# Meanings of minor-planet names: 18001–19000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.
Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned. The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.

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* 15,000s
* 16,000s
* 17,000s
* 18,000s
* 19,000s
* 20,000s
* 21,000s
* 22,000s
* 23,000s
* 18,001…
* 18,101…
* 18,201…
* 18,301…
* 18,401…
* 18,501…
* 18,601…
* 18,701…
* 18,801…
* 18,901…

## 18001–18100

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18004 Krystosek | 1999 JD$_{86}$ | Rebecca Jennifer Krystosek, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18004 |
| 18009 Patrickgeer | 1999 JP$_{100}$ | Patrick L. Geer, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18009 |
| 18012 Marsland | 1999 JM$_{114}$ | Kyle Anthony Marsland, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18012 |
| 18013 Shedletsky | 1999 JS$_{114}$ | Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18013 |
| 18015 Semenkovich | 1999 JD$_{121}$ | Nicholas Paul Semenkovich, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18015 |
| 18016 Grondahl | 1999 JU$_{122}$ | Brian Jacob Grondahl, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18016 |
| 18019 Dascoli | 1999 JJ$_{126}$ | Jennifer Anne D'Ascoli, 2004 ISTS finalist and ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18019 |
| 18020 Amend | 1999 JT$_{126}$ | Gregory Amend, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18020 |
| 18021 Waldman | 1999 JH$_{127}$ | Sarah Elyse Waldman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18021 |
| 18022 Pepper | 1999 JN$_{127}$ | Brian Jeffrey Pepper, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18022 |
| 18024 Dobson | 1999 KK$_4$ | John Dobson (1915–2014), an American telescope maker and amateur astronomer | MPC · 18024 |
| 18026 Juliabaldwin | 1999 KG$_{13}$ | Julia Ruby Baldwin, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18026 |
| 18027 Gokcay | 1999 KL$_{14}$ | Chelsea Bahar Gokcay, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18027 |
| 18028 Ramchandani | 1999 KO$_{14}$ | Joia Ramchandani, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18028 |
| 18032 Geiss | 1999 MG$_1$ | Johannes Geiss (born 1926), a German-born space scientist at the Swiss University of Bern † | JPL · 18032 |
| 18043 Laszkowska | 1999 RQ$_{54}$ | Monika Laszkowska, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18043 |
| 18055 Fernhildebrandt | 1999 TJ$_{13}$ | Fern C. Hildebrandt (born 1927) instilled and cultivated an interest in astronomy in codiscoverer Gary Hug at a very early age. Resident now in Topeka, Kansas, she has been an example of dedication and triumph through difficult times and has inspired this codiscoverer to search the night sky. | JPL · 18055 |
| 18059 Cavalieri | 1999 XL$_{137}$ | Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647), a friar and a professor at the University of Bologna. | JPL · 18059 |
| 18060 Zarex | 1999 XJ$_{156}$ | Zarex, from Greek mythology. He was a grandson of Chiron, married Rhoeo after she arrived on Delos and became the step-father of Anius. | IAU · 18060 |
| 18075 Donasharma | 2000 DD$_5$ | Dona Sarah Sharma, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18075 |
| 18077 Dianeingrao | 2000 EM$_{148}$ | Diane L. Ingrao (born 1951), an American secretary of the Warren Astronomical Society in Detroit, Michigan | JPL · 18077 |
| 18079 Lion-Stoppato | 2000 FJ$_{63}$ | Piero Francesco Lion-Stoppato (born 1969), an Italian space scientist at University of Padua | JPL · 18079 |
| 18084 Adamwohl | 2000 HP$_{47}$ | Adam Richard Wohl, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18084 |
| 18086 Emilykraft | 2000 JQ$_{21}$ | Emily Michele Kraft, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18086 |
| 18087 Yamanaka | 2000 JA$_{22}$ | Yvonne Joy Yamanaka, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18087 |
| 18088 Roberteunice | 2000 JS$_{30}$ | Robert Earl Eunice, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18088 |
| 18090 Kevinkuo | 2000 JA$_{56}$ | Kevin Chester Kuo, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18090 |
| 18091 Iranmanesh | 2000 JN$_{58}$ | Arya Mohammad Iranmanesh, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18091 |
| 18092 Reinhold | 2000 KR$_{29}$ | Kimberly Elise Reinhold, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18092 |
| 18095 Frankblock | 2000 LL$_5$ | Frank Emmanuel Block, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18095 |
| 18099 Flamini | 2000 LD$_{27}$ | Enrico Flamini (born 1951), an Italian astronomer | JPL · 18099 |
| 18100 Lebreton | 2000 LE$_{28}$ | Jean-Pierre Lebreton (born 1949), French astronomer | JPL · 18100 |

