Meanings of minor planet names: 15001–16000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.^[1]^[2]^[3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

15001–15100

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15001 Fuzhou	1997 WD₃₀	Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, P.R. China. JPL
15003 Midori	1997 XC₁₀	Midori Gotō (born 1971), an extremely talented violinist, and she has also contributed much to musical education for children. JPL
15004 Vallerani	1997 XL₁₀	Ernesto Vallerani (born 1936) has participated in numerous important European and international scientific programs, notably playing a key role in space activities in Italy's Piedmont region. JPL
15005 Guerriero	1997 XY₁₀	Luciano Guerriero (born 1930) played a key role in the development of the first Italian National Space Program and the promotion of important international space research missions in astronomy. JPL
15006 Samcristoforetti	1998 DZ₃₂	Samantha Cristoforetti (b. 1977), the first Italian female astronaut. JPL
15007 Edoardopozio	1998 NA	15007 Edoardopozio Discovered 1998 July 5 by V. S. Casulli at the Colleverde di Guidonia. Italian biologist Edoardo Pozio (b. 1952) directs research at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome and serves as director of the European Commission's Community Reference Laboratory of Parasites. He is author or coauthor or more than 250 papers, most of them in the field of zoonotic parasitic diseases.JPL
15008 Delahodde	1998 QO₆	Catherine E. Delahodde, French astronomer JPL
15014 Annagekker	1998 RO₇₄	Anna Gekker, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15017 Cuppy	1998 SS₂₅	Will Cuppy, American humorist and journalist †^[4]
15019 Gingold	1998 SW₇₅	Julian A. Gingold, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15020 Brandonimber	1998 SV₁₀₅	Brandon Stuart Imber, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15021 Alexkardon	1998 SX₁₂₃	Alex Kardon, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15023 Ketover	1998 SP₁₅₆	Daniel Jacob Ketover, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15025 Uwontario	1998 TX₂₈	University of Western Ontario †
15026 Davidscott	1998 TR₃₄	David Holcomb Scott (1916–2000) was a member of the USGS lunar geologic mapping team during the Apollo program, the senior author of the USGS geologic map of Mars based on the Mariner 9 data, and the coordinator for the preparation of the Mars Geologic Atlas. JPL
15028 Soushiyou	1998 UL₂₃	15028 Soushiyou Discovered 1998 Oct. 26 by T. Okuni at Nanyo. Soushiyoukouen is a park on a hill located in the northern part of Nanyo-city, Yamagata prefecture. This park is known for pine wood, cherry trees, roses, chrysanthemums and the Nanyo Citizen Observatory.JPL
15030 Matthewkroll	1998 VA₁₅	Matthew Jay Kroll, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15031 Lemus	1998 VN₂₈	Bryan Armando Lemus, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15032 Alexlevin	1998 VV₂₈	Alex Levin, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15034 Décines	1998 WH	Décines, Rhône département, a French town to the west of Lione which is twinned with Monsummano Terme, the birthplace of Luciano Tesi, the co-discoverer †
15036 Giovannianselmi	1998 WO₅	Giovanni Anselmi, editor of the Italian astronomy journal Coelum*
15037 Chassagne	1998 WN₆	Robin Chassagne, discoverer of supernovae JPL
15041 Paperetti	1998 XB₅	Emiliano Paperetti, Italian amateur astronomer †
15042 Anndavgui	1998 XZ₈	Annick, David, and Guillaume, the immediate family of the discoverer †
15045 Walesdymond	1998 XY₂₁	William Wales and Joseph Dymond, 18th-century British astronomers †
15050 Heddal	1998 XC₉₆	Heddal is the name of a small school in a small village of the same name in southern Norway. JPL
15052 Emileschweitzer	1998 YD₂	Emile Schweitzer (born 1923) was for 25 years president of the Association Françoise des Etoiles Variables. JPL
15053 Bochníček	1998 YY₂	Záviš Bochníček, Czech astronomer living in Slovakia †
15056 Barbaradixon	1998 YP₁₂	Barbara Dixon, related to the discoverer, D. S. Dixon? *
15057 Whitson	1998 YY₁₅	Peggy Whitson, American astronaut
15058 Billcooke	1998 YL₁₆	Bill Cooke, American space weather scientist*
15068 Wiegert	1999 AJ₂₀	Paul Wiegert, Canadian astrodynamicist †
15071 Hallerstein	1999 BN₁₂	Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein, Slovenian Jesuit missionary to China, mathematician, astronomer, cartograph, and diplomat †
15072 Landolt	1999 BS₁₂	Through four decades of meticulous observations, Arlo U. Landolt (born 1935) has established the widely used Landolt Photometric Standard Stars. Professor at Louisiana State University, he was secretary of the American Astronomical Society during 1980–1989 and since 1995, the year he received its Van Biesbroeck Award. JPL
15076 Joellewis	1999 BL₂₅	Joel Brewster Lewis, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15077 Edyalge	1999 CA	Edy Alge, Swiss amateur astronomer †
15083 Tianhuili	1999 CJ₃₄	Tianhui Li, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15088 Licitra	1999 CK₈₂	Jeffrey Lawrence Licitra, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15091 Howell	1999 CM₁₃₆	Noted student of cataclysmic variable stars, master of high-precision photometry and explorer of TOADs (tremendous outburst amplitude dwarf novae), Steve B. Howell (born 1955) is equally at home developing theoretical stellar models, working with the latest instrumentation or mentoring students in esoteric astrophysics. JPL
15092 Beegees	1999 EH₅	The Bee Gees' UK-born recording artists Barry, Robin, Maurice, and Andy Gibb were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site †
15093 Lestermackey	1999 TA₃₁	Lester Wayne Mackey, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15094 Polymele	1999 WB₂	Polymele is identified, according to Gaius Julius Hyginus (c. 64 B.C.E.--17 C.E.), as the wife of Menoetius and the mother of Patroclus. JPL
15099 Janestrohm	2000 AE₉₂	Jane Strohm, amentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL

