# Meanings of minor-planet names: 17001–18000

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.

## Index100K200K300K400K500K600K

* 12,000s
* 13,000s
* 14,000s
* 15,000s
* 16,000s
* 17,000s
* 18,000s
* 19,000s
* 20,000s
* 21,000s
* 22,000s
* 17,001…
* 17,101…
* 17,201…
* 17,301…
* 17,401…
* 17,501…
* 17,601…
* 17,701…
* 17,801…
* 17,901…

## 17001–17100

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17001 Braydennoh | 1999 CT$_{54}$ | Brayden Noh, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17001 |
| 17002 Kouzel | 1999 CV$_{54}$ | Ivan U. Kouzel, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17002 |
| 17003 Poojanpandya | 1999 CE$_{55}$ | Poojan Pandaya, ISEF awardee in 2019 and recipient of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists award | IAU · 17003 |
| 17004 Sinkevich | 1999 CR$_{61}$ | Maksim M. Sinkevich, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17004 |
| 17008 Anamariaperez | 1999 CL$_{65}$ | AnaMaria Perez, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17008 |
| 17009 Jasonping | 1999 CM$_{70}$ | Jason Ping, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17009 |
| 17014 Melaniequan | 1999 CY$_{96}$ | Melanie Quan, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17014 |
| 17015 Shriyareddy | 1999 CN$_{117}$ | Shriya Reddy, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17015 |
| 17019 Aldo | 1999 DV$_3$ | Aldo Tombelli (1921–2001), Italian amateur astronomer and father of co-discoverer Maura Tombelli | JPL · 17019 |
| 17020 Hopemeraengus | 1999 DH$_4$ | Hope, Merope and Aengus, children of British discoverer Ian P. Griffin | JPL · 17020 |
| 17022 Huisjen | 1999 DN$_7$ | Martin A. Huisjen (born 1944), American space scientist | JPL · 17022 |
| 17023 Abbott | 1999 EG | Bud Abbott (1897–1974), American vaudeville performer and film actor | MPC · 17023 |
| 17024 Costello | 1999 EJ$_5$ | Lou Costello (1906–1959), American actor, producer and comedian | MPC · 17024 |
| 17025 Pilachowski | 1999 ES$_5$ | Catherine Anderson Pilachowski (born 1949), American astrophysicist at NOAO | MPC · 17025 |
| 17028 Frankstadermann | 1999 FJ$_5$ | Frank J. Stadermann (1962–2010), a German-American scientist. | IAU · 17028 |
| 17029 Cuillandre | 1999 FM$_6$ | Jean-Charles Cuillandre (born 1968), French astronomer | MPC · 17029 |
| 17030 Sierks | 1999 FC$_9$ | Holger Sierks (born 1960), German physicist | JPL · 17030 |
| 17031 Piethut | 1999 FL$_9$ | Piet Hut (born 1952), Dutch astrophysicist | MPC · 17031 |
| 17032 Edlu | 1999 FM$_9$ | Edward Tsang Lu (born 1963), a physicist specializing in solar physics. | JPL · 17032 |
| 17033 Rusty | 1999 FR$_9$ | Rusty Schweickart (born 1935), American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 9 lunar module | JPL · 17033 |
| 17034 Vasylshev | 1999 FS$_9$ | Vasyl Shevchenko (born 1960), Ukrainian astronomer | JPL · 17034 |
| 17035 Velichko | 1999 FC$_{10}$ | Fedor P. Velichko (1957–2013), Ukrainian astronomer, and director of Chuguev Observing Station | JPL · 17035 |
| 17036 Krugly | 1999 FD$_{10}$ | Yurij N. Krugly (born 1962), Ukrainian astronomer | JPL · 17036 |
| 17037 Danfleisch | 1999 FV$_{10}$ | Dan Fleisch (born 1951), American astronomer and Emeritus Professor of Physics at Wittenberg University | IAU · 17037 |
| 17038 Wake | 1999 FO$_{21}$ | Nancy Wake (1912–2011), New Zealand journalist and British Special Operations Executive agent during WWII | JPL · 17038 |
| 17039 Yeuseyenka | 1999 FN$_{26}$ | Yauhen A. Yeuseyenka, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17039 |
| 17040 Almeida | 1999 FT$_{27}$ | Liliane de Almeida, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17040 |
| 17041 Castagna | 1999 FB$_{30}$ | Pedro Turibeo Castagna, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17041 |