## 18101–18200

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18101 Coustenis | 2000 LF$_{32}$ | Athéna Coustenis, French astronomer | JPL · 18101 |
| 18102 Angrilli | 2000 LN$_{34}$ | Francesco Angrilli, Italian space scientist | JPL · 18102 |
| 18104 Mahalingam | 2000 NP$_3$ | Satish Mahalingam, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18104 |
| 18106 Blume | 2000 NX$_3$ | William H. Blume, American senior space mission designer | JPL · 18106 |
| 18110 HASI | 2000 NK$_{13}$ | The 44 members of the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI) team | JPL · 18110 |
| 18111 Pinet | 2000 NB$_{14}$ | Patrick Pinet, French astronomer | JPL · 18111 |
| 18112 Jeanlucjosset | 2000 NX$_{17}$ | Jean-Luc Josset, Swiss astronomer, director of the Space Exploration Institute in Neuchâtel, Switzerland | JPL · 18112 |
| 18113 Bibring | 2000 NC$_{19}$ | Jean-Pierre Bibring, French astronomer and planetary scientist | JPL · 18113 |
| 18114 Rosenbush | 2000 NN$_{19}$ | Vera K. Rosenbush, Ukrainian astronomer | JPL · 18114 |
| 18115 Rathbun | 2000 NT$_{19}$ | Donald Rathbun, American neurologist | JPL · 18115 |
| 18116 Prato | 2000 NY$_{22}$ | Prato province, Tuscany, Italy, where the Museo di Scienze Planetarie (Museum of Planetary Sciences) is located | JPL · 18116 |
| 18117 Jonhodge | 2000 NY$_{23}$ | Jonathon Hodge (born 1948), American teacher and astronomy communicator | JPL · 18117 |
| 18119 Braude | 2000 NZ$_{24}$ | Semen Ya. Braude, Russian radioastronomer | JPL · 18119 |
| 18120 Lytvynenko | 2000 NA$_{25}$ | Leonid Mikolajovich Lytvynenko (Leonid Nikolaevich Lytvynenko), Ukrainian radioastronomer | JPL · 18120 |
| 18121 Konovalenko | 2000 NF$_{25}$ | Alexandr A. Konovalenko, Ukrainian radioastronomer | JPL · 18121 |
| 18122 Forestamartin | 2000 NL$_{27}$ | Franco Foresta Martin, Italian science popularizer, scientific editor for the newspaper Corriere della Sera | JPL · 18122 |
| 18123 Pavan | 2000 NS$_{27}$ | Luciano Pavan, Italian musician, writer, painter and amateur astronomer | JPL · 18123 |
| 18124 Leeperry | 2000 NE$_{28}$ | Lee Taylor Perry, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18124 |
| 18125 Brianwilson | 2000 OF | Californian songwriter and record producer Brian Wilson (born 1942) contributed to 1960s pop culture, with songs like Fun Fun Fun, exemplifying the pastimes of modern teenage life, through the Beach Boys' pop group harmonies, giving out very good vibrations indeed. | JPL · 18125 |
| 18127 Denversmith | 2000 OX$_3$ | Denver L. Smith, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18127 |
| 18128 Wysner | 2000 OD$_5$ | Laura C. Wysner, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18128 |
| 18132 Spector | 2000 ON$_9$ | Phil Spector, American record producer and songwriter † | MPC · 18132 |
| 18142 Adamsidman | 2000 OG$_{47}$ | Adam Daniel Sidman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18142 |
| 18148 Bellier | 2000 OZ$_{57}$ | Guy and Caroline Bellier, French orthopedic surgeons, and their sons Thomas and Margaux | JPL · 18148 |
| 18149 Colombatti | 2000 OB$_{58}$ | Giacomo Colombatti, Italian planetologist | JPL · 18149 |
| 18150 Lopez-Moreno | 2000 OC$_{60}$ | José J. Lopez-Moreno, Spanish planetologist | JPL · 18150 |
| 18151 Licchelli | 2000 OT$_{60}$ | Domenico Licchelli, Italian astronomer and popularizer | JPL · 18151 |
| 18152 Heidimanning | 2000 OW$_{60}$ | Heidi L. K. Manning, American planetary scientist | JPL · 18152 |
| 18155 Jasonschuler | 2000 PF$_2$ | Jason Michael Schuler, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18155 |
| 18156 Kamisaibara | 2000 PU$_4$ | Kamisaibara, the village in Okayama prefecture. | JPL · 18156 |
| 18157 Craigwright | 2000 PH$_{10}$ | Craig John Wright, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18157 |
| 18158 Nigelreuel | 2000 PM$_{10}$ | Nigel Forest Reuel, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18158 |
| 18159 Andrewcook | 2000 PW$_{10}$ | Andrew Gordon Cook, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18159 |
| 18160 Nihon Uchu Forum | 2000 PY$_{12}$ | Nihon Uchu Forum, Japanese editor of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) annual NASDA Note. | JPL · 18160 |
| 18161 Koshiishi | 2000 PZ$_{12}$ | Hajime Koshiishi (born 1930) became interested in investigating minor planets as a natural resource. He organized a society for the study of NEAs and their resource utilization and made efforts toward the establishment of the Japan Spaceguard Association | JPL · 18161 |
| 18162 Denlea | 2000 PX$_{15}$ | Jeremy Micah Denlea, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18162 |
| 18163 Jennalewis | 2000 PF$_{16}$ | Jenna Lyanne Lewis, ISEF awardee in 2003, and IFAA recipient | MPC · 18163 |
| 18167 Buttani | 2000 PS$_{27}$ | Buttani Philippe (born 1966), a friend of one of the discoverers, started the "CCD adventure" with him in July 1994 | JPL · 18167 |
| 18169 Amaldi | 2000 QF | The nuclear physicist Edoardo Amaldi (1908–1989) was part of the team of Enrico Fermi and contributed to the completion of the first particle accelerator in Italy. | JPL · 18169 |
| 18170 Ramjeawan | 2000 QW$_2$ | Khaivchandra Ramjeawan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18170 |
| 18171 Romaneskue | 2000 QB$_5$ | Roman Garrick Eskue, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18171 |
| 18174 Khachatryan | 2000 QW$_{14}$ | George Alexander Khachatryan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18174 |
| 18175 Jenniferchoy | 2000 QB$_{15}$ | Jennifer Tze-Heng Choy, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18175 |
| 18176 Julianhong | 2000 QG$_{22}$ | Julian C. Hong, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18176 |
| 18177 Harunaga | 2000 QK$_{27}$ | Jill Shizuko Harunaga, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18177 |
| 18180 Irenesun | 2000 QB$_{30}$ | Irene Yuan Sun, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18180 |
| 18182 Wiener | 2000 QC$_{35}$ | Norbert Wiener (1894–1964) contributed to many areas of mathematics, including cybernetics, stochastic processes and quantum theory. He was the author of the book Cybernetics, or control and communication in the animal and machine (1948). | JPL · 18182 |
| 18184 Dianepark | 2000 QR$_{37}$ | Diane Hyemin Park, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18184 |
| 18189 Medeobaldia | 2000 QN$_{82}$ | Maria Elena De Obaldia, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18189 |
| 18190 Michaelpizer | 2000 QY$_{89}$ | Michael J. Pizer, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18190 |
| 18191 Rayhe | 2000 QL$_{90}$ | Ray Chengchuan He, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18191 |
| 18192 Craigwallace | 2000 QP$_{90}$ | Craig J. Wallace, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18192 |
| 18193 Hollilydrury | 2000 QT$_{93}$ | Hollilyne Drury, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18193 |
| 18196 Rowberry | 2000 QY$_{132}$ | Megan Rowberry, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18196 |

