Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

As minor planet 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, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range 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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.^[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

5001–5100

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5001 EMP	1987 SB1	Named after the annual publication Ephemerides Of Minor Planets Russian: Эфемериды малых планет, Ehfemeridy Malykh Planet. It contains astrometric information about minor planets.MPC
5002 Marnix	1987 SS3	Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde (1538–1598), mayor of Antwerp, believed to have been the composer of the 'Wilhelmus', which became the Dutch national anthem in 1932 MPC[4] ‡[5]
5003 Silvanominuto	1988 ER2	Silvano Minuto, Italian amateur astronomer, founder of the Suno Observatory and promoter of several regional laws on light pollution JPL
5004 Bruch	1988 RR3	Max Bruch (1838–1920), German composer MPC
5005 Kegler	1988 UB	MPC
5006 Teller	1989 GL5	Edward Teller (Ede Teller), Hungarian-born American physicist †[6] ‡[7]
5007 Keay	1990 UH2	Colin S. L. Keay, Australian physicist and astronomer[8]
5008 Miyazawakenji	1991 DV	Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese poet and children's novelist
5009 Sethos	2562 P-L	MPC
5010 Amenemhêt	4594 P-L	Named after Amenemhět III (1844–1797 B.C.), a pharaoh of Egypt MPC
5011 Ptah	6743 P-L	Ptah, Egyptian god MPC
5012 Eurymedon	9507 P-L	Eurymedon, Agamemnon's charioteer in the Trojan War.[9]
5013 Suzhousanzhong	1964 VT1	Suzhousanzhong ("Suzhou No. 3 Middle School"), Jiangsu province, China, on the occasion (2006) of its one-hundredth anniversary JPL
5014 Gorchakov	1974 ST	Prince Alexander Gorchakov, chancellor of the Russian Empire*
5015 Litke	1975 VP	Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke, Russian navigator and explorer*
5016 Migirenko	1976 GX3	Georgij Sergeeveich Migirenko (b. 1916), Russian physicist MPC
5017 Tenchi	1977 DS2	Emperor Tenji, Japan
5018 Tenmu	1977 DY8	Emperor Temmu, Japan
5019 Erfjord	1979 MS6	Erfjord, the name of a small school in a small village of the same name in western Norway. JPL
5020 Asimov	1981 EX19	Isaac Asimov, Russian-American science fiction writer †[10]
5021 Krylania	1982 VK12	Anna Kapitsa née Krylova, daughter of mathematician Aleksey Krylov and wife of physicist Pyotr Kapitsa
5022 Roccapalumba	1984 HE1	Roccapalumba, a Sicilian village
5023 Agapenor	1985 TG3	Agapenor, mythical person related to Trojan War [MPC 25443]
5024 Bechmann	1985 VP	Poul Bechmann is the former head of the mechanical workshop at the Brorfelde Observatory.JPL
5026 Martes	1987 QL1	Martes martes and Martes foina, the pine and beech marten [MPC 34620] †[11]
5027 Androgeos	1988 BX1	Androgeos, mythical person related to Trojan War
5028 Halaesus	1988 BY1	Halaesus, mythological Greek warrior
5029 Ireland	1988 BL2	Named for the country of Ireland MPC
5030 Gyldenkerne	1988 VK4	Kjeld Gyldenkerne (1919–1999), Danish astronomer JPL
5031 Švejcar	1990 FW1	Josef Švejcar, Czech physician †[12]
5032 Conradhirsh	1990 OO	Conrad Hirsh, teacher and explorer*
5033 Mistral	1990 PF	Frédéric Mistral, Provençal poet †[4]
5034 Joeharrington	1991 PW10	Joseph Harrington, American astronomer †[13]
5035 Swift	1991 UX	Lewis A. Swift, American astronomer †[14]
5036 Tuttle	1991 US2	Horace Parnell Tuttle, American astronomer*
5037 Habing	6552 P-L	Harm Jan Habing, Dutch astronomer †[5]
5038 Overbeek	1948 KF	Daniel Overbeek, South African amateur astronomer and AAVSO member †[15] ‡[16]
5039 Rosenkavalier	1967 GM1	Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), opera by Richard Strauss*
5040 Rabinowitz	1972 RF	David L. Rabinowitz, American astronomer*
5041 Theotes	1973 SW1	Theotes, mythical person related to Trojan War
5042 Colpa	1974 ME	Colpa is the word used by the Huarpe aborigines of Argentina to refer to those stones that, in their judgment, were composed of pure minerals. Agriculture and mining were the two most important activities of the Huarpes, who flourished in what is now San Juan province, where this minor planet was discovered.JPL
5043 Zadornov	1974 SB5	Mikhail Zadornov, Russian comedian †[17]
5044 Shestaka	1977 QH4	MPC
5045 Hoyin	1978 UL2	Yin Ho, Chinese*
5046 Carletonmoore	1981 DQ	Carleton Bryant Moore of the Center for Meteorite Studies of Arizona State University*
5047 Zanda	1981 EO42	Brigitte Zanda (b. 1958) is a meteorite curator at the Museum National d´Histoire Naturelle in Paris and an adjunct faculty member at Rutgers University. Her research on the formation of chondrules has placed important constraints on chemical and physical processes operating in the solar nebula.JPL
5048 Moriarty	1981 GC	Professor Moriarty, character in the Sherlock Holmes stories
5049 Sherlock	1981 VC1	Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective
5050 Doctorwatson	1983 RD2	Dr. Watson, character in the Sherlock Holmes stories
5051 Ralph	1984 SM	Ralph Florentin Nielsen (1942-1995) was head of the electronics laboratory at the Brorfelde Observatory.JPL
5052 Nancyruth	1984 UT3	Nancy R. Lebofsky, American educator [MPC 25443]
5053 Chladni	1985 FB2	Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756–1827), German physicist*
5054 Keil	1986 AO2	Klaus Keil of the University of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology*
5055 Opekushin	1986 PB5	Alexander Mikhailovich Opekushin (1838–1923), Russian sculptor*
5056 Rahua	1986 RQ5	Rahua, wife of one of the four sons of Pirua Wiracocha, creator god of civilization in Inca mythology JPL
5057 Weeks	1987 DC6	Eric R. Weeks (b. 1970), a Professor in the Physics Department at Emory University. JPL
5058 Tarrega	1987 OM	Francisco Tárrega, Spanish classical guitarist-composer †[18]
5059 Saroma	1988 AF	Lake Saroma, Hokkaido, Japan
5060 Yoneta	1988 BO5	Katsuhiko Yoneta*
5061 McIntosh	1988 DJ	Bruce A. McIntosh, Canadian astronomer †[19]
5062 Glennmiller	1989 CZ	Glenn Miller, American jazz musician and bandleader of the swing era JPL
5063 Monteverdi	1989 CJ5	Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer*
5064 Tanchozuru	1990 FS	Tancho, Japanese crane
5065 Johnstone	1990 FP1	MPC
5066 Garradd	1990 MA	Gordon J. Garradd, Australian astronomer*
5067 Occidental	1990 OX	MPC
5068 Cragg	1990 TC	MPC
5069 Tokeidai	1991 QB	Sapporo Tokeidai, Japan
5070 Arai	1991 XT	Arai Ikunosuke, Japanese from Bakumatsu to Meiji
5071 Schoenmaker	3099 T-2	Anton Schoenmaker, Dutch astronomer †[5]
5072 Hioki	1931 TS1	Tsutomu Hioki, Japanese astronomer
5073 Junttura	1943 EN	Junttura embodies the Finnish mentality to get things done, stubbornly and at all costs. As Väinö Linna's novel, Täälä pohjantähden alla ("Here under the north star"), put it, "In the beginning, there was the swamp, the hoe and Jussi". Yet Jussi persisted and built a house. The name was suggested by K. Nousiainen.JPL
5074 Goetzoertel	1949 QQ1	Goetz Oertel, of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)*
5075 Goryachev	1969 TN4	Mikhail V. Goryachev, Russian radio electronic engineer, specialising in astronomical spectropolarimetry*
5076 Lebedev-Kumach	1973 SG4	Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach, Russian poet and songwriter*
5077 Favaloro	1974 MG	René Favaloro, Argentine cardiologist (1923-2000), creator of the bypass coronary surgery.
5078 Solovjev-Sedoj	1974 SW	Vasilii Pavlovich Solov'ev-Sedoi (Vasilii Petrovich Soloviev-Sedoy), Russian composer*
5079 Brubeck	1975 DB	David Warren (Dave) Brubeck, American jazz pianist and composer JPL
5080 Oja	1976 EB	Tarmo Oja, Swedish astronomer †[20]
5081 Sanguin	1976 WC1	Juan Sanguin (1933-2006) was an Argentinian astronomer who was in charge of the minor planet and comet programs at the El Leoncito Station for more than a quarter of a century.JPL
5082 Nihonsyoki	1977 DN4	Nihon Shoki, the first written history of Japan, compiled in the 8th century
5083 Irinara	1977 EV	MPC
5084 Gnedin	1977 FN1	Yurij Nikolaevich Gnedin, Russian astrophysicist †[21]
5085 Hippocrene	1977 NN	Hippocrene, mythological Greek fountain [MPC 34620]
5086 Demin	1978 RH1	Vladimir Grigor'evich Demin, Russian astronomer*
5087 Emel'yanov	1978 RM2	Nikolai Vladimirovich Emel'yanov, Russian astronomer*
5088 Tancredi	1979 QZ1	Gonzalo Tancredi, Uruguayan astronomer †[22]
5089 Nádherná	1979 SN	Sidonie Nádherná, Czech-British writer †[23]
5090 Wyeth	1980 CG	MPC
5091 Isakovskij	1981 SD4	Mikhail Vasil'evich Isakovskii, Russian poet*
5092 Manara	1982 FJ	Alessandro Manara, Italian astronomer*
5093 Svirelia	1982 TG1	MPC
5094 Seryozha	1982 UT6	MPC
5095 Escalante	1983 NL	Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-born mathematics teacher [MPC 22830]
5096 Luzin	1983 RC5	Nikolai Nikolaevich Luzin, Russian mathematician [MPC 34620]
5097 Axford	1983 TW1	Sir Ian Axford (William Ian Axford), New Zealand-born astrophysicist*
5098 Tomsolomon	1985 CH2	Tom Solomon (b. 1962) holds a Presidential Professorship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell University. JPL
5099 Iainbanks	1985 DY1	Iain M. Banks (1954–2013), a Scottish writer. JPL
5100 Pasachoff	1985 GW	Jay Myron Pasachoff, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, Williams College (USA) †[24]

