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330Adalberta Named in honor of Adalbert Merx {see planet  (808)}, father-in-law of the discoverer, or, possibly,
950Ahrensa Named in honor of the Ahrens family, friends of the discoverer who helped financially at the Königst
1375Alfreda Named in honor of a friend of the discoverer. (H 125)
284Amalia Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence is unknown. See also the comment to planet  (29
1065Amundsenia Named in honor of the Norwegian polar explorer Roald E. Amundsen (1872–1928). He explored the Arctic
988Appella Named in honor of Paul Émile Appell (1855–1930), president of the Academy of Sciences and of the Soc
1502Arenda Named in honor of Sylvain Arend {1902–1992}, astronomer at the Uccle Observatory near Brussels, Belg
1018Arnolda Der Planet hat aus Anlass des 70. Geburtstags des Herausgebers der Naturwissenschaften, Dr.Ing. e.h.
254Augusta Named in honor of the widow of Carl Ludwig von Littrow (1811–1877) who succeeded his father Johann J
856Backlunda Named in honor of the Russian astronomer Johann Oskar Backlund (1846–1916). Backlund, who was born i
813Baumeia Named by the discoverer in honor of H. Baum, student of astronomy at Heidelberg, who died in World W
381904BeatitaBeata Tidmarsh, née Podolská (b. 1966) was a longtime colleague of the discoverer, who encouraged hi
976Benjamina Named in honor of the discoverer’s son Benjamin. (H 93)
154Bertha Named probably in honor of Berthe Martin-Flammarion (1844–1936), sister of Camille Flammarion {see p
420Bertholda Named in memory of Markgraf Berthold von Baden, ancestor of the Grand Dukes of Baden {see also plane
998Bodea Named in honor of the German astronomer and mathematician Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826). He was the
720Bohlinia Named in honor of the Swedish astronomer Karl Petrus Theodor Bohlin (1860–1939), author of a study o
1141Bohmia Named in honor of Mrs. Katharina Bohm-Waltz (?–1901) who donated the 72-cm Waltz reflector to the He
767Bondia Named in honor of William Cranch Bond (1789–1859) and his son George Phillips Bond (1825–1865) who b
1168Brandia Named in honor of Eugène Brand, Professor of mathematics at the University of Brussels, Belgium. (H
1411Brauna Named in honor of Margret Braun, wife of H. Vogt (see also the citation for planet  (1410)). (H 128)
786Bredichina Named in honor of the Russian astronomer Feodor Alexandrovich Bredichin (1831–1904) who was director
761Brendelia Named by the discoverer in honor of the late theoreticist of the minor planets, Otto Rudolph Martin
323Brucia Named in honor of Miss Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816–1900), noted American patroness of astronomy “who
901Brunsia Named in honor of Ernst Heinrich Bruns (1848–1919), professor of astronomy and director of the Leipz
834Burnhamia Named in honor of the American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838–1921). From 1869 he observe
1120Cannonia Named by the discoverer (RI 584) in honor of Miss Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941). At Harvard Universi
671Carnegia Named by the discoverer (AN 184, 159 (1910)) in honor of the American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie
1344Caubeta Named in honor of Paul Caubet (?–1942), astronomer at the Toulouse Observatory. (H 122)
807Ceraskia Named in honor of the Russian astronomer Vitold Karlovich Ceraski (1849–1925). Born in Slutsk (now i
972Cohnia Named in honor of the German astronomer F. Cohn (1866–1921) who was director of the Astronomisches R
1528Conrada Named in honor of Fritz Conrad (1883–1944), rear-admiral of the German navy and well-known nautical
2226CunitzaNamed by the discoverer for the family of his sister-in-law, Lydia Cunitz.
511Davida Named by the discoverer in honor of David P. Todd (1855–1939), professor of astronomy and director o
1037Davidweilla Named in honor of David Weill, a member of the Academy of Sciences and benefactor of the Sorbonne Un
1274Delportia Named in honor of the discoverer, Eugène J. Delporte (1882–1955). He observed and discovered more th
1335Demoulina Named in honor of Prof. Demoulin of the University of Ghent, Belgium. (H 121)
1339Desagneauxa Named in honor of the brother-in-law of the discoverer. (H 122)
1328Devota Named by the discoverer in honor of his friend Fortunato Devoto, director of the La Plata Observator
3881Doumergua Named in memory of Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937), president of France during 1924–1931, and his wife.