15101–15200

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15106 Swanson	2000 CA₄₅	Marie Swanson for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15107 Toepperwein	2000 CR₄₉	Mary Anne J. Toepperwein for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15109 Wilber	2000 CW₆₁	Harold T. Wilber, a mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15111 Winters	2000 CY₉₂	Marlene K. Winters, a mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15112 Arlenewolfe	2000 CY₉₄	Arlene E. Wolfea, a mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Wolfe is a teacher at the Venerini Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts. JPL
15115 Yvonneroe	2000 DA₇	Yvonne Roe, wife of discoverer James M. Roe
15116 Jaytate	2000 DZ₁₂	Jonathan Tate (born 1955), an enthusiastic advocate of the search for hazardous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and founder of Spaceguard-UK and the Spaceguard Centre in Wales, UK. JPL
15118 Elizabethsears	2000 DP₈₂	Elizabeth R. Sears, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15120 Mariafélix	2000 ES	Maria Jesús Félix, mother of the discoverer †
15126 Brittanyanderson	2000 EA₄₄	Brittany L. Anderson, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15128 Patrickjones	2000 EG₄₆	Patrick K. Jones for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15129 Sparks	2000 ET₄₇	Branson Sparks, 2001 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge finalist and named 2001 Nation's Top Young Scientist †
15131 Alanalda	2000 ET₅₄	15131 Alanalda Discovered 2000 Mar. 10 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. Alan Alda (b. 1936) is an American actor, director, screenwriter and author. Best known as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the TV series M \ast A \ast S \ast H, Alda has won numerous awards for his work including 6 Emmys and 6 Golden Globes. Alda hosted the acclaimed PBS series Scientific American Frontiers from 1993 to 2005.JPL
15132 Steigmeyer	2000 EZ₆₉	August J. Steigmeyer, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15133 Sullivan	2000 EB₉₁	Cole J. Sullivan, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15139 Connormcarty	2000 EY₉₃	Connor W. McCarty, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15144 Araas	2000 EK₁₁₄	Michael J. Araas, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15145 Ritageorge	2000 EF₁₁₇	Rita M. George, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15146 Halpov	2000 EQ₁₃₀	Hal Povenmire, American amateur astronomer and meteor observer, founder of the Florida Fireball Patrol*
15147 Siegfried	2000 EJ₁₃₄	Ray M. Siegfried (born 1943) is active in numerous civic, business, cultural and community associations. JPL
15148 Michaelmaryott	2000 EM₁₄₁	15148 Michaelmaryott Discovered 2000 Mar. 2 by the Catalina Sky Survey. Michael Maryott (1936-2009) was the owner of a company that maintains research microscopes for laboratories at the University of Arizona, especially the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He was a prospector, silversmith, photographer, craftsman, musician, scientist, educator and Arizona historian.JPL
15149 Loufaix	2000 EZ₁₄₁	Louis Faix (1933–2011), an amateur astronomer originally from the Detroit area in Michigan, retired to Saddlebrooke, Arizona. JPL
15150 Salsa	2000 EO₁₄₈	15150 Salsa Discovered 2000 Mar. 4 by the Catalina Sky Survey. The San Antonio League of Sidewalk Astronomers, is an astronomy club whose passionate members are dedicated to sharing the night sky with everyone in a fun and friendly environment.JPL
15151 Wilmacherup	2000 EU₁₄₈	Wilma Cherup (1915–2010), of the Amateur Astronomers' Association of Pittsburgh, became The Astronomical League's Executive Secretary in 1954. JPL
15155 Ahn	2000 FB₃₇	Ryan J. Ahn, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15160 Wygoda	2000 FK₄₄	Jennifer A. Wygoda, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15168 Marijnfranx	2022 P-L	Marijn Franx, Dutch astronomer in Leiden. JPL
15169 Wilfriedboland	2629 P-L	Wilfried Boland, Dutch astronomer in Leiden. JPL
15170 Erikdeul	2648 P-L	Erik Deul, Dutch astronomer in Leiden. JPL
15171 Xandertielens	2772 P-L	Xander Tielens, Dutch astronomer in Leiden. JPL
15199 Rodnyanskaya	1974 SE	15199 Rodnyanskaya Discovered 1974 Sept. 19 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Larisa Zinov'evna Rodnyanskaya (1938-2004) was secretary of the board of the Ukrainian Filmmakers Union. In 1987 she founded the first independent documentary studio "Contact" and was its permanent director and producer.JPL

15201–15300

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15202 Yamada-Houkoku	1977 EM₅	Yamada-Houkoku, 19th-century Japanese scholar and Confucian JPL
15203 Grishanin	1978 SS₆	Kirill Vladimirovich Grishanin, Russian hydrometeorologist JPL
15212 Yaroslavl'	1979 WY₃	15212 Yaroslavl' Discovered 1979 Nov. 17 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Founded in 1010, Yaroslavl' was the capital of an independent principality, incorporated into the Moscow principality in 1463. During the Polish occupation of Moscow in 1612 it was Russia's de facto capital. The historical center of Yaroslavl' has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.JPL
15220 Sumerkin	1981 SC₇	Yurij Vasil'evich Sumerkin, Russian scientist in the field of ship mechanical engineering, ship building and ship repair JPL
15224 Penttilä	1985 JG	Antti Penttilä (b. 1977), a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. JPL
15228 Ronmiller	1987 DG	Ron Miller (b. 1955), a forester for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. JPL
15230 Alona	1987 RF₁	Alona (b. 1997) is a daughter of Valentina Arkadievna Andreichenko, who performed the reductions for astrometric measurements by the discoverer and served as translator for the Tomsk-Uccle Observational Program. JPL
15231 Ehdita	1987 RO₅	Ehdita Stanislavovna P'ekha (b. 1937), a Russian singer. JPL
15238 Hisaohori	1989 CQ	15238 Hisaohori Discovered 1989 Feb. 2 by T. Seki at Geisei. Hisao Hori (b. 1968) was born in Niihama City, Ehime prefecture, He is an amateur astronomer and member of Shikoku Astronomical Society. He works for Anan Science Center and observes with its 1.13-meter reflector.JPL
15239 Stenhammar	1989 CR₂	Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (1871-1927), a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. JPL
15246 Kumeta	1989 VS₁	15246 Kumeta Discovered 1989 Nov. 2 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami. Yasutaka Kumeta (b. 1965) is a well known Japanese amateur astronomer and keen observer and photographer of comets, nebulae, star clusters and lunar eclipses. He has been a member of the Kuroishi Subaru Association since 1992.JPL
15248 Hidekazu	1989 WH₃	15248 Hidekazu Discovered 1989 Nov. 29 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami. Hidekazu Yamato (b. 1956), became interested in astronomy through an event in which he participated at the age of 26. Star-field photography is his personal favorite activity.JPL
15249 Capodimonte	1989 YB₅	Capodimonte is the name of the astronomical observatory near Naples that was inaugurated in early November 1819. JPL
15250 Nishiyamahiro	1990 DZ	15250 Nishiyamahiro Discovered 1990 Feb. 28 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami. Hiroshi Nishiyama (b. 1962) has been a director of the Baienno Sato Observatory since 1998. He was previously a teacher of earth sciences in a high school. His interests include observations of various galaxies, searching for supernovae and astronomical teaching.JPL
15252 Yoshiken	1990 OD₁	Kenichi Yoshioka (b. 1948), a primary school principal. He joined the staff of Geisei Observatory in 2008 and is involved in astronomy education for children. . JPL
15258 Alfilipenko	1990 RN₁₇	Aleksandr Vasil'evich Filipenko (b. 1950), a civil engineer at Khanty-Mansijsk in Siberia. JPL
15262 Abderhalden	1990 TG₄	Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist. JPL
15263 Erwingroten	1990 TY₇	Erwin Groten (b. 1935), a pioneer in modern geodesy. JPL
15264 Delbrück	1990 TU₁₁	Max Delbrück, German biologist, joint winner with Salvador Luria and Alfred Hershey of the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1969. JPL
15265 Ernsting	1990 TG₁₃	Walter Ernsting, German science fiction author (who wrote also under the pseudonym Clark Darlton) †
15267 Kolyma	1990 VX₄	15267 Kolyma Discovered 1990 Nov. 15 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. The Kolyma, a river in northeastern Siberia, has a total length of 2129 km. It rises in the mountains north of the coast of Okhotsk and the Magadan area. Each winter the river is frozen to a depth of several meters.JPL
15268 Wendelinefroger	1990 WF₃	15268 Wendelinefroger Discovered 1990 Nov. 18 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. Wendeline Froger (b. 1948) has a beautiful soprano voice and a preference for singing Schubert's Lieder. Educated as a professional singer, she performs regularly at church celebrations, weddings and for select audiences at her residence.JPL
15273 Ruhmkorff	1991 GQ₃	Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, German instrument maker JPL
15276 Diebel	1991 GA₁₀	John Diebel (b. 1943), a lifelong amateur astronomer and telescope enthusiast. JPL
15278 Pâquet	1991 PG₇	Paul Pâquet (b. 1937) has contributed to earth-rotation studies and interpretation of the earth rotation variations in relation to the atmosphere and solar activity. As director of the Royal Observatory of Belgium from 1990 to 2002, he increased the number of scientists and renovated and enlarged the center. JPL
15282 Franzmarc	1991 RX₄	Franz Marc, expressionist painter and graphic artist. JPL
15294 Underwood	1991 VD₅	Lynn Underwood, building plans examiner. JPL
15295 Tante Riek	1991 VA₉	15295 Tante Riek Discovered 1991 Nov. 4 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. Helena T. Kuipers-Rietberg ("Tante Riek", 1893-1944) was one of the founders of the Dutch resistance organization "Landelijke organisatie voor hulp aan Onderduikers", which helped to hide Jews and escaped prisoners of war during World War II. She was betrayed and died in the concentration camp Ravensbrück.JPL
15296 Tantetruus	1992 AS₂	15296 Tantetruus Discovered 1992 Jan. 2 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. Geertruida ("Truus") Wijsmuller-Meijer (1896-1978) was a member of the Dutch resistance who rescued some ten thousand Jewish children before and during WWII and smuggled them to safety. In 1966 she was named Righteous Among the Nations. Name suggested by W. A. Fröger.JPL

