Meanings of asteroid names (14001-15000)

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

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
14001-14100
14014 Münchhausen		Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer*
14016 Steller		Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, who accompanied Vitus Bering on the expedition that led to the discovery of southeastern Alaska
14024 Procol Harum	1994 RZ	Procol Harum British progressive rock band †
14025 Fallada		Hans Fallada, German writer*
14026 Esquerdo		Gil Esquerdo, American research assistant for the Near-Earth-Asteroid Physical Study project at the University of Western Ontario †
14032 Mego	1994 XP	Princess Mego, 16th-17th-century Japanese wife of Datemasamune; a cherry tree seedling planted near the Sendai Observatory is known as the "Princess Mego Cherry Tree"
14040 Andrejka		*
14041 Dürrenmatt		Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author*
14042 Agafonov		*
14054 Dušek	1996 AR	Jiří Dušek, Czech astronomer, one of the founders of the Czech Internet astronomical newspaper IAN †
14056 Kainar		Josef Kainar, Czech poet, dramatist, journalist and musician †
14057 Manfredstoll		Manfred Stoll, Austrian astronomical computer specialist † ‡
14060 Patersonewen		Paterson Ewen, Canadian astronomical artist and teacher †
14062 Cremaschini		*
14065 Flegel		Mike Flegel, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14068 Hauserová		Eva Hauserová, Czech writer and journalist †
14069 Krasheninnikov		Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, Russian scientist (geographer, anthropologist)
14071 Gadabird		Bonnie Bird and Andreas Gada, Canadian amateur astronomers †
14072 Volterra	1996 KN	Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician*
14074 Riccati	1996 NS	*
14075 Kenwill	1996 OJ	*
14077 Volfango		Volfango Montanari, 20th-century Italian Olympic athlete
14080 Heppenheim	1997 GB	*
14088 Ancus		*
14092 Gaily		T. Dean Gaily, Canadian physicist †
14094 Garneau		Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space †
14097 Capdepera		*
14098 Šimek	1997 QS	*
14100 Weierstrass		Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician*
14101-14200
14104 Delpino	1997 TV	Federico Ernesto Delpino, 20th-century Italian astronomer
14111 Kimamos		*
14114 Randyray		*
14115 Melaas		*
14116 Ogea		*
14119 Johnprince		*
14120 Espenak		Fred Espenak, American astronomer and compiler of eclipse atlases (ephemerides) †
14121 Stüwe		*
14122 Josties		*
14124 Kamil		Kamil Hornoch, Czech amateur astronomer †
14129 Dibucci		*
14134 Penkala		*
14135 Cynthialang		*
14141 Demeautis		Christophe Demeautis, French astronomer
14143 Hadfield		Chris Austin Hadfield, Canadian astronaut †
14145 Sciam		Scientific American magazine (Sci. Am.)*
14146 Hughmaclean		Hugh Noel Alexander Maclean, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14147 Wenlingshuguang		*
14148 Jimchamberlin		James Arthur Chamberlin, Canadian aerospace worker †
14149 Yakowitz		*
14153 Dianecaplain		*
14154 Negrelli		*
14155 Cibronen		*
14157 Pamelasobey		*
14158 Alananderson		*
14163 Johnchapman		John Herbert Chapman, "Father of the Canadian Space Program" †
14164 Hennigar		Donald M. Hennigar, Canadian amateur telescope maker †
14172 Amanolivere		*
14174 Deborahsmall		*
14179 Skinner		*
14181 Koromházi		Birthplace(?) of one discoverer, K. Sárneczky †
14182 Alley		*
14185 Van Ness		*
14186 Virgiliofos		Virgilio Fossombroni, teacher of Italian literature †
14189 Sèvre		Sèvre River, France*
14190 Soldán		Jan Soldán, Czech astronomer, designer and developer of control software for space and ground-based experiments †