5101–5200

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5101 Akhmerov	1985 UB5	Vadim Zinov'evich Akhmerov, doctor in the Crimean Peninsula [MPC 34620]
5102 Benfranklin	1986 RD1	Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, philosopher and statesman [MPC 34621] †[25]
5103 Diviš	1986 RP1	Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech scientist and monk [MPC 34621] †[26] ‡[27]
5104 Skripnichenko	1986 RU5	Vladimir I. Skripnichenko, Russian astronomer*
5105 Westerhout	1986 TM1	Gart Westerhout, Dutch radio astronomer †[5][28] [MPC 22830]
5106 Mortensen	1987 DJ	Inger Mortensen (b. 1910) is an aunt of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen. JPL
5107 Laurenbacall	1987 DS6	Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), an American actress. JPL
5108 Lübeck	1987 QG2	Vincent Lübeck, German composer †[4]
5109 Robertmiller	1987 RM1	Robert J. Miller, American astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory JPL
5110 Belgirate	1987 SV	Belgirate, in Piedmont, Italy*
5111 Jacliff	1987 SE4	Cliff and Jackie Holmes, American amateur astronomers [MPC 22830]
5112 Kusaji	1987 SM13	Shigeharu Kusaji, Japanese amateur astronomer
5113 Kohno	1988 BN	Masaru Kohno, Japanese classical guitar maker †[18]
5114 Yezo	1988 CO	Named for Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, which was known as Yezo until 1869. JPL
5115 Frimout	1988 CD4	Dirk D. Frimout, Belgian astronomer and astronaut †[4]
5116 Korsør	1988 EU	Korsør, a town on the southwestern coast of Sjælland almost exactly 100 km from Copenhagen, is the birthplace of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen. JPL
5117 Mokotoyama	1988 GH	Mount Mokoto, Japan*
5118 Elnapoul	1988 RB	Elna (1917-1992) and Poul Hyttel (b. 1909), the parents-in-law of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen. JPL
5120 Bitias	1988 TZ1	Bitias, mythical person related to Trojan War*
5121 Numazawa	1989 AX1	Shigemi Numazawa, Japanese amateur astronomer
5122 Mucha	1989 AZ1	Alfons Mucha, Czech artist [MPC 34621] †[29]
5124 Muraoka	1989 CW	Kenji Muraoka, Japanese amateur astronomer and orbit computer †[18] ‡[30]
5125 Okushiri	1989 CN1	Okushiri Island, some 30 km to the southwest of Hokkaido, noted for its rich fishing grounds for squid and scallops. JPL
5126 Achaemenides	1989 CH2	Achaemenides, mythological Greek warrior
5127 Bruhns	1989 CO3	Nicolaus Bruhns, German composer †[4]
5128 Wakabayashi	1989 FJ	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan
5129 Groom	1989 GN	MPC
5130 Ilioneus	1989 SC7	Ilioneus, mythical person related to Trojan War
5132 Maynard	1990 ME	Owen Eugene Maynard, Canadian aeronautical engineer †[19]
5133 Phillipadams	1990 PA	Phillip Adams? *
5134 Ebilson	1990 SM2	Elisabeth Bilson, administrator in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University †[13]
5135 Nibutani	1990 UE	Nibutani, sacred land for the indigenous Ainu of Hokkaidō, Japan. JPL
5136 Baggaley	1990 UG2	MPC
5137 Frevert	1990 VC	Friedrich Frevert, German astronomer †[31] ‡[32]
5138 Gyoda	1990 VD2	Gyōda, Saitama, Japan
5139 Rumoi	1990 VH4	Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
5140 Kida	1990 XH	Kinjirō Kida(1893-1962), Hokkaido-born painter, known for his landscapes, and whose work has been compared to that of Cezanne and other impressionists. JPL
5141 Tachibana	1990 YB	Tachibana, a kendo club †[18] [MPC 22830]
5142 Okutama	1990 YD	Okutama Observatory, Japan
5143 Heracles	1991 VL	Heracles, Greek hero
5144 Achates	1991 XX	Achates, mythical Trojan warrior
5145 Pholus	1992 AD	Pholus, mythological centaur
5146 Moiwa	1992 BP	Mount Moiwa, the mountain that offers an outstanding panorama of the city of Sapporo and is popular both to skiers and to hikers in its virgin forest. JPL
5147 Maruyama	1992 BQ	Maruyama hill, a small hill, situated near Mt. Moiwa in the southwestern part of Sapporo and known for a beautiful park and zoo, as well as the Hokkaido Shrine. JPL
5148 Giordano	5557 P-L	Giordano Bruno, Italian Dominican priest †[33]
5149 Leibniz	6582 P-L	Gottfried Leibniz, German scientist †[34]*
5150 Fellini	7571 P-L	Federico Fellini, Italian film director*
5151 Weerstra	2160 T-2	Klaas Weerstra, Dutch comet chaser †[5]
5152 Labs	1931 UD	Dietrich Labs, German astrophysicist and professor at Heidelberg University and Königstuhl Observatory JPL
5153 Gierasch	1940 GO	-
5154 Leonov	1969 TL1	Evgenij Pavlovich Leonov, Soviet artist [MPC 34621]
5155 Denisyuk	1972 HR	Yurij Nikolaevich Denisyuk (b. 1927), head of a laboratory at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute in St. Petersburg and a member of the Royal Photographic Society. JPL
5156 Golant	1972 KL	Victor Evgen'evich Golant (b. 1928), director of the department of plasma physics, atomic physics and astrophysics at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute in St. Petersburg. JPL
5157 Hindemith	1973 UB5	Paul Hindemith, German composer and conductor*
5158 Ogarev	1976 YY	Nikolai Platonovich Ogarev, Russian poet*
5159 Burbine	1977 RG	Thomas Burbine, American planetary scientist at Mount Holyoke College
5160 Camoes	1979 YO	Luís Vaz de Camões (1524–1580) Portuguese poet*
5161 Wightman	1980 TX3	MPC
5162 Piemonte	1982 BW	Piedmont, Italy*
5163 Vollmayr-Lee	1983 TD2	Katharina Vollmayr-Lee (b. 1967), a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell University. JPL
5164 Mullo	1984 WE1	MPC
5165 Videnom	1985 CG	Videnom, popular weekly Danish television program on natural science. JPL
5166 Olson	1985 FU1	MPC
5167 Joeharms	1985 GU1	Joe Harms? *
5168 Jenner	1986 EJ	Edward Jenner, English medical doctor, who introduced the smallpox vaccine*
5169 Duffell	1986 RU2	Stephen Duffell, friend of the discoverer [MPC 22830]
5170 Sissons	1987 EH	Anthony Sissons, friend of the discoverer [MPC 22830]
5171 Augustesen	1987 SQ3	Karl A. Augustesen (b. 1945) has for several decades been the observer at the Schmidt telescope erected at Brorfelde in 1965. JPL
5172 Yoshiyuki	1987 UX1	Yoshiyuki Endo (b. 1953), the landowner of the Kushiro Observatory. JPL
5173 Stjerneborg	1988 EM1	Stjerneborg, pioneering astronomical observatory built by Tycho Brahe †[35]
5174 Okugi	1988 HF	Shin Okugi, Japanese optical engineer
5175 Ables	1988 VS4	Harold Ables, American astronomer [28]
5176 Yoichi	1989 AU	Yoichi, a city of population of 24.000 located in southwestern Hokkaido and noted for its fruit and marine products. JPL
5177 Hugowolf	1989 AY6	Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer*
5178 Pattazhy	1989 CD4	Sainudeen Pattazhy, Indian environmentalist JPL
5179 Takeshima	1989 EO1	Toshio Takeshima, Japanese Iai master †[18]
5180 Ohno	1989 GF	Keiko or Hiroko Ohno, Japanese optical engineer*
5181 SURF	1989 GO	Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) of Caltech*
5182 Bray	1989 NE	Robert John Bray, British astronomer*
5183 Robyn	1990 OA1	MPC
5184 Cavaillé-Coll	1990 QY7	Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, French organist †[4]
5185 Alerossi	1990 RV2	Alessandro Rossi (b. 1964), member of the Group of Satellite Flight Dynamics at the Istituto CNECE in Pisa. JPL
5186 Donalu	1990 SB4	MPC
5187 Domon	1990 TK1	Ken Domon, Japanese photographer
5188 Paine	1990 TZ2	Thomas O. Paine, American metallurgist, third Administrator of NASA, and advisor to the Planetary Society †[36]
5190 Fry	1990 UR2	Stephen Fry (b. 1957), an English writer, actor, comedian, TV presenter and activist. JPL
5191 Paddack	1990 VO3	Stephen J. Paddack, an aeronautical engineer. JPL
5192 Yabuki	1991 CC	Hiroshi Yabuki, Japanese optical engineer*
5193 Tanakawataru	1992 ET	Wataru Tanaka, Japanese astronomer and professor JPL
5194 Böttger	4641 P-L	Johann Friedrich Böttger, developed porcelain production methods in Meissen, Germany*
5195 Kaendler	3289 T-1	Johann Joachim Kaendler, German sculptor, later founder of the European style of porcelain in Meissen, Germany*
5196 Bustelli	3102 T-2	Franz Anton Bustelli, Swiss artist, involved with the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory*
5197 Rottmann	4265 T-2	Carl Rottmann, German artist*
5198 Fongyunwah	1975 BP1	Yun-Wah Fong, Chinese educator*
5199 Dortmund	1981 RP2	Dortmund, Germany*
5200 Pamal	1983 CM	Patrick Michael Malotki, friend of the discoverer, on the occasion of his 21st birthday (the nickname stands for "pas mal", French for "not bad", a compliment) †[30]