15301–15400

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15301 Marutesser	1992 SC₂	Marianne Ute Esser, a member of the scientific staff of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Heidelberg for more than 30 years.
15303 Hatoyamamachi	1992 UJ₂	Hatoyamamachi, a town in Saitama within the Tokyo metropolitan area. JPL
15304 Wikberg	1992 UX₄	Leonard Wikberg III (born 1959), a well-known planetary animator and the creator of extraordinary space images. JPL
15318 Innsbruck	1993 KX₁	Innsbruck, capital of Tyrol in the heart of the Alps on the great route from Italy. JPL
15321 Donnadean	1993 PE₈	With his wife Donna, Dean Koenig (born 1956) has devoted years to inspiring people to become interested in the night sky. Through observing sessions and other facilities of his store "Starizona", located in Tucson, Arizona, Koenig has a fine record of restoring and repairing telescopes. JPL
15329 Sabena	1993 SN₇	Sabena, defunct Belgian airline JPL
15332 CERN	1993 TU₂₄	CERN (originally the Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire; now the Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire, European Organization for Nuclear Physics), Geneva, Switzerland, the world's largest subatomic particle laboratory. JPL
15338 Dufault	1994 AZ₄	Michele Dufault (1988–2011), an outstanding astronomy and physics student at Yale College who died in an accident just weeks before graduation. JPL
15339 Pierazzo	1994 AA₉	Elisabetta Pierazzo (1963–2011) was an expert in impact modeling, in particular of the Chicxulub impact, as well as in modeling the effects of impacts on Earth and Mars. JPL
15342 Assisi	1994 GD₁₀	Saint Francis of Assisi. JPL
15346 Bonifatius	1994 RT₁₁	Saint Boniface. JPL
15350 Naganuma	1994 VB₂	Naganuma, Hokkaido. JPL
15351 Yamaguchimamoru	1994 VO₆	Mamoru Yamaguchi (b. 1965), an amateur astronomer in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. JPL
15353 Meucci	1994 WA	Antonio Meucci (1808–1889), an inventor of the telephone. JPL
15355 Maupassant	1995 AZ₃	Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), a French writer JPL
15358 Kintner	1995 FM₈	Paul Kintner (1946–2010), professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University. JPL
15359 Dressler	1995 GV₂	Burkhard Dressler (b. 1939), a Canadian geologist. JPL
15360 Moncalvo	1996 CY₇	15360 Moncalvo Discovered 1996 Feb. 14 by M. Tombelli and G. Forti at Cima Ekar. Moncalvo is a small town in the Monferrato Hills region of Piedmont, a land of ancient and noble traditions. In addition to its renowned gastronomical specialties, Moncalvo has been a sponsor of cultural-scientific initiatives in astronomy and space exploration.JPL
15363 Ysaye	1996 FT₆	Eugene Ysaye (1858–1931), a violinist and composer. JPL
15364 Kenglover	1996 HT₂	Ken Glover (b. 1964),a Canadian space historian. JPL
15368 Katsuji	1996 JZ	15368 Katsuji Discovered 1996 May 14 by R. H. McNaught and Y. Ikari at Moriyama. Katsuji Koyama (b. 1945), a professor emeritus of Kyoto University, works in x-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics. In particular, he has investigated the x-ray emission mechanisms and structures of supernova remnants. He was a vice-president of the Astronomical Society of Japan during 1999-2000.JPL
15370 Kanchi	1996 NW	Kanji Nagao, whose nickname is Kanchi, is the hero in Tokyo Love Story, originally a cartoon written by Fumi Saimon, and broadcast as a TV drama in 1991. JPL
15371 Steward	1996 RZ₁₈	Steward Observatory †
15372 Agrigento	1996 TK₄₁	Agrigento, a town in the province of that name in Sicily which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site*
15374 Teta	1997 BG	Teta, mythical fortune-teller and heathen priestess, second daughter of Bohemian prince Krok †
15375 Laetitiafoglia	1997 BO₉	Laetitia Foglia (b. 2003), the elder daughter of Sergio and Paola Diomede, friends of the discoverers. JPL
15376 Marták	1997 CT₁	Ján Marták, Slovak musician †
15378 Artin	1997 PJ₂	Emil Artin, an Austrian-German mathematician. JPL
15379 Alefranz	1997 QG₁	Alessandro Bisentini and Francesco Villa, Italian comedian duo, friends of the second discoverer JPL
15381 Spadolini	1997 RB₁	Mauro (1941) and Barbara (1944) Spadolini, dedicated Italian secondary-school teachers who believe in cross-curricular work.
15382 Vian	1997 SN	Boris Vian (1920–1959), French writer (L´ecume des jours, L´arrache-coeur), singer (Le déserteur) and jazz musician. JPL
15384 Samková	1997 SC₄	Filomena Samková, Czech †
15385 Dallolmo	1997 SP₄	Umberto Dall'Olmo, Italian astronomer*
15386 Nicolini	1997 ST₄	Martino Nicolini, a nuclear engineer, is very active in amateur astronomy. JPL
15388 Coelum	1997 ST₁₇	Coelum, the Italian astronomy journal*
15389 Geflorsch	1997 TL₆	Gérard Florsch, one of the founders of the Groupe de Lorraine of the Société Astronomique de France and of the public observatory of Sarreguemines. †
15390 Znojil	1997 TJ₁₀	Vladimír Znojil, Czech astronomer †
15392 Budějický	1997 TO₁₉	Jaromír Budějický, Czech radio-astronomer †
15395 Rükl	1997 UV	Antonín Rükl, Czech astronomer †
15396 Howardmoore	1997 UG₂	Howard Moore (born 1943) of Chino Valley, Arizona, is an amateur astronomer and accomplished optician who made the 0.25-m telescope with which this minor planet was discovered. JPL
15397 Ksoari	1997 UK₇	KSO-ARI Minor Planet Surveys † The KSO-ARI Minor Planet Surveys were conducted by Freimut Börngen (Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg) and Lutz D. Schmadel (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg) with the Tautenburg Schmidt Telescope between 1990 and 1993. The surveys resulted in the discovery of 501 minor planets.
15399 Hudec	1997 VE	René Hudec, Czech astronomer †

