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| 207 | Hedda | Named in honor of Hedwig Winnecke, wife of Friedrich A. T. Winnecke, director of the Strassburg Obse |
| 266 | Aline | Named probably in honor of Linda von Schuster, daughter of Prof. E. Weiss, director of the Vienna Ob |
| 457 | Alleghenia | Named by the first discoverer in honor of the famous optician John A. Brashear {see planet (5502)}: |
| 473 | Nolli | This is the pet name of a small child in the Wolf family. (H 51) |
| 733 | Mocia | Named in honor of Max Wolf’s youngest son, Werner Wolf, who in his childhood had the nickname “Mok”. |
| 746 | Marlu | Named by the discoverer in honor of his daughter, the physician Dr. Marie-Louise Kaiser. See also th |
| 795 | Fini | Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence is unknown. In Austria, this nick name is a sho |
| 966 | Muschi | Named in honor of the wife of the discoverer. Muschi is a nickname. (H 93) |
| 1086 | Nata | Named in honor of the perished lady-parachutist Nata (Nadezhda) Babushkina (1915–1936). See also pla |
| 1158 | Luda | Named in honor of the sister of the discoverer. Luda is a diminutive of Ludmilla. (N. S. Samojlova-Y |
| 1201 | Strenua | This name was assigned in honor of Prof. Gustav Stracke (1887–1943), famous German astronomer at the |
| 1209 | Pumma | This is the nickname of the niece of A. Kahrstedt {see planet (1587){. (H 112) Name proposed by A. |
| 1382 | Gerti | Named in honor of Miss Gertrud Höhne who was a secretary at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Be |
| 1402 | Eri | Named in honor of Erika Kollnig-Schattschneider {1913–1978}, astronomer at the Heidelberg Königstuhl |
| 1652 | Herge | Named in honor of Georges Remi, better known under his pseudonym Hergé, on the occasion of his seven |
| 1884 | Skip | Named in honor of Gunther (Skip) Schwartz, manager of and observer at Harvard Observatory Agassiz {s |
| 1933 | Tinchen | Named in honor of Christine Kohoutek, wife of the discoverer. (M 3938) |
| 2049 | Grietje | Named in honor of Mrs. G. A. M. Haring-Gehrels, an exceptional person. |
| 2053 | Nuki | Named in honor of Nodari West, son of the discoverer. (M 4786) |
| 2083 | Smither | Named by the discoverer and E. M. Shoemaker for John C. Smith in appreciation and recognition of his |
| 2105 | Gudy | Named by the discoverer for Mrs. Gudrun Werner of Hamburg in sentimental reminiscence of college day |
| 2453 | Wabash | Named in honor of Bob (Wabash) Warshow, occasional operator in the central computing facility at the |
| 2558 | Viv | Named in memory of the discoverer’s mother, Vivian Russell Thomas. (M 6835) |
| 3267 | Glo | Named in honor of Eleanor F. (“Glo”) Helin, planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in |
| 3480 | Abante | Named in honor of Robert Hamilton Brown, planetary astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A pi |
| 4083 | Jody | Named in honor of Joan D. (Jody) Swann, planetary data librarian at the U.S. Geological Survey. Her |
| 4222 | Nancita | Named in honor of Nancy Coker Helin, wife of Bruce Helin {see planet (2430)}, the discoverer’s son. |
| 4328 | Valina | Named in honor of Valentina Arkadievna Andre-ichenko (and her daughter Alina Eduardovna) for her col |
| 4582 | Hank | Named in honor of Henry Reid Holt, son of the first discoverer. (M 18460) |
| 4667 | Robbiesh | Named for Hans-Christian Robert (Robbie) Wade Schmidt-Harms (1986– ), son of Soo Tan and stepson of |
| 4755 | Nicky | Named in honor of Nichole Tombaugh, granddaughter of the discoverer. (M 18308) |
| 5186 | Donalu | Named for Dona(lu) Wheeler Roman, wife of the discoverer. Dona is an actress, teacher, administrator |
| 5186 | Donalu | Named for Dona(lu) Wheeler Roman, wife of the discoverer. Dona is an actress, teacher, administrator |
| 5263 | Arrius | Named for Harrison Callum Bertram Steel, firstborn child of the discoverer. Harrison, born on 1992 D |
| 6018 | Pierssac | Piers John Sellers (b. 1955), nicknamed Pierssac by his brothers, is a British-American Earth scient |
| 6056 | Donatello | Named for Donato di Nivolo di Betto Bardi, generally known as Donatello (c. 1386–1466), a great Ital |
