Meanings of asteroid names (91001-92000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 91001... 91101... 91201... 91301... 91401... 91501... 91601... 91701... 91801... 91901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 91201-91300 | ||
| 91214 Diclemente | 1998 YB10 | Aldo Di Clemente, Italian amateur astronomer, technician at the Campo Imperatore station of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Astronomical Observatory of Rome) † |
| 91287 Simon-Garfunkel | 1999 FP21 | Simon and Garfunkel, American popular music duo of the 1960s † |
| 91801-91900 | ||
| 91890 Kiriko Matsuri | 1999 VD2 | Kiriko Matsuri, "Kiriko festival"; kirikos are big Japanese lanterns, up to 15 m high and 2 tons in weight † |
| Preceded by 90001–91000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (91001-92000) |
Succeeded by 92001–93000 |