15401–15500

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15402 Suzaku	1997 VY₅	Suzaku, an imaginary vermilion bird that guards the south of Kyoto. JPL
15403 Merignac	1997 VH₆	Merignac, the city in southwestern France. JPL
15406 Bleibtreu	1997 WV₁₂	Hermann Karl Bleibtreu (born 1933), professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Arizona. JPL
15407 Udakiyoo	1997 WM₁₆	15407 Udakiyoo Discovered 1997 Nov. 24 by Y. Ikari at Moriyama. Kiyoo Uda (1959-2009) was a potter at Shigaraki-ware and an amateur astronomer. He observed meteors, variable stars and occultations enthusiastically and made great contributions to astronomical popularization in Shiga prefecture.JPL
15412 Schaefer	1998 AU₃	John P. Schaefer (born 1934), founder, in association with Ansel Adams, of the Center for Creative Photography of the University of Arizona. JPL
15413 Beaglehole	1998 BX₉	J.C. Beaglehole (1901–1971), a New Zealand historian and authority on the European exploration of the Pacific. JPL
15414 Pettirossi	1998 BC₃₅	Silvio Pettirossi (1887–1917), a Paraguayan aviation pioneer and first president of the Aeroclub del Paraguay. JPL
15415 Rika	1998 CA₁	Rika Akana, girlfriend of Kanchi, is the heroine in Tokyo Love Story. Some stories of the TV drama were filmed on location in Kuma Town, where this minor planet was discovered. JPL
15417 Babylon	1998 DH₃₄	Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity, was the capital of southern Mesopotamia, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. JPL
15418 Sergiospinelli	1998 DU₃₅	Sergio Spinelli (b. 1939), a very active volunteer promoting both music and astronomy in Italy. JPL
15420 Aedouglass	1998 HQ₃₁	Andrew Ellicott Douglass, American astronomer*
15421 Adammalin	1998 HM₈₁	Adam Mikah Malin, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15425 Welzl	1998 SV₂₆	Jan Welzl, Czech arctic explorer †
15427 Shabas	1998 SP₆₁	Natalia Leonydivna Shabas (1969–2003), of the Kyiv Shevchenko National University, was a Ukrainian astronomer. JPL
15434 Mittal	1998 VM₂₅	Alexander Chow Mittal, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15438 Joegotobed	1998 WF₁	Joseph Gotobed, network operations manager for the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona. JPL
15448 Siegwarth	1998 XT₂₁	James David Siegwarth (born 1934), a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder. JPL
15452 Ibramohammed	1998 XL₅₂	Ibraheem Maqsood Mohammed, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15453 Brasileirinhos	1998 XD₉₆	15453 Brasileirinhos Discovered 1998 Dec. 12 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida. The name Brasileirinhos, meaning "Young Brazilians", was chosen by the winners of the third Grande Desafío organized by the Museu Exploratorio de Ciencias of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas to encourage all Brazilian students in their efforts to achieve the necessary goals in their studies.JPL
15460 Manca	1998 YD₁₀	Francesco Manca, Italian amateur astronomer †
15461 Johnbird	1998 YT₂₉	John Bird, British astronomer and instrument-maker*
15462 Stumegan	1999 AV₁	Stewart A. Megan (born 1952) discovered the Near Earth Object 2004 BV18 in conjunction with the Spacewatch Fast-Moving-Object Project. This find, made using real-time images transferred to volunteers over the Internet, encouraged others to join the online search. JPL
15465 Buchroeder	1999 AZ₅	Richard Alfred Buchroeder, American optical design engineer †
15466 Barlow	1999 AR₂₃	Nadine G. Barlow (born 1958), a planetary geoscientist at Northern Arizona University, studies planetary surface feature geology. JPL
15467 Aflorsch	1999 AN₂₄	Alphonse Florsch, French astronomer*
15468 Mondriaan	1999 AT₃₁	Pieter C. Mondriaan (1872–1944), a Dutch Neo-plasticist painter.JPL
15469 Ohmura	1999 BC	Tsutomu Ohmura (born 1965), a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. JPL
15476 Narendra	1999 BW₂₄	Varun Kumar Narendra, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15492 Nyberg	1999 CG₈₉	Michael Herbert Nyberg, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15495 Bogie	1999 DF₂	Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American actor. JPL
15497 Lucca	1999 DE₇	Lucca, the ancient city on the banks of the river Serchio, is the capital of Tuscany. JPL
15499 Cloyd	1999 FY₈	Marshall P. Cloyd, a businessman and philanthropist. JPL
15500 Anantpatel	1999 FO₂₆	Anant Ramesh Patel, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †

15501–15600

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15501 Pepawlowski	1999 NK₁₀	Peter Michal Pawlowski, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15506 Preygel	1999 RX₁₃₂	Anatoly Preygel, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15507 Rengarajan	1999 RC₁₆₆	Michelle Rengarajan, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15510 Phoeberounds	1999 TF₁₂₇	Phoebe Robeson Rounds, 2003 Intel Science Talent Search finalist †
15512 Snyder	1999 UK₁	Doug Snyder, American amateur astronomer and light pollution reducer †
15513 Emmermann	1999 UV₃₈	Axel Emmermann, Belgian amateur geologist, who helped uncover the purpetrator of a major theft of moon rocks from NASA (see Sex on the Moon)
15522 Trueblood	1999 XX₁₃₆	Mark Trueblood, American engineer and amateur astronomer. JPL
15523 Grenville	1999 XE₁₅₁	Grenville Turner, a geochronologist and meteoriticist. JPL
15526 Kokura	1999 XH₂₂₉	Kokura high school is in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. JPL
15530 Kuber	2000 AV₉₈	Catharine M. Kuber, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15543 Elizateel	2000 DD₉₆	Elizabeth A. Teel, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15548 Kalinowski	2000 EJ₁₄₇	Larry Kalinowski (1930–2007), a long time amateur astronomer with the Warren Astronomical Society of Detroit, Michigan. JPL
15550 Sydney	2000 FR₁₀	Australia's largest city, Sydney is also the birthplace of the discoverer of this minor planet. JPL
15551 Paddock	2000 FQ₂₅	George (born 1918) and Courtney (born 1914) Paddock have retained a decades-long, educated interest in astronomy, planetary sciences and both human and robotic exploration of space. JPL
15552 Sandashounkan	2000 FO₂₆	Sandashounkan high school is in Sanda City, Hyoko Prefecture, Japan. JPL
15553 Carachang	2000 FG₄₅	Cara A. Chang a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15557 Kimcochran	2000 GV	While working for the Spacewatch Project, Kim Cochran (born 1977) showed exceptional talent and creativity at applying new computer technologies during the design and construction of upgraded cameras for the Spacewatch 0.9-m and 1.8-m telescopes. JPL
15559 Abigailhines	2000 GR₂₃	Abigail M. Hines, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15563 Remsberg	2000 GG₄₈	Jarrett R. Remsberg, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15565 Benjaminsteele	2000 GM₄₉	Benjamin C. Steele for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15566 Elizabethbaker	2000 GD₅₀	Elizabeth A. Baker, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15567 Giacomelli	2000 GF₅₃	Hillary N. Giacomelli, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15569 Feinberg	2000 GC₆₀	Rebecca M. Feinberg, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15574 Stephaniehass	2000 GF₆₆	Stephanie A. Hass, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15576 Munday	2000 GK₆₈	Emily S. Munday, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15577 Gywilliams	2000 GN₆₈	Genevieve Y. Williams, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15582 Russellburrows	2000 GZ₇₃	Russell T. Burrows, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15583 Hanick	2000 GM₇₄	Andrea L. Hanick for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15594 Castillo	2000 GG₉₅	Jesse L. Castillo for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15599 Richardlarson	2000 GF₉₉	Richard W. Larson for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL

15601–15700

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15604 Fruits	2000 GT₁₀₈	Benjamin R. Fruits, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15606 Winer	2000 GU₁₂₂	Irvin M. Winer (1935-1982), a physicist, teacher and mentor. JPL
15608 Owens	2000 GK₁₂₄	Alexander C. Owens, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15609 Kosmaczewski	2000 GP₁₂₄	Named in 2002 after Sara Kosmaczewski, a Hamden student, after she won the third annual Discovery Young Scientist Challenge, a national science contest.^[5]
15614 Pillinger	2000 GA₁₄₃	Colin T. Pillinger (b. 1943), a planetary geochemist. JPL
15617 Fallowfield	2000 HK₁₀	Heather L. Fallowfield, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15618 Lorifritz	2000 HF₁₁	Lori A. Fritz, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15619 Albertwu	2000 HE₁₃	Albert Y. Wu, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15620 Beltrami	2000 HQ₁₄	Eugenio Beltrami (1835-1900), an Italian mathematician. JPL
15621 Erikhovland	2000 HO₂₀	rik Hovland (b. 1970), a computer programmer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
15622 Westrich	2000 HY₂₀	Bradford J. Westrich, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15624 Lamberton	2000 HB₃₁	Melissa L. Lamberton, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15627 Hong	2000 HW₅₂	Danny Hong, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15628 Gonzales	2000 HA₅₃	Eric A. Gonzales, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15629 Sriner	2000 HK₅₃	Kimberly A. Sriner, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15630 Disanti	2000 HT₅₆	Michael A. DiSanti (b. 1954) has advanced the understanding of molecular processing and chemistry in comets, in particular of carbon monoxide and oxygen-processing mechanisms, through his studies at the Goddard Space Flight Center. JPL
15631 Dellorusso	2000 HT₅₇	Neil Dello Russo (b. 1966) has advanced the understanding of molecular processing and chemistry in comets, in particular of ethane and water, through his studies at the Catholic University of America and Goddard Space Flight Center. JPL
15632 Magee-Sauer	2000 HU₇₀	Karen Magee-Sauer, American astronomer †
15635 Andrewhager	2000 JV₂₇	Andrew T. Hager, a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
15651 Tlepolemos	9612 P-L	Tlepolemos, king of Rhodes, son of Heracles and was one of the first kings to join the army against Troy. JPL
15663 Periphas	4168 T-2	The Greek hero Periphas from Aetolia was killed by the god Ares. Ares tried to get the armor of Periphas, but Diomedes wounded Ares, with the help of Pallas Athene. JPL
15669 Pshenichner	1974 ST₁	15669 Pshenichner Discovered 1974 Sept. 19 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Boris Grigor'evich Pshenichner (b. 1933) dealt with space education for 50 years. Since 1958 he worked in the Moscow planetarium, and since 1962 in the Moscow palace for children's creativity. A member of the Russian space academy , he is head of the Moscow scientific-educational program "Experiment in Space".JPL
15671 Suzannedébarbat	1977 EP₆	Suzanne Débarbat (b. 1928), an astronomer of the Observatory of the Paris. JPL
15672 Sato-Norio	1977 EX₇	Sato-Norio, 19th-century Japanese educator JPL
15673 Chetaev	1978 PV₂	Nikolaj Gur'evich Chetaev (1902-1959), a Soviet mathematician and mechanician and a professor at the universities in Kazan and Moscow. JPL
15675 Goloseevo	1978 SP₅	The Main Astronomical Observatory of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences is located in the Goloseevo district in Kiev. JPL
15676 Almoisheev	1978 TQ₅	15676 Almoisheev Discovered 1978 Oct. 8 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Alexandr Alexandrovich Moisheev (b. 1943) was a designer of the space observatory ASTRON that successfully operated during 1983-1989. As deputy designer general of the Lavochkin Association he significantly contributed to the implementation of a series of Soviet and Russian space missions to Mars and Venus.JPL
15691 Maslov	1982 TF₁	Vladimir Anatol'evich Maslov (b. 1965), an engineer in Simferopol and an inventor in the area of storage and transport of oil, is a friend of the discoverer's family. JPL
15695 Fedorshpig	1985 RJ₅	Fedor Ivanovich Shpig, Ukrainian economist, and president of the Ukraine amateur football association JPL
15699 Lyytinen	1986 VM₆	Esko Lyytinen (b. 1942), a Finnish amateur astronomer. JPL

