nr ↓ | name ↓ | Name Source ↓ |
776 | Berbericia | Named in honor of the German astronomer Adolf Berberich (1861–1920). (H 78) Named by Max Wolf, who ( |
1275 | Cimbria | Named for the people encountered by the Romans in Noricum about 113 B.C. At first victorious, they w |
1362 | Griqua | Named for the tribe of mixed people of Bushman and Hottentot descent in Griqualand which is the dist |
1467 | Mashona | Name of a large race of native people who inhabit Rhodesia. (M 909) |
1505 | Koranna | Name of a tribe of wandering bushmen who inhabit the southern part of the Kalahari Desert in souther |
1506 | Xosa | Name of a tribe of native peoples of the Cape Province who early came into contact with the white pe |
1885 | Herero | Named for a tribe in the northern highlands of South-West Africa who fought a disastrous war with th |
1921 | Pala | Named for the Indian reservation at the base of Palomar Mountain. The name is believed to apply to a |
1922 | Zulu | Named for the well-known South African tribe, to recognize some of the tribesmen who were faithful w |
2059 | Baboquivari | This Amor-type object, recovered with the Steward Observatory’s 2.3-m reflector on |
2938 | Hopi | Named for the Pueblo Indian people, who have maintained a continuous presence in northeastern Arizon |
2939 | Coconino | Named for the county of Arizona of which Flagstaff is the county seat. The word Coconino derives fro |
3307 | Athabasca | Named for the native North Americans who originally settled in the subarctic region that is now Nort |
3465 | Trevires | Named for the Trevires, an ancient Belgian tribe, mentioned in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. (M 23792 |
3646 | Aduatiques | Named for the Aduatiques, an ancient Belgian tribe from Namur {see planet (3374)}. The tribe is men |
3679 | Condruses | Named for the Condruses, an ancient Belgian tribe from southeast Namur {see planet (3374)} and sout |
3688 | Navajo | This 2:1 Jupiter librator is named for the indigenous North American people, inhabitants of a 60,000 |
9238 | Yavapai | Named for the county in Arizona of which Prescott is the county seat. The county is named for the Ya |
19407 | Standing Bear | Arrested for refusing to be moved to Indian Territory, Standing Bear (1834-1908) petitioned the U.S. |