5201–5300

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5201 Ferraz-Mello	1983 XF	Sylvio Ferraz-Mello, Brazilian astronomer*
5202 Charleseliot	1983 XX	Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), an American chemist and the 21st President of Harvard College (1869-1909). JPL
5203 Pavarotti	1984 SF1	Luciano Pavarotti, Italian opera singer †[37] [MPC 22830]
5204 Herakleitos	1988 CN2	Herakleitos, Ancient Greek philosopher †[4]
5205 Servián	1988 CU7	Berta E. Servián de Flores (1914-1996), the first Paraguayan woman aviator. JPL
5206 Kodomonomori	1988 ED	Kodomo no Mori (Children's Forest), Treeplanting program in Japan
5207 Hearnshaw	1988 HE	John Bernard Hearnshaw, New Zealand spectroscopist, who has guided the Mount John University Observatory through major developments over 30 years JPL
5208 Royer	1989 CH1	Msgr. Ronald E. Royer, American priest and amateur astronomer*
5210 Saint-Saëns	1989 EL6	Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer †[38] *
5211 Stevenson	1989 NX	David John Stevenson, New Zealand planetary scientist †[39]
5212 Celiacruz	1989 SS	Celia Cruz (1925-2003), a Cuban-American salsa singer and performer. JPL
5213 Takahashi	1990 FU	Kiichiro Takahashi, president of Takahashi Seisakusho
5214 Oozora	1990 VN3	Ōzora, Limited express train at Hokkaidō, Japan*
5215 Tsurui	1991 AE	Tsurui, Hokkaidō, Japan
5217 Chaozhou	1966 CL	Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China, cradle of the Chaoshan Culture JPL
5218 Kutsak	1969 TB3	Mariya Romanovna Kutsak (1928-1997) was a schoolteacher of physics and astronomy in the city of Omsk for about 40 years.JPL
5219 Zemka	1976 GU3	Named in honor of Aleksandr Grigorjevich Zemka (b. 1947), friend of the discoverer, electrotechnics engineer in Zaporozhje, both a prominent specialist and a good organizer who wins the respect of his colleagues and acquaintances. He provided valuable help to the discoverer in improving the 0.64-m telescope used for the Crimean NEA Survey.JPL
5220 Vika	1979 SA8	MPC
5221 Fabribudweis	1980 FB	Wenceslaus Fabri de Budweis, medieval Czech scientist †[40]
5222 Ioffe	1980 TL13	Abram Fedorovich Ioffe, Russian physicist*
5223 McSween	1981 EX6	Harry McSween, planetary geologist and geochemist, meteorite researcher †[41]
5224 Abbe	1982 DX3	Ernst Abbe, German astronomer, optician and educator †[42] *
5225 Loral	1983 TS1	MPC
5226 Pollack	1983 WL	James Barney Pollack, American planetary scientist*
5227 Bocacara	1986 PE	Bocacara, a village in Spain, located 80 km SW of the historic university city of Salamanca. JPL
5228 Máca	1986 VT	Jan Máca, schoolmate and friend of the discoverer, for his contribution to the protection of nature †[43]
5229 Irurita	1987 DE6	Irurita is one of 15 villages nestled in the Baztan Valley, within the autonomous community of Navarre in the Basque Country in northern Spain. JPL
5230 Asahina	1988 EF	Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor
5231 Verne	1988 JV	Jules Verne, French novelist and playwright †[30]
5232 Jordaens	1988 PR1	Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter †[4]
5234 Sechenov	1989 VP	Ivan Mikhailovich Sechenov, Russian physician*
5235 Jean-Loup	1990 SA1	Jean-Loup Chrétien, French astronaut?*
5236 Yoko	1990 TG3	Yoko Huruta, wife of discoverer
5237 Yoshikawa	1990 UF3	Katsunori or Masanori Yoshikawa, Japanese*
5238 Naozane	1990 VE2	Kumagai Naozane, early samurai
5239 Reiki	1990 VC4	Reiki Kushida, Japanese astronomer*
5240 Kwasan	1990 XE	Kwasan Observatory of Kyoto University*
5241 Beeson	1990 YL	Charlotte “Charlie” Beeson (b. 1990) is a British astronomer, computer programmer, gymnast, dancer and musician, who undertook research at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics for her Masters Thesis: Methods to Improve Near-Earth Asteroid Discovery and Spectroscopic Characterisation Rates. JPL
5242 Kenreimonin	1991 BO	Empress Dowager Kenrei, Japan
5243 Clasien	1246 T-2	Clasien Shane, wife of American astronomer William Whitney Shane at Leiden Observatory †[5]
5244 Amphilochos	1973 SQ1	Amphilochos, mythical person related to Trojan War
5245 Maslyakov	1976 GR2	MPC
5246 Migliorini	1979 OB	Named in memory of Fabio Migliorini (1971-1997), a young researcher tragically killed in a mountain accident. Migliorini obtained important results relating to both dynamical and physical studies of minor planets. In particular, he investigated the various processes in the main belt responsible for replenishing the NEA population and was the first to point out the importance of Mars-crossing objects. He also made essential contributions to the physical study of minor planet families (among which are reconstruction of ejection velocity fields and assessment of the number of family interlopers). Name suggested by A. Cellino, D. Davis, M. Di Martino, P. Farinella, V. Zappalà and endorsed by many colleagues and friends in the research community on minor planets.JPL
5247 Krylov	1982 UP6	Ivan Andreyevich Krylov, Russian fabulist*
5248 Scardia	1983 GQ	Marco Scardia, Italian astronomer*
5249 Giza	1983 HJ	MPC
5250 Jas	1984 QF	Czech for 'brightness' and the initials of the Jihočeská Astronomická Společnost (South Bohemian Astronomical Society) †[44]
5251 Bradwood	1985 KA	Frank Bradshaw Wood, American astronomer JPL
5252 Vikrymov	1985 PZ1	MPC
5253 Fredclifford	1985 XB	Fred Clifford, American mariner. JPL
5254 Ulysses	1986 VG1	Roman name for Odysseus, mythological Greek king †[4]
5255 Johnsophie	1988 KF	Named in honor of John and Sophie Karayusuf, parents of Alford S. Karayusuf, a friend of the discoverer. Under the starry skies of the Syrian Desert, they inspired their children to study the stars and planets and to wonder in amazement at the ability of mankind to explore the heavens.JPL
5256 Farquhar	1988 NN	MPC
5259 Epeigeus	1989 BB1	Epeigeus, mythical person related to Trojan War [MPC 25443]
5260 Philvéron	1989 RH	Philippe Véron, French astronomer †[4]
5261 Eureka	1990 MB	'Eureka!', Greek exclamation of discovery*
5262 Brucegoldberg	1990 XB1	Bruce Arthur Goldberg, American astronomer*
5263 Arrius	1991 GY9	MPC
5264 Telephus	1991 KC	Telephus, mythical person related to Trojan War [MPC 25444]
5265 Schadow	2570 P-L	Johann Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor or his son Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, German painter or Ridolfo Schadow, German sculptor or Felix Schadow, German artist*
5266 Rauch	4047 T-2	Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor JPL
5267 Zegmott	1966 CF	Tarik Zegmott (b. 1992) is a British Astronomy PhD student whose research for his Masters thesis, “Optimising Observing Strategies for Near-Earth Asteroid Characterisation”, was undertaken at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. JPL
5268 Černohorský	1971 US1	Martin Cernohorský, Czech physicist. JPL
5269 Paustovskij	1978 SL6	Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Russian writer*
5270 Kakabadze	1979 KR	Sargis Kakabadze, Georgian historian and philologist or David Kakabadze, Georgian artist*
5271 Kaylamaya	1979 MH7	Kayla Maya Soderblom was the daughter of planetary scientist Jason Soderblom and granddaughter of planetary scientist Larry Soderblom. Born with a congenital heart problem, Kayla lived only 15 months, but was a source of happiness and inspiration for all who knew her. JPL
5272 Dickinson	1981 QH2	Terence Dickinson, Canadian astronomy populariser †[19]
5273 Peilisheng	1982 DQ6	Pei Lisheng, 20th-century Chinese satellite scientist and oceanographer JPL
5274 Degewij	1985 RS	Johan Degewij, Dutch astronomer †[5]
5275 Zdislava	1986 UU	Saint Zdislava (sv. Zdislava), Moravian noblewoman, wife of Markvartic Havel, Duke of Lemberk, known for her generosity to the poor, and an early lay member of the Dominican Order †[45]
5276 Gulkis	1987 GK	Samuel Gulkis, American astronomer*
5277 Brisbane	1988 DO	Brisbane, the name of the capital city of Queensland, itself honors Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, an astronomer and the colonial governor who established Australia's first permanent observatory in 1822. The minor planet's discoverer was born 20 km from Brisbane's birthplace in Ayrshire, Scotland.JPL
5278 Polly	1988 EJ1	Polly Brooks, member of the Planetary Society's New Millennium Committee †[36]
5279 Arthuradel	1988 LA	Arthur Adel, American astrophysicist [MPC 22830]
5280 Andrewbecker	1988 PT	Andrew Becker (b. 1973), an American astronomer and data scientist at the University of Washington. JPL
5281 Lindstrom	1988 SO1	Marilyn Martin Lindstrom (born Marilyn R. Martin), American planetary geologist[46]
5282 Yamatotakeru	1988 VT	Yamato Takeru, Japanese legendary prince
5283 Pyrrhus	1989 BW	Neoptolemus, son of Achilles
5284 Orsilocus	1989 CK2	Orsilocus, mythical person related to Trojan War [MPC 25444]
5285 Krethon	1989 EO11	Krethon, mythical person related to Trojan War [MPC 25444]
5286 Haruomukai	1989 VT1	Haruo Mukai, brother of one of the discoverers*
5287 Heishu	1989 WE	Heishu Hosoi, Japanese confucianist
5288 Nankichi	1989 XD	Nankichi Niimi, Japanese author
5289 Niemela	1990 KG2	Born in Helsinki, Virpi Niemela (b. 1936) moved to Argentina at the age of 17. She received her Ph.D. in astronomy at La Plata observatory, where she has conducted her professional work. Her main field of research is massive stars, an area to which she has contributed over 150 refereed papers.JPL
5290 Langevin	1990 OD4	Paul Langevin, French physicist*
5291 Yuuko	1990 YT	Yuuko Matsuyama, wife of discoverer
5292 Mackwell	1991 AJ1	Stephen J. Mackwell (b. 1956) is the Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute. JPL
5293 Bentengahama	1991 BQ2	Benten beach, Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan*
5294 Onnetoh	1991 CB	Lake Onnetoh, Hokkaidō, Japan
5295 Masayo	1991 CE	Masayo Mizuno, wife of discoverer
5296 Friedrich	9546 P-L	MPC
5297 Schinkel	4170 T-2	Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Prussian architect*
5298 Paraskevopoulos	1966 PK	John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos, Greek astronomer, director of the Athens Observatory and later superintendent of the Boyden Observatory JPL
5299 Bittesini	1969 LB	Luciano Bittesini, Italian amateur astronomer, of Farra d'Isonzo Observatory*
5300 Sats	1974 SX1	Nataliya Il'inichna Sats, Soviet author [MPC 34621]