15701–15800

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15702 Olegkotov	1987 RN₃	15702 Olegkotov Discovered 1987 Sept. 2 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Russian cosmonaut and physician Oleg Valer'evich Kotov (b. 1965) took part in training the crews for the space station Mir. In Apr. 2007 he traveled into space as commander of the spaceship Soyuz. He worked on board as an engineer for 196 days, spending 11 hours in open space.JPL
15703 Yrjölä	1987 SU₁	Ilkka Yrjölä (b. 1959), a long-term dedicated amateur astronomer in Kuusankoski, Finland. JPL
15705 Hautot	1988 AH₅	15705 Hautot Discovered 1988 Jan. 14 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory. Antoine Hautot (1909-1998) was the discoverer's physics professor at the University of Liège. He did seminal work on the study of the photographic process and on the foundations of subatomic physics. The name was suggested by C. Sterken.JPL
15710 Böcklin	1989 AV₆	Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901), Swiss painter. JPL
15716 Narahara	1989 WY₁	Hiroshi Narahara, Japanese coach for the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, and a friend of the first discoverer. JPL
15723 Girraween	1990 SA₂	Girraween National Park, Queensland, Australia. JPL
15724 Zille	1990 TW₃	Heinrich Zille (1858–1929), graphic artist and photographer. JPL
15727 Ianmorison	1990 TO₉	Ian Morison (born 1943), a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory. JPL
15728 Karlmay	1990 TG₁₁	Karl May (1842–1912), Saxonian author of splendid fantasies. JPL
15729 Yumikoitahana	1990 UB	Since their high-school days, Yumiko Itahana (born 1965) worked together with the first discoverer and greatly influenced his astronomical career. JPL
15732 Vitusbering	1990 VZ₅	Vitus Bering, Danish navigator and explorer JPL
15735 Andakerkhoven	1990 WF₂	Melisande T. M. "Anda" Kerkhoven, 20th-century Dutch medical student at Groningen University, active in the Dutch Resistance during World War II JPL
15736 Hamanasu	1990 XN	Hamanasu, the name of a Japanese rose, is also the name of a sleeper train that connects Aomori and Sapporo (a 480-km distance) in 7.5 hours. Hamanasu is the only sleeper express train that passes through Seikan, the longest tunnel in the world. The train will be retired in the spring of 2016. JPL
15739 Matsukuma	1991 ER	Takehiko Matsukuma (1890–1950), an astronomer. JPL
15740 Hyakumangoku	1991 EG₁	Japanese for the « one million koku domain », the nickname of the wealthy Kaga han (Kaga Province) in the Edo period JPL
15745 Yuliya	1991 PM₅	Yuliya Germanova (b. 1986), studied English and Chinese at the Ural University in Chelyabinsk. During the 2013 “First International Conference on the Chelyabinsk/Chebarkul Meteor/Meteorite”, she did live Russian translations of the discoverer’s talk, as well as live English translations of Russian talks. JPL
15752 Eluard	1992 BD₂	Paul Éluard, 20th-century French surrealist poet. JPL
15761 Schumi	1992 SM₁₆	German ace Michael ("Schumi") Schumacher (born 1969) is recognized as being among the world's best racing drivers. JPL
15762 Rühmann	1992 SR₂₄	Heinz Rühmann, German actor. JPL
15763 Nagakubo	1992 UO₅	Nagakubo Sekisui (1717-1801), a Japanese geographer and Confucian scholar. JPL
15766 Strahlenberg	1993 BD₁₃	Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Swedish officer and geographer JPL
15779 Scottroberts	1993 OA₃	Scott Roberts (born 1959) for many years has encouraged amateur astronomers to pursue their love of the night sky, spending much time teaching people how to use and enjoy their telescopes. JPL
15783 Briancox	1993 PZ₂	Brian Edward Cox (b. 1968), an English particle physicist. JPL
15785 de Villegas	1993 QO₃	15785 de Villegas Discovered 1993 Aug. 18 by E. W. Elst at Caussols. Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1585-1669), a Spanish poet, became famous for his lyrical work Las Eréoticas (1618), setting with its purely formal poetry a precedent for neoclassism. The naming honors also Jean-Baptiste de Villegas (1721-1806), a member of the Gezelschap van den Heiligen Bloede in Bruges.JPL
15790 Keizan	1993 TC	Keizan Zenji (1268–1325), the Japanese priest which was practised asceticism at the Eiheiji Temple in Fukui prefecture and built Sojiji Temple in 1321. JPL

15801–15900

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15804 Yenisei	1994 EY₅	Yenisei river, flowing from near the Mongolian border to eventually join the Kara Sea JPL
15805 Murakamitakehiko	1994 GB₁	Takehiko Murakami (b. 1956) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Kanagawa Prefecture. JPL
15806 Kohei	1994 GN₁	Kohei Mori (b. 1956), an amateur astronomer and junior high school teacher. JPL
15808 Zelter	1994 GF₁₀	Composer Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758–1834) set Goethe's poems to music and wrote songs for male choirs. As director of the Berliner "Singakademie" beginning in 1800, he performed in particular the music of Bach. He founded in Berlin the first "Liedertafel", the prototype for choral societies in cities and towns around the world. JPL
15811 Nüsslein-Volhard	1994 ND₁	Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German geneticist and Nobelist †*
15817 Lucianotesi	1994 QC	Luciano Tesi, Italian amateur astronomer †
15818 DeVeny	1994 RO₇	James B. ("Jim") DeVeny (1943–2004), born in Alliance, Ohio, joined the staff of Kitt Peak National Observatory in 1967 and became leader of the Instrument Support Group, playing a major role in the success and development of the observatory for more than 30 years. JPL
15819 Alisterling	1994 SN₉	Alister Ling (b. 1962) is a meteorologist with Environment Canada. JPL
15821 Iijimatatsushi	1994 TM₂	Tatsushi Iijima (1963-2015) was a journalist who worked at Kyodo News for about 28 years. He was a professional photographer who loved motorbikes. He supported the Japanese space missions Hayabusa and Hayabusa2. JPL
15828 Sincheskul	1995 BS	Boris Fillipovich Sincheskul, Ukrainian astronomer. JPL
15834 McBride	1995 CT₁	Neil McBride, British astronomer JPL
15837 Mariovalori	1995 DG₁₃	Mario Valori (1930–2000) was an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group. JPL
15838 Auclair	1995 FU₁₂	Raymond Auclair, Canadian amateur astronomer †
15840 Hiroshiendou	1995 KH₁	15840 Hiroshiendou Discovered 1995 May 31 by T. Okuni at Nanyo. Hiroshi Endou (b. 1939) is a confectionery manufacturer and amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Astronomy Lovers Club since 1983.JPL
15841 Yamaguchi	1995 OX	Yamaguchi prefecture, where the discoverer was born. JPL
15843 Comcom	1995 SO₃	Com Com is the science museum in Fukushima, Japan. JPL
15845 Bambi	1995 UC₁₇	Bambi, fictional young deer in Walt Disney's 1942 animated eponymous film JPL
15846 Billfyfe	1995 UK₂₈	William Fyfe, Canadian geochemist †
15849 Billharper	1995 YM₁₀	Bill Harper, Canadian philosopher of science † ‡*
15851 Chrisfleming	1996 AD₁₀	Chris Fleming, Canadian amateur astronomer † ‡*
15854 Numa	1996 CX₂	Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome, reigned from 715 to 672 B.C. JPL
15855 Mariasalvatore	1996 CP₇	Maria Salvatore (b. 1963) is an enthusiast of small Solar System bodies, who has played a major role in promoting astronomy to the public. She has organized astronomical and scientific events, especially conferences and seminars for the study of asteroids. Name suggested by Claudio Casacci. JPL
15856 Yanokoji	1996 EL	Koji Yano, Japanese amateur astronomer. JPL
15857 Touji	1996 EK₁	Yasuo Touji, Japanese amateur astronomer. JPL
15858 Davidwoods	1996 EK₁₅	David Woods (b. 1959), a Scottish space historian. JPL
15860 Siráň	1996 HO	Gustáv Siráň, Slovak geophysicist †
15861 Ispahan	1996 HB₁₂	Ispahan, Iran JPL
15868 Akiyoshidai	1996 OL	Akiyoshidai, located at the center of Yamaguchi prefecture, is the biggest karst plateau in Japan. JPL
15869 Tullius	1996 PL	Tullius Hostilius, third king of Rome, reigned from 672 to 640 B.C. JPL
15870 Obůrka	1996 QD	Oto Obůrka, Czech astronomer †
15884 Maspalomas	1997 DJ	15884 Maspalomas Discovered 1997 Feb. 27 by N. Sato at Chichibu. Maspalomas is a town in Gran Canaria Island, Spain. The Maspalomas Tracking Station of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is located there to conduct command operations and receive telemetry from satellites that observe the earth and the moon.JPL
15887 Daveclark	1997 ER₂₆	David L. Clark, Canadian amateur astronomer † ‡*
15889 Xiaoyuhe	1997 FD₄	Xiaoyu He (born 1994), a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his mathematics project. JPL
15890 Prachatice	1997 GY	Prachatice, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic †
15891 Alissazhang	1997 GG₇	Alissa Yuan Zhang (born 1994), a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her chemistry project. JPL
15896 Birkhoff	1997 LX₅	George Birkhoff, American mathematician †*
15897 Beňačková	1997 PD₃	Gabriela Beňačková, Slovak soprano †
15898 Kharasterteam	1997 QP	The asteroid group at the Astronomical Observatory of Kharkiv National University has made important contributions to studies of the physical properties of minor planets. The group's photometric and polarimetric techniques, as well as its numerical and laboratory modeling, are known worldwide. JPL
15899 Silvain	1997 RR₁	Jacques Silvain (1926–1987) was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer. JPL