| 17042 Madiraju | 1999 FG$_{30}$ | Anila Madiraju, ISEF awardee in 2003, and IFAA recipient | JPL · 17042 |
| 17043 Santucci | 1999 FJ$_{30}$ | Giovanni Santucci, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17043 |
| 17044 Mubdirahman | 1999 FZ$_{30}$ | Mubdi Rahman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17044 |
| 17045 Markert | 1999 FV$_{32}$ | Thomas Henry Markert (1948–1996), an American astronomer who made some of the first x-ray observations of binary star systems, supernova remnants, suspected black holes and local group galaxies. He helped develop much of the instrumentation used on major x-ray observatories, including Einstein's FPCS and Chandra's HETG spectrometers. | JPL · 17045 |
| 17046 Kenway | 1999 FM$_{33}$ | Gaetan Kristian Kenway, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17046 |
| 17047 Tateschrock | 1999 FP$_{33}$ | Tate Schrock, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17047 |
| 17048 Nicolesegaran | 1999 FD$_{34}$ | Nicole Segaran, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17048 |
| 17049 Miron | 1999 FJ$_{34}$ | Rachelle Elizabeth Miron, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17049 |
| 17050 Weiskopf | 1999 FX$_{45}$ | Lydia Suzanne Weiskopf, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17050 |
| 17051 Oflynn | 1999 FW$_{46}$ | Colin Patrick O'Flynn, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17051 |
| 17052 Senthilvel | 1999 FS$_{51}$ | Pranav Senthilvel, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17052 |
| 17053 Ashayshah | 1999 FX$_{56}$ | Ashay Shah, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17053 |
| 17056 Boschetti | 1999 GW$_3$ | Carla Boschetti (born 1969), Italian astronomer of the University of Padua who studied the Seyfert galaxies | MPC · 17056 |
| 17058 Rocknroll | 1999 GA$_5$ | Rock and Roll music † | MPC · 17058 |
| 17059 Elvis | 1999 GX$_5$ | Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American Rock and Roll singer † | MPC · 17059 |
| 17060 Mikecombi | 1999 GX$_7$ | Michael R. Combi (born 1952), American astrophysicist | JPL · 17060 |
| 17061 Tegler | 1999 GQ$_8$ | Stephen C. Tegler (born 1962), American astronomer | JPL · 17061 |
| 17062 Bardot | 1999 GR$_8$ | Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), French actress and spokesperson for animal rights | JPL · 17062 |
| 17063 Papaloizou | 1999 GP$_9$ | John Papaloizou (born 1947), British astrophysicist | JPL · 17063 |
| 17064 Ashnashah | 1999 GX$_{16}$ | Ashna Shah, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17064 |
| 17065 Shrilashah | 1999 GK$_{17}$ | Shrila Shah, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17065 |
| 17066 Ginagallant | 1999 GG$_{18}$ | Gina May Gallant, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17066 |
| 17069 Adyantshankar | 1999 GD$_{20}$ | Adyant Shankar, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17069 |
| 17070 Yanniksingh | 1999 GG$_{20}$ | Yannik Singh, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17070 |
| 17071 Spiride | 1999 GK$_{21}$ | Andrei Spiride, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17071 |
| 17072 Athiviraham | 1999 GT$_{31}$ | Anand Athiviraham, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17072 |
| 17073 Alexblank | 1999 GX$_{34}$ | Alexander Edmund Blank, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17073 |
| 17074 Shreshth | 1999 GQ$_{36}$ | Shreshth Srivastava, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17074 |
| 17075 Pankonin | 1999 GF$_{49}$ | Vernon Pankonin (born 1946), American radio astronomer | JPL · 17075 |
| 17076 Betti | 1999 HO | Enrico Betti (1823–1892), Italian mathematician, known for the topology of hyperspaces and Betti's theorem | JPL · 17076 |