400Ducrosa Named by the discoverer (AN 170, 375 (1906)) in honor of J. Ducros, mechanician at the Nice Observat
1205Ebella Named in honor of Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Martin Ebell (1871–1944) who was an astronomer in Kiel, German
742Edisona Named in honor of the great American scientist and inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) immediate
340Eduarda Named in honor of Eduard von Lade, amateur astronomer at Geisenheim on the Rhine. (H 38)
412Elisabetha Named probably after Elise Wolf (1840–1924), née Helwerth {see planet  (801)}, the mother of the dis
698Ernestina Named in honor of Ernst Wolf, son of Max Wolf. (H 71)
1509Esclangona Named in honor of Ernest Esclangon (1876–1954), director of the Paris Observatory. He served as pres
1418Fayeta Named in honor of Gaston-Jules Fayet (1874–1967), director of the Nice Observatory who computed exte
1099Figneria Named by the discoverer in honor of the well-known Russian writer and revolutionary Vera N. Figner (
1021Flammario Named in honor of the French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), author of many astronomical
321Florentina Named in honor of the daughter of the discoverer, Florentine. (H 36)
982Franklina Named by the discoverer in honor of the late John Franklin Adams (1843–1912), British amateur astron
862Franzia Named in honor of Franz Wolf, son of the discoverer. (H 84)
1093Freda Named in memory of Fred Prévost, a civil engineer of mines and benefactor of the Faculty of Sciences
854Frostia Named in honor of the American astronomer Edwin Brant Frost (1866–1935) in gratitude for his generou
355Gabriella Named in honor of Gabrielle Renaudot (1877–1962), later Mme. Camille Flammarion {see planet  (1021)}
697Galilea Named for the discovery of the Jupiter satellites by Galileo Galilei: “Im besonderen soll der Name G
1001Gaussia Named in honor of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855), director of the Göttingen Observatory. With his
1267Geertruida Named in honor of the daughter of the Mrs. Hamerslag, a sister of G. Pels. (I. van Houten-Groeneveld
1337Gerarda Named in honor of Mrs. G. Prins, wife of Mr. Prins who was a computer at the Leiden Observatory. (I.
857Glasenappia Named in honor of Sergej Pavlov Glasenapp (1848–1937), director of the Observatories in Pulkovo (187
1226Golia Named in honor of Golius, the first professor of astronomy and founder of the Leiden Observatory in
1177Gonnessia Named in honor of the late François Gonnessiat (1856–1934), director of the Algiers Bouzaréah and Qu
305Gordonia Named probably in honor of James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918), editor of the New York Herald, foun
984Gretia Named for a sister-in-law of A. Kahrstedt {see planet  (1587)}. (H 94) See also the remarks to plane
1058Grubba Named in honor of Sir Howard Grubb of Grubb Parson and Co., Newcastle on Tyne, England, manufacturer
777Gutemberga Named by the discoverer in memory of Johann Gensfleisch (Gutenberg) (1400?–1468) who discovered the
806Gyldenia Named in honor of the Swedish astronomer Johan August Hugo Gyldén (1841–1896), director of the Stock
1118Hanskya The planet was named “zum Andenken an den vor 25 Jahren verstorbenen ersten Astronomen der Sternwart
578Happelia Named in honor of Carl Happel (1820–1914), painter and great benefactor to the Heidelberg Observator
801Helwerthia Named in honor of Mrs. Elise Helwerth-Wolf (1840–1924), the mother of the discoverer. See also plane
1363Herberta Named in honor of Herbert Clark Hoover (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States from 1929 to
872Holda Named presumably in honor of Edward Singleton Holden (1846–1914), American astronomer at Lick Observ
932Hooveria Named in honor of Herbert Clark Hoover (1874–1964) in recognition of his help and assistance to Aust
805Hormuthia Named in honor of Mrs. Hormuth Kopff, the wife of A. Kopff {see planet  (1631)}. (H 80)
1403Idelsonia Named in honor of the late, well-known Soviet astronomer, Naum I. Idelson {1885–1951}. He was a memb
1165Imprinetta Named in honor of the wife of the discoverer. (H 108) Named by the discoverer and the orbit computer