14201-14300
14203 Hocking		Wayne Keith Hocking, Canadian physicist †
14206 Sehnal		Ladislav Sehnal, Czech astronomer †
14214 Hirsch		*
14217 Oaxaca		Oaxaca, City and State in Mexico, birth place of Benito Juarez, first native-born President of Mexico, first numbered asteroid discovered from Mexico (updated by the discoverer)
14223 Dolby		*
14224 Gaede		*
14225 Alisahamilton		*
14226 Hamura		*
14230 Mariahines		*
14234 Davidhoover		*
14238 d'Artagnan		d'Artagnan, one of the Three Musketeers
14244 Labnow		Science teacher (MCMS) /scientist
14250 Kathleenmartin		*
14252 Audreymeyer		*
14258 Katrinaminck		*
14262 Kratzer		*
14267 Zook		*
14274 Landstreet		John Darlington Landstreet, Canadian astronomer †
14275 Dianemurray		*
14277 Parsa		*
14278 Perrenot		*
14301-14400
14309 Defoy	A908 SA	*
14310 Shuttleworth	1966 PP	Mark Shuttleworth, South African businessman, first citizen of an African country to venture into space (on a Soyuz mission in 2002)
14312 Polytech		*
14313 Dodaira		*
14314 Tokigawa		*
14315 Ogawamachi		*
14316 Higashichichibu		*
14317 Antonov		*
14318 Buzinov		Victor Mikhajlovich Buzinov, 20th-century Russian journalist and author
14322 Shakura	1978 YM	Nikolai Ivanovich Shakura, Russian astrophysicist
14327 Lemke		Dietrich Lemke, German astronomer †
14335 Alexosipov		Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov, Ukrainian astronomer
14338 Shibakoukan		*
14342 Iglika	1984 SL	*
14346 Zhilyaev		Boris Efimovich Zhilyaev, Ukrainian astronomer
14349 Nikitamikhalkov		Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov, Russian film director and actor
14354 Kolesnikov		Evgeniy Kolesnikov, Russian scientist who has conducted research at the Tunguska impact site
14360 Ipatov		Sergej Ivanovich Ipatov, Russian astronomer
14361 Boscovich	1988 DE	Rudjer Boscovich, scientist*
14365 Jeanpaul		*
14366 Wilhelmraabe		Wilhelm Raabe, German novelist*
14367 Hippokrates		Hippocrates of Cos, Ancient Greek physician*
14372 Paulgerhardt		Paul Gerhardt, German hymn writer*
14382 Woszczyk		Andrzej Woszczyk, Polish astronomer †
14395 Tommorgan		*
14400 Baudot		*
14401-14500
14412 Wolflojewski		*
14413 Geiger		*
14420 Massey	1991 SM	*
14424 Laval		Université Laval, Québec, Canada, oldest university of North America † ‡
14428 Lazaridis		Mike Lazaridis, Canadian entrepreneur and founder of the Perimeter Institute †
14429 Coyne	1991 XC	George Vincent Coyne, astronomer*
14438 MacLean		Steven Glenwood MacLean, Canadian astronaut †
14446 Kinkowan		Kinkowan (Kagoshima Bay) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Mount Sakurajima, a famous active volcano, is in the centre of Kinkowan †
14463 McCarter		David Graham McCarter, Canadian amateur astronomer and telescope maker †
14466 Hodge		*
14479 Plekhanov		Gennadiy Plekanov, Russian scientist, long time investigator of the Tunguska event
14486 Tuscia	1994 TE	The ancient name of Tuscany †
14499 Satotoshio		Toshio Sato, Japanese amateur astronomer and astronomical historian
14500 Kibo		*
14501-14600
14501 Tetsuokojima		Tetsuo Kojima, Japanese amateur astronomer, an active member of Ota Astronomical Club
14502 Morden		James C. Morden, Canadian historian, educator and author †
14504 Tsujimura		*
14505 Barentine		John Caleb Barentine, American astronomer
14509 Lučenec		*
14511 Nickel		Jack Allen "Triple" Nickel, retired USAF pilot, NASA Shuttle Trainer Aircraft instructor*
14513 Alicelindner		Alice Lindner, German secretary at the Hoher List Observatory
14517 Monitoma		*
