Meanings of asteroid names (81001-82000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 81001... 81101... 81201... 81301... 81401... 81501... 81601... 81701... 81801... 81901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 81201-81300 | ||
| 81203 Polynesia | 2000 FQ10 | French Polynesia, because it was the first discovery from this region of the world † |
| 81801-81900 | ||
| 81822 Jamesearly | 2000 KN38 | James M. Early, American co-inventor of the transistor † ‡ |
| 81859 Joetaylor | 2000 KP69 | Joseph H. Taylor, American astronomer, pulsar hunter extraordinaire, Nobel laureate and MacArthur fellow † |
| 81901-82000 | ||
| 81915 Hartwick | 2000 NS11 | F. David A. Hartwick, Canadian astrophysicist † |
| 81971 Turonclavere | 2000 QX68 | Marie-Hélène Turon Clavère, French schoolteacher and amateur astronomer † |
| Preceded by 80001–81000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (81001-82000) |
Succeeded by 82001–83000 |
