Meanings of asteroid names (94001-95000)
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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 span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 94201-94300 | ||
| 94228 Leesuikwan | 2001 BU61 | Lee Sui Kwan, Chinese former vice-president of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society, astronomy popularizer and educator † |
| 94401-94500 | ||
| 94400 Hongdaeyong | 2001 SG267 | Hong Daeyong, Korean astronomer of the late Joseon Dynasty † |
| 94801-94900 | ||
| 94884 Takuya | 2001 XK249 | Takuya Matsuda, Japanese astrophysicist, who has served as president of the Astronomical Society of Japan † |
| Preceded by 93001–94000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (94001-95000) |
Succeeded by 95001–96000 |