| 6713 | Coggie | Karin “Coggie” Peterson Messina (b. 1934) is a dedicated music teacher in Massachusetts who has taug |
| 6726 | Suthers | Paul Graham Sutherland (b. 1952) is an amateur astronomer who has been closely involved with the Soc |
| 6749 | Ireentje | Named in honor of the discoverers’ second granddaughter, Irene Cornelia Francisca van Houten, daught |
| 7149 | Bernie | Named in honor of Hans-Heinrich “Bernie” Bernstein (1953– ), senior astronomer at the Astronomisches |
| 7270 | Punkin | Named in honor of Erica Ann Broman (1956– ) on the occasion of her 41st birthday 1997 August 25. Pun |
| 8052 | Novalis | Friedrich Leopold Freiherr von Hardenberg, known under his pseudonym Novalis (1772-1801), is one of |
| 8123 | Canaletto | Canaletto, whose birth name was Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), developed the so-called Veduten |
| 8744 | Cilla | Named in memory of Priscilla Annette (1994-1998), niece of Lincoln Laboratory staff member Colleen C |
| 9004 | Peekaydee | Philip Kindred Dick (1928-1982) was an American science fiction author. His short stories and novels |
| 9356 | Elineke | Eline Deneweth (b. 1970), named after Eline Vere, a novel by the Dutch author Louis Couperus, |
| 9563 | Kitty | Katherine (“Kitty”) F. Putnam (b. 1916) was, from 1975 through 1984, president of the Springfield, M |
| 9604 | Bellevanzuylen | Belle van Zuylen, pseudonym for Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1740-1805), de |
| 10978 | Bärbchen | Bärbchen was the pet name of Barbara Börngen (1934-2010) who always supported the activities of her |
| 11084 | Giò | Giuseppe Schilirò (1991-2000), an Italian student, was a good and big-hearted child. The name was s |
| 12540 | Picander | Picander, pseudonym of Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700-1764), was one of Bach's most important lib |
| 13079 | Toots | Jean-Baptiste, Baron (“Toots”) Thielemans (b. 1922) is a Belgian jazz harmonica player who worked wi |
| 14917 | Taco | Kenneth Dale “Taco” Cockrell (b. 1950), an engineer and pilot with NASA from 1987 to 1990, was then |
| 15295 | Tante Riek | Helena T. Kuipers-Rietberg (“Tante Riek”, 1893-1944) was one of the founders of the Dutch resistance |
| 15495 | Bogie | American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) appeared on Broadway and was the star of many a Hollywood |
| 16578 | Essjayess | Shirley June Steel (née Parsons, b. 1932) is the mother of the discoverer. |
| 17033 | Rusty | Russell L. (“Rusty”) Schweickart (b. 1935) piloted the Apollo 9 lunar module. He is founder and past |
| 17081 | Jaytee | Joseph T. (“J.T.”) Williams (b. 1936) is an engineer at the Multiple-Mirror Observatory who was inst |
| 17602 | Dr. G. | Stephen Gottesman (b. 1939), a radio astronomer at the University of Florida for 35 years, was an ad |
| 19494 | Gerbs | James (“Gerbs”) Bauer (b. 1968) studies the physical nature of Centaurs and other outer solar system |
| 22577 | Alfiuccio | Alfio (“Alfiuccio”) Grasso (1992-2004) died tragically at the age of twelve in a hunting accident on |
| 22898 | Falce | Renato Conedera (1922-1997), nicknamed Falce, was the discoverer's father-in-law. |
| 23663 | Kalou | Kalou is the nickname of the discoverer's wife, Caroline (née Schneider) Meunier (b. 1964). Her hel |
| 24168 | Hexlein | “Hexlein” is the German word for “Little Witch” and the childhood nickname of Renate Kühnen. She is |
| 25160 | Joellama | Joseph “Joe” Llama (b. 1988) is a tenure track astronomer at Lowell Observatory. He started at Low |
| 27178 | Quino | Joaquin Salvador Lavado Tejon (b. 1932), known as Quino, is an Argentinian cartoonist. His main cha |
| 30439 | Moe | Brooklyn-born Moe Howard (Harry Moses Horwitz, 1897-1975) was the mophaired leader of the slapstick |
| 30440 | Larry | Philadelphia-born Larry Fine (Louis Feinberg, 1902-1975) was a longtime member of “The Three Stooges |
| 30441 | Curly | Brooklyn-born Curly Howard (Jerome Horwitz, 1903-1952) of Three Stooges fame was one of the greats o |
| 30444 | Shemp | Brooklyn-born Shemp Howard (Samuel Horwitz, 1895-1955) of Three Stooges fame was an original member |
| 31000 | Rockchic | Gail (“Rockchic”) Swanson (b. 1960) is an award-winning Maui-based singer-songwriter. Classically t |