5301–5400

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5301 Novobranets	1974 SD3	Vasilij Andreevich Novobranets (1904-1984), Russian and Ukrainian writer. JPL
5302 Romanoserra	1976 YF5	Romano Serra, Italian physicist †[47]
5303 Parijskij	1978 TT2	Yurij Nikolaevich Parijskij, Russian radio-astronomer †[21]
5304 Bazhenov	1978 TA7	Vasilij Ivanovich Bazhenov, Russian architect [MPC 34621]
5305 Bernievolz	1978 VS5	Bernard (Bernie) E. Volz (b. 1961), an American amateur astronomer. JPL
5306 Fangfen	1980 BB	Fen Fang, Chinese astronomer
5307 Paul-André	1980 YC	MPC
5308 Hutchison	1981 DC2	Robert Hutchison (b. 1938) recently retired as curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London. His chemical, mineralogical and petrological studies of chondritic meteorites have advanced our understanding of the early solar system processes leading to the formation of chondrites. JPL
5309 MacPherson	1981 ED25	Glenn Joseph MacPherson, (b. 1950), curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. JPL
5310 Papike	1981 EP26	James Papike (b. 1937), director emeritus of the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico. JPL
5312 Schott	1981 VP2	Jacques Schott, French geochemist and mineralogist or Jean-Jacques Schott, French geophysicist or Charles Anthony Schott, German-American astronomer*
5313 Nunes	1982 SC2	MPC
5314 Wilkickia	1982 SG4	MPC
5315 Bal'mont	1982 SV5	MPC
5316 Filatov	1982 UB7	MPC
5317 Verolacqua	1983 CE	Veronica Lynn Passalacqua*
5318 Dientzenhofer	1985 HG1	Kryštof Dientzenhofer, Czech architect †[48] ‡[49]
5319 Petrovskaya	1985 RK6	Margarita Sergeevna Petrovskaya, Russian astronomer †[21]
5320 Lisbeth	1985 VD	MPC
5321 Jagras	1985 VN	MPC
5323 Fogh	1986 TL4	Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen (b. 1943), who played an active role in the Brorfelde search for minor planets, celebrates his sixtieth birthday on Nov. 14. He has also been very active in the popularization of astronomy. JPL
5324 Lyapunov	1987 SL	Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov, Russian mathematician, engineer and physicist †[50] *
5325 Silver	1988 JQ	MPC
5326 Vittoriosacco	1988 RT6	Vittorio Sacco (b. 1941), an Italian amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. JPL
5328 Nisiyamakoiti	1989 UH1	Koichi Nishiyama, Japanese mountaineer and amateur astronomer, meteor, comet, and nova hunter JPL
5329 Decaro	1989 YP	Mario De Caro, Italian philosopher JPL
5330 Senrikyu	1990 BQ1	Sen no Rikyū, Japanese tea master
5331 Erimomisaki	1990 BT1	Cape Erimo, Hokkaidō, Japan
5332 Davidaguilar	1990 DA	David Aguilar, American director of public affairs at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, astronomical photographer, and telescope maker JPL
5333 Kanaya	1990 UH	Kanaya, Shizuoka, Japan
5334 Mishima	1991 CF	Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
5335 Damocles	1991 DA	Damocles, mythological Greek figure
5337 Aoki	1991 LD	Masahiro Aoki, Japanese amateur astronomer*
5338 Michelblanc	1991 RJ5	Michel Blanc (b. 1949), French planetary scientist and director of the Observatoire Midi, Pyrenées. JPL
5340 Burton	4027 P-L	MPC
5341 Purgathofer	6040 P-L	Alois Purgathofer, Austrian astronomer*
5342 Le Poole	3129 T-2	Rudolf Le Poole, Dutch astronomer at Leiden †[5]
5343 Ryzhov	1977 SG3	MPC
5344 Ryabov	1978 RN	MPC
5345 Boynton	1981 EY8	William Boynton (b. 1944), professor of cosmochemistry and geochemistry at the University of Arizona, has measured elemental abundances in meteorites as a means of probing the early history of the solar system. He is the team leader for the \gamma -ray spectrometer on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.JPL
5347 Orestelesca	1985 DX2	Oreste Lesca, amateur astronomer. JPL
5348 Kennoguchi	1988 BB	Ken Noguchi (b.~1973) is a Japanese alpinist and environmental activist. In 1999 he reached the summit of Mt. Everest and became the youngest person in the world (at that time) to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.JPL
5349 Paulharris	1988 RA	Paul Harris? *
5350 Epetersen	1989 GL1	Erik V. Petersen, Danish amateur astronomer †[4]
5351 Diderot	1989 SG5	Denis Diderot, French writer †[4]
5352 Fujita	1989 YN	Yoshio Fujita, Japanese astronomer*
5354 Hisayo	1990 BJ2	Hisayo Kaneda, daughter of second discoverer. JPL
5355 Akihiro	1991 CA	Akihiro Ueda, son of first discoverer. JPL
5356 Neagari	1991 FF1	Neagari, the name of an old town in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. JPL
5357 Sekiguchi	1992 EL	Tomohiko Sekiguchi, an associate professor at Hokkaido University of Education since 2008. JPL
5359 Markzakharov	1974 QX1	Mark Anatolievich Zakharov, Russian producer [MPC 34621]
5360 Rozhdestvenskij	1975 VD9	Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow *
5361 Goncharov	1976 YC2	Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov (1812-1891) is known for his four novels Oblomov, Obryv ("Precipice"), Obyknovennaya istoriya ("Unusual event") and Fregat "Pallada" ("Frigate Pallada"). JPL
5363 Kupka	1979 UQ	František Kupka, Czech artist [MPC 34621] †[51]
5365 Fievez	1981 EN1	Charles Fievez, pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy in Belgium*
5366 Rhianjones	1981 EY30	Rhian Jones (b. 1960), an experimental and sample petrologist at the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico. JPL
5367 Sollenberger	1982 TT	Paul Sollenberger, American astronomer [28]
5368 Vitagliano	1984 SW5	Aldo Vitagliano, Italian astronomer JPL
5369 Virgiugum	1985 SE1	MPC
5370 Taranis	1986 RA	Celtic god Taranis
5372 Bikki	1987 WS	Bikki Sunazawa, Ainu sculptor
5374 Hokutosei	1989 AM1	Hokutosei, Japanese overnight limited express
5375 Siedentopf	1989 AN6	Heinrich Siedentopf, German astronomer*
5377 Komori	1991 FM	Yukimasa Komori, Japanese amateur astronomer*
5378 Ellyett	1991 GD	Clifford D. Ellyett, Australian physicist (geophysicist), latterly Professor of Physics, Newcastle University, N.S.W*
5379 Abehiroshi	1991 HG	Hiroshi Abe (b. 1958), a discoverer of numerous minor planets at Yatsuka Observatory since 1993. JPL
5380 Sprigg	1991 JT	Reginald C. Sprigg (1919-1994), an Australian exploration geologist, oceanographer, biologist, author and conservationist. JPL
5381 Sekhmet	1991 JY	Sekhmet, Egyptian goddess
5382 McKay	1991 JR2	Christopher P. McKay, (b. 1954), space scientist and exobiologist at NASA-Ames Research Center. JPL
5383 Leavitt	4293 T-2	Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer †[52] *
5384 Changjiangcun	1957 VA	Changjiangcun, Jiangsu province, China, "the famous flower of Yangtze River", Chinese homonym of the Yangtze River JPL
5385 Kamenka	1975 TS3	Kamenka, a small town in the Cherkassian region of Ukraine. JPL
5386 Bajaja	1975 TH6	Esteban Bajaja, Argentine radio-astronomer JPL
5387 Casleo	1980 NB	CASLEO, the Complejo Astronómico Leoncito, San Juan, Argentina, the discovery site JPL
5388 Mottola	1981 ED1	Stefano Mottola, German astronomer*
5389 Choikaiyau	1981 UB10	Kai-Yau Choi, Chinese educator*
5390 Huichiming	1981 YO1	For his help in alleviating poverty, Hui Chi Ming (b. 1964) received the China Glory Facilitative Poverty Aid Award and the United Nations Humanity and Peace Promotion Award. JPL
5391 Emmons	1985 RE2	Richard H. Emmons, American physicist and astronomy educator †[53]
5392 Parker	1986 AK	Donald C. Parker, American amateur astronomer †[54]
5393 Goldstein	1986 ET	Richard M. Goldstein, radar astronomer [MPC 22830]
5394 Jurgens	1986 EZ1	Raymond Francis Jurgens, American astronomer*
5395 Shosasaki	1988 RK11	Sho Sasaki (b. 1960), a professor at the University of Tokyo. JPL
5397 Vojislava	1988 VB5	Vojislava Protić–Benišek, Serb astronomer JPL
5399 Awa	1989 BT	Awa Province, ancient name of Tokushima prefecture, Japan

5401–5500

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5401 Minamioda	1989 EV	Minamioda, Kamikawa, Hyōgo, Japan
5402 Kejosmith	1989 UK2	MPC
5403 Takachiho	1990 DM	Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan
5404 Uemura	1991 EE1	Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer
5405 Neverland	1991 GY	Neverland, fictional land created by J. M. Barrie*
5406 Jonjoseph	1991 PH11	Jonathan Joseph, programmer analyst at the Department of Astronomy of Cornell University †[13]
5408 Thé	1232 T-1	Pik Sin Thé, former director of Bosscha Observatory in Lembang, Indonesia †[5]
5409 Saale	1962 SR	MPC
5410 Spivakov	1967 DA	Vladimir Spivakov, Russian conductor and violinist*
5411 Liia	1973 AT3	MPC
5412 Rou	1973 SR3	Aleksandr Arturovich Rou, Russian actor [MPC 34621]
5413 Smyslov	1977 EC2	Vasily Smyslov, chess world champion 1957–1958*
5414 Sokolov	1977 RW6	Viktor Georgievich Sokolov, Russian astronomer †[21]
5415 Lyanzuridi	1978 TB2	Konstantin Petrovich Lyanzuridi (b. 1934), engineer in vacuum technology and optics who has worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.JPL
5416 Estremadoyro	1978 VE5	Víctor Antolí Estremadoyro Robles, Peruvian astronomer, founder of the Peruvian Association of Astronomy and the Iberoamerican League of Astronomy JPL
5417 Solovaya	1981 QT	Nina A. Solovaya, Russian astronomer †[55] ‡[56]
5418 Joyce	1981 QG1	James Joyce, Irish writer [MPC 34621] †[57]
5419 Benua	1981 SW7	Nikolaj Leont'evich Benua, Russian architect, and his sons Leontij Nikolaevich, Russian architect, and Aleksandr Nikolaevich, Russian painter [MPC 34621]
5420 Jancis	1982 JR1	Jancis Robinson, British Master of Wine, editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, weekly contributor to the Financial Times JPL
5421 Ulanova	1982 TD2	Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, Russian ballerina †[58]
5422 Hodgkin	1982 YL1	Dorothy Hodgkin, British chemist and Nobel Prize winner†[59] *
5423 Horahořejš	1983 DC	Petr Hora Hořejš (b. 1938), a Czech journalist, screenwriter and novelist. JPL
5424 Covington	1983 TN1	Arthur Edwin Covington, first Canadian radio-astronomer †[19]
5425 Vojtěch	1984 SA1	Václav Vojtěch, Czech Antarctic explorer [MPC 34621] †[60] ‡[61]
5426 Sharp	1985 DD	MPC
5427 Jensmartin	1986 JQ	Jens Martin Knudsen, Danish astrophysicist †[35]
5430 Luu	1988 JA1	Jane Luu, Vietnamese-American astronomer*
5431 Maxinehelin	1988 MB	Maxine Helin? *
5432 Imakiire	1988 VN	Kyōko Imakiire, Japanese yachtswoman
5433 Kairen	1988 VZ2	Imakiire's Yacht
5434 Tomwhitney	1989 ES	Thomas (Tom) D. Whitney (b. 1941) served as president of the Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers Association for more than two decades. He ran weekly daytime solar and nighttime observing sessions, along with planetarium shows and introductory astronomy classes, acquainting the public with the wonders of the heavens. JPL
5435 Kameoka	1990 BS1	Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan
5436 Eumelos	1990 DK	Eumelos, mythical person related to Trojan War [MPC 25444]
5438 Lorre	1990 QJ	Jean J. Lorre, American astronomer*
5439 Couturier	1990 RW	Pierre Couturier, French astronomer*
5440 Terao	1991 HD	Hisashi Terao Japanese astronomer
5441 Andymurray	1991 JZ1	Andrew Barron Murray, Scottish professional tennis player. JPL
5442 Drossart	1991 NH1	Pierre Drossart, French astronomer*
5443 Encrenaz	1991 NX1	Thérèse Encrenaz, French astronomer, Director of Research at CNRS and Director of the Space Research Department at Paris Observatory, or Pierre Encrenaz, French astronomer, Mission Scientist, Herschel Science Centre, at Paris Observatory*
5444 Gautier	1991 PM8	Daniel Gautier, French astronomer or Thomas Nicholas Gautier, American astronomer or Swiss astronomers Raoul Gautier and Étienne Alfred Émile Gautier*
5445 Williwaw	1991 PA12	Williwaw, a dramatic mountain on the skyline of Anchorage. JPL
5446 Heyler	1991 PB13	Gene A. Heyler, of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission †[62]
5447 Lallement	1991 PO14	Rosine Lallement, French astronomer*
5448 Siebold	1992 SP	Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician who worked at the Dutch Trading Post on Dejima Island in Nagasaki from 1823 onwards[5] and †[63]
5450 Sokrates	2780 P-L	Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher
5451 Plato	4598 P-L	Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher
5453 Zakharchenya	1975 VS5	Boris Petrovich Zakharchenya (b. 1928), Russian scientist. JPL
5454 Kojiki	1977 EW5	Kojiki, the first written mythology of Japan
5455 Surkov	1978 RV5	Yurii Aleksandrovich Surkov, Russian planetary scientist*
5456 Merman	1979 HH3	MPC
5457 Queen's	1980 TW5	Queen's University, Kingston, Canada †[19]
5458 Aizman	1980 TB12	MPC
5459 Saraburger	1981 QP3	Sara Burger, who helped Dutch Jews in World War II †[5]
5460 Tsénaat'a'í	1983 AW	Navajo for "flying rock" (1996 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner) †[64]
5461 Autumn	1983 HB1	Autumn Dongxia Thomas, born on 2002 Jan. 15 in Wahun, China, is the discoverer's granddaughter. JPL
5463 Danwelcher	1985 TO	Dan Welcher, American composer and conductor*
5464 Weller	1985 VC1	MPC
5465 Chumakov	1986 RF13	MPC
5466 Makibi	1986 WP8	Kibi Makibi, Japanese scholar and noble
5468 Hamatonbetsu	1988 BK	Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
5470 Kurtlindstrom	1988 BK5	Kurt Leighton Lindstrom, American program executive for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission JPL
5471 Tunguska	1988 PK1	Tunguska, site of a presumed asteroidal impact †[4]
5473 Yamanashi	1988 VR	Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
5474 Gingasen	1988 XE1	Furusato Ginga Line of Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway, Japan (Abolished in 2006)
5475 Hanskennedy	1989 QO	Hans D. Kennedy (b. 1924) is a Dutch-Australian astronomer JPL
5477 Holmes	1989 UH2	Robert E. Holmes Jr. (b.~1956), amateur astronomer, who directs the Astronomical Research Observatory in Westfield, Illinois.JPL
5478 Wartburg	1989 UE4	MPC
5479 Grahamryder	1989 UT5	Graham Ryder, British lunar geologist*
5481 Kiuchi	1990 CH	Tsuruhiko Kiuchi, Japanese amateur astronomer
5482 Korankei	1990 DX	Korankei, located in the middle of Aichi prefecture. JPL
5483 Cherkashin	1990 UQ11	Andrej Andreevich Cherkashin, a literary scholar and historian. JPL
5484 Inoda	1990 VH1	Shigeru Inoda, Japanese amateur astronomer
5485 Kaula	1991 RQ21	William M. Kaula, Australian-American geophysicist †[65]
5488 Kiyosato	1991 VK5	Kiyosato, a town of Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan
5489 Oberkochen	1993 BF2	MPC
5490 Burbidge	2019 P-L	Margaret Burbidge, British astrophysicist*
5491 Kaulbach	3128 T-1	MPC
5492 Thoma	3227 T-1	MPC
5493 Spitzweg	1617 T-2	MPC
5494 Johanmohr	1933 UM1	Johan Maurits Mohr, 18th-century German-Dutch astronomer and meteorologist JPL
5495 Rumyantsev	1972 RY3	Vasilii Rumyantsev, Russian (Ukrainian?) astronomer*
5497 Sararussell	1975 SS	Sara Russell, British meteoriticist at the Natural History Museum*
5498 Gustafsson	1980 FT3	Bengt Gustafsson, Swedish astronomer †[66] [MPC 22830]
5500 Twilley	1981 WR	MPC