14519 Ural		The Ural river, flowing from the Ural mountains into Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea; it forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia
14526 Xenocrates		Xenocrates of Chalcedon, Ancient Greek philosopher*
14533 Roy	1997 QY	*
14535 Kazuyukihanda	1997 RF	*
14537 Týn nad Vltavou		Týn nad Vltavou, a town on the Vltava River in Bohemia, the Czech Republic †
14539 Clocke Roeland		Clocke Roeland, carillon society of the Belgian (Flemish) city of Ghent †
14542 Karitskaya		*
14543 Sajigawasuiseki		*
14550 Lehký		*
14551 Itagaki		*
14558 Wangganchang		*
14564 Heasley		James N. Heasley, American astronomer
14566 Hokule'a		*
14567 Nicovincenti		*
14568 Zanotta	1998 OK	Mauro Vittorio Zanotta, Italian amateur astronomer †, ‡ +<--- also http://www.aavso.org/publications/ejaavso/v30n2/162.pdf --->
14570 Burkam		*
14571 Caralexander		*
14572 Armando		*
14573 Montebugnoli		*
14574 Payette		Julie Payette, Canadian astronaut †
14575 Jamesblanc		*
14576 Jefholley		*
14582 Conlin		*
14583 Lester		*
14584 Lawson		*
14588 Pharrams		Stacey Pharrams, participant in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge †
14589 Stevenbyrnes		Steven J. F. Byrnes, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14593 Everett		*
14594 Jindrašilhán		Jindřich Šilhán (Jindra Šilhan), Czech astronomer, observer of variable stars*
14595 Peaker		Brian Ronald Peaker, Canadian competitive rower and Olympic medalist †
14596 Bergstralh		Jay Bergstralh, NASA Solar System Exploration Division*
14597 Waynerichie		*
14598 Larrysmith		*
14601-14700
14605 Hyeyeonchoi		Hyeyeon Choi, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14606 Hifleischer		Hilary Caren Fleischer, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14612 Irtish		Irtish river, flowing from the Mongolian Altay Mountains of China into Kazakhstan and Russia before joining the Ob river
14613 Sanchez		*
14616 Van Gaal		Hendrik Van Gaal, founder of the Urania Observatory in Hove, Belgium*
14617 Lasvergnas		Olivier Las Vergnas (1954 - ) French Astronomer, creator of the Association astonomique de Paris en Sorbonne in 1970 and currently President of the french astronomical association and
14619 Plotkin		Howard Plotkin, Canadian historian of science †
14621 Tati		Jacques Tati, French cinematographer*
14623 Kamoun		*
14624 Prymachenko		*
14627 Emilkowalski	1998 VA	Emil Kowalski, Named for the discoverer's late father
14632 Flensburg		*
14643 Morata		*
14654 Rajivgupta		Rajiv Gupta, Canadian mathematician †
14656 Lijiang		*
14659 Gregoriana		*
14664 Vandervelden		Erwin Rene van der Velden, Australian astrophotographer
14669 Beletic	1999 DC	Named after James William Beletic (b. 1956), a physicist. Asteroid awarded by Cyril Cavadore of the European Southern Observatory's Optical Detector Team, which J. Beletic led from 1994 Nov. 1 to 2000 Apr. 27. †
14678 Pinney		*
14679 Susanreed		*
14683 Remy		*
14684 Reyes		*
14693 Selwyn		*
14694 Skurat		*
14696 Lindawilliams		*
14697 Ronsawyer		Ron Sawyer, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14698 Scottyoung		Scott Douglas Young, Canadian planetarium director †
14699 Klarasmi		*
14700 Johnreid		*
14701-14800
14702 Benclark		*
14708 Slaven		*
14719 Sobey		*
14724 SNO		The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) †
14727 Suggs		Rob Suggs, meteor scientist*
14734 Susanstoker		*
14789 GAISH		GAISh (ГАИШ), Moscow University's Sternberg Astronomical Institute, founded in 1931 on the site of the observatory established by the university in 1831
14790 Beletskij	1970 OF	*
14791 Atreus	1973 SU	*
14792 Thyestes		*