| 17077 Pampaloni | 1999 HY$_2$ | Carlo Pampaloni (born 1958), Italian amateur astronomer | MPC · 17077 |
| 17078 Sellers | 1999 HD$_3$ | Peter Sellers (1925–1980), English film actor, comedian and singer | MPC · 17078 |
| 17079 Lavrovsky | 1999 HD$_9$ | Vladislav Igorevich Lavrovsky, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17079 |
| 17081 Jaytee | 1999 JT$_1$ | Joseph T. Williams (born 1936), American engineer at the Multiple-Mirror Observatory on Mt. Hopkins, Arizona ("J. T." also appears in the provisional designation) | JPL · 17081 |
| 17084 Sundararajan | 1999 JV$_{14}$ | Suvin Sundararajian, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17084 |
| 17086 Ruima | 1999 JH$_{18}$ | Rui Ma, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17086 |
| 17088 Giupalazzolo | 1999 JF$_{19}$ | Giuseppe William Palazzolo, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17088 |
| 17089 Mercado | 1999 JU$_{19}$ | Jose Mercado, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17089 |
| 17090 Mundaca | 1999 JE$_{21}$ | Sebastian Mundaca, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17090 |
| 17091 Senthalir | 1999 JM$_{21}$ | P. Senthalir, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17091 |
| 17092 Sharanya | 1999 JP$_{21}$ | S. Sharanya, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17092 |
| 17093 Supanklang | 1999 JH$_{22}$ | Saijai Supanklang, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17093 |
| 17094 Sarahsyed | 1999 JV$_{25}$ | Sarah Syed, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17094 |
| 17095 Mahadik | 1999 JN$_{26}$ | Bhushan Prakash Mahadik, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17095 |
| 17096 Takemaru | 1999 JX$_{26}$ | Leo Takemaru, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17096 |
| 17097 Ronneuman | 1999 JX$_{31}$ | Ron Neuman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17097 |
| 17098 Ikedamai | 1999 JE$_{34}$ | Mai Ikeda, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17098 |
| 17099 Emilytianshi | 1999 JE$_{37}$ | Emily Tianshi, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17099 |
| 17100 Kamiokanatsu | 1999 JT$_{37}$ | Natsumi Kamioka, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17100 |

## 17101–17200

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17101 Sakenova | 1999 JZ$_{38}$ | Saule Sakenova, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17101 |
| 17102 Begzhigitova | 1999 JB$_{41}$ | Akmaral Begzhigitova, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17102 |
| 17103 Kadyrsizova | 1999 JC$_{42}$ | Zhibek Kadyrsizova, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17103 |
| 17104 McCloskey | 1999 JV$_{46}$ | Mairead Mary McCloskey, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17104 |
| 17106 Tidball | 1999 JT$_{48}$ | Nathan Tidball, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17106 |
| 17108 Patricorbett | 1999 JL$_{51}$ | Patrick Kieran Corbett, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17108 |
| 17115 Justiniano | 1999 JT$_{54}$ | Miguel Angel Justiniano Lajara, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17115 |
| 17119 Alexisrodrz | 1999 JP$_{59}$ | Alexis Rodriguez, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17119 |
| 17121 Fernandonido | 1999 JX$_{60}$ | Fernando Javier Nido, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17121 |
| 17124 Rishavalera | 1999 JC$_{65}$ | Risha Valera, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17124 |
| 17125 Vijayakumar | 1999 JB$_{68}$ | Vivek Vijayakumar, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17125 |
| 17126 Sophiawang | 1999 JH$_{68}$ | Sophia Wang, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17126 |
