MEANINGS OF ASTEROID NAMES (23001-24000)
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| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 23001-23100 | ||
| 23002 Jillhirsch | Jill Hirsch, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23003 Ziminski | Mark Ziminski, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23006 Pazden | Stan Pazden, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23008 Rebeccajohns | Rebecca Johns, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23010 Kathyfinch | Kathy Finch, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23011 Petach | Helen Petach, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23013 Carolsmyth | Carol Smyth, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23014 Walstein | Eric Walstein, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23016 Michaelroche | Michael Roche, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23017 Advincula | Rigoberto Advincula, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23018 Annmoriarty | Ann Moriarty, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23019 Thomgregory | Thomas Gregory, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23030 Jimkennedy | James R. Kennedy, American radio astronomer | |
| 23032 Fossey | Dian Fossey, American ethologist | |
| 23038 Jeffbaughman | Jeffrey Baughman, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23040 Latham | Robert Latham, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23041 Hunt | Patricia Hunt, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23042 Craigpeters | Craig Peters, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23044 Starodub | Peter Starodub, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23045 Sarahocken | Sarah Hocken, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23046 Stevengordon | Steven Gordon, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23047 Isseroff | Rebecca Isseroff, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23048 Davidnelson | David Nelson, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23054 Thomaslynch | Thomas Lynch, American mentor of a 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23055 Barbjewett | Barbara Jewett, American mentor of a 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23057 Angelawilson | Angela Wilson, American mentor of a 2005 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23059 Paulpaino | Paul Paino, American mentor of a 2005 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23060 Shepherd | Karen Shepherd, American mentor of a 2005 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23061 Blueglass | Michael Blueglass, American mentor of a 2004 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23062 Donnamooney | Donna Mooney, American mentor of a 2004 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23063 Lichtman | Paul Lichtman, American mentor of a 2004 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) finalist | |
| 23064 Mattmiller | Matthew Miller, American mentor of a 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) finalist | |
| 23101-23200 | ||
| 23110 Ericberne | 2000 AE | Eric Berne, American psychiatrist ★ |
| 23111 Fritzperls | 2000 AG | Frederick S. (Fritz) Perls, German psychologist and psychotherapist ★ |
| 23120 Paulallen | Paul G. Allen, American computer industry executive, financial supporter of the Spacewatch program, of SpaceShipOne civilian suborbital space flight, and the radio-astronomy Allen Telescope Array (ATA) | |
| 23201-23300 | ||
| 23257 Denny | Robert B. Denny, robotic telescope software developer †| |
| 23258 Tsuihark | Hark Tsui, Chinese (Hong Kong) movie producer and director †| |
| 23301-23400 | ||
| 23318 Salvadorsanchez | Salvador Sánchez MartÃnez, Spanish (Catalan) amateur astronomer, Director of the Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca ★ | |
| 23355 Elephenor | 9602 P-L | Elephenor, son of Chalcodon, led the Euboean Abantians against Troy, where he was killed by Agenor ★ |
| 23382 Epistrophos | 4536 T-2 | Skhedios and Epistrophos led the men of Phocis against Troy ★ |
| 23383 Schedios | 5146 T-2 | Schedios and Epistrophos led the men of Phocis against Troy ★ |
| 23401-23500 | ||
| 23402 Turchina | Galina Petrovna Turchina, Russian writer and dramatist †| |
| 23405 Nisyros | The island of Nisyros in the Aegean Sea, known to be an example of a stratovolcano ★ | |
| 23406 Kozlov | Dmitrij Il'ich Kozlov, Russian engineer and scientist, winner of the Lenin Prize, of the State Prize twice, and the gold medal of the Association of Assistance to the National Industry of France | |
| 23444 KukuÄÃn | Martin KukuÄÃn (pseudonym of Matej Bencur), Slovak writer ★ | |
| 23452 Drew | 1988 QF | ★ |
| 23455 Fumi | ★ | |
| 23457 Beiderbecke | Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician ★ | |
| 23469 Neilpeart | Neil Elwood Peart, Canadian drummer and lyricist for the band Rush | |
| 23472 Rolfriekher | Rolf Riekher, German optician and historian, author of ''Fernrohre und ihre Meister'' ("Telescopes and their Masters") | |
| 23473 Voss | Johann Heinrich Voss (1751-1826), Philologist and poet †| |
| 23490 Monikohl | Monika Kohl, German secretary of the documentation department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut for more than four decades | |
| 23501-23600 | ||
| 23504 Haneda | 1992 EX | Toshio Haneda, 20th-century Japanese comet hunter, discoverer of D/1978 R1 (Haneda-Campos) |
| 23514 Schneider | 1992 RU | ★ |
| 23520 Ludwigbechstein | Ludwig Bechstein, German writer and collector of folk fairy tales ★ | |
| 23547 Tognelli | 1994 DG | Emanuele Tognelli, Italian amateur astronomer †|
| 23578 Baedeker | Karl Baedeker, German publisher ★ | |
| 23583 KÅ™ivský | Ladislav Krivský, Czech astronomer ★ | |
| 23587 Abukumado | Abukumado, a limestone cave in eastern Fukushima prefecture | |
| 23601-23700 | ||
| 23617 Duna | Ancient name of the Daugava river, upon which the Latvian capital of Riga is built | |
| 23625 Gelfond | 1996 WX | Aleksandr Osipovich Gelfond, Russian mathematician ★ |
| 23644 Yamaneko | Yamaneko Group of Comet Observers †| |
| 23663 Kalou | Nickname of the discoverer's wife, Caroline Meunier †| |
| 23685 Toaldo | 1997 JV | Abbott Giuseppe Toaldo, Italian meteorologist, agronomist, astronomer and physicist ★ |
| 23686 Songyuan | Songyuan, Jilin province, China | |
| 23699 Paulgordan | Paul Albert Gordan, German mathematician ★ | |
| 23701-23800 | ||
| 23712 Willpatrick | 1998 AA | William Patrick, son of the discoverers †|
| 23718 Horgos | Horgos, Serbia, near the border with Hungary, where the second discoverer grew up †| |
| 23774 Herbelliott | Herbert James "Herb" Elliott, Australian athlete ★ | |
| 23776 Gosset | 1998 QE | William Sealey Gosset, British mathematician ★ |
| 23777 Goursat | Édouard Goursat, French mathematician ★ | |
| 23801-23900 | ||
| 23880 Tongil | "Unification" in Korean [1] | |
| 23884 Karenharvey | Karen L. Harvey, née Angle, American astrophysicist (solar physics researcher) and wife of American astrophysicist (solar physics researcher) John Warren (Jack) Harvey †| |
| 23889 Hermanngrassmann | Hermann Günther Grassmann, German mathematician, physicist, linguist, scholar, and neohumanist ★ | |
| 23901-24000 | ||
| 23988 Maungakiekie | 1999 RB | Maungakiekie, volcanic cone which dominates the skyline of Auckland, New Zealand ★ |
| 23989 Farpoint | 1999 RF | Farpoint Observatory ★ |
| 23990 Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter ★ | |
| 23999 Rinner | Claudine Rinner, French amateur astronomer ‡ | |
| 24000 Patrickdufour | Patrick Dufour, French amateur astronomer | |
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