15901–16000

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
15902 Dostál	1997 RA₉	Víta Dostál, Czech farmer and globetrotting cyclist, first Czech to cycle alone 60,000 km around the world JPL
15903 Rolandflorrie	1997 RP₁₀	Roland (1914-1999) and Florrie (1912-2000) Handley were the parents of the discoverer. JPL
15904 Halstead	1997 SD₁₁	Susan Ruth Halstead (b. 1959) is the sister of the discoverer. JPL
15905 Berthier	1997 SV₁₅	Jérôme Berthier (b. 1968) works on minor planets at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. His main goal is to develop both accurate ephemerides and the reduction package PRIAM to predict stellar occultations by minor planets. JPL
15906 Yoshikaneda	1997 SX₂₁	15906 Yoshikaneda Discovered 1997 Sept. 30 by T. Okuni at Nanyo. Yosibumi Kaneda (b. 1937), a retired teacher of high school, is an amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Astronomy Lovers Club since 1983.JPL
15907 Robot	1997 TG₁₀	Robot, word coined by Josef Čapek †
15908 Bertoni	1997 TE₁₂	Mosé Giacomo Bertoni (1857–1929), a Swiss-Paraguayan botanist, anthropologist and writer. JPL
15910 Shinkamigoto	1997 TU₁₇	15910 Shinkamigoto Discovered 1997 Oct. 6 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami. Shinkamigoto is a town located in the north of the Goto Islands, a group of 140 islands located in the west of Nagasaki prefecture in southwest Japan.JPL
15911 Davidgauthier	1997 TL₂₁	David Gauthier, philosopher. JPL
15913 Telemachus	1997 TZ₂₇	Telemachus, Greek mythological figure. JPL
15916 Shigeoyamada	1997 UL₇	15916 Shigeoyamada Discovered 1997 Oct. 25 by N. Sato at Chichibu. Shigeo Yamada (1942-2002), an aerospace engineer at the National Space Development Agency of Japan, managed the lunar explorer KAGUYA and the engineering test satellites ETS-VII. Generous and thoughtful, he devoted himself to working on NASDA projects until the "fuel" of his life was finally exhausted.JPL
15917 Rosahavel	1997 UX₇	15917 Rosahavel Discovered 1997 Oct. 28 by L. Šarounová at Ondřejov. Josef Havel (1930-2008) was a significant personality in Czech rose breeding. A diligent and modest man, he detected and preserved several color mutations and obtained numerous awards in international rose contests, including the gold medal in Rome for Nette Ingeborg.JPL
15918 Thereluzia	1997 UE₉	Theresia Luzia Ehring (b. 1949) is the wife of the discoverer. JPL
15921 Kintaikyo	1997 VP	Kintaikyo is one of the three most famous bridges in Japan, known collectively as Sanmeikyo. JPL
15922 Masajisaito	1997 VR	Masaji Saito, Japanese architectural restorer, free-lance photographer and amateur astronomer JPL
15924 Axelmartin	1997 VE₅	15924 Axelmartin Discovered 1997 Nov. 7 by B. Koch at Solingen. Axel Martin (b. 1968) is a longtime German amateur astronomer and co-founder of the Turtle Star Observatory. As a member of the VdS Fachgruppe "Kleine Planeten" he works on the astrometry and photometry of minor planets.JPL
15925 Rokycany	1997 VM₆	15925 Rokycany Discovered 1997 Nov. 10 by L. Šarounová at Ondřejov. Rokycany is a town in West Bohemia about which the first written evidence dates from 1110. In 1947 a public observatory was founded there, concentrating on occultation observations, work with youth, teachers and amateur telescope making.JPL
15929 Ericlinton	1997 WQ₁₁	Eric John Clinton (b. 1955), an amateur astronomer active in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre. JPL
15938 Bohnenblust	1997 YA₈	Frederic Bohnenblust (Henri Frederic Bohnenblust) (1906–2000), Swiss-born American mathematician. JPL
15939 Fessenden	1997 YP₈	Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866-1932) invented amplitude modulation as a means of transmitting sounds by radio. He was a professor at Purdue University and the University of Pittsburgh. JPL
15941 Stevegauthier	1997 YX₁₅	Steven Maurice Gauthier (b. 1957), a Canadian amateur astronomer. JPL
15945 Raymondavid	1998 AZ₅	Raymond David (b. 1941), ski teacher by vocation and electronics specialist and amateur astronomer by avocation. JPL
15946 Satinský	1998 AP₇	Július Satinský, Slovak comedian †
15947 Milligan	1998 AL₁₀	Spike Milligan (b. 1918) is best known for his off-the-planet sense of humor in the groundbreaking BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show. JPL
15949 Rhaeticus	1998 BQ	Rheticus (Georg Joachim von Lauchen), Austrian humanist, physician, mathematician and astronomer † ‡
15950 Dallago	1998 BA₂	Giovanni Dal Lago (b. 1964), Vicenza amateur astronomer. JPL
15955 Johannesgmunden	1998 BS₁₃	Johannes von Gmunden, Austrian priest, humanist, mathematician and astronomer †
15957 Gemoore	1998 BB₂₇	George Edward Moore, English philosopher. JPL
15960 Hluboká	1998 CH	Hluboká nad Vltavou, château in South Bohemia †
15963 Koeberl	1998 CY₃	Christian Koeberl, Austrian professor of geochemistry and cosmochemistry JPL
15964 Billgray	1998 DU	Bill Gray (b. 1965) has made several contributions to astrometry, in particular with his Guide series of starcharting software, his Charon astrometry program and his reduction of the GSC 1.1 star catalog to the ACT frame (GSC-ACT). JPL
15965 Robertcox	1998 DU₇	Robert E. Cox, American long time editor of Gleanings for ATMs (Amateur Telescope Makers) in Sky & Telescope magazine. JPL
15967 Clairearmstrong	1998 DN₂₀	Claire Armstrong, collaborator and wife of the discoverer, supernova hunter M. Armstrong JPL
15968 Waltercugno	1998 DX₃₅	Walter Cugno (b. 1950) works in the Italian space industry. During his career, he developed projects for the International Space Station and space exploration. He supported satellite projects including Sax, Hipparcos and ExoMars. Name suggested by Ilaria Locantore. JPL
15969 Charlesgreen	1998 EW₁₁	Charles Green, 18th-century British astronomer, who observed the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti JPL
15970 Robertbrownlee	1998 FA₉	Robert Brownlee (b. 1924), an American astronomer. JPL
15971 Hestroffer	1998 FA₁₁	Daniel Hestroffer, French astronomer JPL
15986 Fienga	1998 XU₁	Agnes Fienga, French astronomer JPL
15988 Parini	1998 XD₂₄	Eduardo Parini (b. 1926), a Paraguayan amateur astronomer. JPL
15992 Cynthia	1998 YL₄	Cynthia Hug, the discoverer's wife; Cynthia is also an alternate name for the Moon goddess Artemis (from her birthplace, Mount Cynthus on Delos), and this minor planet was imaged many times with the Moon above the horizon JPL
16000 Neilgehrels	1999 AW₁₆	Neil Gehrels (1952), an astrophysicist. JPL