## 18201–18300

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18228 Hyperenor | 3163 T-1 | Hyperenor, one of the sons of Panthoos and a great hero on the Trojan side. | JPL · 18228 |
| 18235 Lynden-Bell | 1003 T-2 | Donald Lynden-Bell, a professor at the University of Cambridge. | JPL · 18235 |
| 18236 Bernardburke | 1059 T-2 | Bernard Burke (born 1928), a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | JPL · 18236 |
| 18237 Kenfreeman | 1182 T-2 | Kenneth C. Freeman, a professor at the Australian National University. | JPL · 18237 |
| 18238 Frankshu | 1241 T-2 | Frank Shu (born 1943), a president of National Tsinghua University in Taiwan and former professor at the University of California in Berkeley. | JPL · 18238 |
| 18239 Ekers | 1251 T-2 | Ronald Ekers, current president of the IAU and ex-director of the Australian Telescope National Facility and of the Very Large Array. | JPL · 18239 |
| 18240 Mould | 1317 T-2 | Jeremy Mould, Australian astronomer | JPL · 18240 |
| 18241 Genzel | 1325 T-2 | Reinhard Genzel (born 1952), German astronomer and 2020 Physics Nobel prize | JPL · 18241 |
| 18242 Peebles | 2102 T-2 | Princeton theoretical cosmologist Jim Peebles (born 1935) and 2019 Physics Nobel Prize, plays a central role in the understanding of the evolution and structure of the universe. His studies of the evolution of matter in the earliest moments of the universe were critical in the establishment of the Big Bang theory as a widely accepted hypothesis. | JPL · 18242 |
| 18243 Gunn | 2272 T-2 | James Edward Gunn, a professor at Princeton University. | JPL · 18243 |
| 18244 Anneila | 3008 T-2 | Anneila Sargent, American astronomer | JPL · 18244 |
| 18263 Anchialos | 5167 T-2 | The Greek heroes Anchialos and Menestheus were together on their chariot when they were killed by Hector. | JPL · 18263 |
| 18268 Dardanos | 2140 T-3 | Dardanos, a son of Zeus and a nymph, mythical ancestor of the Trojans. | JPL · 18268 |
| 18278 Drymas | 4035 T-3 | Drymas, a king of Phrygia and father of Priam's second wife Hekabe (in Latin, Hecuba). | JPL · 18278 |
| 18281 Tros | 4317 T-3 | Tros, a grandson of Dardanos. His country was named Troas after him, and its principal city was Troy. | JPL · 18281 |
| 18282 Ilos | 4369 T-3 | Ilos, the oldest son of Tros, and he built the citadel Ilion, also named Ilios. Ilos was the father of Laomedon and the grandfather of Priam. | JPL · 18282 |
| 18284 Tsereteli | 1970 PU | Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli (b.1934), world-renowned Russian sculptor. | JPL · 18284 |
| 18285 Vladplatonov | 1972 GJ | Vladimir Petrovich Platonov (born 1938), well-known journalist and documentary-film director, is the author of many books, articles and films about the creators of space-rocket technologies and the many challenges in that field | JPL · 18285 |
| 18286 Kneipp | 1973 UN$_5$ | Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897), a German priest, skilled in the art of healing, introduced manifold applications of cold and warm water and suggested that a healthy way of living conformed to nature. His papers were translated into many languages and were an essential influence on modern physical therapeutics and balneology. | JPL · 18286 |
| 18287 Verkin | 1975 TU$_3$ | Boris Ieremievich Verkin (1919–1990), a Ukrainian Soviet physicist and creator of the scientific school of cryogenic physics and technology, was the founder and first director of the Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering in Kharkiv | JPL · 18287 |
| 18288 Nozdrachev | 1975 VX$_2$ | Aleksandr Danilovich Nozdrachev (born 1931), a professor and head of physiology at St. Petersburg University. | JPL · 18288 |
| 18289 Yokoyamakoichi | 1976 UB$_{16}$ | Koichi Yokoyama (born 1940) is a professor emeritus of the National Astronomical observatory, Japan. | JPL · 18289 |
| 18290 Sumiyoshi | 1977 DR$_2$ | Sumiyoshi, in the south of Osaka prefecture, is an important port for trade between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. The Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine, a guardian of voyage, was founded in 211. At the shrine there is a lighthouse, believed to be the oldest in Japan. | JPL · 18290 |
| 18291 Wani | 1977 DL$_4$ | Wani was a scholar who came to Japan from Korea in the second half of the 4th century. He brought ten volumes of The Analects of Confucius and one volume of the Thousand Character Classic to Japan. | JPL · 18291 |
| 18292 Zoltowski | 1977 FB | Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957), an Australian discoverer of minor planets who made numerous critical observations of near-earth objects, notably a dramatic recovery of 1999 AN10, while he was working in South Australia during 1997–1999. He continued to make astrometric contributions on his return to the U.S. | JPL · 18292 |
| 18293 Pilyugin | 1978 SQ$_4$ | Nikolay Alekseyevich Pilyugin, 20th-century Russian designer of autonomous control systems and computers for space rocketry | JPL · 18293 |
| 18294 Rudenko | 1978 SF$_5$ | Anatolij Afanas'evich Rudenko (born 1949) is a full member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics and an authority on systems analysis and high technology. He was a member of the team that created aerospace systems and developed powerful liquid-propellant engines | JPL · 18294 |
| 18295 Borispetrov | 1978 TT$_7$ | Boris Mikhajlovich Petrov, Russian journalist, director of the St. Petersburg regional center of the Russian News Agency ITAR-TASS | JPL · 18295 |

## 18301–18400

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18301 Konyukhov | 1979 QZ$_9$ | Fyodor Fyodorovich Konyukhov (born 1951) has performed 50 extensive travels, mainly alone. He conquered both poles and all the highest mountains of the world. The renowned Russian traveler has taken many of the world's most difficult land and sea routes and has sailed around the world three times. | JPL · 18301 |
| 18302 Körner | 1980 FL$_3$ | Harald Körner (1881–1953) was headmaster of the private elementary school in Lund from 1916 to 1944, and a proponent of education for girls. | JPL · 18302 |
| 18321 Bobrov | 1982 UQ$_{10}$ | Vsevolod Bobrov (1922–1979), a Soviet ice hockey and football champion | JPL · 18321 |
| 18322 Korokan | 1982 VF$_5$ | Korokan was a guest house for foreign envoys built in Chikushi (now Fukuoka city) in the 8th century. | JPL · 18322 |
| 18334 Drozdov | 1987 RA$_3$ | Nikolaj Nikolaevich Drozdov (born 1937), a Russian professor of biology and the author and chief producer of very popular TV program V mire zhivotnykh (In the World of Animals). | JPL · 18334 |
| 18335 San Cassiano | 1987 SC$_1$ | San Cassiano, an Italian village in the hills near Verona in northern Italy, is renowned for its high-quality oil (Grignano) and wine (Amarone). Its isolated location affords views of both the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. | JPL · 18335 |
| 18343 Asja | 1989 TN | Asja Geyer-Fischer (born 1934) is a splendid pianist with a great love for Mozart and Chopin. She is an especially good teacher for children. In 1962 she followed her husband, astronomer E. H. Geyer to the Boyden Observatory, South Africa, where he had been appointed Director of the observatory for two years. | JPL · 18343 |
| 18349 Dafydd | 1990 OV$_4$ | Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1212–1246), prince of Wales | MPC · 18349 |
| 18359 Jakobstaude | 1990 TL$_7$ | Jakob Staude (born 1944) is staff astronomer at the Heidelberg Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and a well-known expert on star formation. Since 1981 Staude has also served as editor-in-chief of the German journal Sterne und Weltraum. | JPL · 18359 |
| 18360 Sachs | 1990 TF$_9$ | Hans Sachs (1494–1576), master of the shoemaker guild in Nuremberg from 1520, is the most important German poet of the sixteenth century. | JPL · 18360 |
| 18365 Shimomoto | 1990 WN$_5$ | Shigeo Shimomoto (born 1963), a Japanese amateur astronomer and computer programmer. | JPL · 18365 |
| 18368 Flandrau | 1991 GZ$_1$ | The Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium in Tucson, Arizona. It is part of the University of Arizona. | MPC · 18368 |
| 18376 Quirk | 1991 SQ | Steve Quirk (born 1958), an Australian amateur astronomer and astrophotographer who also operates fireball patrol and meteor video cameras (Src). | MPC · 18376 |
| 18377 Vetter | 1991 SH$_1$ | John Francis Vetter (born 1945), an Australian amateur astronomer and retired automotive mechanic, who established the Mudgee Observatory in 2005 (Src). | IAU · 18377 |
| 18379 Josévandam | 1991 VJ$_6$ | José van Dam (born 1940), a Belgian bass-baritone, who entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory at the age of 17 | JPL · 18379 |
| 18381 Massenet | 1991 YU | Jules Massenet (1842–1912) was a prolific French composer of operas. His greatest successes were Manon (1884), Werther (1892) and Thaïs (1894). The Méditation, a violin solo with orchestra from Thaïs, became world-famous. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts | JPL · 18381 |
| 18395 Schmiedmayer | 1992 SH$_2$ | Jörg Schmiedmayer [de] (born 1960), an Austrian physicist and a leading expert in the field of quantum optics. | JPL · 18395 |
| 18396 Nellysachs | 1992 SN$_2$ | Nelly Sachs (1891–1970), a German-Swedish poet, dramatist, and Nobel Prize winner. | JPL · 18396 |
| 18398 Bregenz | 1992 SQ$_{23}$ | Bregenz, capital of the Austrian province of Vorarlberg | MPC · 18398 |
| 18399 Tentoumushi | 1992 WK$_1$ | The Tentoumushi astronomy club was named after the seven-starred ladybug. The club received an award from the city of Komatsu for its astronomy popularization. | JPL · 18399 |
| 18400 Muramatsushigeru | 1992 WY$_3$ | Shigeru Muramatsu (born 1951), a Japanese amateur astronomer living in Imabari, Ehime. | IAU · 18400 |