5501–5600

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5502 Brashear	1984 EC	John Brashear, American astronomer and instrument builder*
5504 Lanzerotti	1985 FC2	Louis John Lanzerotti, American astronomer*
5505 Rundetaarn	1986 VD1	The "Rundetaarn", or Round Tower, is the astronomical observatory built in the heart of Copenhagen from 1637 to 1642 by king Christian IV. Its unique interior spiral staircase makes it possible to stroll all the way to the top. JPL
5506 Artiglio	1987 SV11	The Artiglio, an Italian steamship used as a salvage ship in the early 20th century. JPL
5507 Niijima	1987 UJ	Tsuneo Niijima, Japanese amateur astronomer
5508 Gomyou	1988 EB	-
5509 Rennsteig	1988 RD3	MPC
5511 Cloanthus	1988 TH1	Cloanthus, mythical person related to Trojan War: Cloanthus wins the ship race held as part of Anchises' funeral games (Aeneid, Book V)*
5513 Yukio	1988 WB	Yukio Hasegawa, Japanese amateur astronomer
5514 Karelraška	1989 BN1	Karel Raška (1909-1987), a Czech physician and epidemiologist, known as "the father of the conception of epidemiologic surveillance". JPL
5515 Naderi	1989 EL1	Firouz Naderi (b. 1946) is a scientist, engineer and manager who has led major programs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
5516 Jawilliamson	1989 JK	Jack Williamson, American science-fiction author †[67]
5517 Johnerogers	1989 LJ	John E. Rogers, American amateur astronomer*
5518 Mariobotta	1989 YF	Mario Botta, Swiss architect*
5519 Lellouch	1990 QB4	Emmanuel Lellouch (b. 1963), planetary scientist at Observatoire de Paris. JPL
5520 Natori	1990 RB	Akira Natori (b. 1956), Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets MPC
5521 Morpurgo	1991 PM1	Pieter Anthony Bridge Morpurgo, British producer (1981–1998) of the long-running BBC programme The Sky at Night*
5522 De Rop	1991 PJ5	Willy De Rop, Belgian astronomer †[4]
5523 Luminet	1991 PH8	Jean-Pierre Luminet (b. 1951), French researcher at the Paris Observatory. JPL
5524 Lecacheux	1991 RA30	Jean Lecacheux, French astronomer*
5526 Kenzo	1991 UP1	Kenzo Suzuki, Japanese amateur astronomer
5529 Perry	2557 P-L	Marcus Perry, chief engineer at Spacewatch*
5530 Eisinga	2835 P-L	Eise Eisinga, Frisian astronomer who built a planetarium †[5]
5531 Carolientje	1051 T-2	Caroline van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis and Ingrid van Houten †[5]
5532 Ichinohe	1932 CY	Naozō Ichinohe, Japanese astronomer and science writer
5533 Bagrov	1935 SC	Nikolaj Vasil'evich Bagrov, geographer at the Simferopol State University [MPC 34621]
5535 Annefrank	1942 EM	Anne Frank (Annelies Frank), German Jewish diarist †[68] and ‡[5]
5536 Honeycutt	1955 QN	Kent Honeycutt (b. 1940), on the faculty of Indiana University, has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the structure of accretion disks, cataclysmic variables and cool stars, as well as to the design and construction of innovative instrumentation, including spectrographs and robotic observatories. JPL
5537 Sanya	1964 TA2	Sanya, located on the southern tip of Hainan Island, is the only tropical seaside tourist city in China. JPL
5538 Luichewoo	1964 TU2	Lui Che-woo, Chinese mineralogist
5539 Limporyen	1965 UA1	Lim Por-yen (b. 1914), a prestigious philanthropist who helped launch many schools and a first-class Limporyen library in China. JPL
5540 Smirnova	1971 QR1	Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova, Russian astronomer
5541 Seimei	1976 UH16	Abe no Seimei, Onmyōji
5542 Moffatt	1978 PT4	Ethelwin Frances Flamsteed Moffatt (née Winzar, b. 1926), a direct descendant of John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal. JPL
5543 Sharaf	1978 TW2	MPC
5544 Kazakov	1978 TH6	Matvej Fedorovich Kazakov, Russian architect [MPC 34621]
5545 Makarov	1978 VY14	MPC
5546 Salavat	1979 YS	MPC
5547 Acadiau	1980 LE1	Acadia University, Canada †[69]
5548 Thosharriot	1980 TH	Thomas Harriot, 16th-17th-century English mathematician, inventor of the < and > symbols, and who drew the Moon from Syon House, near London, on 1609 July 26 (O.S.), several months before Galileo. JPL
5549 Bobstefanik	1981 GM1	Robert Phillip Stefanik, American astronomer*
5551 Glikson	1982 BJ	Andrew Yoram Glikson, Australian geologist*
5552 Studnička	1982 SJ1	František Josef Studnička, Czech mathematician †[70]
5553 Chodas	1984 CM1	Paul Winchester Chodas, Canadian astronomer †[69]
5554 Keesey	1985 TW1	Michael S. W. Keesey (1937- ), a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
5555 Wimberly	1986 VF5	Ravenel N. Wimberly (1946- ), a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
5557 Chimikeppuko	1989 CM1	Lake Chimikeppu, Hokkaidō, Japan
5558 Johnnapier	1989 WL2	John Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617), a Scottish mathematician and inventor. JPL
5560 Amytis	1990 MX	Amytis, daughter of Cyaxares, king of Media, married to Nebuchadnezzar II, who constructed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for her*
5561 Iguchi	1991 QD	Masatoshi Iguchi, president of the Photovoltaic Popularization Associaction in Japan
5565 Ukyounodaibu	1991 VN2	Kenreimon-In Ukyō no Daibu, Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting attended to Taira no Tokuko
5567 Durisen	1953 FK1	Richard H. Durisen (b. 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has applied dynamical simulations to star and planet formation, the structure and stability of astrophysical disks and planetary ring systems, and he has used numerical hydrodynamics techniques to study gravitational instabilities in disks around young stars. JPL
5568 Mufson	1953 TS2	Stuart Mufson (b. 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has built pioneering instrumentation for investigations in high-energy astrophysics, including cosmic-ray physics and the search for dark matter. He has also contributed to the understanding of the interstellar medium and of regions of star formation. JPL
5569 Colby	1974 FO	Michael John Colby, American spacecraft integration manager of NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission. JPL
5570 Kirsan	1976 GM7	MPC
5571 Lesliegreen	1978 LG	Leslie Green, British treasurer of the Junior Astronomical Society (now the Society for Popular Astronomy), 1967–2007. JPL
5572 Bliskunov	1978 SS2	Aleksandr Ivanovich Bliskunov, orthopaedic surgeon from the Crimean Peninsula[MPC 34621]
5574 Seagrave	1984 FS	Frank Evans Seagrave (1860-1934), an American amateur astronomer. JPL
5575 Ryanpark	1985 RP2	Sang H. (“Ryan”) Park (b. 1978), a member of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Solar System Dynamics Group. JPL
5576 Albanese	1986 UM1	Giacomo Albanese, Italian mathematician and physicist †[71] * or Lucia Albanese, Italian soprano who sang with the New York Metropolitan Opera* or ...
5577 Priestley	1986 WQ2	Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), an English clergyman. JPL
5578 Takakura	1987 BC	Emperor Takakura (1161-1181), the 80th emperor of Japan, succeeded to the throne in 1168. He was the seventh son of emperor Goshirakawa and an expert at playing the Japanese flute. JPL
5579 Uhlherr	1988 JL	Ralph Uhlherr, meteoritics researcher with the United States Geological Survey*
5580 Sharidake	1988 RP1	Mount Shari, Hokkaidō, Japan
5581 Mitsuko	1989 CY1	Mitsuko Iwamoto, wife of one of discovers
5583 Braunerová	1989 EY1	Zdenka Braunerová, Czech artist †[72]
5584 Izenberg	1989 KK	Noam Raphael Izenberg, of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission †[73]
5585 Parks	1990 MJ	MPC
5588 Jennabelle	1990 SW2	Jenna Belle Weathers Roman, grandmother of the discoverer JPL
5589 De Meis	1990 SD14	Salvatore De Meis (b. 1930), of Milan, is engaged in the application of astronomical calculations to the dating of historical events, particularly of Babylonian astronomy. JPL
5591 Koyo	1990 VF2	Koyo Kawanishi, Japanese amateur astronomer
5592 Oshima	1990 VB4	Yoshiaki Oshima, Japanese amateur astronomer
5593 Jonsujatha	1991 JN1	MPC
5594 Jimmiller	1991 NK1	James K. Miller (b. 1939), celestial mechanics and orbital dynamics expert at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
5595 Roth	1991 PJ	Mary Roth, administrative assistant in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University †[74]
5596 Morbidelli	1991 PQ10	Alessandro Morbidelli, Italian astronomer †[75]
5597 Warren	1991 PC13	Jeffrey R. Warren, of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission †[73]
5598 Carlmurray	1991 PN18	Carl Desmond Murray, British astronomer, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary College London