794Irenaea Named probably in honor of Irene Hillebrand, née Weiss, daughter of the director of the Vienna Obser
455739IsabelitaIsabel Izquierdo Lacruz (b. 1988) is the niece of the discoverer and is a 2012 graduate in sociology
1271Isergina Named in honor of the friend and physician of the discoverer, Pyotr Vasil’evich Isergin (1870–1936)
1893Jakoba Named in honor of the discoverer’s grandfather, Dr. Jakob Oberholzer (1862–1939) in Glarus, Switzerl
1110Jaroslawa Named in honor of Jaroslav Grigor’evich Neujmin (1928– ), a son of the discoverer. (N. S. Chernykh;
726Joella Named in honor of the discoverer, Joel H. Metcalf (1866–1925). (H 73) The discoverer is also honored
4563Kahnia Named in honor of Franz D. Kahn, professor of astronomy and head of the department of astronomy at t
818Kapteynia Named in honor of the late Prof. Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn {1851–1922}, who was director of the Gron
1040Klumpkea Named in honor of the amateur astronomer Dorothea Klumpke {1861–1943} {see also planet  (339)}, wife
1311Knopfia Named in honor of the German astronomer O. Knopf {1856–1945} who worked at Jena. (H 120) Name propos
2087Kochera Named in memory of Theodor Kocher (1841–1917), surgeon of world fame, Nobel laureate in 1909, benefa
1445Konkolya Named in honor of the founder of the Ogyalla {see planet  (1259)} Observatory, Miklós (Nicolaus) von
867Kovacia Named in honor of Prof. Friedrich Kovacs (1861–1931), a Vienna physician who restored Mrs. Palisa’s
800Kressmannia Named in honor of Major A. Kressmann who donated the Kressmann refractor for the Heidelberg Königstu
1006Lagrangea Named in honor of the astronomer and mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736–1813). He was profess
187Lamberta Named in honor of Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), who described the Milky Way as “the ecliptic
683Lanzia Named in honor of Karl Lanz, founder of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. (H 70)
162Laurentia Named in honor of the amateur astronomer A. Laurent, Nimes, the discoverer of (51) Nemausa. (H 20)
1361Leuschneria Named in honor of the American astronomer Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), director of Students’ Ob
771Libera Named by Mrs. Hedwig Rheden in honor of a friend of the discoverer. (H 77)
756Lilliana Named in honor of the sister of H. Shapley {see planet  (1123)}. (H 76) Name suggested by H. Shapley
828Lindemannia Named in honor of Prof. Adolf F. Lindemann (1846–1931) of Sidmouth, England, who invented, together
846Lipperta Named in honor of Eduard Lippert, donor of the Lippert Astrograph of the Bergedorf Observatory. (H83
1334Lundmarka Named in honor of the Swedish astronomer Knut Emil Lundmark (1889–1958). Lundmark studied extensivel
1028Lydina Named in honor of Lydia Il’inichna Albitskaya, the wife of the discoverer. (N. S. Chernykh)
510Mabella Named by the discoverer in honor of Mabel Loomis Todd, daughter of the mathematician and astronomer
749Malzovia Named in honor of the Russian amateur astronomer S. I. Malzov. In 1911, he deeded his private observ
1332Marconia Named in honor of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), Italian electrical engineer and inventor a
981Martina Named in honor of the French revolutionary Henri Martin. (H 94)
760Massinga Named in honor of A. Massinger, assistant astronomer at the Heidelberg Königstuhl Observatory who di
883Matterania Independently discovered 1917 Sept. 14 by R. Schorr at Bergedorf. Named for the producer of photogra
1217Maximiliana Named in honor of Max Wolf (1863–1932), founder and director of the Heidelberg Königstuhl Observator
869Mellena Independently discovered 1917 May 10 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg. Named in honor of the Bürgermeiste
1299Mertona Named for the English astronomer Gerald Merton {1893–1983}. (H 119) Obituary published in J. Br. Ast
808Merxia Named in honor of Adalbert Merx, the father-in-law of Max Wolf. (H 80)
792Metcalfia Named in honor of Rev. Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866–1925). A member of the Committee of Harvard Obser