## 18401–18500

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18403 Atsuhirotaisei | 1993 AG | Atsuhiro Ikuta (1999–2011) and Taisei Ikuta (2003–2011) were two brothers who loved the stars. They died in an automobile accident on the night of 2011 December 10, on their return home from viewing a total lunar eclipse | JPL · 18403 |
| 18404 Kenichi | 1993 FQ$_2$ | Kenichi Miyoshi, an amateur astronomer who has contributed to astronomical awareness in Ehime Prefecture over many years. | JPL · 18404 |
| 18412 Kruszelnicki | 1993 LX | Karl Kruszelnicki (born 1948), an Australian science communicator. | JPL · 18412 |
| 18413 Adamspencer | 1993 LD$_1$ | Adam Spencer (born 1969) is an Australian mathematics communicator, television and radio presenter. | JPL · 18413 |
| 18418 Ujibe | 1993 TV$_1$ | Tadashi Ujibe, an amateur astronomer who constructed the three-meter dome of his own private observatory. | JPL · 18418 |
| 18426 Maffei | 1993 YN$_2$ | Paolo Maffei, Italian astronomer † | MPC · 18426 |
| 18430 Balzac | 1994 AK$_{16}$ | Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), the creator of the French realistic novel. | JPL · 18430 |
| 18431 Stazzema | 1994 BM | Stazzema, a pleasant village located in the Alpi Apuane mountains of Tuscany, Italy. Since 2000, it has been the site of the Italian Park of Peace. Name proposed by Mario Di Martino | JPL · 18431 |
| 18434 Mikesandras | 1994 EW$_7$ | Mike Sandras, American director of the Kenner Planetarium, Louisiana. | JPL · 18434 |
| 18441 Cittadivinci | 1994 PE | Vinci is a small beautiful village in Tuscany, where the great genius Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452. For this reason it is visited by thousands of people each year, eager to visit either the museum or see Leonardo's machines. | JPL · 18441 |
| 18449 Rikwouters | 1994 PT$_{19}$ | Rik Wouters, 19th/20th-century Belgian fauve painter and sculptor | JPL · 18449 |
| 18453 Nishiyamayukio | 1994 TT | Yukio Nishiyama (born 1950) is the president of a shipbuilding design company who spends his evenings as an amateur astronomer. | JPL · 18453 |
| 18456 Mišík | 1995 ES | Vladimír Mišík (born 1947), a Czech rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. | JPL · 18456 |
| 18457 Syoheiyamamoto | 1995 EX$_7$ | Syohei Yamamoto (born 1991), a Japanese speech-language-hearing therapist. | JPL · 18457 |
| 18458 Caesar | 1995 EY$_8$ | Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.) promulgated in 46 B.C. on the advice of the Alexandrine astronomer Sosigenes what is now called the Julian calendar. | JPL · 18458 |
| 18460 Pecková | 1995 PG | Dagmar Pecková, Czech mezzo-soprano † Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine | MPC · 18460 |
| 18461 Seiichikanno | 1995 QQ | Seiichi Kanno (born 1954) is an education consultant and an amateur astronomer, who has observed the planets since 1970. He built an observatory in Kaminoyama city, Yamagata, in 1989, and now observes the planets with a video camera | JPL · 18461 |
| 18462 Riccò | 1995 QS$_2$ | Annibale Riccò, Italian astronomer † | MPC · 18462 |
| 18467 Nagatatsu | 1995 SX$_{52}$ | Tatsuo Nagahama (born 1952), an amateur astronomer. | JPL · 18467 |
| 18469 Hakodate | 1995 UC$_9$ | Hakodate, located at the southernmost part of Hokkaido, is a prosperous city of fishing and tourism. The night view from Mount Hakodate is one of the best tourist attractions in Japan | JPL · 18469 |
| 18472 Hatada | 1995 VA$_1$ | Naoki Hatada (born 1967), an editor of the Inagawa Observatory web site since 2003. | JPL · 18472 |
| 18473 Kikuchijun | 1995 VK$_1$ | Jun Kikuchi (born 1967) purchased his first telescope during the height of Halley's Comet fever in 1986. Though cloudy skies thwarted his attempts at comet photography, his interest in solar eclipse photography led him to France in 1999, and to China in 2008 and 2009 | JPL · 18473 |
| 18493 Demoleon | 1996 HV$_9$ | Demoleon, a Trojan warrior and son of Antenor, was struck in the head by Achilles' spear | JPL · 18493 |
| 18497 Nevězice | 1996 LK$_1$ | Nevězice, village and place of a Celtic oppidum in central Bohemia, the Czech Republic † ‡ | MPC · 18497 |
| 18498 Cesaro | 1996 MN | Ernesto Cesàro (1859–1906), a prolific mathematician and professor at the universities of Palermo and Naples. | JPL · 18498 |
| 18499 Showalter | 1996 MR | Mark R. Showalter (born 1957), planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, is (co-)discover of the Jovian gossamer ring, Saturnian moon Pan, Uranian moons Mab and Cupid, two faint Uranian rings, Neptunian moon S/2004 N 1, and Plutonian moons Kerberos and Styx. He is the leader of the Planetary Data Systems Rings Node | JPL · 18499 |