| 31000 | Rockchic | Gail (“Rockchic”) Swanson (b. 1960) is an award-winning Maui-based singer-songwriter. Classically t |
| 31000 | Rockchic | Gail (“Rockchic”) Swanson (b. 1960) is an award-winning Maui-based singer-songwriter. Classically t |
| 36672 | Sidi | Foundling Sidonie Adlersburg (1933-1943) grew up with her foster parents Josefa and Hans Breirather |
| 38976 | Taeve | Gustav Adolf Schur (b. 1931), better known as Taeve, is one of the most popular German cyclists. He |
| 43025 | Valusha | Russian scientist Valentina I. Ipatova-Artioukhova (b. 1954) specializes in hydrobiology. She condu |
| 48909 | Laurake | Laura (“Laurake”) De Maeyer (1966-1979), daughter of Myriam Kerkhofs and sculptor Elmer De Maeyer, d |
| 49777 | Cappi | Margaret Capitola Sonntag Comba (b. 1940) is the discoverer's second wife and the joy and comfort of |
| 51431 | Jayardee | James R. Durig (b. 1935), father of the discoverer and for 28 years dean of the University of Missou |
| 55331 | Putzi | Antonie (Putzi) T. Schwartz (b. 1953) is a mother, artist and holistic health practitioner. She has |
| 57509 | Sly | As an astronomer, Sylvestre (Sly) Maurice (b. 1966) specializes in the exploration of the Solar Syst |
| 69311 | Russ | Russell Mark Steel (b. 1964) is the discoverer's only brother. A businessman who lives in Midsomer N |
| 94291 | Django | Jean-Baptiste “Django” Reinhardt (1910-1953), legendary Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist composer, |
| 97186 | Tore | Salvatore Silanus (b. 1961), nicknamed Tore, is a friend of the discoverer. |
| 124104 | Balcony | Balcony is the nickname of Francis Faux (b. 1959), a French amateur astronomer who lives in Médoc, i |
| 149955 | Maron | Maron is the childhood nickname of Marion Lorenz (b. 1967), the discoverer's wife and a committed te |
| 173032 | Mingus | Jose Antonio Lacruz Martin (b. 1967) obtained his bachelor degree in law at the Universidad Complute |
| 175365 | Carsac | French geologist and archaeologist Francis Carsac (François Bordes, 1919-1981) was a prehistory and |
| 207385 | Maxou | Despite refusal of credit for a new building at Freiburg University, Max “Maxou” Aebischer (1914-200 |
| 207547 | Charito | Rosario (“Charito”) Lacruz Martín (b. 1961) completed her degree in fine arts at Universidad Complut |
| 221923 | Jayeff | June F. (“J. F.”) Falla (b. 1945) is the wife of the discoverer. A retired instrument technician, he |
| 223633 | Rosnyaîné | J.-H. Rosny-Aîiné is the pseudonym of Joseph Henri Honore Boex (1856-1940), a French author of Belgi |
| 233707 | Alfons | Emmanuel Peterfalvi (b. 1967), known as “Alfons”, is a French-German cabaret artist. |
| 243002 | Lemmy | Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister (1945-2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter whose music |
| 243458 | Bubulina | Bubulina was the nickname of Marina Denisa Botofan (2008-2010), who lived in Constanta, Romania, and |
| 275264 | Krisztike | Kristina Kürtiova (b. 1995) is a daughter of the discoverer. |
| 308798 | Teo | Teodoro “Teo” Encinar (b. 1952) built, according to the discoverer's design, the La Cañada Observato |
| 336177 | Churri | Carmen (“Churri”) Lacruz (b. 1958), sister of the discoverer, got her degree in classical philology |
| 342017 | Ramonin | Ramon Lacruz Alcaraz (b. 1988) is an aeronautical engineer at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. On |
| 342620 | Beita | Beatriz Lacruz Alcaraz (b. 1990) is a computer sciences engineer at the Universidad Politecnica de |
| 355022 | Triman | Triman is the competiton nickname of Martin Peer (b. 1984). He is an electronics engineer passionat |
| 366852 | Ti | Teresa (“Ti”) Lacruz Martin (b. 1954) is the eldest sister of the discoverer. She is a law graduate |
| 383067 | Stoofke | Steven Terlaeken (b. 1969), nicknamed Stoofke, created “Loop naar de maan” (“Run to the moon”), a fu |
| 445917 | Ola | Aleksandra Sufa (b. 1998) and Aleksandra Kusiak (b. 1957) are respectively, a close friend and the m |
| 484613 | Cerebrito | Blanca Lacruz “Cerebrito” Pleguezuelos (b. 1998) began studying Biochemistry at the Universidad Aut |