíkov | | Zvíkov Castle, Czech Republic † |
| 12407 Riccardi | | ★ |
| 12408 Fujioka | | ★ |
| 12409 Bukovanská | | Marcela Bukovanská, Czech researcher in meteorics † |
| 12414 Bure | | ★ |
| 12418 Tongling | | Tongling, Anhui |
| 12421 Zhenya | | ★ |
| 12423 Slotin | | Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist † |
| 12426 Racquetball | | Racquetball, sport ★ |
| 12431 Webster | | Alan Reginald Webster, British-Canadian engineer † |
| 12433 Barbieri | | Cesare Barbieri, Italian astronomer ★ |
| 12437 Westlane | | Westlane Secondary School, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada † |
| 12439 Okasaki | | ★ |
| 12442 Beltramemass | | ★ |
| 12443 Paulsydney | | ★ |
| 12444 Prothoon | | ★ |
| 12445 Sirataka | | ★ |
| 12446 Juliabryant | | ★ |
| 12447 Yatescup | | Yates Cup, Canadian sports trophy † |
| 12448 Mr. Tompkins | | Mr. Tompkins, character from George Gamow's books † |
| 12460 Mando | | ★ |
| 12464 Manhattan | | Manhattan Island, New York, USA ★ |
| 12465 Perth Amboy | | Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA ★ |
| 12468 Zachotín | | Zachotín, Czech Republic † |
| 12470 Pinotti | | ★ |
| 12471 Larryscherr | | ★ |
| 12472 Samadhi | | ★ |
| 12473 Levi-Civita | | Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician ★ |
| 12477 Haiku | | The Haiku, Japanese poetic form |
| 12478 Suzukiseiji | | ★ |
| 12479 Ohshimaosamu | | ★ |
| 12481 Streuvels | | Stijn Streuvels, Flemish writer † |
| 12482 Pajka | | Paula Pravdová † |
| 12485 Jenniferharris | | ★ |
| 12490 Leiden | | Leiden, Netherlands, seat of the University of Leiden † |
| 12491 Musschenbroek | | Pieter van Musschenbroek, Dutch scientist, inventor of the Leyden jar † |
| 12492 Tanais | | Tanais, ancient Greek name of the Don river |
| 12493 Minkowski | | Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician ★ |
| 12494 Doughamilton | | Douglas Peary Hamilton, American astronomer † |
| 12496 Ekholm | | Andreas Ekholm, astronomer, latterly of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona ★ |
| 12498 Dragesco | | Jean Dragesco, Romanian-born French astronomer † |
| 12500 Desngai | | Desmond Ngai, Canadian finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12501-12600 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12501 Nord | | ★ |
| 12504 Nuest | | Jennifer Elizabeth Nuest, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ★ |
| 12506 Pariser | | ★ |
| 12509 Pathak | | ★ |
| 12511 Patil | | ★ |
| 12513 Niven | | Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician † |
| 12514 Schommer | | ★ |
| 12515 Suiseki | | ★ |
| 12517 Grayzeck | | Edwin John Grayzeck, American astronomer, Archive Manager, Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data System, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park † |
| 12519 Pullen | | ★ |
| 12522 Rara | | Prem Vilas Fortran M. Rara, Filipino winner of the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡ + |
| 12524 Conscience | | † ★ |
| 12526 de Coninck | | Herman de Coninck, Flemish writer and poet ★ |
| 12527 Anneraugh | | Anne C. Raugh, American astronomer † |
| 12529 Reighard | | ★ |
| 12530 Richardson | | ★ |
| 12533 Edmond | 1998 LA | ★ |
| 12534 Janhoet | | Jan Hoet, founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK)) in Ghent and Artistic Director of the Marta Museum in Herford, Germany ★ |
| 12537 Kendriddle | | ★ |
| 12539 Chaikin | | Andrew Chaikin, author and writer on space exploration ★ |
| 12540 Picander | | ★ |
| 12542 Laver | | ★ |
| 12548 Erinriley | | ★ |
| 12553 Aaronritter | | ★ |
| 12556 Kyrobinson | | ★ |
| 12557 Caracol | | The ancient Mayan city of Caracol ★ |
| 12561 Howard | | ★ |
| 12562 Briangrazer | | ★ |
| 12565 Khege | | ★ |
| 12566 Derichardson | | Derek Charles Richardson, Canadian astrophysicist † ‡ |
| 12567 Herreweghe | | Philippe Herreweghe, Belgian conductor ★ |
| 12568 Kuffner | | Moriz von Kuffner''(in German)'', Austrian brewer, alpinist and founder of the Kuffner Observatory''(in German)'' in Vienna |
| 12572 Sadegh | | ★ |