## 18501–18600

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18501 Luria | 1996 OB | Salvador Edward Luria (1912–1991) was an Italian-American microbiologist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969 for his discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses. He also showed that bacterial resistance to viruses is genetically inherited. | IAU · 18501 |
| 18505 Caravelli | 1996 PG$_5$ | Vito Caravelli (1724–1800), a professor of mathematics at the Naval Institute of Naples. | JPL · 18505 |
| 18509 Bellini | 1996 RB$_4$ | Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), an Italian composer best known for his "Norma" and "I puritani". | JPL · 18509 |
| 18510 Chasles | 1996 SN | Michel Chasles (1793–1880), a professor at the École Polytechnique and later at the Sorbonne. | JPL · 18510 |
| 18520 Wolfratshausen | 1996 VK$_4$ | Wolfratshausen, a city in southern Bavaria, Germany, has a long history extending back to the original name found in court papers by Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II in 1003. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) stayed in the city with Lou Andreas-Salome (1861–1937) in 1897 | JPL · 18520 |
| 18524 Tagatoshihiro | 1996 VE$_8$ | Toshihiro Taga (born 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and president of the Tottori Society of Astronomy. He is a popularizer of astronomy. | JPL · 18524 |
| 18531 Strakonice | 1996 XM$_2$ | Strakonice, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic † ‡ + | MPC · 18531 |
| 18542 Broglio | 1996 YP$_3$ | Luigi Broglio, Italian aeronautical engineer, conceptor and director of the San Marco programme † | MPC · 18542 |
| 18548 Christoffel | 1997 AN$_{12}$ | Elwin Bruno Christoffel (1829–1900), a professor at various German universities. | JPL · 18548 |
| 18550 Maoyisheng | 1997 AN$_{14}$ | Yisheng Mao (1896–1989) was a world-renowned scientist and one of the founders of modern bridge engineering of China. JPL | MPC · 18550 |
| 18551 Bovet | 1997 AQ$_{17}$ | Daniel Bovet (1907–1992) was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist known for his discovery of antihistamines. In 1957 he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries relating to synthetic compounds that inhibit the action of certain body substances and especially their action on the vascular system and the skeletal muscles. | IAU · 18551 |
| 18553 Kinkakuji | 1997 AZ$_{21}$ | Kinkakuji is the popular name of a gilded pavilion in the Rokuon-ji temple complex (a World Cultural Heritage site) in Kyoto, Japan. | JPL · 18553 |
| 18555 Courant | 1997 CN$_4$ | Richard Courant (1888–1972) studied and later taught at Göttingen. In 1934 he became a professor at New York University, where he founded and led one of the most prestigious institutes of applied mathematics, later named in his honor. | JPL · 18555 |
| 18556 Battiato | 1997 CC$_7$ | Franco Battiato, Italian (Sicilian) polyhedric artist and amateur astronomer † | MPC · 18556 |
| 18560 Coxeter | 1997 EO$_7$ | Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (born 1907), an English-Canadian mathematician and former professor at the University of Toronto. | JPL · 18560 |
| 18561 Fengningding | 1997 EY$_{34}$ | Fengning Ding (born 1994), ISTS awardee in 2012 | JPL · 18561 |
| 18562 Ellenkey | 1997 EK$_{54}$ | Ellen Key (1849–1926) was a Swedish feminist and writer on subjects such as family life, ethics and education. She was on early advocate of child-centered approach to education. | JPL · 18562 |
| 18563 Danigoldman | 1997 FC$_3$ | Danielle Goldman (born 1994), ISTS awardee in 2012 | JPL · 18563 |
| 18564 Caseyo | 1997 GO$_6$ | Casey O'Connell, mentor at the ISTS in 2012 | JPL · 18564 |
| 18565 Selg | 1997 GP$_{35}$ | Timothy Selg, mentor at the ISTS in 2012 | JPL · 18565 |
| 18567 Segenthau | 1997 SS$_4$ | Segenthau, Banat village and childhood home of the discoverer † | MPC · 18567 |
| 18568 Thuillot | 1997 TL$_2$ | William Thuillot (born 1951) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste on the theory of the motions of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, including analysis of observations of eclipses by the planet and mutual phenomena. | JPL · 18568 |
| 18572 Rocher | 1997 WQ$_{22}$ | Patrick Rocher (born 1951) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. His main task has been to build an integration package to compute orbital parameters for minor planets and comets. | JPL · 18572 |
| 18574 Jeansimon | 1997 WO$_{23}$ | Jean-Louis Simon (born 1940) works at the Paris Institut de Mécanique Céleste on analytical planetary theory. He produced the first values of the secular variation of the orbital semimajor axes of the planets. | JPL · 18574 |
| 18579 Duongtuyenvu | 1997 XY$_6$ | Duong Tuyen Vu (born 1933) works at the Paris Institut de Mécanique Céleste on ephemerides of natural satellites. | JPL · 18579 |
| 18581 Batllo | 1997 XV$_8$ | Valerie Batllo (born 1967) works on cometary orbits at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. She studies in particular how the short-period comets could be produced by encounters with the giant planets. | JPL · 18581 |
| 18583 Francescopedani | 1997 XN$_{10}$ | Francesco Pedani (1953–1998) was an amateur astronomer, biologist and school teacher of science and mathematics. In 1988 he founded the Societ Astronomica Fiorentina, an association of amateur astronomers based in Florence, Italy. He was its first president until his untimely death. | JPL · 18583 |
| 18593 Wangzhongcheng | 1998 AG$_{11}$ | Wang Zhongcheng (born 1925), neurosurgeon-academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. | JPL · 18593 |
| 18596 Superbus | 1998 BA$_4$ | Tarquinius Superbus, seventh and last king of Rome, reigned from 534 to 509 B.C. | JPL · 18596 |

