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Meanings of asteroid names (8501-9000)

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Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
8501-8600
8501 Wachholz		Burkhard Wachholz, senior chief mechanic and department head at the Institute of Physics, University of Heidelberg, and friend of the first discoverer
8502 Bauhaus		Bauhaus, German architectural school*
8503 Masakatsu		*
8515 Corvan	1991 RJ	*
8516 Hyakkai		*
8521 Boulainvilliers		Henri de Boulainvilliers, Comte de Saint-Saire, French historian and political writer*
8523 Bouillabaisse	1992 PX	Bouillabaisse, the fish stew*
8524 Paoloruffini		Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician*
8525 Nielsabel		Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician*
8526 Takeuchiyukou		*
8527 Katayama		*
8529 Sinzi		*
8530 Korbokkur		*
8531 Mineosaito		*
8533 Oohira	1993 BM	*
8534 Knutsson		Gösta Knutsson, Swedish children's author † ‡
8535 Pellesvanslös		Pelle Svanslös (English: Peter No-Tail), fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson † ‡
8536 Måns		Måns, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson † ‡
8537 Billochbull		Bill and Bull, fictional cats in the stories of Gösta Knutsson † ‡
8538 Gammelmaja		Gammel-Maja, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson † ‡
8539 Laban		Laban, fictional cat in the stories of Gösta Knutsson † ‡
8540 Ardeberg		Arne Ardeberg, Swedish professor emeritus of astronomy at Lund Observatory, director of the European Southern Observatory at La Silla (1979–1984)
8541 Schalkenmehren		*
8543 Tsunemi		*
8544 Sigenori	1993 YE	*
8545 McGee		Hazel McGee, British amateur astronomer and editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association*
8546 Kenmotsu		*
8548 Sumizihara		*
8549 Alcide	1994 FS	*
8550 Hesiodos		The Greek epic poet Hesiod*
8551 Daitarabochi		*
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		*
8564 Anomalocaris		Anomalocaris, Cambrian animal †
8568 Larrywilson		*
8569 Mameli	1996 TG	*
8571 Taniguchi	1996 UX	*
8572 Nijo		Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan †
8573 Ivanka	1996 VQ	Ivanka Moravcová, the discoverer's mother †
8574 Makotoirie		*
8575 Seishitakeuchi		*
8577 Choseikomori		*
8578 Shojikato	1996 WZ	Shoji Kato, Japanese astrophysicist and professor emeritus
8579 Hieizan		Hieizan, Japanese mountain, on whose summit is Enryaku-ji Temple
8580 Pinsky		*
8581 Johnen		*
8582 Kazuhisa	1997 AY	Kazuhisa Mishima, Japanese astronomy curator at the Kurashiki Science Center and planetarium
8583 Froberger		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) *
8608 Chelomey		Vladimir Nikolaevich Chelomey, designer of space technology, creator of space systems for the Salyut manned space stations
8609 Shuvalov		*
8610 Goldhaber	1977 UD	*
8612 Burov		*
8616 Fogelquist		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		*
8636 Malvina		Daughter of astronomer Alain Maury †
8640 Ritaschulz		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		The genus of trees Juglans (walnuts)*
8651 Alineraynal		*
8652 Acacia		The genus of trees Acacia*
8656 Cupressus		The genus of trees Cupressus (cypresses)*
8657 Cedrus		The genus of trees Cedrus (cedars)*
8660 Sano		*
8661 Ratzinger		*
8665 Daun-Eifel		*
8666 Reuter		*
8667 Fontane		Theodor Fontane, German author*
8668 Satomimura	1991 HM	Satomimura (Satomi village), Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, 150 km north of Tokyo, famous for its starry sky and annual autumn star party
8672 Morse		Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code*
8676 Lully		Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer*
8677 Charlier		Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier, Swedish astronomer †
8678 Bäl		Bäl, parish on Gotland island, Sweden †
8679 Tingstäde		Tingstäde, parish on Gotland island, Sweden †
8680 Rone		Rone, parish on Gotland island, Sweden †
8681 Burs		Burs, parish on Gotland island, Sweden †
8682 Kräklingbo		Kräklingbo, parish on Gotland island, Sweden †
8683 Sjölander		Nils Göran Sjölander, Swedish astronomer †
8684 Reichwein		Adolf Reichwein, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany
8685 Fauré		Gabriel Fauré, French composer*
8686 Akenside		*
8687 Caussols	1992 PV	Caussols, Alpes-Maritrimes, France, where Eric W. Elst has made a number of asteroid discoveries*
8688 Delaunay		*
8690 Swindle		*
8691 Etsuko		*
8693 Matsuki		*
8695 Bergvall		Nils Bergvall, Swedish astronomer †
8696 Kjeriksson		Kjell Eriksson, Swedish astronomer †
8697 Olofsson		Kjell Olofsson, Swedish astronomer †
8698 Bertilpettersson		Bertil Pettersson, Swedish astronomer †
8700 Gevaert		Lieven Gevaert, Belgian (Flemish) founder of L. Gevaert & Cie, manufacturer of photographic paper, which merged with Actien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation to become Agfa Geveart Group †
8701-8800
8702 Nakanishi		Akio Nakanishi, Japanese astrophotographer, and member of Mount Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered
8703 Nakanotadao		*
8704 Sadakane	1993 YJ	*
8706 Takeyama	1994 CM	Haruo Takeyama, Japanese physicist and astronomy enthusiast
8707 Arakihiroshi		Hiroshi Araki, Japanese amateur astronomer
8709 Kadlu		Kadlu In Inuit mythology either one goddess or three sisters who presided over thunder.
8710 Hawley		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
8712 Suzuko		*
8713 Azusa		*
8716 Ginestra		*
8719 Vesmír	1995 VR	Vesmír, Czech science journal †
8720 Takamizawa		*
8721 AMOS		Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory (AMOS, originally the Air Force Maui Optical Station)
8722 Schirra		*
8723 Azumayama		*
8724 Junkoehara		Junko Ehara, Japanese cellist and amateur astronomer
8725 Keiko		*
8726 Masamotonasu		Masamoto Nasu, Japanese author and president of the Japanese Association of Writers for Children
8728 Mimatsu		*
8729 Descour		*
8730 Iidesan		Iidesan mountain range and national park, which forms the borders between Fukushima, Niigata and Yamagata prefectures in northern mainland Japan
8731 Tejima	1996 WY	Seiichi Tejima, 19th-20th-century Japanese education advocate, who contributed to the development of what is now the National Science Museum of Japan and founder of what is now Kyoritsu Women's University
8732 Champion		Frank L. Champion, Oklahoma's first flyer*
8734 Warner	1997 AA	Brian D. Warner, American astronomer and publisher of the Minor Planet Observer monthly newsletter
8735 Yoshiosakai		Sakai Yoshio, 20th-century Japanese pioneer in building astronomical observatories for the general public, founder of the Hidahiko Tenmondai and director of Ogawa Astronomical Observatory
8736 Shigehisa		Osao Shigehisa, Japanese astronomer, contributor to the History of Amateur Astronomy in Japan (1987 and 1994)
8737 Takehiro		Takehiro Hayashi, Japanese public educator and professor of astronomy and Earth science at Hiroshima University
8738 Saji		Saji Observatory
8739 Morihisa		Morihisa Suzuki, Japanese petrologist and meteoricist
8740 Václav		Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia and his descendants †
8742 Bonazzoli		*
8743 Kèneke		*
8744 Cilla		*
8745 Delaney		*
8747 Asahi		*
8749 Beatles		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*
8780 Forte	1975 LT	Juan Carlos Forte, Argentinian astronomer
8781 Yurka		*
8782 Bakhrakh		*
8783 Gopasyuk		*
8785 Boltwood		Paul Boltwood, Canadian computer scientist and amateur astronomer †
8786 Belskaya		Irina N. Belskaya, Ukrainian astronomer †
8787 Ignatenko		*
8788 Labeyrie		Catherine Labeyrie and Antoine Labeyrie, French astronomers
8793 Thomasmüller	1979 QX	Thomas G. Müller, German astronomer †
8801-8900
8804 Eliason		Eric M. Eliason, American expert in image processing and analysis for the U.S. Geological Survey's Astrogeologic Team
8805 Petrpetrov		Petr Petrovich Petrov, Ukrainian astrophysicist
8806 Fetisov		*
8809 Roversimonaco		*
8811 Waltherschmadel		Walter Schmadel, German chairman of the Deutsche Studentenschaft (Student Association) in 1927-1929?*
8812 Kravtsov		*
8813 Leviathan		The mythical creature Leviathan mentioned in the Bible*
8814 Rosseven	1983 XG	*
8816 Gamow		George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist*
8817 Roytraver		Roy Traver, American photographer, philosopher, teacher, innovator, gourmet cook, and friend of the discoverers
8818 Hermannbondi		Hermann Bondi, 20th-century British cosmologist
8819 Chrisbondi		Christine Bondi (née Stockman), British humanist, astrophysicist and mathematician
8820 Anjandersen	1985 VG	Anja C. Andersen, Danish astrophysicist, winner of the 2005 European Commission's Descartes Prize
8822 Shuryanka		Aleksandra Semenovna Morozova, mother of the discoverer
8824 Genta	1988 BH	Genta Yamamoto, Japanese potter, known for his efforts to revive "Hoshino ware", and as "The Man who bakes a planet"
8826 Corneville		*
8827 Kollwitz		Käthe Kollwitz, German artist*
8831 Brändström		*
8832 Altenrath		Henricus Hubertus Altenrath, initiator and first director of the "Nijverheidsschool"*