| 17127 Ryanwestcott | 1999 JE$_{69}$ | Ryan Westcott, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17127 |
| 17128 Stephyoshida | 1999 JS$_{75}$ | Stephanie Yoshida, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17128 |
| 17130 Alexzhang | 1999 JV$_{79}$ | Alex Zhang, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17130 |
| 17131 Paulazhu | 1999 JL$_{80}$ | Paula Zhu, ISEF awardee in 2019 | IAU · 17131 |
| 17138 Burgosrosario | 1999 JM$_{84}$ | Miamar Gloria Burgos-Rosario (b. 2002) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology team project. She attended the Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. | IAU · 17138 |
| 17139 Malyshev | 1999 JS$_{86}$ | Denis Alexandrovich Malyshev, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17139 |
| 17140 Yangkevin | 1999 JU$_{86}$ | Kevin Yang, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17140 |
| 17141 Bhatia | 1999 JV$_{94}$ | Jagdeep Bhatia, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17141 |
| 17143 Andrewbrinton | 1999 JN$_{97}$ | Andrew Brinton, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17143 |
| 17144 Laurenchen | 1999 JW$_{98}$ | Lauren Chen, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17144 |
| 17145 Hollycheng | 1999 JG$_{99}$ | Holly Cheng, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17145 |
| 17147 Mariafields | 1999 JF$_{102}$ | Maria Fields, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17147 |
| 17148 Arifirester | 1999 JJ$_{105}$ | Ari Firester, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17148 |
| 17149 Victoriagraf | 1999 JM$_{105}$ | Victoria Graf, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17149 |
| 17151 Zanderhill | 1999 JB$_{114}$ | Zander Hill, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17151 |
| 17156 Kennethseitz | 1999 KS$_3$ | Kenneth Seitz (born 1941) long-time director of Cantilena, a women's chorale in Arlington, Massachusetts | JPL · 17156 |
| 17160 Jetly | 1999 LT$_{10}$ | Anushka Jetly, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17160 |
| 17162 Nithinkavi | 1999 LX$_{13}$ | Nithin Kavi, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17162 |
| 17163 Vasifedoseev | 1999 LT$_{19}$ | Vasiliy G. Fedoseev, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17163 |
| 17166 Secombe | 1999 MC | Harry Secombe (1921–2001), Welsh comedian and singer | MPC · 17166 |
| 17167 Olgarozanova | 1999 NB | Olga Rozanova (1886–1918), a Russian painter, illustrator and designer, who was a member of the avant-garde group Supremus, led by Cubo-Futurist Kazimir Malevich. | IAU · 17167 |
| 17169 Tatarinov | 1999 NQ$_{23}$ | Andrew S. Tatarinov, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17169 |
| 17170 Vsevustinov | 1999 NS$_{25}$ | Vsevolod D. Ustinov, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17170 |
| 17173 Evgenyamosov | 1999 RN$_{10}$ | Evgeny A. Amosov, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17173 |
| 17174 Krivitsky | 1999 RX$_{53}$ | Violetta Krivitsky, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17174 |
| 17176 Viktorov | 1999 SH$_{17}$ | Artem G. Viktorov, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17176 |
| 17178 Caitlinrita | 1999 TK$_{218}$ | Caitlin Rita Kunchur, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17178 |
| 17179 Codina | 1999 TC$_{224}$ | Sayd Jose Codina Landaberry (born 1926), Uruguayan-Brazilian astronomer and director of the Rio de Janeiro Observatory (880) | JPL · 17179 |
| 17180 Rupertli | 1999 TS$_{291}$ | Rupert Li, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17180 |
| 17184 Carlrogers | 1999 VL$_{22}$ | Carl Ransom Rogers (1902–1987), American psychologist | MPC · 17184 |