5601–5700

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5603 Rausudake	1992 CE	Mount Rausu, Hokkaidō, Japan
5605 Kushida	1993 DB	Yoshio Kushida (b. 1957), Japanese seismologist. JPL
5606 Muramatsu	1993 EH	Named in honor of Osamu Muramatsu (b. 1949), who works at the planetarium in Sibuya and who has discovered numerous minor planets and comets since 1986. JPL
5608 Olmos	1993 EO	Edward James Olmos, American actor. JPL
5609 Stroncone	1993 FU	Stroncone, hill town in the Terni province of southern Umbria, Italy*
5610 Balster	2041 T-3	Harry Balster, Dutch amateur astronomer and his sister Yvonne †[5]
5612 Nevskij	1975 TX2	MPC
5613 Donskoj	1976 YP1	MPC
5614 Yakovlev	1979 VN	Oleg Izosimovich Yakovlev, Russian geochemist and planetary geologist, or Oleg Anatol'evich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, or Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian aircraft designer or Aleksandr Evgen'evich Yakovlev, Russian artist*
5615 Iskander	1983 PZ	Central Asian name for Alexander the Great*
5616 Vogtland	1987 ST10	MPC
5617 Emelyanenko	1989 EL	Vyacheslav Emelyanenko (b. 1952), head of the department of theoretical mechanics at South Ural University. JPL
5618 Saitama	1990 EA	Saitama Prefecture, Japan. JPL
5619 Shair	1990 HC1	Frederick Shair, Manager of the Educational Affairs Office at Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
5620 Jasonwheeler	1990 OA	Jason Wheeler Roman, youngest son of the first discoverer JPL
5621 Erb	1990 SG4	Bryan Erb and Dona Marie Erb, Canadian space scientists †[69]
5623 Iwamori	1990 UY	Named in memory of Yasuke Iwamori, late principal of Kyoto city Rakuyou technical high school who taught physics and astronomy there. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by S. Sakabe. JPL
5624 Shirley	1991 AY1	Donna Shirley, American engineer and author, member of the Advisory Council of the Planetary Society †[36]
5625 Jamesferguson	1991 AO2	James Ferguson (1710–1776), a Scottish astronomer. JPL
5628 Preussen	1991 RP7	German name for Prussia
5629 Kuwana	1993 DA1	Kuwana, Mie, Japan
5630 Billschaefer	1993 FZ	MPC
5631 Sekihokutouge	1993 FE1	Sekihoku Pass, Hokkaidō, Japan
5632 Ingelehmann	1993 GG	Inge Lehmann, Danish seismologist †[76] *
5634 Victorborge	1978 VT6	Victor Borge (1909–2000), born Borge Rosenbaum, was a Danish musician and comedian, who started his career as a classical pianist. JPL
5635 Cole	1981 ER5	MPC
5636 Jacobson	1985 QN	Robert A. Jacobson (1944- ), a noted authority on spacecraft navigation techniques, and he is currently developing ephemerides for natural satellites at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
5637 Gyas	1988 RF1	Gyas, mythical person related to Trojan War: he participated in the ship race held as part of Anchises' funeral games (Aeneid, Book V)*
5638 Deikoon	1988 TA3	Deikoon, mythical person related to Trojan War: son of Pergasus, killed by Agamemnon (Iliad, Book V); there is another Deikoon, one of three sons of Herakles by Megara*
5639 Ćuk	1989 PE	-
5640 Yoshino	1989 UR3	Yoshino, a town of Kagoshima, Japan. JPL
5641 McCleese	1990 DJ	Daniel J. McCleese, American planetary scientist*
5642 Bobbywilliams	1990 OK1	Bobby G. Williams (b. 1951), celestial mechanics and spacecraft navigation expert at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL
5643 Roques	1990 QC2	MPC
5644 Maureenbell	1990 QG2	Maureen Bell, member of the NEAR Shoemaker computer team †[77] *
5649 Donnashirley	1990 WZ2	Donna Shirley, American engineer and author, formerly of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, member of the Advisory Council of the Planetary Society †[36]
5650 Mochihito-o	1990 XK	Prince Mochihito, the third son of emperor Goshirakawa. He was a fount of knowledge, known for his poetry and for playing the Japanese flute. With Minamoto Yorimasa, he fought against the Heike without success. JPL
5651 Traversa	1991 CA2	Gilles Traversa, French(?) observatory assistant †[4]
5652 Amphimachus	1992 HS3	Amphimachus, mythical person related to Trojan War*
5653 Camarillo	1992 WD5	At his private observatory in Camarillo, John Rogers secured follow-up observations of this minor planet. On California's El Camino Real, the town was named by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901 in tribute to Adolfo Camarillo (1864-1958), a prominent local rancher. The first discoverer is a former town resident. JPL
5654 Terni	1993 KG	The town and province of Terni in Italy
5655 Barney	1159 T-2	Astronomer Ida Barney MPC
5656 Oldfield	A920 TA	Mike Oldfield, English composer and multi-instrumentalist †[78]
5657 Groombridge	1936 QE1	-
5658 Clausbaader	1950 DO	Claus Baader, German amateur astronomer †[79] ‡[80]
5659 Vergara	1968 OA1	5659 Vergara Discovered 1968 July 18 by C. Torres and S. Cofre at Cerro El Roble. Uruguayan astronomer Gladys Vergara Gavagnin (1928-2016) was the former director of the Astronomical Observatory of Montevideo, co-founder of the Asociaci{ó}n de Aficionados a la Astronomia and the Comit{é} Nacional de Astronomia. She was also co-founder and secretary of the Uruguayan Antarctic Committee.JPL
5661 Hildebrand	1977 PO1	Alan Russell Hildebrand, Canadian geologist †[69]
5662 Wendycalvin	1981 EL4	Wendy Marie Calvin (b. 1961) has made many important contributions to the field of planetary spectroscopy. Her work has included spectral studies of the martian surface and polar caps, Charon, Callisto and Ganymede. She has also helped pioneer the concept of using aircraft in the exploration of Mars. JPL
5663 McKeegan	1981 EQ12	Kevin McKeegan (b. 1958), a professor of geochemistry at the University of California in Los Angeles. JPL
5664 Eugster	1981 EX43	Otto Eugster (b. 1938), professor at the University of Bern. JPL
5665 Begemann	1982 BD13	Friedrich Begemann, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist †[81]
5666 Rabelais	1982 TP1	François Rabelais, French writer
5667 Nakhimovskaya	1983 QH1	MPC
5668 Foucault	1984 FU	Léon Foucault, French physicist and astronomer †[82]
5670 Rosstaylor	1985 VF2	Stuart Ross Taylor, New Zealand-born planetary scientist (geochemist, geologist) †[83]
5671 Chanal	1985 XR	MPC
5672 Libby	1986 EE2	Willard Frank Libby, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1990*
5673 McAllister	1986 RT2	Howard Conlee McAllister, American astronomer*
5674 Wolff	1986 RW2	MPC
5675 Evgenilebedev	1986 RY5	Evgenij Alekseevich Lebedev, Russian actor [MPC 34622]
5676 Voltaire	1986 RH12	Voltaire, French writer
5677 Aberdonia	1987 SQ1	University of Aberdeen, on the occasion of the quincentenary of its founding †[84]
5678 DuBridge	1989 TS	Lee Alvin DuBridge, American nuclear physicist, Director of MIT Radiation Laboratory and latterly of Caltech*
5679 Akkado	1989 VR	Akka cave, Iwate, Japan
5680 Nasmyth	1989 YZ1	James Hall Nasmyth (1808–1890), a Scottish engineer and astronomer. JPL
5681 Bakulev	1990 RS17	Aleksandr Nikolaevich Bakulev, Soviet surgeon [MPC 34622]
5682 Beresford	1990 TB	Anthony Charles Beresford (b. 1942), prominent Australian amateur astronomer. JPL
5683 Bifukumonin	1990 UD	Bifukumon-In, Empress of Emperor Toba, Japan. JPL
5684 Kogo	1990 UB2	Kogō no Tsubone, consort of Emperor Takakura, Japan. JPL
5685 Sanenobufukui	1990 XA	Sanenobu Fukui, Sanenobu Fukui (b. 1916), a well-known observer of Mars for more than 60 years. JPL
5686 Chiyonoura	1990 YQ	Chiyo's Beach, Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
5687 Yamamotoshinobu	1991 AB1	Shinobu Yamamoto, director of the planetarium in Japan
5688 Kleewyck	1991 AD2	Klee Wyck, native name for Canadian artist Emily Carr †[69]
5689 Rhön	1991 RZ2	MPC
5691 Fredwatson	1992 FD	Frederick Garnett Watson (b. 1944) specializes in astronomical instrumentation and helped pioneer the use of fiber-optic spectroscopy. He is currently astronomer-in-charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory. Through his frequent radio appearances and magazine columns, he has become a well-known public figure. JPL
5692 Shirao	1992 FR	Motomaro Shirao, Japanese photographer and amateur astronomer
5694 Berényi	3051 P-L	Dénes Berényi, Hungarian physicist †[85] ‡[86]
5695 Remillieux	4577 P-L	Alban Remillieux, French physicist*
5696 Ibsen	4582 P-L	Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright*
5697 Arrhenius	6766 P-L	Svante August Arrhenius (1859–1927), Swedish chemist and Nobel Laureat Template:MCP
5698 Nolde	4121 T-1	Emil Nolde, German Expressionist painter*
5699 Munch	2141 T-3	Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist
5700 Homerus	5166 T-3	Homer, Greek epic poet*

