Meanings of asteroid names (8501-9000)

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This is a list of the sources of asteroid names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names to ensure that the identification is correct. Names established from other sources should quote the reference.

Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Contents: 8501... 8601... 8701... 8801... 8901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
8501-8600
8501 Wachholz	1990 TK8	*
8502 Bauhaus	1990 TR12	Bauhaus, German architectural school*
8503 Masakatsu	1990 WX3	*
8515 Corvan	1991 RJ	*
8516 Hyakkai	1991 TW1	*
8521 Boulainvilliers	1992 GF4	Henri de Boulainvilliers, Comte de Saint-Saire, French historian and political writer*
8523 Bouillabaisse	1992 PX	The fish stew Bouillabaisse*
8524 Paoloruffini	1992 RJ3	Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician*
8525 Nielsabel	1992 RZ5	Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician*
8526 Takeuchiyukou	1992 SM12	*
8527 Katayama	1992 SV12	*
8529 Sinzi	1992 UH2	*
8530 Korbokkur	1992 UK5	*
8531 Mineosaito	1992 WX2	*
8533 Oohira	1993 BM	*
8534 Knutsson	1993 FJ10	Gösta Knutsson, Swedish children's author †
8535 Pellesvanslös	1993 FH22	Pelle Svanslös, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson †
8536 Måns	1993 FK23	Måns, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson †
8537 Billochbull	1993 FG24	Bill and Bull, fictional cats in the stories of Gösta Knutsson †
8538 Gammelmaja	1993 FR26	Gammelmaja, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson †
8539 Laban	1993 FT32	Laban, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson †
8541 Schalkenmehren	1993 TZ32	*
8543 Tsunemi	1993 XO1	*
8544 Sigenori	1993 YE	*
8545 McGee	1994 AM1	Hazel McGee, British amateur astronomer and editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association*
8546 Kenmotsu	1994 AH3	*
8548 Sumizihara	1994 ER3	*
8549 Alcide	1994 FS	*
8550 Hesiodos	1994 PV24	The Greek epic poet Hesiod*
8551 Daitarabochi	1994 VC7	*
8552 Hyoichi	1995 HE	*
8553 Bradsmith	1995 HG	Bradford A. Smith, American astronomer*
8554 Gabreta	1995 KH	Ancient name (first mentioned by Strabo in his Geographica) for the Šumava mountains in the Czech Republic †
8555 Mirimao	1995 LD	*
8556 Jana	1995 NB	Jana Moravcová, wife of the discoverer †
8557 Šaroun	1995 OK	*
8558 Hack	1995 PC	Margherita Hack, Director of Trieste Astronomical Observatory †
8560 Tsubaki	1995 SD5	*
8564 Anomalocaris	1995 UL3	Anomalocaris, Cambrian animal †
8568 Larrywilson	1996 RU2	*
8569 Mameli	1996 TG	*
8571 Taniguchi	1996 UX	*
8572 Nijo	1996 UG1	Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan †
8573 Ivanka	1996 VQ	Ivanka Moravcová, the discoverer's mother †
8575 Seishitakeuchi	1996 VL8	*
8577 Choseikomori	1996 VX8	*
8580 Pinsky	1996 XZ25	*
8581 Johnen	1996 YO2	*
8583 Froberger	1997 AK6	Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer*
8585 Purpurea	2025 P-L	Several birds and plants have purpurea ("purple") as a species epithet, e.g. the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea*
8586 Epops	2563 P-L	The Hoopoe Upupa epops (a bird)*
8587 Ruficollis	3078 P-L	The Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (a bird)*
