Meanings of asteroid names (26001-27000)

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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 26001... 26101... 26201... 26301... 26401... 26501... 26601... 26701... 26801... 26901...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
26001-26100
26057 Ankaios	4742 T-2	Ancaeus, in Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts*
26074 Carlwirtz	1977 TD	Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, German astronomer*
26101-26200
26119 Duden	1991 TN7	Duden, the German dictionary*
26168 Kanaikiyotaka	1995 WT8	Kiyotaka Kanai, Japanese astronomer
26169 Ishikawakiyoshi	1995 YY	*
26170 Kazuhiko	1996 BH2	*
26177 Fabiodolfi	1996 GN2	Fabio Dolfi, Italian amateur astronomer †
26195 Černohlávek	1997 EN	*
26197 Bormio	1997 FN1	Bormio, Italy † ‡
26201-26300
26205 Kuratowski	1997 LA5	Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician*
26210 Lingas	1997 RC3	*
26214 Kalinga	1997 US10	*
26276 Natrees	1998 SL4	Nat (Nathan? Nathalie?) Rees?*
26277 Ianrees	1998 SM4	Ian Rees?*
26301-26400
26314 Škvorecký	1998 UJ1	Josef Škvorecký, Czech writer † ‡ +
26328 Litomyšl	1998 WQ	Litomyšl, Czech Republic † ‡
26340 Evamarková	1998 XY8	Eva Marková, Czech astronomer † ‡
26355 Grueber	1998 YL8	Johannes Grueber, 17th-century Austrian Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician, astronomer at the Chinese imperial court, and author of the first European travelogue of Tibet †
26356 Aventini	1998 YE10	Andrea Aventini, Italian amateur astronomer †
26357 Laguerre	1998 YK10	Edmond Laguerre, French mathematician*
26376 Roborosa	1999 EB3	*
26390 Rušin	1999 UX2	*
26401-26500
26401 Sobotište	1999 WX	*
26498 Dinotina	2000 CV1	Dino and Tina Grifoni, uncle and aunt of Andrea Boattini †
26500 Toshiohino	2000 CC2	Toshio Hino, Japanese astronomer †
26501-26600
26501 Sachiko	2000 CP2	Sachiko Nagata, teacher of Oshibana, the Japanese art of arranging pressed flowers †
26601-26700
26629 Zahller	2000 GZ132	*Named in honor of the discoverer's mother, Cordelia Zahller Luginbuhl, and the Zahller family.
26639 Murgaš	2000 JB7	*
26640 Bahýľ	2000 JV10	*
26661 Kempelen	2000 WY67	Wolfgang von Kempelen, Austrian inventor*
26701-26800
26715 South Dakota	2001 HJ	South Dakota*
26733 Nanavisitor	2001 HC16	Nana Visitor (Nana Tucker), American actress †
26734 Terryfarrell	2001 HG16	Terry Farrell (Theresa Lee Farrell), American actress †
26757 Bastei	2001 KU17	*
26761 Stromboli	2033 P-L	Stromboli island and volcano*
26763 Peirithoos	2706 P-L	*
26801-26900
26821 Baehr	1988 FM1	Ulrich Baehr, German astronomer*
26829 Sakaihoikuen	1989 WN2	*
26858 Misterrogers	1993 FR	Mister Rogers television character*
26879 Haines	1994 NL2	Peter Wyatt Haines, Australian geologist, discoverer of several impact craters in Australia †
26887 Tokyogiants	1994 TO15	Tokyo Giants baseball team*
26891 Johnbutler	1995 CC2	Christopher John Butler, Irish astronomer, discoverer of an exceptional flare on HD 6090 ("Butler's star") †
26896 Josefhudec	1995 OY	*
26901-27000
26908 Lebesgue	1996 GK	Henri-Léon Lebesgue, 19th-20th-century French mathematician †
26909 Lefschetz	1996 HY1	Solomon Lefschetz, American mathematician †
26917 Pianoro	1996 RF4	Pianoro, Italy, location of Pianoro Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Pianoro) †
26921 Jensallit	1996 TF15	Jennifer Sallit, wife of the discoverer †
26924 Johnharvey	1996 YZ2	John Warren Harvey, American heliologist †
26935 Vireday	1997 EE46	Carol Claire Vireday, wife of the discoverer †
26937 Makimiyamoto	1997 FQ1	Maki Miyamoto, Japanese actress †
26950 Legendre	1997 JH10	Adrien-Marie Legendre, 18th-19th-century French mathematician †
26954 Skadiang	1997 MG	Karen Skadiang, Australian amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer †
26955 Lie	1997 MR1	Marius Sophus Lie, 19th-century Norwegian mathematician †
26960 Liouville	1997 NE3	Joseph Liouville, 19th-century French mathematician †
26963 Palorapavý	1997 PM4	Pavol "Palo" Rapavý, Slovak astronomer, director of the public observatory in Rimavská Sobota †
26969 Biver	1997 SE	Nicolas Biver, French astronomer † ‡
26970 Eliáš	1997 SE2	Mojmír Eliáš, Czech geologist and planetologist †
26971 Sezimovo Ústí	1997 SL2	Sezimovo Ústí, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic †
26973 Lála	1997 SP25	Petr Lála, Czech astronomer †
26984 Fernand-Roland	1997 VV	Fernand-Roland Merlin, friend of the discoverers †
26986 Čáslavská	1997 VC5	Vera Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and olympic gold medalist, world's best sportswoman of 1968 †
26993 Littlewood	1997 XC1	John Edensor Littlewood, British mathematician †

Preceded by 25001–26000

Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (26001-27000)

Succeeded by 27001–28000