1045Michela Named in honor of the discoverer’s daughter Micheline. (H 99)
1458Mineura Named in honor of Adolphe Mineur who was professor of mathematics at the University of Brussels, Bel
1455Mitchella Named in honor of the American woman astronomer Maria Mitchell (1818–1889) who was professor of astr
1210Morosovia Named in honor of the Russian revolutionist and scientist Nikolaj A. Morozov (1854–1946). (H 112) Mo
993Moultona Named by the discoverer in honor of the American astronomer and mathematician Forest Ray Moulton (18
1466Mundleria Named in honor of the German astronomer Max Mündler (1876–1969) who worked at the Heidelberg Königst
853Nansenia Named in honor of the Norwegian Arctic explorer Fridtjov Nansen (1861–1930). With his ship “Fram” he
3538Nelsonia Named in honor of Elisabeth Nelson, former secretary of the Landessternwarte and the Max-Planck-Inst
855Newcombia Independently discovered 1916 Apr. 28 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg. Named in honor of the American as
662Newtonia Named for the city of Newton, Massachusetts. (B. G. Marsden; AN 182, 332 (1909)) Named by Z. Daniel,
843Nicolaia Named in honor of Torvald Nicolai Thiele (1838–1910), the father of the discoverer. (H 83)
1207Ostenia Named in honor of the amateur astronomer, orbital computer, and business man, Hans Osten. (H 112)
953Painleva Named in honor of Paul Painlevé (1863–1933), French mathematician and several times French minister
278Paulina Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence is unknown.
1190Pelagia Named in honor of the Simeis astronomer Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn (1894–1956), the first woman who di
1102Pepita Named in honor of the discoverer José Comas Solá (1868–1937), astronomer at Barcelona and founder of
977Philippa Named in honor of the financier Philipp von Rothschild. (H 94)
803Picka Named in honor of the Czech physician Friedrich Pick (1867–1921). He was the first physician in Prag
784Pickeringia Named in honor of the brothers Edward Charles Pickering (1846–1919), director of Harvard Observatory
1069Planckia Named in honor of the famous German physicist Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (1858–1947), Nobel prize
1297Quadea Named by the discoverer in honor of the parents-in-law of his brother, Prof. E. Reinmuth. (H 119)
1239Queteleta Named in honor of Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796–1874), Belgian astronomer, mathematician, m
708Raphaela Named in honor of Raphael von Bischoffsheim, founder of the Nice Observatory. The name was chosen be
1117Reginita Named in honor of the niece of the discoverer. (H 105)
1416Renauxa Named in honor of P. Renaux, assistant astronomer at the Algiers Observatory. (H 128)
1204Renzia Named in honor of Franz Robert Renz (1860–1942), astronomer at Dorpat and Pulkowo. (H 112)
906Repsolda Named in honor of Johann Georg Repsold (1771–1830), famous manufacturer of optics and precision mech
1096Reunerta Named by the discoverer (RI 636) in honor of Dr. Reunert, Johannesburg, an engineer and friend. (H 1
1230Riceia Named in honor of Hugh Rice, amateur astronomer of New York and director of the Museum of Natural Sc
1025Riema Named in honor of Johannes Riem {1868-1945}, a German astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Instit
1377Roberbauxa Nommée en l’honneur de l’ingénieur français Robert Baux (1900–1987), ami d’enfance du découvreur Lou
335Roberta Named by the discoverer in honor of Robert von der Osten-Sacken who lived in Heidelberg as a private
1557Roehla This planet is named in honor of Dr. Lars Roehl of Lund, Sweden, presently the chief physician of th
920Rogeria
1350Rosselia Named in honor of Miss Rossel, editor of the Belgian newspaper Le Soir. (H 122)
26906RubidiaRubidia (“Ruby”) Mendez-Harris (b. 1945) is the widow of David L. Harris, a member of the team that
1443Ruppina Named for the German city of Ruppin, the birthplace of the astronomer M. Ebell {see planet  (1205)},
1249Rutherfordia Named after the city of Rutherford, New York. (LDS) Name proposed by Irving L. Meyer, Rutherford, N.