| 12574 LONEOS | 1999 RT | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS) |
| 12575 Palmaria | | ★ |
| 12576 Oresme | | Nicole Oresme, French philosopher ★ |
| 12577 Samra | | ★ |
| 12578 Bensaur | | ★ |
| 12579 Ceva | | ★ |
| 12580 Antonini | | ★ |
| 12583 Buckjean | | ★ |
| 12585 Katschwarz | | ★ |
| 12593 Shashlov | | ★ |
| 12595 Amandashaw | | Amanda Bryce Shaw, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12596 Shukla | | Nikhil Atul Shukla, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12598 Sierra | | ★ |
| 12599 Singhal | | Akshat Singhal, Indian finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12601-12700 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12601 Tiffanyswann | | Tiffany Nichole Swann, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12602 Tammytam | | ★ |
| 12603 Tanchunghee | | Chun Ghee Tan, Singaporean finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12604 Lisatate | | ★ |
| 12649 Ascanios | 2035 T-3 | ★ |
| 12657 Bonch-Bruevich | | One of the Bonch-Bruevich ★ |
| 12658 Peiraios | 1973 SL | ★ |
| 12659 Schlegel | | ★ |
| 12661 Schelling | | ★ |
| 12664 Sonisenia | | ★ |
| 12670 Passargea | | Michael Paul Oskar Passarge, German amateur astronomer † ‡ |
| 12674 Rybalka | | ★ |
| 12675 Chabot | | ★ |
| 12680 Bogdanovich | | Carrie C. L. Bogdanovich, American amateur astronomer who assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive |
| 12682 Kawada | | ★ |
| 12686 Bezuglyj | | ★ |
| 12688 Baekeland | | Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist † |
| 12694 Schleiermacher | | Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian ★ |
| 12695 Utrecht | | Utrecht, the seat of the University of Utrecht † |
| 12696 Camus | | Albert Camus, French author and philosopher ★ |
| 12697 Verhaeren | | Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet ★ |
| 12701-12800 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12701 Chénier | 1990 GE | André Chénier, French poet ★ |
| 12704 Tupolev | | Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev, Russian pioneering aircraft designer ★ |
| 12708 Van Straten | | ★ |
| 12714 Alkimos | | ★ |
| 12715 Godin | | ★ |
| 12718 Le Gentil | | Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer ★ |
| 12719 Pingré | | Alexandre Guy Pingré, French astronomer ★ |
| 12722 Petrarca | | Petrarch, Italian poet and humanist ★ |
| 12727 Cavendish | | Henry Cavendish, British scientist ★ |
| 12729 Berger | | ★ |
| 12734 Haruna | | ★ |
| 12738 Satoshimiki | 1992 AL | ★ |
| 12742 Delisle | | Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer ★ |
| 12747 Michageffert | | Michael Geffert, German astronomer † |
| 12750 Berthollet | | Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist ★ |
| 12753 Povenmire | 1993 HE | Hal and Katie Povenmire †‡ |
| 12755 Balmer | | Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician ★ |
| 12759 Joule | | James Prescott Joule, British physicist ★ |
| 12760 Maxwell | | James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist ★ |
| 12761 Pauwels | | Thierry Pauwels, Belgian astronomer ★ |
| 12762 Nadiavittor | | Nadia Vittor, aunt of Alberto Toso, one of the discoverers † |
| 12766 Paschen | | Friedrich Paschen, Austro-German physicist ★ |
| 12773 Lyman | | Theodore Lyman, American physicist and spectroscopist ★ |
| 12774 Pfund | | August Herman Pfund, American physicist and spectroscopist ★ |
| 12775 Brackett | | Frederick Sumner Brackett, American physicist and spectroscopist ★ |
| 12776 Reynolds | | Osborne Reynolds, Irish engineer ★ |
| 12777 Manuel | | ★ |
| 12780 Salamony | | Sandra Noel Salamony, American creative director for Sky Publishing (Sky & Telescope, Night Sky, Beautiful Universe) |
| 12782 Mauersberger | | Rainer Mauersberger, German astrophysicist and/or Konrad Mauersberger, German researcher, specialising in earth and planetary atmospheres ★ |
| 12788 Shigeno | | Toramatsu Shigeno, Japanese amateur astronomer, and the discoverer's father-in-law |
| 12790 Cernan | | Eugene Andrew Cernan, American astronaut † |