5701–5800

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5701 Baltuck	1929 VS	Miriam Baltuck, American geologist, NASA's representative in Australia and southeast Asia (1997–2002), director of university advancement at the Australian National University (2005) JPL
5702 Morando	1931 FC	Bruno Morando, French astronomer, former Director of the Bureau des Longitudes*
5703 Hevelius	1931 VS	Johannes Hevelius, astronomer
5704 Schumacher	1950 DE	Heinrich Christian Schumacher, German astronomer*
5705 Ericsterken	1965 UA	Eric Sterken (1948-1998), professional gardener and landscaper who took care of the gardens of the Brussels Planetarium. JPL
5706 Finkelstein	1971 SS1	MPC
5707 Shevchenko	1976 GY3	Vasilii G. Shevchenko, Ukrainian astronomer*
5708 Melancholia	1977 TC1	MPC
5709 Tamyeunleung	1977 TS3	Fong Tamyeunleung, Chinese charity worker JPL
5710 Silentium	1977 UP	MPC
5711 Eneev	1978 SO4	Timur Magometovich Eneev (b. 1924), applied mathematician and celestial mechanician at the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics. JPL
5712 Funke	1979 SR	Jaromír Funke, Czech photographer †[87]
5714 Krasinsky	1982 PR	MPC
5715 Kramer	1982 SE1	MPC
5716 Pickard	1982 UH	MPC
5717 Damir	1982 UM6	Alim Matveevich Damir 1894-1982, professor of physics*
5719 Křížík	1983 RX	František Křižík, Czech inventor †[88]
5720 Halweaver	1984 FN	Harold Anthony Weaver, American astronomer †[89]
5722 Johnscherrer	1986 JS	John Randell Scherrer, American project manager and deputy payload manager on NASA's New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt mission JPL
5723 Hudson	1986 RR2	Scott Hudson (Raymond Scott Hudson), American electrical engineer and radar astronomer †[90]
5725 Nördlingen	1988 BK2	MPC
5726 Rubin	1988 BN2	Vera Rubin, American astronomer*
5730 Yonosuke	1988 TP1	Yonosuke Nakano, 19th-20th century Japanese astronomer and educator, one of the founders of the Gekko Observatory JPL
5731 Zeus	1988 VP4	Zeus, Greek god
5734 Noguchi	1989 AL1	Soichi Noguchi, Japanese astronaut
5735 Loripaul	1989 LM	MPC
5736 Sanford	1989 LW	MPC
5737 Itoh	1989 SK	Kazuyuki Itoh, Japanese amateur astronomer. JPL
5738 Billpickering	1989 UY3	MPC
5739 Robertburns	1989 WK2	Robert Burns (1759–1796), a Scottish poet and lyricist. JPL
5740 Toutoumi	1989 WM3	Tōtōmi Province, ancient name of western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. JPL
5741 Akanemaruta	1989 XC	In memory of Japanes girl Akane Maruta (1988–1998), after whom the Akane Astronomical Observatory is also named.JPL
5743 Kato	1990 UW	Yasuo Katō, Japanese mountain climber
5744 Yorimasa	1990 XP	Minamoto no Yorimasa, early samurai
5748 Davebrin	1991 DX	Glen David Brin (b. 1950), American astrophysicist and science fiction writer MPC
5750 Kandatai	1991 GG1	Tai Kanda, Japanese astronomer
5751 Zao	1992 AC	Mount Zaō, Tōhoku region, Japan
5753 Yoshidatadahiko	1992 EM	Tadahiko Yoshida, vice president of AES (Advanced Engineering Services), Japanese aerospace company
5756 Wassenbergh	6034 P-L	Henri Wassenbergh (familiarly known as 'Or' Wassenbergh), former Professor of Air and Space Law at the University of Leiden and founder of the International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden †[5]
5757 Tichá	1967 JN	Jana Tichá, Czech astronomer*
5758 Brunini	1976 QZ1	Adrián Brunini, Argentine astronomer JPL
5759 Zoshchenko	1980 BJ4	Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian satirist
5760 Mittlefehldt	1981 EX13	David W. ("Duck") Mittlefehldt, American astronomer and geochemist †[91] ‡[81]
5761 Andreivanov	1981 ED21	Andrei V. Ivanov, Russian cosmochemist and meteoriticist †[81]
5762 Wänke	1981 EG28	Heinrich Wänke, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist †[81]
5765 Izett	1986 GU	MPC
5767 Moldun	1986 RV2	MPC
5768 Pittich	1986 TN1	Eduard Pittich, Slovak astronomer*
5769 Michard	1987 PL	Raymond Michard, French astronomer, or Gilles Michard and Annie Michard, French geochemists*
5771 Somerville	1987 ST1	Mary Somerville, British mathematician and scientific author*
5772 Johnlambert	1988 LB	John Vincent Lambert (b. 1945) has developed techniques for determining the sizes and shapes of minor planets from occultation and lightcurve observations. He is now involved in the U.S. Air Force Space Command and the Phillips Laboratory programs for the study of near-earth objects. JPL
5774 Ratliff	1989 NR	Until his tragic and untimely death, Nicholas Paul Ratliff (1982-2002), of Oklahoma City, was always available to carry out jobs for family and friends, usually at his own expense, and even if he had other plans. A keen baseballer, he also had an interest in astronomy, ever since he was given a telescope at the age of five. JPL
5775 Inuyama	1989 SP	Inuyama, a city in the northern part of Aichi Prefecture. JPL
5777 Hanaki	1989 XF	Many years ago, Yoichi Hanaki (b. 1937) used to make astronomical observations, notably of Jupiter, with the second discoverer. Later he established the vocational training facility Hoshi-no-mura that endeavors to help mentally handicapped people. JPL
5778 Jurafrance	1989 YF5	The French Jura, a department in eastern France. JPL
5779 Schupmann	1990 BC1	Ludwig Schupmann, German 19th-20th-century optician, who described in Die Medial-Fernrohre a reflecting-refracting telescope with Mangin mirrors that eliminates chromatic aberrations while using common optical glasses JPL
5780 Lafontaine	1990 EJ2	Jean de la Fontaine, French poet †[4]
5781 Barkhatova	1990 SM28	Klavdiia Aleksandrovna Barkhatova, Russian astronomer*
5782 Akirafujiwara	1991 AF	Akira Fujiwara, Japanese project scientist for the Hayabusa mission to the near-Earth object 25143 Itokawa JPL
5783 Kumagaya	1991 CO	Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
5784 Yoron	1991 CY	-
5785 Fulton	1991 FU	MPC
5786 Talos	1991 RC	Either Talos, the mythological bronze automaton that kept ships away from Crete, or Talos, nephew of Daedalus, who tried to murder him because he was jealous of his inventiveness*
5789 Sellin	4018 P-L	MPC
5790 Nagasaki	9540 P-L	Nagasaki, Japan
5791 Comello	4053 T-2	Georg Comello, Dutch amateur astronomer †[5]
5792 Unstrut	1964 BF	MPC
5793 Ringuelet	1975 TK6	Adela Ringuelet, Argentine astronomer, co-founder of the Asociación Argentina de Astronomía (Argentinian Astronomical Association) JPL
5794 Irmina	1976 SW3	MPC
5795 Roshchina	1978 SH1	MPC
5796 Klemm	1978 VK5	Per Klemm (1949–2011), a Danish professor of microbiology. JPL
5797 Bivoj	1980 AA	Bivoj, mythological Bohemian hero †[92]
5798 Burnett	1980 RL7	Donald Burnett, American cosmochemist, lead investigator for the Genesis mission †[81]
5799 Brewington	1980 TG4	Howard Brewington, American amateur astronomer*
5800 Pollock	1982 UV1	Jackson Pollock, American artist †[93]

5801–5900

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5801 Vasarely	1984 BK	Victor Vasarely (1908-1997), a Hungarian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. JPL
5802 Casteldelpiano	1984 HL1	Castel del Piano, an ancient castle near Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, that has been recently restored by two great lovers of astronomy and friends of the discoverer, Sabina Ruffaldi and Andrea Ghigliazza. JPL
5803 Ötzi	1984 OA	Ötzi, the mummified 'iceman' †[94]
5804 Bambinidipraga	1985 RL1	Bambini di Praga, Czech children's choir †[95]
5805 Glasgow	1985 YH	Glasgow, UK and The Astronomical Society of Glasgow †[96]
5806 Archieroy	1986 AG1	Archie Roy (Archibald Edmiston Roy), astronomer, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, The Royal Astronomical Society †[97]
5807 Mshatka	1986 QA4	Country estate of Nikolaj Yakovlevich Danilevskij, Russian thinker [MPC 34622]
5808 Babel'	1987 QV10	MPC
5809 Kulibin	1987 RG6	Ivan Petrovich Kulibin, Russian engineer [MPC 34622]
5811 Keck	1988 KC	The Keck telescopes
5812 Jayewinkler	1988 PJ1	MPC
5813 Eizaburo	1988 VL	Eizaburo Nishibori, Japanese scientist, alpinist and technologist. JPL
5815 Shinsengumi	1989 AH	The Shinsengumi, Japanese group of samurai warriors †[18] ‡[84]
5816 Potsdam	1989 AO6	Potsdam Observatory*
5817 Robertfrazer	1989 RZ	Robert E. Frazer (b. 1918), longtime friend and colleague of the discoverer. JPL
5819 Lauretta	1989 UZ4	Dante Lauretta, American cosmochemist and meteoriticist at the University of Arizona †[81]
5820 Babelsberg	1989 UF7	Babelsberg Observatory*
5821 Yukiomaeda	1989 VV	-
5822 Masakichi	1989 WL	Masakichi Hioki, father of one of discover. JPL
5823 Oryo	1989 YH	Oryo Narasaki, wife of Japanese samurai hero Sakamoto Ryōma †[18] ‡[84]
5824 Inagaki	1989 YM	Minoru Inagaki, Japanese classical guitarist †[18] ‡[84]
5825 Rakuyou	1990 BR1	Named for the Kyoto city Rakuyou technical high school, originally established in 1894 as Kyoto city dyeing and weaving school. JPL
5826 Bradstreet	1990 DB	David Bradstreet (b. 1954), Chair of the Astronomy Department at Eastern University (St. Davids, PA). JPL
5827 Letunov	1990 VB15	Yurij Aleksandrovich Letunov (1926-1984), a Russian journalist and radio commentator. JPL
5829 Ishidagoro	1991 CT1	Gorō Ishida, Japanese astronomer
5830 Simohiro	1991 EG	Hirofumi or Hiroshi Shimoda, Japanese amateur astronomer. JPL
5831 Dizzy	1991 JG	John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, American trumpeter, co-inventor of bebop JPL
5832 Martaprincipe	1991 LE1	Marta Carusi and Raffaele "Principe" Ranucci were married in Nov. 2000. The name was suggested by A. Carusi. JPL
5833 Peterson	1991 PQ	Colin A. Peterson (b. 1977), a research support specialist at Cornell University. JPL
5835 Mainfranken	1992 SP24	MPC
5837 Hedin	2548 P-L	Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952), Swedish geographer and explorer MPC
5838 Hamsun	2170 T-2	Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author, winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize for literature
5839 GOI	1974 SJ3	Named for Gosudarstvennyj Opticheskij Institut, the State Optical Institute, and its first director, academician Dmitrij Sergeevich Rozhdestvenskij (1876-1940), an outstanding physicist-optician. JPL
5840 Raybrown	1978 ON	Raymond Matthews ("Ray") Brown, American jazz bassist, who played in Dizzy Gillespie's band and later with the Oscar Peterson Trio, husband and musical director of Ella Fitzgerald JPL
5841 Stone	1982 ST	Prof. Ed Stone is the former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1991–2001) and the project scientist for the Voyager Mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1972.
5842 Cancelli	1986 CV1	Ferdinando Cancelli (b. 1969) is a doctor whose speciality is palliative medicine. He is deeply involved in ethical issues concerning the end of life and in the care of terminally ill persons. JPL
5845 Davidbrewster	1988 QP	David Brewster (1781-1868), a Scottish scientist, a populariser of science and a founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. JPL
5846 Hessen	1989 AW6	MPC
5847 Wakiya	1989 YB	Nanayo Wakiya, member of Japan Planetarium Laboratory
5848 Harutoriko	1990 BZ1	Lake Harutori, Hokkaidō, Japan
5850 Masaharu	1990 XM	Masaharu Suzuki, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co.
5851 Inagawa	1991 DM1	-
5852 Nanette	1991 HO	MPC
5855 Yukitsuna	1992 UO2	Tada Yukitsuna, early samurai
5857 Neglinka	1975 TM2	MPC
5858 Borovitskia	1978 SU5	MPC
5859 Ostozhenka	1979 FD2	MPC
5860 Deankoontz	1981 QE1	Dean Ray Koontz (b. 1945) is a contemporary American author. JPL
5861 Glynjones	1982 RW	Kenneth Glyn Jones, British astronomer and historian †[98] *
5862 Sakanoue	1983 AB	Tsutomu Sakanoue, Japanese astronomer and meteorologist †[18]
5863 Tara	1983 RB	MPC
5864 Montgolfier	1983 RC4	The Montgolfier brothers, French aeronauts
5865 Qualytemocrina	1984 QQ	Scrambled letters of International Comet Quarterly, an astronomical journal †[99]
5866 Sachsen	1988 PM2	MPC
5868 Ohta	1988 TQ	Kentarō Ohta, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co.
5869 Tanith	1988 VN4	MPC
5870 Baltimore	1989 CC1	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
5871 Bobbell	1989 CE2	Robert L. Bell, friend and associate of the discoverer's husband. JPL
5872 Sugano	1989 SL	Matsuo Sugano (b. 1939), the first discoverer of comet C/1983 J1. JPL
5873 Archilochos	1989 SB3	Archilochos, Ancient Greek poet †[4]
5875 Kuga	1989 XO	Naoto or Naohito (or Tadahito) Kuga, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co.
5877 Toshimaihara	1990 FP	-
5878 Charlene	1991 CC1	Charlene Anderson, Associate Director of the Planetary Society †[36]
5879 Almeria	1992 CH1	Almeria, the Spanish city and province where the Calar Alto Observatory of the German-Spanish Astronomical Center is located. JPL
5881 Akashi	1992 SR12	Akashi, Hyōgo, a city facing the Setouchi Inland Sea, Japan. JPL
5883 Josephblack	1993 VM5	Joseph Black (1728-1799), a Scottish scientist. JPL
5884 Dolezal	6045 P-L	Erich Dolezal, Austrian writer and popularizer of astronomy and space science, co-founder of the Austrian Society for Space Research †[84]
5885 Apeldoorn	3137 T-2	Berend Caspar Jan ("Ben") Apeldoorn, Dutch amateur astronomer and science publicist, on the occasion of his 50th birthday †[5] ‡[84]
5886 Rutger	1975 LR	Lyle Lee Rutger, American leader of the Nuclear Launch Approval office of the Department of Energy for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission JPL
5887 Yauza	1976 SG2	MPC
5888 Ruders	1978 VU7	Poul Ruders (b. 1949), a Danish composer. JPL
5889 Mickiewicz	1979 FA3	Adam Mickiewicz, poet and playwright
5890 Carlsberg	1979 KG	MPC
5891 Gehrig	1981 SM	Lou Gehrig, American baseball player †[100]
5892 Milesdavis	1981 YS1	Miles Dewey Davis III, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer JPL
5893 Coltrane	1982 EF	John William Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist and composer JPL ‡[101]
5894 Telč	1982 RM1	Telč, Czech Republic †[102]
5896 Narrenschiff	1982 VV10	Named on the occasion of the quincentenary of the publication of the Narrenschiff, immortal satiric poem by Sebastian Brant, German writer and humanist †[103]
5897 Novotná	1984 SZ1	Jarmila Novotná-Daubková, Czech opera singer †[104]
5899 Jedicke	1986 AH	The Jedicke family (Robert, Peter, and June), Canadian astronomers †[69] ‡[105]
5900 Jensen	1986 TL	Poul Jensen, Danish astronomer