## 18601–18700

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18601 Zafar | 1998 BL$_{11}$ | Abu-Bakr Zafar (born 1985), ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18601 |
| 18602 Lagillespie | 1998 BX$_{12}$ | Lacy Ann Gillespie (born 1985), ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18602 |
| 18605 Jacqueslaskar | 1998 BL$_{26}$ | Jacques Laskar (born 1955) is principally concerned with the chaotic behavior of the principal planets. A staff member of the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris, he was the first to show the chaotic motion of the inner solar system and the stabilization of the obliquity of the ecliptic by the moon. | JPL · 18605 |
| 18609 Shinobuyama | 1998 BN$_{48}$ | Shinobuyama, called "Fuku-Shima" many centuries ago, is a small mountain in Fukushima city, Japan. This beloved mountain is the symbol of the city. | JPL · 18609 |
| 18610 Arthurdent | 1998 CC$_2$ | Arthur Philip Dent, character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy† | MPC · 18610 |
| 18611 Baudelaire | 1998 CB$_3$ | French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) was one of the major innovators of French literature. His Les Fleurs du Mal (1857) is considered to rank with the finest of French poetry. Baudelaire is particularly known for his excellent translations of Poe's Tales, a writer whose style much resembled his own | JPL · 18611 |
| 18617 Puntel | 1998 DY$_9$ | Nathalie Puntel (born 1968) is a French woman who prefers deep-sky pictures to searches for minor planets. | JPL · 18617 |
| 18623 Pises | 1998 DR$_{13}$ | Observatoire des Pises, which was inaugurated in 1991, is located in the South of France. It is the Montpellier astronomical society observatory. | JPL · 18623 |
| 18624 Prévert | 1998 DV$_{13}$ | Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter. | JPL · 18624 |
| 18626 Michaelcarr | 1998 DO$_{23}$ | Michael Carr (born 1947) is an instrument maker who worked at Caltech and then Princeton University. | JPL · 18626 |
| 18627 Rogerbonnet | 1998 DH$_{33}$ | Roger-Maurice Bonnet (born 1937) is a French experimental astrophysicist specializing in stellar physics. From 1983 to 2001 he was Science Director of ESA and he created Horizon 2000. Under his lead, ESA launched the scientific projects, Giotto, Hipparcos, ISO, XMM, SOHO, Cluster, Cassini-Huygens and HST. | JPL · 18627 |
| 18628 Taniasagrati | 1998 DJ$_{33}$ | Tania Sagrati (1967–2012) was the cousin of the second discoverer. She graduated from the Art Institute of Firenze and worked as an interior decorator. | IAU · 18628 |
| 18631 Maurogherardini | 1998 DQ$_{35}$ | Mauro Gherardini (1941–2008), a surveyor by profession, was a great lover of the sky. He was a popularizer of astronomy, promoting astro-navigation at evening school events. | JPL · 18631 |
| 18632 Danielsson | 1998 DN$_{37}$ | Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 1952) is a well-known and popular country singer from Sweden. | JPL · 18632 |
| 18634 Champigneulles | 1998 EQ$_1$ | Champigneulles, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. | JPL · 18634 |
| 18635 Frouard | 1998 EX$_1$ | Frouard, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. | JPL · 18635 |
| 18636 Villedepompey | 1998 EF$_2$ | Pompey, a French village | JPL · 18636 |
| 18637 Liverdun | 1998 EJ$_2$ | Liverdun, a French village | JPL · 18637 |
| 18638 Nouet | 1998 EP$_3$ | Nicolas-Antoine Nouet (1740–1811), an astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, traveled to St. Domingue to map the island. Later he mapped the Rhine region and traveled with Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt, where he created a map of that country. | JPL · 18638 |
| 18639 Aoyunzhiyuanzhe | 1998 ER$_8$ | Aoyunzhiyuanzhe, meaning "Olympic Games Volunteer", honors the 1.7 million volunteers whose work, devotion, smiles and service during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games touched the whole world, setting a milestone in voluntary service and opening a fresh chapter in volunteerism in China | JPL · 18639 |
| 18643 van Rysselberghe | 1998 EK$_{12}$ | Théo van Rysselberghe, 19th/20th-century Belgian pointillistic and impressionistic painter | JPL · 18643 |
| 18644 Arashiyama | 1998 EX$_{14}$ | Arashiyama, situated west of Kyoto city, is the area that includes Arashiyama mountain and the shores of the Katsuragawa river, including the Togetsukyo bridge. It is known nationally for its cherry blossoms and colorful autumn leaves and is designated as a National Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. | JPL · 18644 |
| 18647 Václavhübner | 1998 FD$_2$ | Václav Hübner (1922–2000), a Czech amateur astronomer † | MPC · 18647 |
| 18649 Fabrega | 1998 FU$_{10}$ | Joaquin Fabrega (born 1967), an amateur astronomer from Panama | JPL · 18649 |
| 18653 Christagünt | 1998 FW$_{15}$ | Christa and Günter Rothermel, parents of uncredited German co-discoverer Jens Rothermel | MPC · 18653 |
| 18656 Mergler | 1998 FW$_{29}$ | Natalie Rose Mergler, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18656 |
| 18658 Rajdev | 1998 FX$_{31}$ | Priya Ashoke Rajdev, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18658 |
| 18659 Megangross | 1998 FD$_{33}$ | Megan Chaya Gross, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18659 |
| 18661 Zoccoli | 1998 FT$_{34}$ | Christina Marie Mariolana Zoccoli, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18661 |
| 18662 Erinwhite | 1998 FV$_{42}$ | Erin Margaret White, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18662 |
| 18663 Lynnta | 1998 FW$_{42}$ | Lynn Marie Torrech-Antonetty, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18663 |
| 18664 Rafaelta | 1998 FA$_{43}$ | Rafael Andres Torrech-Antonetty, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18664 |
| 18665 Sheenahayes | 1998 FK$_{49}$ | Sheena Marie Hayes, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18665 |
| 18668 Gottesman | 1998 FU$_{62}$ | David Alexander Gottesman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18668 |
| 18669 Lalitpatel | 1998 FP$_{63}$ | Lalit Ramesh Patel, ISEF awardee in 2003, and IFAA recipient | MPC · 18669 |
| 18670 Shantanugaur | 1998 FM$_{64}$ | Shantanu Kadir Gaur, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18670 |
| 18671 Zacharyrice | 1998 FX$_{64}$ | Zachary Philip Rice, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18671 |
| 18672 Ashleyamini | 1998 FY$_{65}$ | Ashley Ali Amini, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18672 |
| 18675 Amiamini | 1998 FJ$_{70}$ | Ami Rebecca Amini, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18675 |
| 18676 Zdeňkaplavcová | 1998 FE$_{73}$ | Zdeňka Plavcová, Czech radio-astronomer † Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine | MPC · 18676 |
| 18679 Heatherenae | 1998 FW$_{102}$ | Heather Renae Messick, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18679 |
| 18680 Weirather | 1998 FS$_{103}$ | Sara Jo Weirather, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18680 |
| 18681 Caseylipp | 1998 FW$_{103}$ | Casey Albert Lipp, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18681 |
| 18689 Rodrick | 1998 FR$_{124}$ | Richard Jean Rodrick, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18689 |
| 18697 Kathanson | 1998 HB$_{39}$ | Kathleen Suzanne Hanson, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18697 |
| 18698 Racharles | 1998 HX$_{39}$ | Rachael Ann Charles, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18698 |
| 18699 Quigley | 1998 HL$_{45}$ | Carolyn Ann Quigley, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18699 |