| 17185 Mcdavid | 1999 VU$_{23}$ | David McDavid (born 1950), American astronomer | MPC · 17185 |
| 17186 Sergivanov | 1999 VP$_{28}$ | Sergey O. Ivanov, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17186 |
| 17190 Retopezzoli | 1999 WY$_8$ | Reto Pezzoli (born 1959), Swiss amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer Stefano Sposetti | MPC · 17190 |
| 17192 Loharu | 1999 XL$_{172}$ | Evgeniy E. Loharu, ISEF awardee in 2003 | MPC · 17192 |
| 17193 Alexeybaran | 1999 XC$_{205}$ | Alexey V. Baran, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17193 |
| 17195 Jimrichardson | 1999 XQ$_{234}$ | James Richardson (born 1961), American astronomer | JPL · 17195 |
| 17196 Mastrodemos | 1999 XW$_{234}$ | Nickolaos Mastrodemos (born 1964), astronomer | JPL · 17196 |
| 17197 Matjazbone | 2000 AC$_{12}$ | Matjaz Bone, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17197 |
| 17198 Gorjup | 2000 AA$_{31}$ | Niko Gorjup, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17198 |
| 17199 Jasonliu | 2000 AT$_{40}$ | Jason Liu, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17199 |

## 17201–17300

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17201 Matjazhumar | 2000 AJ$_{58}$ | Matjaz Humar, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17201 |
| 17205 McCreery | 2000 AM$_{105}$ | Kyra McCreery, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17205 |
| 17208 Pokrovska | 2000 AH$_{130}$ | Tzveta Dmitrieva Pokrovska, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17208 |
| 17210 Nadinemeister | 2000 AY$_{172}$ | Nadine Meister, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17210 |
| 17211 Brianfisher | 2000 AY$_{174}$ | Brian Lee Fisher, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17211 |
| 17214 Neervannan | 2000 AR$_{189}$ | Arjun Neervannan, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17214 |
| 17215 Slivan | 2000 AG$_{238}$ | Stephen Slivan (born 1962), American astronomer who demonstrated a preferential spin-vector alignment among Koronis family members. Known as "Slivan states", the discovery has led to a new understanding of thermal radiation forces on small bodies. | JPL · 17215 |
| 17216 Scottstuart | 2000 AK$_{243}$ | Joseph Scott Stuart (born 1971), American astronomer | JPL · 17216 |
| 17217 Pollner | 2000 AR$_{243}$ | Alina Pollner, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17217 |
| 17218 Stgeorge | 2000 BV$_{16}$ | Katherine St. George (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her animal sciences project. She attended the John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, New York. | IAU · 17218 |
| 17219 Gianninoto | 2000 CV | Joe Gianninoto (born 1947), an avid amateur astronomer originally from New York, now living in Tucson, Arizona. | JPL · 17219 |
| 17220 Johnpenna | 2000 CX$_{26}$ | John Penna, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17220 |
| 17222 Perlmutter | 2000 CU$_{44}$ | Frances Perlmutter, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17222 |
| 17224 Randoross | 2000 CP$_{58}$ | Randolph Ross, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17224 |
| 17225 Alanschorn | 2000 CS$_{60}$ | Alan Schorn, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17225 |
| 17226 Anaiahbre | 2000 CC$_{76}$ | Anaiah Bre Thomas, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17226 |
| 17228 Adrianeliz | 2000 CJ$_{94}$ | Adriane Elizabeth Thompson, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17228 |
| 17231 Rohanwagh | 2000 CB$_{122}$ | Rohan Wagh, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17231 |
| 17233 Stanshapiro | 2000 DU$_{58}$ | Stan Shapiro, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17233 |