References

↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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Preceded by 14,001–15,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 15,001–16,000	Succeeded by 16,001–17,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–25,000	1–1000 1k 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k 7k 8k 9k 10k 11k 12k 13k 14k 15k 16k 17k 18k 19k 20k 21k 22k 23k 24k

25,001–50,000	25k 26k 27k 28k 29k 30k 31k 32k 33k 34k 35k 36k 37k 38k 39k 40k 41k 42k 43k 44k 45k 46k 47k 48k 49k

50,001–75,000	50k 51k 52k 53k 54k 55k 56k 57k 58k 59k 60k 61k 62k 63k 64k 65k 66k 67k 68k 69k 70k 71k 72k 73k 74k

75,001–100,000	75k 76k 77k 78k 79k 80k 81k 82k 83k 84k 85k 86k 87k 88k 89k 90k 91k 92k 93k 94k 95k 96k 97k 98k 99k

100,001–125,000	100k 101k 102k 103k 104k 105k 106k 107k 108k 109k 110k 111k 112k 113k 114k 115k 116k 117k 118k 119k 120k 121k 122k 123k 124k

125,001–150,000	125k 126k 127k 128k 129k 130k 131k 132k 133k 134k 135k 136k 137k 138k 139k 140k 141k 142k 143k 144k 145k 146k 147k 148k 149k

150,001–175,000	150k 151k 152k 153k 154k 155k 156k 157k 158k 159k 160k 161k 162k 163k 164k 165k 166k 167k 168k 169k 170k 171k 172k 173k 174k

175,001–200,000	175k 176k 177k 178k 179k 180k 181k 182k 183k 184k 185k 186k 187k 188k 189k 190k 191k 192k 193k 194k 195k 196k 197k 198k 199k

200,001–225,000	200k 201k 202k 203k 204k 205k 206k 207k 208k 209k 210k 211k 212k 213k 214k 215k 216k 217k 218k 219k 220k 221k 222k 223k 224k

225,001–250,000	225k 226k 227k 228k 229k 230k 231k 232k 233k 234k 235k 236k 237k 238k 239k 240k 241k 242k 243k 244k 245k 246k 247k 248k 249k

250,001–275,000	250k 251k 252k 253k 254k 255k 256k 257k 258k 259k 260k 261k 262k 263k 264k 265k 266k 267k 268k 269k 270k 271k 272k 273k 274k

275,001–300,000	275k 276k 277k 278k 279k 280k 281k 282k 283k 284k 285k 286k 287k 288k 289k 290k 291k 292k 293k 294k 295k 296k 297k 298k 299k

300,001–325,000	300k 301k 302k 303k 304k 305k 306k 307k 308k 309k 310k 311k 312k 313k 314k 315k 316k 317k 318k 319k 320k 321k 322k 323k 324k

325,001–350,000	325k 326k 327k 328k 329k 330k 331k 332k 333k 334k 335k 336k 337k 338k 339k 340k 341k 342k 343k 344k 345k 346k 347k 348k 349k

350,001–375,000	350k 351k 352k 353k 354k 355k 356k 357k 358k 359k 360k 361k 362k 363k 364k 365k 366k 367k 368k 369k 370k 371k 372k 373k 374k

375,001–400,000	375k 376k 377k 378k 379k 380k 381k 382k 383k 384k 385k 386k 387k 388k 389k 390k 391k 392k 393k 394k 395k 396k 397k 398k 399k

400,001–425,000	400k 401k 402k 403k 404k 405k 406k 407k 408k 409k 410k 411k 412k 413k 414k 415k 416k 417k 418k 419k 420k 421k 422k 423k 424k

425,001–450,000	425k 426k 427k 428k 429k 430k 431k 432k 433k 434k 435k 436k 437k 438k 439k 440k 441k 442k 443k 444k 445k 446k 447k 448k 449k

450,001–475,000	450k 451k 452k 453k 454k 455k 456k 457k 458k 459k 460k 461k 462k 463k 464k 465k 466k 467k 468k 469k 470k 471k 472k 473k 474k

475,001–500,000	475k 476k 477k 478k 479k 480k 481k 482k 483k 484k 485k 486k 487k 488k 489k 490k 491k 492k 493k 494k 495k 496k 497k 498k 499k

500,001–525,000	500k 501k 502k 503k 504k 505k 506k 507k 508k 509k 510k 511k 512k 513k 514k 515k 516k 517k 518k 519k 520k 521k 522k 523k 524k

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