## 18701–18800

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18702 Sadowski | 1998 HG$_{68}$ | John Paul Sadowski, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18702 |
| 18704 Brychristian | 1998 HF$_{87}$ | Bryan William Christian, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18704 |
| 18707 Annchi | 1998 HO$_{96}$ | Ann Chi, ISTS awardee in 2004, and ISEF in 2003 | MPC · 18707 |
| 18708 Danielappel | 1998 HT$_{97}$ | Daniel Clayton Appel, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18708 |
| 18709 Laurawong | 1998 HE$_{99}$ | Laura Anne Wong, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18709 |
| 18720 Jerryguo | 1998 HP$_{145}$ | Jerry Ji Guo, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18720 |
| 18725 Atacama | 1998 JL$_3$ | The Atacama Desert, which covers regions II, III and IV of Chile, is the driest desert on Earth. | JPL · 18725 |
| 18727 Peacock | 1998 KW$_3$ | Anthony J. Peacock, British-Dutch(?) project scientist for the European Space Agency Exosat and XMM-Newton missions | JPL · 18727 |
| 18728 Grammier | 1998 KZ$_3$ | Richard ("Rick") S. Grammier (1955–2011) was director of solar system exploration at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. | JPL · 18728 |
| 18729 Potentino | 1998 KJ$_4$ | Potentino castle, near Seggiano, Tuscany, Italy. | JPL · 18729 |
| 18730 Wingip | 1998 KV$_7$ | Wing Ip (born 1947) is vice chancellor of the university system of Taiwan. | JPL · 18730 |
| 18731 Vilʹbakirov | 1998 KW$_7$ | Vilʹ S. Bakirov (born 1946) is a Ukrainian sociologist, president of the Sociological Association and corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Since 1998 he has served as rector of Kharkiv V. N. Karazin National University, where he has promoted the development of astronomy and other sciences | JPL · 18731 |
| 18734 Darboux | 1998 MY$_1$ | Jean-Gaston Darboux (1842–1917), a French mathematician and professor at the Sorbonne. | JPL · 18734 |
| 18735 Chubko | 1998 MH$_{46}$ | Larysa Sergiivna Chubko, Ukrainian astronomer | JPL · 18735 |
| 18737 Aliciaworley | 1998 QP$_{79}$ | Alicia Lorraine Worley, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18737 |
| 18739 Larryhu | 1998 SH$_{79}$ | Larry Zhixing Hu, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18739 |
| 18745 San Pedro | 1999 BJ$_{14}$ | San Pedro de Atacama, a town in Chile's region II, was inhabited by the Likan Antay population for thousands of years. | JPL · 18745 |
| 18747 Lexcen | 1999 FN$_{21}$ | Ben Lexcen, Australian marine architect † | MPC · 18747 |
| 18749 Ayyubguliev | 1999 GA$_8$ | Ayyub Guliyev, Azerbaijani astronomer, director of the Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory | JPL · 18749 |
| 18750 Leonidakimov | 1999 GA$_9$ | Leonid Afanas'evich Akimov, Ukrainian planetary scientist | JPL · 18750 |
| 18751 Yualexandrov | 1999 GO$_9$ | Yurij Vladimirovich Alexandrov, Ukrainian planetary scientist | JPL · 18751 |
| 18755 Meduna | 1999 GS$_{21}$ | Matthew Paul Meduna, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18755 |
| 18766 Broderick | 1999 JA$_{22}$ | Tamara Ann Broderick, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18766 |
| 18768 Sarahbates | 1999 JE$_{22}$ | Sarah Woodring Bates, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18768 |
| 18770 Yingqiuqilei | 1999 JN$_{25}$ | Yingqiuqi Lei, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18770 |
| 18771 Sisiliang | 1999 JA$_{26}$ | Sisi Liang, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18771 |
| 18773 Bredehoft | 1999 JY$_{36}$ | Belle Dean Bredehoft, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18773 |
| 18774 Lavanture | 1999 JT$_{38}$ | Douglas George Lavanture, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18774 |
| 18775 Donaldeng | 1999 JD$_{39}$ | Donald Eng, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18775 |
| 18776 Coulter | 1999 JP$_{39}$ | Michael Edward Coulter, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18776 |
| 18777 Hobson | 1999 JA$_{41}$ | Christina Nicole Hobson, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18777 |
| 18779 Hattyhong | 1999 JN$_{44}$ | Hatty Hong, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18779 |
| 18780 Kuncham | 1999 JY$_{44}$ | Vivek Kuncham, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18780 |
| 18781 Indaram | 1999 JH$_{45}$ | Maanasa Indaram, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18781 |
| 18782 Joanrho | 1999 JJ$_{46}$ | Joan Young Rho, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18782 |
| 18783 Sychamberlin | 1999 JL$_{47}$ | Sydney JoAnne Chamberlin, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18783 |
| 18785 Betsywelsh | 1999 JV$_{48}$ | Elizabeth Jean Welsh, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18785 |
| 18786 Tyjorgenson | 1999 JS$_{53}$ | Tyler Lee Jorgenson, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18786 |
| 18787 Kathermann | 1999 JV$_{53}$ | Katherine Laura Hermann, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18787 |
| 18788 Carriemiller | 1999 JX$_{53}$ | Carrie Anna Miller, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18788 |
| 18789 Metzger | 1999 JV$_{56}$ | Vincent Tyler Metzger, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18789 |
| 18790 Ericaburden | 1999 JG$_{57}$ | Erica Mariel Burden, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18790 |
| 18794 Kianafrank | 1999 JG$_{62}$ | Kiana Laieikawai Frank, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18794 |
| 18796 Acosta | 1999 JH$_{64}$ | Iyen Abdon Acosta, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18796 |
| 18800 Terresadodge | 1999 JL$_{76}$ | Terresa Louise Dodge, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18800 |

## 18801–18900

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18801 Noelleoas | 1999 JO$_{76}$ | Noelle Joan Oas, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18801 |
| 18803 Hillaryoas | 1999 JH$_{77}$ | Hillary Joan Oas, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18803 |
| 18805 Kellyday | 1999 JX$_{77}$ | Kelly Jean Day, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18805 |
| 18806 Zachpenn | 1999 JX$_{79}$ | Zach Penn, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18806 |
| 18809 Meileawertz | 1999 JP$_{86}$ | Meilea Elise Wertz, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18809 |
| 18812 Aliadler | 1999 KT$_{13}$ | Alexandra Raisa Adler, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18812 |
| 18814 Ivanovsky | 1999 KJ$_{17}$ | Oleg Genrikhovich Ivanovsky, Russian Deputy Chief Designer for the Soviet Luna and Lunokhod missions, a designer for the Vostok spacecraft, director of the Museum of the Lavochkin Space Association in Moscow | JPL · 18814 |
| 18818 Yasuhiko | 1999 MB$_2$ | Yasuhiko Takahashi (born 1934), the younger brother-in-law of the discoverer. | JPL · 18818 |
| 18821 Markhavel | 1999 NW$_9$ | Mark Junichi Havel, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18821 |
| 18823 Zachozer | 1999 NS$_{20}$ | Zachary Adam Ozer, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18823 |
| 18824 Graves | 1999 NF$_{23}$ | Daniel David Graves, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18824 |
| 18825 Alicechai | 1999 NO$_{23}$ | Alice Wan Chai, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18825 |
| 18826 Leifer | 1999 NG$_{24}$ | Andrew Michael Leifer, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18826 |
| 18830 Pothier | 1999 NZ$_{35}$ | David Guillaume Pothier, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18830 |
| 18836 Raymundto | 1999 NM$_{62}$ | Raymund Chun-Hung To, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18836 |
| 18838 Shannon | 1999 OQ | Claude Elwood Shannon (1916–2001), an American scientist | JPL · 18838 |
| 18839 Whiteley | 1999 PG | Brett Whiteley (1939–1992) an Abstract artist and Australia's leading painter of his generation who won all of the major Australian art prizes many times over | JPL · 18839 |
| 18840 Yoshioba | 1999 PT$_4$ | Yoshio Oba (born 1934) is a retired professor of earth sciences at Yamagata University and an amateur astronomer who observes occultations. | JPL · 18840 |
| 18841 Hruška | 1999 RL$_3$ | Luboš Hruška, Czech creator of the Monument to the Victims of Evil in Plzeň † | MPC · 18841 |
| 18843 Ningzhou | 1999 RK$_{22}$ | Ning Zhou, ISTS awardee in 2004, and ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18843 |
| 18845 Cichocki | 1999 RY$_{27}$ | Bruno Cichocki, civil engineer and amateur astronomer | JPL · 18845 |
| 18851 Winmesser | 1999 RP$_{84}$ | Winston Harmon Messer, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18851 |
| 18855 Sarahgutman | 1999 RQ$_{112}$ | Sarah Elizabeth Gutman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18855 |
| 18857 Lalchandani | 1999 RE$_{117}$ | Rupa Lalchandani, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18857 |
| 18858 Tecleveland | 1999 RO$_{117}$ | Thomas Edgar Cleveland, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18858 |
| 18861 Eugenishmidt | 1999 RW$_{166}$ | Eugenia Shmidt, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18861 |
| 18862 Warot | 1999 RE$_{183}$ | Gregory Andrew Warot, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18862 |
| 18871 Grauer | 1999 VQ$_{12}$ | Albert D. Grauer (born 1942), an American astronomer. | JPL · 18871 |
| 18872 Tammann | 1999 VR$_{20}$ | Gustav Tammann, Swiss cosmologist † | MPC · 18872 |
| 18873 Larryrobinson | 1999 VJ$_{22}$ | Larry Robinson, American astronomer † | MPC · 18873 |
| 18874 Raoulbehrend | 1999 VZ$_{22}$ | Raoul Behrend, Swiss astronomer † | MPC · 18874 |
| 18876 Sooner | 1999 XM | a "sooner", a person who is settling on land in the early American west before the land was officially open to settlement. The name particularly honors the U.S. state of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma, alma mater of the discoverer. | JPL · 18876 |
| 18877 Stevendodds | 1999 XP$_7$ | Steven L. Dodds (born 1961) has been furnishing telescope optics for the astronomical community since 1986. He constructed two parabolic off-axis segments (adaptive optic components) used in the Gemini North 8.1-meter telescope located on Mauna Kea. | JPL · 18877 |
| 18880 Toddblumberg | 1999 XM$_{166}$ | Todd James Blumberg, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18880 |
| 18883 Domegge | 1999 YT$_8$ | Domegge di Cadore, a small town nestled in the Northeastern Italian Alps, surrounded by the rose-colored Dolomites, Domegge di Cadore's very dark and clear skies are an inspiration to any astronomer. | JPL · 18883 |
| 18887 Yiliuchen | 2000 AP$_{181}$ | Yiliu Chen, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18887 |
| 18891 Kamler | 2000 EF$_{40}$ | Jonathan Jacques Kamler, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18891 |