8588 Avosetta	4025 P-L	The Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (a bird)*
8589 Stellaris	4068 P-L	The Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris (a bird)*
8590 Pygargus	6533 P-L	The Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus (a bird)*
8591 Excubitor	6543 P-L	The Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor (a bird)*
8592 Rubetra	1188 T-1	The Whinchat Saxicola rubetra (a bird)*
8593 Angustirostris	2186 T-1	The Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris (a bird)*
8594 Albifrons	2245 T-1	The Little Tern Sterna albifrons (a bird)*
8595 Dougallii	3233 T-1	The Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii (a bird)*
8596 Alchata	1298 T-2	The Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata (a bird)*
8597 Sandvicensis	2045 T-2	The Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis (a bird)*
8598 Tetrix	2202 T-2	The Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix (a bird)*
8599 Riparia	2277 T-2	The Sand Martin Riparia riparia (a bird)*
8600 Arundinaceus	3060 T-2	The Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus (a bird)*
8601-8700
8601 Ciconia	3155 T-2	The storks Ciconia (a genus of birds)*
8602 Oedicnemus	2480 T-3	The Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus (a bird)*
8603 Senator	3134 T-3	The Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator (a bird)*
8609 Shuvalov	1977 QH3	*
8610 Goldhaber	1977 UD	*
8612 Burov	1978 SS7	*
8616 Fogelquist	1980 FY4	Rune Fogelquist, Swedish amateur astronomer*
8632 Egleston	1981 FR	*
8634 Neubauer	1981 GG	Ferdinand John Neubauer, American astronomer or Fritz M. Neubauer, German astronomer*
8635 Yuriosipov	1985 PG2	*
8636 Malvina	1985 UH2	Daughter of astronomer Alain Maury †
8640 Ritaschulz	1986 VX5	Rita Schulz, German astronomer*
8643 Quercus	1988 SC	The genus of trees Quercus (oaks)*
8644 Betulapendula	1988 SD	The Silver birch tree Betula pendula*
8647 Populus	1989 RG	The genus of trees Populus (poplars)*
8648 Salix	1989 RJ	The genus of trees Salix (willows)*
8649 Juglans	1989 SS2	The genus of trees Juglans (walnuts)*
8651 Alineraynal	1989 YU5	*
8652 Acacia	1990 EA5	The genus of trees Acacia*
8656 Cupressus	1990 QY8	The genus of trees Cupressus (cypresses)*
8657 Cedrus	1990 QE9	The genus of trees Cedrus (cedars)*
8660 Sano	1990 TM1	*
8661 Ratzinger	1990 TA13	*
8665 Daun-Eifel	1991 GA9	*
8666 Reuter	1991 GG10	*
8667 Fontane	1991 GH10	Theodor Fontane, German author*
8672 Morse	1991 PW16	Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code*
8676 Lully	1992 CT2	Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer*
8677 Charlier	1992 ES5	Carl Charlier, Swedish astronomer*
8678 Bäl	1992 ER6	Bäl, parish on Gotland island, Sweden*
8679 Tingstäde	1992 EG8	Tingstäde, parish on Gotland island, Sweden*
8680 Rone	1992 EJ9	Rone, parish on Gotland island, Sweden*
8681 Burs	1992 EN9	Burs, parish on Gotland island, Sweden*
8682 Kräklingbo	1992 ER9	Kräklingbo, parish on Gotland island, Sweden*
8683 Sjölander	1992 EE13	Nils Göran Sjölander, Swedish astronomer*
8684 Reichwein	1992 FO3	*
8685 Fauré	1992 GG3	Gabriel Fauré, French composer*
