Meanings of asteroid names (56001-57000)
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As asteroid 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. The list below concerns those asteroids in the specified span of numbers 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. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Contents: 56001... 56101... 56201... 56301... 56401... 56501... 56601... 56701... 56801... 56901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 56001-56100 | ||
| 56088 Wuheng | 1999 AZ23 | Heng Wu, leader and organizer of China's science and technology † |
| 56100 Luisapolli | 1999 BM14 | Luisa Polli, sister of the grandmother of the discoverer † ‡ |
| 56301-56400 | ||
| 56329 Tarxien | 1999 WO1 | The Tarxien temples on Malta † |
| 56501-56600 | ||
| 56561 Jaimenomen | 2000 JG7 | Jaime Laureano Nomen Torres, Spanish prolific discoverer of minor planets at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca † |
| Preceded by 55001–56000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (56001-57000) |
Succeeded by 57001–58000 |