14794 Konetskiy		Victor Victorovich Konetskiy, 20th-century Russian writer and Arctic captain
14795 Syoyou		*
14801-14900
14812 Rosario		Rosario, Argentina
14814 Gurij		*
14815 Rutberg		*
14820 Aizuyaichi		*
14821 Motaeno		*
14826 Nicollier		Claude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut*
14827 Hypnos	1986 JK	*
14829 Povalyaeva		Marina Petrovna Povalyaeva, Ukrainian charity leader, decorated with the Order of Saint Peter and Paul and the "For patriotism" medal
14831 Gentileschi		Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter*
14832 Alechinsky		Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter*
14834 Isaev		Aleksej Mikhajlovich Isaev, 20th-century Russian space engineer
14835 Holdridge		Mark E. Holdridge, American astronomer*
14836 Maxfrisch	1988 CY	Max Frisch, Swiss architect, playwright and novelist*
14845 Hegel		Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher*
14846 Lampedusa	1989 BH	Lampedusa, largest of the Pelagie Islands*
14871 Pyramus		Pyramus and Thisbe, Pyramus, the handsome youth, and Thisbe, the fair maiden, in the romance as recounted by Ovid
14872 Hoher List	1990 UR	Seat of the Observatory (Sternwarte Hoher List) of the University of Bonn*
14873 Shoyo		*
14877 Zauberflote		Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (named on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth)
14888 Kanazawashi		Kanazawa ("Little Kyoto"), Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
14901-15000
14902 Miyairi		*
14909 Kamchatka		Kamchatka Peninsula
14917 Taco		*
14919 Robertohaver	1994 PG	Roberto Haver, Italian amateur astronomer †
14925 Naoko		Yamazaki (Sumino) Naoko, Japanese astronaut
14926 Hoshide		Hoshide Akihiko, Japanese astronaut
14927 Satoshi		Furukawa Satoshi, Japanese astronaut
14937 Thirsk		Robert Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut †
14939 Norikura		*
14940 Freiligrath		Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet*
14941 Tomswift		Tom Swift and Tom Swift, Jr., protagonists of series of twentieth century adventure novels*
14942 Stevebaker	1995 MA	*
14947 Luigibussolino		*
14953 Bevilacqua		*
14959 TRIUMF		The Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) †
14960 Yule	1996 KO	*
14961 d'Auteroche		Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche, French astronomer*
14964 Robertobacci	1996 VS	Roberto Bacci, Italian amateur astronomer †
14965 Bonk	1997 KC	Werner Bonk, German amateur astronomer †
14966 Jurijvega		Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician and military engineer, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Jurij Vega Grammar School in Idrija, which the discoverer attended †
14967 Madrid		Madrid, Spain*
14968 Kubáček	1997 QG	*
14969 Willacather		Willa Cather, American author*
14972 Olihainaut		Olivier R. Hainaut, Belgian astronomer.
14973 Rossirosina	1997 RZ	Rosina Rossi, mother of the discoverer Andrea Boattini †
14974 Počátky		Počátky, a town in south Bohemia, the Czech Republic, where the discoverer Miloš Tichý was born †
14975 Serasin		Antonietta Serasin, Italian amateur astronomer †
14976 Josefčapek		Josef Čapek, Czech artist and playwright*
14977 Bressler		Martin Bressler, Austrian amateur astronomer † ‡
14980 Gustavbrom		Gustav Brom (Gustav Frkal), Czech 20th-century jazz musician, conductor, composer and singer
14988 Tryggvason		Bjarni Tryggvason, Icelandic-Canadian astronaut †
14989 Tutte		William Tutte, Canadian mathematician †
14990 Zermelo		*
14994 Uppenkamp		Wolfgang Uppenkamp, German literature teacher †
14995 Archytas		*

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