8686 Akenside	1992 OX1	*
8687 Caussols	1992 PV	*
8688 Delaunay	1992 PV1	*
8690 Swindle	1992 SW3	*
8691 Etsuko	1992 UZ1	*
8693 Matsuki	1992 WH1	*
8695 Bergvall	1993 FW8	Nils Bergvall, Swedish astronomer*
8696 Kjeriksson	1993 FM16	Kjell Eriksson, Swedish astronomer*
8697 Olofsson	1993 FT23	Kjell Olofsson, Swedish astronomer*
8698 Bertilpettersson	1993 FT41	Bertil Pettersson, Swedish astronomer*
8700 Gevaert	1993 JL1	Lieven Gevaert, Belgian (Flemish) founder of L. Gevaert & Cie, manufacturer of photographic paper, which merged with Actien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation to become Agfa †
8701-8800
8703 Nakanotadao	1993 XP1	*
8704 Sadakane	1993 YJ	*
8709 Kadlu	1994 JF1	*
8710 Hawley	1994 JK9	Walter N. Hawley, physics and astronomy teacher at Saint Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and director of the school observatory there, and friend of the discoverer [1]
8712 Suzuko	1994 TH2	*
8713 Azusa	1995 BT2	*
8716 Ginestra	1995 SB2	*
8719 Vesmír	1995 VR	Vesmír, Czech science journal †
8720 Takamizawa	1995 WE1	*
8721 AMOS	1996 AO3	*
8722 Schirra	1996 QU1	*
8723 Azumayama	1996 SL7	*
8725 Keiko	1996 TG5	*
8728 Mimatsu	1996 VF9	*
8729 Descour	1996 VZ12	*
8730 Iidesan	1996 VT30	*
8732 Champion	1996 XR25	Frank Champion, the first flyer*
8734 Warner	1997 AA	*
8738 Saji	1997 AQ16	*
8740 Václav	1998 AS8	Wenceslas I, King of Bohemia and his descendants †
8742 Bonazzoli	1998 CB2	*
8743 Kèneke	1998 EH12	*
8744 Cilla	1998 FE59	*
8745 Delaney	1998 FO65	*
8747 Asahi	1998 FS73	*
8749 Beatles	1998 GJ10	The Beatles, British rock group*
8750 Nettarufina	2197 P-L	The Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina (a bird)*
8751 Nigricollis	2594 P-L	The Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis (a bird)*
8752 Flammeus	2604 P-L	The Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus (a bird)*
8753 Nycticorax	2636 P-L	The Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (a bird)*
8754 Leucorodia	4521 P-L	The Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (a bird)*
8755 Querquedula	4586 P-L	The Garganey Anas querquedula (a bird)*
8756 Mollissima	6588 P-L	The Common Eider Somateria mollissima (a bird)*
8757 Cyaneus	6600 P-L	The Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus (a bird)*
8758 Perdix	6683 P-L	The Grey Partridge Perdix perdix (a bird)*
8759 Porzana	7603 P-L	The crakes Porzana species (a genus of birds)*
8760 Crex	1081 T-1	The Corncrake Crex crex (a bird)*
8761 Crane	1163 T-1	The cranes Grus species (a genus of birds)*
8762 Hiaticula	3196 T-1	The Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula (a bird)*
8763 Pugnax	3271 T-1	The Ruff Philonachus pugnax (a bird)*
8764 Gallinago	1109 T-2	The snipes Gallinago species (a genus of birds)*
8765 Limosa	1274 T-2	The godwits Limosa species (a genus of birds)*
8766 Niger	1304 T-2	The Niger River, West Africa; several birds and plants also have niger ("black") as a species epithet, e.g. the Black Tern Chlidonias niger*
8767 Commontern	1335 T-2	The Common Tern, a bird
8768 Barnowl	2080 T-2	The Barn Owl, a bird*
8769 Arctictern	2181 T-2	The Arctic Tern, a bird*
8770 Totanus	3076 T-2	The Redshank Tringa totanus (a bird)*