1364Safara Named in honor of André Safar, Algiers. (H 124)
2088Sahlia Named in memory of Hermann Sahli (1856–1933), professor of internal medicine at Berne University, ph
1235Schorria Named in honor of the German astronomer Richard Schorr (1867–1951), staff member of the Hamburg Berg
837Schwarzschilda Named in honor of the German astronomer Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916), director of the Göttingen (1
989Schwassmannia Named in honor of the German astronomer Arnold Schwassmann (1870–1964) who discovered four comets an
1265Schweikarda Named by the discoverer for his mother’s family name, Schweikard. (H 116)
1482Sebastiana Named in honor of the German scientist Sebastian Finsterwalder, Munich. (RI 2417) Name proposed by O
892Seeligeria Named in honor of the German astronomer Hugo Hans von Seeliger (1849–1924), director of the Munich O
1648Shajna The planet is named in honor of the two late Russian astronomers Mr. G. A. Shajn {1892–1956} and Mrs
1123Shapleya Named by the discoverer (RI 509) in honor of the American astronomer and director of Harvard Observa
1262Sniadeckia Named in honor of Jan Sniadecki (1756–1830), a Polish scholar, professor of mathematics and astronom
1330Spiridonia Named in honor of Spiridon Il’ich Zaslavskij (1883–1942), the brother of Mrs. Albitskij. Zaslavskij
4789Sprattia Named in honor of Christopher E. Spratt, an active amateur member of the Royal Astronomical Society
707Steina Named after Mr. Stein, benefactor of the Breslau Observatory. (H 71; AN 214, 69 (1921)) Stein was ho
995Sternberga Named in honor of the Russian astronomer Pavel K. Sternberg (1865–1920) from the Moscow University.
1386Storeria The orbit was computed from Van Biesbroeck’s observations by a student (Miss Brenton) at the Univers
1019Strackea Named in honor of the German astronomer Gustav Stracke (1887–1943). Stracke for decades until his de
1560Strattonia Named in honor of Professor Frederick J. M. Stratton {1881–1960}, Director of the Solar Physics Obse
1422Stromgrenia Named in honor of the Danish astronomer Prof. Elis Strömgren (1870–1947) who was director of the Cop
1124Stroobantia Named in honor of Paul Stroobant (1868–1936), director of the Royal Observatory at Uccle, Belgium. H
1189Terentia Named in remembrance of the deceased collaborator at the Simeis Observatory, Mrs. Lidiya Ivanovna Te
778Theobalda Named by the discoverer in honor of his father Theobald Kaiser. (H 78)
295Theresia Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence is unknown. The name was erroneously attributed
3717Thorenia Named in memory of Victor Eugene Thoren (1935–1991), one of the foremost contemporary historians of
1400Tirela Named in honor of Charles Tirel, a friend of the discoverer. (H 127)
1013Tombecka Named in honor of D. Tombeck, secretary of the Faculty of Sciences of Paris. (H 97)
1408Trusanda Named in honor of Trude Hochgesand, an acquaintance of the Heidelberg astronomer H. Vogt {see planet
1186Turnera Named in honor of the British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner (1861–1930), director of the Oxford Uni
1619Ueta Named by the discoverer after the former Director of Kwasan Observatory who encouraged him to keep o
1310Villigera Named in honor of the Swiss astronomer Walter Augustin Villiger (1872–1938) who was head of the depa
635Vundtia Named in honor of the German physicist Vundt. (H 66)
1417Walinskia Named in honor of an acqaintance of an astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Berlin. Nam
1153Wallenbergia Named in honor of the German mathematician Georg James Wallenberg (1864–1924). (H 107)
931Whittemora Named in honor of Thomas Whittemore who was professor at both Harvard and Columbia Universities. (H9
392Wilhelmina Concerning this name there exist different explanations. E. Weiss (Astronomischer Kalender für 1896,
1653Yakhontovia Named in honor of Prof. N. S. Yakhontova. Mrs. Yakhontova was in charge of the Minor Planet Departme
851Zeissia Named in honor of the famous German optician and mechanician Carl Zeiss (1816–1888) who founded 1846


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