## 18901–19000

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 18903 Matsuura | 2000 ND$_{29}$ | Takeshirou Matsuura (1818–1888), a Japanese geographer and explorer. | JPL · 18903 |
| 18905 Weigan | 2000 OF$_{10}$ | Wei Gan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18905 |
| 18907 Kevinclaytor | 2000 OW$_{20}$ | Kevin E. Claytor, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18907 |
| 18910 Nolanreis | 2000 OR$_{22}$ | Nolan Herman Reis, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18910 |
| 18912 Kayfurman | 2000 OM$_{32}$ | Kay Dee Furman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18912 |
| 18918 Nishashah | 2000 OB$_{50}$ | Nisha Vikram Shah, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18918 |
| 18923 Jennifersass | 2000 PC$_{23}$ | Jennifer Rose Sass, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18923 |
| 18924 Vinjamoori | 2000 PV$_{24}$ | Anant Vinjamoori, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18924 |
| 18928 Pontremoli | 2000 QH$_9$ | Pontremoli is an Italian town. | JPL · 18928 |
| 18930 Athreya | 2000 QW$_{27}$ | Khannan Kameshvaran Athreya, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18930 |
| 18932 Robinhood | 2000 QH$_{35}$ | Robin Hood, the legendary thirteenth-century English archer and outlaw of Sherwood Forest who, with his band of Merry Men, robbed rich unscrupulous officials to aid and protect the poor in what might be described as a medieval form of socialism | JPL · 18932 |
| 18935 Alfandmedina | 2000 QE$_{37}$ | Alfredo Andres Medina, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18935 |
| 18938 Zarabeth | 2000 QU$_{44}$ | Zarabeth Lehr Golden, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18938 |
| 18939 Sariancel | 2000 QZ$_{48}$ | Sari Ancel, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18939 |
| 18943 Elaisponton | 2000 QA$_{55}$ | Elais M. Ponton, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18943 |
| 18944 Sawilliams | 2000 QG$_{61}$ | Stephanie Alexandra Williams, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18944 |
| 18946 Massar | 2000 QM$_{75}$ | Sonny Raye Massar, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18946 |
| 18947 Cindyfulton | 2000 QV$_{76}$ | Cindy Marie Fulton, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18947 |
| 18948 Hinkle | 2000 QT$_{79}$ | Athena Leah Hinkle, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18948 |
| 18949 Tumaneng | 2000 QX$_{85}$ | Karen Andres Tumaneng, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18949 |
| 18950 Marakessler | 2000 QX$_{95}$ | Marissa Rachel Kessler, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18950 |
| 18953 Laurensmith | 2000 QR$_{114}$ | Lauren Marie Smith, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18953 |
| 18954 Sarahbounds | 2000 QT$_{119}$ | Sarah Brittany Bounds, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18954 |
| 18956 Jessicarnold | 2000 QK$_{126}$ | Jessica Lynn Arnold, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18956 |
| 18957 Mijacobsen | 2000 QE$_{128}$ | Michael Thomas Jacobsen, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18957 |
| 18961 Hampfreeman | 2000 QR$_{140}$ | Thomas Hampton Freeman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18961 |
| 18964 Fairhurst | 2000 QJ$_{142}$ | Maggie Sara Fairhurst, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18964 |
| 18965 Lazenby | 2000 QR$_{142}$ | Tanya Marie Lazenby, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18965 |
| 18969 Valfriedmann | 2000 QY$_{152}$ | Valerie Star Friedmann, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18969 |
| 18970 Jenniharper | 2000 QU$_{168}$ | Jennifer Dawn Harper, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18970 |
| 18973 Crouch | 2000 QJ$_{193}$ | Kegan Kade Crouch, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18973 |
| 18974 Brungardt | 2000 QX$_{195}$ | Adam Robert Brungardt, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18974 |
| 18976 Kunilraval | 2000 QH$_{206}$ | Kunil Kaushik Raval, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18976 |
| 18979 Henryfong | 2000 RC$_2$ | Henry Fong, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18979 |
| 18980 Johannatang | 2000 RY$_2$ | Johanna Tang, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18980 |
| 18983 Allentran | 2000 RG$_6$ | Allen Hing Tran, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18983 |
| 18984 Olathe | 2000 RA$_8$ | Olathe, Kansas, location of the Sunflower Observatory † | MPC · 18984 |
| 18987 Irani | 2000 RU$_{23}$ | Natasha Rustom Irani, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18987 |
| 18991 Tonivanov | 2000 RD$_{35}$ | Tonislav Ivanov Ivanov, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18991 |
| 18992 Katharvard | 2000 RK$_{40}$ | Katherine Harvard, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18992 |
| 18994 Nhannguyen | 2000 RO$_{50}$ | Nhan Duy Nguyen, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18994 |
| 18996 Torasan | 2000 RR$_{53}$ | Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928–1996), Japanese actor known for his roles in the film It's tough being a man and in the "Tora-san" series, of which there were 48 installments during 1969–1995. The Tora-san series became a huge success in Japan and received a National Honor Award in 1996 | JPL · 18996 |
| 18997 Mizrahi | 2000 RG$_{54}$ | Jonathan Albert Mizrahi, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 18997 |