5901–6000

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
5902 Talima	1987 QY10	Tatiana Alimovna Damir, friend of the discoverer, daughter of Alim Matveevich Damir (5717) and wife of Sergej Petrovich Kapitsa (5094) †[84]
5904 Württemberg	1989 AE7	Württemberg, Germany
5905 Johnson	1989 CJ1	MPC
5908 Aichi	1989 UF	Aichi Prefecture, Japan. JPL
5909 Nagoya	1989 UT	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. JPL
5910 Zátopek	1989 WH4	Emil Zátopek, Czech Olympic long distance runner †[106]
5912 Oyatoshiyuki	1989 YR	Toshiyuki Oya, Japanese amateur astronomer JPL
5914 Kathywhaler	1990 WK	Kathryn Anne Whaler, Scottish professor of geophysics, Royal Astronomical Society president 2004–2006 JPL
5915 Yoshihiro	1991 EU	Yoshihiro Yamada, Japanese astronomy educator †[18]
5916 van der Woude	1991 JD1	Jurrie van der Woude, Dutch-born former Public Affairs Officer and Image Coordinator at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory †[5]
5917 Chibasai	1991 NG	-
5919 Patrickmartin	1991 PW12	Patrick Martin (b. 1967), a research associate at Cornell University. JPL
5922 Shouichi	1992 UV	Shouichi Satō, Japanese electric engineer.
5923 Liedeke	1992 WC8	MPC
5924 Teruo	1994 CH1	Teruo Saegusa, Japanese mountain climber
5926 Schönfeld	1929 PB	Eduard Schönfeld, German astronomer*
5927 Krogh	1938 HA	Fred Krogh, an American mathematician. JPL
5928 Pindarus	1973 SK1	Pindar, Ancient Greek poet*
5929 Manzano	1974 XT	José Roberto Manzano, Argentine astronomer and physicist JPL
5930 Zhiganov	1975 VW2	MPC
5931 Zhvanetskij	1976 GK3	MPC
5932 Prutkov	1976 GO3	MPC
5933 Kemurdzhian	1976 QN	Alexander Kemurdzhian (1921–2003), Soviet designer of Lunokhod moon rover
5934 Mats	1976 SJ	Mats Lindgren, Swedish astronomer †[107]
5935 Ostankino	1977 EF1	The Ostankino Tower in Moscow*
5936 Khadzhinov	1979 FQ2	MPC
5937 Lodén	1979 XQ	Kerstin and Lars Olof Lodén, Swedish astronomers †[108]
5938 Keller	1980 FH2	Horst Uwe Keller, German physicist †[109]
5939 Toshimayeda	1981 EU8	Toshiko Mayeda, Japanese meteoriticist †[81]
5940 Feliksobolev	1981 TJ4	Feliks Mikhailovich Sobolev, Ukrainian producer [MPC 34622]
5941 Valencia	1982 UQ6	Valencia, Spain †[84]
5942 Denzilrobert	1983 AN2	Denzil Marley (b. 1918) and Robert Behymer (b. 1926), fathers of the discoverers. JPL
5943 Lovi	1984 EG	George Lovi, Hungarian-born writer on astronomy and author*
5944 Utesov	1984 JA2	Leonid Utyosov, Russian singer, musician, actor, founder and artistic leader of the first Russian theatricalized jazz band (on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary his birth) †[84]
5945 Roachapproach	1984 SQ3	Steve Roach, American musician and composer of 'space music' †[110]
5946 Hrozný	1984 UC1	Bedřich Hrozný, Czech archeologist, orientalist and linguist, decipherer of Hittite †[111]
5947 Bonnie	1985 FD	MPC
5948 Longo	1985 JL	Giuseppe Longo, Italian astronomer †[112]
5950 Leukippos	1986 PS4	Leucippus, Ancient Greek philosopher †[4]
5951 Alicemonet	1986 TZ1	Alice Kay Monet (Alice Kay Babcock), American astronomer, wife of David Monet [113]
5952 Davemonet	1987 EV	David Gilbert Monet, American astronomer, husband of Alice Monet [113]
5953 Shelton	1987 HS	Ian Shelton, Canadian astronomer †[69] ‡
5954 Epikouros	1987 QS1	Epicurus, Ancient Greek philosopher †[4] ‡[84]
5955 Khromchenko	1987 RT3	Vladimir Anatolievich Khromchenko, a music teacher at Yalta and a talented designer who constructed the first home-built organ in Ukraine. JPL
5956 d'Alembert	1988 CF5	Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher and mathematician †[4]
5957 Irina	1988 JN	MPC
5958 Barrande	1989 BS1	Joachim Barrande, French palaeontologist †[114]
5959 Shaklan	1989 NB1	MPC
5960 Wakkanai	1989 US	Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan
5961 Watt	1989 YH1	James Watt (1736-1819), a Scottish engineer whose improvements to the steam engine led to the rapid advances of the industrial revolution. JPL
5962 Shikokutenkyo	1990 HK	Shikoku Ten-mon Kyōkai, Japanese name for the Astronomical Society of Shikoku Island †[18]
5966 Tomeko	1990 VS6	Tomeko Goto, wife of Seizo Goto, Japanese former president of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. †[18]
5967 Edithlevy	1991 CM5	Edith Pailet Levy, American-Canadian geneticist, and mother of the second discoverer †[69]
5968 Trauger	1991 FC	John Trauger, American physicist, Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
5969 Ryuichiro	1991 FT	Ryuichiro Goto, Japanese current president of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. †[18]
5970 Ohdohrikouen	1991 JS1	Ohdohri Park, Sapporo, Japan
5971 Tickell	1991 NT2	Crispin Tickell, British diplomat, who chaired the board of the Climate Institute of Washington (1990–2002) and the Government Panel on Sustainable Development (1994–2000), and who also served on the UK government's Task Force on Near-Earth Objects JPL
5972 Harryatkinson	1991 PS12	Harry Atkinson, New Zealand-born British physicist, head of astronomy and space for the Science Research Council (1972–1978), chair of the European Space Agency Council (1984–1987), and chair of the UK Task Force on Near-Earth Objects in 2000 JPL
5973 Takimoto	1991 QC	Daisuke Takimoto, Japanese activist in the nuclear-power phase-out movement. JPL
5975 Otakemayumi	1992 SG	Mayumi Ōtake, music composer of Japanese planetarium
5976 Kalatajean	1992 SR2	MPC
5978 Kaminokuni	1992 WT	Kaminokuni, Hokkaidō, Japan
5981 Kresilas	2140 P-L	Kresilas, Ancient Greek sculptor
5982 Polykletus	4862 T-1	Polykleitos, the Elder and Polykleitos the Younger, Ancient Greek sculptors*
5983 Praxiteles	2285 T-2	Praxiteles, Ancient Greek sculptor
5984 Lysippus	4045 T-3	Lysippos, Ancient Greek sculptor
5986 Xenophon	1969 TA	Xenophon, the Athenian nobleman, pupil and interpreter of Socrates, historian, agriculturist, and military officer who lived from about 440 to 354 B.C. JPL
5987 Liviogratton	1975 LQ	Livio Gratton, Italo-Argentine astrophysicist JPL
5988 Gorodnitskij	1976 GN2	Aleksandr Moiseevich Gorodnitskij, Soviet geophysicist and mineralogist, poet and songwriter [MPC 34622]
5989 Sorin	1976 QC1	Sergej Ivanovich Sorin, Soviet astronomer [MPC 34622]
5990 Panticapaeon	1977 EO	Panticapæon or Panticapaeum, ancient Greek colony, now Kerch, Ukrainian seaport at the eastern extremity of the Crimean Peninsula [MPC 34622]
5991 Ivavladis	1979 HE3	Vladislav Aleksandrovich Ivanov, Russian engineer [MPC 34622]
5992 Nittler	1981 DZ	Larry Nittler, American meteoriticist †[81]
5993 Tammydickinson	1981 EU22	Tamara Dickinson, American meteoriticist †[81]
5994 Yakubovich	1981 SZ7	Leonid Arkad'evich Yakubovich, Russian writer [MPC 34622]
5995 Saint-Aignan	1982 DK	Charles P. de Saint-Aignan, American astronomer*
5996 Julioangel	1983 NR	Julio Angel Fernandez (born 1946), Uruguayan astronomer
5997 Dirac	1983 TH	Paul Dirac, British physicist and Nobelist †[115]
5998 Sitenský	1986 RK1	Ladislav Sitenský, Czech photographer †[116]
5999 Plescia	1987 HA	Jeffrey Plescia, American geophysicist and planetary geologist, researcher of terrestrial impact craters*
6000 United Nations	1987 UN	The United Nations †[117]

References

Preceded by 4,001–5,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 5,001–6,000

Succeeded by 6,001–7,000