8771 Biarmicus	3187 T-2	The Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus (a bird)*
8772 Minutus	4254 T-2	Several birds have minutus ("small") as a species epithet, e.g. the Little Gull Larus minutus*
8773 Torquilla	5006 T-2	The Wryneck Jynx torquilla (a bird)*
8774 Viridis	5162 T-2	The Green Woodpecker Picus viridis (a bird)*
8775 Cristata	5490 T-2	Several birds have cristatus ("crested") as a species epithet, e.g. the Crested Tit Parus cristatus*
8776 Campestris	2287 T-3	Several birds and plants have campestris ("of fields") as a species epithet, e.g. the Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris*
8777 Torquata	5016 T-3	Several birds have torquata ("collared") as a species epithet*
8781 Yurka	1976 GA2	*
8782 Bakhrakh	1976 UG2	*
8783 Gopasyuk	1977 EK1	*
8785 Boltwood	1978 RR1	Paul Boltwood, Canadian computer scientist and amateur astronomer †
8786 Belskaya	1978 RA8	Irina N. Belskaya, astronomer*
8787 Ignatenko	1978 TL4	*
8788 Labeyrie	1978 VP2	Antoine Labeyrie, French astronomer*
8793 Thomasmüller	1979 QX	Thomas G. Müller, astronomer*
8801-8900
8804 Eliason	1981 JB2	*
8806 Fetisov	1981 UU11	*
8809 Roversimonaco	1981 WE1	*
8811 Waltherschmadel	1982 UX5	*
8812 Kravtsov	1982 UY6	*
8813 Leviathan	1983 WF1	The mythical creature Leviathan mentioned in the Bible*
8814 Rosseven	1983 XG	*
8816 Gamow	1984 YN1	George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist*
8817 Roytraver	1985 JU1	*
8822 Shuryanka	1987 RQ2	*
8826 Corneville	1988 PZ1	*
8827 Kollwitz	1988 PO2	Käthe Kollwitz, German artist*
8831 Brändström	1989 CO5	*
8832 Altenrath	1989 EC3	Henricus Hubertus Altenrath, initiator and first director of the "Nijverheidsschool"*
8833 Acer	1989 RW	The plant genus Acer (maple trees)*
8834 Anacardium	1989 SX2	The Cashew Anacardium occidentale*
8835 Annona	1989 SA3	The plant genus Annona (custard-apples)*
8836 Aquifolium	1989 SU3	The European Holly Ilex aquifolium*
8837 London	1989 TF4	London, UK*
8839 Novichkova	1989 UB8	*
8847 Huch	1990 TO3	Ricarda Huch, German author*
8849 Brighton	1990 VZ4	Brighton, UK*
8850 Bignonia	1990 VQ6	The plant genus Bignonia (cross vines)*
8852 Buxus	1991 GG6	The plant genus Buxus (boxwoods)*
8853 Gerdlehmann	1991 GC10	Gerhard Lehmann, German amateur astronomer †
8855 Miwa	1991 JL	*
8856 Celastrus	1991 LH1	The plant genus Celastrus (Staff vines)*
8857 Cercidiphyllum	1991 PA7	The plant genus Cercidiphyllum (Katsura tree)*
8858 Cornus	1991 PT7	The plant genus Cornus (dogwoods)*
8860 Rohloff	1991 TE5	*
8861 Jenskandler	1991 TF7	Jens Kandler, German amateur astronomer †
8865 Yakiimo	1992 AF	*
8866 Tanegashima	1992 BR	The island Tanegashima, southern Japan*
8867 Tubbiolo	1992 BF4	Andrew Tubbiolo, electronics technician at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team*
8868 Hjorter	1992 EE7	Olof Petrus Hjorter, eighteenth-century astronomer*
8869 Olausgutho	1992 EE11	Olaus Johannis Gutho, medieval student at Uppsala University*
8870 von Zeipel	1992 EQ11	Hugo von Zeipel, Swedish astronomer*
8871 Svanberg	1992 EA22	Gustaf Svanberg, Swedish astronomer*
8872 Ebenum	1992 GA4	The Ebony tree Diospyros ebenum*
8874 Showashinzan	1992 UY3	*
8875 Fernie	1992 UP10	J. Donald Fernie, Canadian astronomer †