| 12796 Kamenrider | 1995 WF | ★ |
| 12799 von Suttner | | Bertha Félicie Sophie von Suttner, Austrian peace activist and Nobelist † |
| 12800 Oobayashiarata | | ★ |
| 12801-12900 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12801 Somekawa | 1995 XD | ★ |
| 12802 Hagino | | ★ |
| 12811 Rigonistern | | Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian author ★ |
| 12812 Cioni | | ★ |
| 12813 Paolapaolini | | ★ |
| 12814 Vittorio | | ★ |
| 12817 Federica | | ★ |
| 12818 Tomhanks | | Tom Hanks, American actor ★ |
| 12820 Robinwilliams | | Robin Williams, American actor ★ |
| 12828 Batteas | | ★ |
| 12833 Kamenný Újezd | | Kamenný Újezd, village in Czech Republic † |
| 12834 Bomben | | ★ |
| 12835 Stropek | | Václav Stropek, technician at Kleť Observatory † |
| 12838 Adamsmith | | Adam Smith, 18th-century key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of ''An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'' |
| 12840 Paolaferrari | | Paola Ferrari, Librarian of the town of San Marcello Pistoiese in Italy and contributor to the Pian dei Termini Observatory † |
| 12843 Ewers | | Dick Ewers, NASA pilot ★ |
| 12845 Crick | | Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM, British physicist and biochemist ★ |
| 12846 Fullerton | 1997 MR | ★ |
| 12848 Agostino | | ★ |
| 12852 Teply | | Grant Teply, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)† |
| 12855 Tewksbury | | Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12859 Marlamoore | | Marla Hoke Moore, American astronomer † |
| 12860 Turney | | Shannon Quinn Turney, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12861 Wacker | | Sarah Anne Wacker, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12863 Whitfield | | ★ |
| 12866 Yanamadala | | Vijay Yanamadala, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) ★ |
| 12867 Joëloïc | | ★ |
| 12868 Onken | | ★ |
| 12870 Rolandmeier | | ★ |
| 12871 Samarasinha | | Nalin Harsha Samarasinha, American astronomer † |
| 12872 Susiestevens | | Susie Stevens, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award ★ |
| 12873 Clausewitz | | Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and military thinker ★ |
| 12874 Poisson | 1998 QZ | Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician, geometer and physicist ★ |
| 12878 Erneschiller | | Ernest Schiller, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award ★ |
| 12880 Juliegrady | | Julie Grady, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award ★ |
| 12881 Yepeiyu | | Ye Peiyu, Chinese teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award ★ |
| 12895 Balbastre | | ★ |
| 12896 Geoffroy | | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist, or Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist, or, Henry Geoffroy, French painter ★ |
| 12897 Bougeret | | Jean-Louis Bougeret, French astronomer ★ |
| 12898 Mignard | | Either or both of the brothers Pierre and Nicolas Mignard, French painters ★ |
| 12901-13000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12909 Jaclifford | | ★ |
| 12910 Deliso | | ★ |
| 12911 Goodhue | | ★ |
| 12912 Streator | | ★ |
| 12923 Zephyr | | ★ |
| 12926 Brianmason | | Brian Mason, New Zealand-born meteoriticist and lunar geologist (not to be confused with American astronomers Brian Dewitt Mason and Brian Scott Mason) |
| 12927 Pinocchio | | Pinocchio, character from Carlo Collodi's eponymous tale |
| 12928 Nicolapozio | | Nicola Pozio, accountant for the Spaceguard Foundation † |
| 12931 Mario | | Mario Sposetti, father of the discoverer † |
| 12932 Conedera | | Marina Conedera, wife of the discoverer† |
| 12934 Bisque | | ★ |
| 12972 Eumaios | | ★ |
| 12973 Melanthios | | ★ |
| 12974 Halitherses | | ★ |
| 12975 Efremov | | Yurij Nikolaevich Efremov, Russian astronomer |
| 12976 Kalinenkov | | ★ |
| 12978 Ivashov | | ★ |
| 12979 Evgalvasil'ev | | Evgenij Aleksandrovich Vasil'ev, Ukrainian educator, creator of the Artek pioneer camp "Lesnoj" in Crimea |
| 12984 Lowry | | Stephen C. Lowry, Irish astronomer † |