8833 Acer	1989 RW	The plant genus Acer (maple trees)
8834 Anacardium		The plant genus Anacardium (cashew and mango)
8835 Annona		The plant genus Annona (custard-apples)
8836 Aquifolium		The Aquifoliaceae plant family, including the European Holly Ilex aquifolium
8837 London		London, UK
8839 Novichkova		Vera Stepanovna Novichkova, Ukrainian doctor and hematologist
8847 Huch		Ricarda Huch, 19th/20th-century German novelist and poet, a critic of the fascist regime
8849 Brighton		Brighton, UK
8850 Bignonia		The plant genus Bignonia (cross vines and catalpas)
8852 Buxus		The plant genus Buxus (boxwoods)*
8853 Gerdlehmann		Gerhard Lehmann, German amateur astronomer †
8855 Miwa	1991 JL	*
8856 Celastrus		The plant genus Celastrus (Staff vines)*
8857 Cercidiphyllum		The plant genus Cercidiphyllum (Katsura tree)*
8858 Cornus		The plant genus Cornus (dogwoods)*
8860 Rohloff		*
8861 Jenskandler		Jens Kandler, German amateur astronomer †
8865 Yakiimo	1992 AF	*
8866 Tanegashima	1992 BR	The island Tanegashima, southern Japan*
8867 Tubbiolo		Andrew F. Tubbiolo, electronics technician at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team, discoverer of periodic comet P/2005 E1 (P/Tubbiolo)*
8868 Hjorter		Olof Petrus Hjorter, eighteenth-century Swedish astronomer †
8869 Olausgutho		Olaus Johannis Gutho, medieval student at Uppsala University, Sweden †
8870 von Zeipel		Hugo von Zeipel, Swedish astronomer †
8871 Svanberg		Gustaf Svanberg, Swedish astronomer †
8872 Ebenum		The Ebony tree Diospyros ebenum*
8874 Showashinzan		*
8875 Fernie		J. Donald Fernie, Canadian astronomer †
8877 Rentaro		Rentaro Taki, composer*
8881 Prialnik		Dina Prialnik, Israeli astronomer †
8882 Sakaetamura		*
8883 Miyazakihayao		*
8885 Sette		*
8886 Elaeagnus		The plant genus Elaeagnus (Silverberry)*
8887 Scheeres		Dr. Daniel Scheeres, University of Michigan professor
8889 Mockturtle	1994 OC	The Mock Turtle, character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
8890 Montaigne		Michel de Montaigne, French writer*
8891 Irokawa		*
8892 Kakogawa		*
8895 Nha	1995 QN	Nha Il-Seong Museum of Astronomy, Korea †
8897 Defelice	1995 SX	Aurelio De Felice, Italian sculptor †
8898 Linnaea		The plant Twinflower Linnaea borealis; itself named after Carolus Linnaeus*
8900 AAVSO		The American Association of Variable Star Observers †
8901-9000
8906 Yano		*
8907 Takaji		*
8909 Ohnishitaka		*
8911 Kawaguchijun	1995 YA	*
8912 Ohshimatake		*
8914 Nickjames		Nick James (Nicholas D. James), British amateur astronomer*
8915 Sawaishujiro		*
8922 Kumanodake		*
8923 Yamakawa		*
8924 Iruma		*
8925 Boattini		Andrea Boattini, Italian astronomer*
8926 Abemasanao	1996 YK	*
8927 Ryojiro	1996 YT	*
8929 Haginoshinji		*
8930 Kubota		*
8931 Hirokimatsuo		*
8932 Nagamoto		*
8933 Kurobe		*
8934 Nishimurajun		*
8935 Beccaria		Cesare Beccaria, Italian Enlightenment thinker †
8937 Gassan		*
8939 Onodajunjiro		*
8940 Yakushimaru		*
8941 Junsaito		*
8942 Takagi		*
8943 Stefanozafka		Stefano Zafka, 20th-century Italian Alpine guide, who disappeared during his second descent from K2
8944 Ortigara		*
8945 Cavaradossi	1997 CM	*
8946 Yoshimitsu	1997 CO	*
8947 Mizutani		*
8952 ODAS		OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey*
8957 Koujounotsuki		Koujounotsuki, musical piece composed by Rentaro Taki*
8958 Stargazer		*
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		*
8983 Rayakazakova		*
8984 Derevyanko		*
8985 Tula		*
8986 Kineyayasuyo		Yasuyo Kineya, elder sister of the discoverer
8990 Compassion	1980 DN	Compassion (named after September 11, 2001, to honour the victims of disasters everywhere) †
8991 Solidarity		Solidarity (named after September 11, 2001, to honour the victims of disasters everywhere) †
8992 Magnanimity		Magnanimity (named after September 11, 2001, to honour the victims of disasters everywhere) †
8993 Ingstad	1980 UL	Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer and scientist
8994 Kashkashian	1980 VG	*
9000 Hal	1981 JO	HAL 9000, fictional computer in Space Odyssey series