8877 Rentaro	1993 BK2	Rentaro Taki, composer*
8881 Prialnik	1993 FW36	Dina Prialnik, Israeli astronomer*
8882 Sakaetamura	1994 AP2	*
8883 Miyazakihayao	1994 BS4	*
8885 Sette	1994 EL3	*
8886 Elaeagnus	1994 EG6	The plant genus Elaeagnus (Silverberry)*
8887 Scheeres	1994 LK1	*
8889 Mockturtle	1994 OC	The Mock Turtle, character in Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland*
8890 Montaigne	1994 PS37	Michel de Montaigne, French writer*
8891 Irokawa	1994 RC1	*
8892 Kakogawa	1994 RC11	*
8895 Nha	1995 QN	Nha Il-Seong Museum of Astronomy, Korea †
8897 Defelice	1995 SX	Aurelio De Felice, Italian sculptor †
8898 Linnaea	1995 SL5	The plant Twinflower Linnaea borealis; itself named after Carolus Linnaeus*
8900 AAVSO	1995 UD2	The American Association of Variable Star Observers*
8901-9000
8906 Yano	1995 WF2	*
8907 Takaji	1995 WM5	*
8909 Ohnishitaka	1995 WL7	*
8911 Kawaguchijun	1995 YA	*
8912 Ohshimatake	1995 YN1	*
8914 Nickjames	1995 YP2	Nick James (Nicholas D. James), British amateur astronomer*
8915 Sawaishujiro	1995 YK3	*
8922 Kumanodake	1996 VQ30	*
8923 Yamakawa	1996 WQ1	*
8924 Iruma	1996 XA32	*
8925 Boattini	1996 XG32	Andrea Boattini, Italian astronomer*
8926 Abemasanao	1996 YK	*
8927 Ryojiro	1996 YT	*
8929 Haginoshinji	1996 YQ2	*
8930 Kubota	1997 AX3	*
8931 Hirokimatsuo	1997 AC4	*
8932 Nagamoto	1997 AR4	*
8933 Kurobe	1997 AU6	*
8934 Nishimurajun	1997 AQ12	*
8935 Beccaria	1997 AV13	Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist*
8937 Gassan	1997 AK19	*
8939 Onodajunjiro	1997 BU1	*
8940 Yakushimaru	1997 BA2	*
8941 Junsaito	1997 BL2	*
8942 Takagi	1997 BR2	*
8944 Ortigara	1997 BF9	*
8945 Cavaradossi	1997 CM	*
8946 Yoshimitsu	1997 CO	*
8947 Mizutani	1997 CH26	*
8952 ODAS	1998 EG2	OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey*
8957 Koujounotsuki	1998 FM125	Koujounotsuki, musical piece composed by Rentaro Taki*
8958 Stargazer	1998 FJ126	*
8959 Oenanthe	2550 P-L	*
8960 Luscinioides	2575 P-L	*
8961 Schoenobaenus	2702 P-L	*
8962 Noctua	2771 P-L	*
8963 Collurio	4651 P-L	*
8964 Corax	7643 P-L	*
8965 Citrinella	9511 P-L	*
8966 Hortulana	3287 T-1	*
8967 Calandra	4878 T-1	*
8968 Europaeus	1212 T-2	*
8969 Alexandrinus	1218 T-2	*
8970 Islandica	1355 T-2	*
8971 Leucocephala	2256 T-2	*
8972 Sylvatica	2319 T-2	*
8973 Pratincola	3297 T-2	*
8974 Gregaria	3357 T-2	*
8975 Atthis	4076 T-2	*
8976 Leucura	4221 T-2	*
8977 Paludicola	4272 T-2	*
8978 Barbatus	3109 T-3	*
8979 Clanga	3476 T-3	*
8980 Heliaca	4190 T-3	*
8982 Oreshek	1973 SQ3	*
8983 Rayakazakova	1977 ED1	*
8984 Derevyanko	1977 QD3	*
8985 Tula	1978 PV3	*
8986 Kineyayasuyo	1978 VN2	*
8990 Compassion	1980 DN	Compassion (named after September 11, 2001, to honour the victims of disasters everywhere) †
8991 Solidarity	1980 PV1	Solidarity (named after September 11, 2001, to honour the victims of disasters everywhere) †
8992 Magnanimity	1980 TE7	Magnanimity (named after September 11, 2001, to honour the victims of disasters everywhere) †
8993 Ingstad	1980 UL	*
8994 Kashkashian	1980 VG	*
9000 Hal	1981 JO	HAL 9000, fictional computer in Space Odyssey series*

Preceded by:
8001–8500

Meanings of asteroid names
List of asteroids (8501-9000)

Succeeded by:
9001–9500