| 17235 Ellawesson | 2000 EC$_{29}$ | Ella Wesson, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17235 |
| 17236 Westover | 2000 EK$_{45}$ | Alek M. Westover, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17236 |
| 17238 Brianwu | 2000 EP$_{56}$ | Brian Y. Wu, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17238 |
| 17240 Gletorrence | 2000 EK$_{95}$ | Glenda Torrence, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17240 |
| 17241 Wooden | 2000 EM$_{126}$ | Diane H. Wooden (born 1958), American astronomer | JPL · 17241 |
| 17242 Leslieyoung | 2000 EX$_{130}$ | Leslie A. Young (born 1965), American astronomer | JPL · 17242 |
| 17245 Yixie | 2000 GS$_{42}$ | Yi Xie, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17245 |
| 17246 Christophedumas | 2000 GL$_{74}$ | Christophe Dumas (born 1968), a planetary scientist who is an expert in spectral and adaptive optics observations of asteroids and planets. | JPL · 17246 |
| 17247 Vanverst | 2000 GG$_{105}$ | Mary VanVerst, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17247 |
| 17248 Ellieyang | 2000 GC$_{107}$ | Ellie Yang, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17248 |
| 17249 Eliotyoung | 2000 GM$_{110}$ | Eliot F. Young (born 1962), American astronomer | JPL · 17249 |
| 17250 Genelucas | 2000 GW$_{122}$ | Gene A. Lucas (born 1946), American amateur astronomer | MPC · 17250 |
| 17251 Vondracek | 2000 GA$_{127}$ | Mark Vondracek, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17251 |
| 17253 VonSecker | 2000 GW$_{136}$ | Claire VonSecker, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17253 |
| 17257 Strazzulla | 2000 HM$_{25}$ | Giovanni Strazzulla (born 1951), Italian astrophysicist | JPL · 17257 |
| 17258 Whalen | 2000 HK$_{90}$ | Patrice Whalen, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17258 |
| 17260 Kušnirák | 2000 JQ$_{58}$ | Peter Kušnirák (born 1974), a prolific asteroid photometrist who has worked at Ondřejov since 1999. | JPL · 17260 |
| 17262 Winokur | 2000 JS$_{62}$ | Bruce Winokur, mentor at the ISTS in 2002 | JPL · 17262 |
| 17265 Debennett | 2000 JP$_{83}$ | David Edwyn Bennett, ISEF awardee in 2003 and European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award recipient. | JPL · 17265 |
| 17268 Yasonik | 2000 KZ$_{50}$ | Jake Yasonik, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist in 2020 | IAU · 17268 |
| 17269 Dicksmith | 2000 LN$_1$ | Dick Smith, Australian entrepreneur | MPC · 17269 |
| 17270 Nolthenius | 2000 LB$_2$ | Richard Nolthenius (born 1952) is a Californian astronomer with publications on subjects as diverse as dark matter, galaxies, black holes, asteroids and climate change. A well-known teacher, he developed and runs Cabrillo College's observatory and astronomy program, and is a prolific observer of occultations in his spare time. | IAU · 17270 |
| 17273 Karnik | 2000 LD$_{13}$ | Ryna Karnik, ISTS awardee in 2004, and ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17273 |
| 17277 Jarrydlevine | 2000 LP$_{25}$ | Jarryd Brandon Levine, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17277 |
| 17278 Viggh | 2000 LK$_{27}$ | Herbert E. M. Viggh (born 1963), American astronomer | JPL · 17278 |
| 17279 Jeniferevans | 2000 LX$_{27}$ | Jenifer B. Evans (born 1964), American astronomer | JPL · 17279 |
| 17280 Shelly | 2000 LK$_{28}$ | Frank C. Shelly (born 1960), American astronomer | JPL · 17280 |
| 17281 Mattblythe | 2000 LV$_{28}$ | Matthew S. Blythe (born 1960), American astronomer | JPL · 17281 |
| 17283 Ustinov | 2000 MB$_1$ | Peter Ustinov (1921–2004), English actor, writer and filmmaker | MPC · 17283 |
| 17285 Bezout | 2000 NU | Étienne Bézout (1739–1783), French mathematician | MPC · 17285 |
| 17286 Bisei | 2000 NB$_6$ | Bisei, Japanese town where the discovering Bisei Spaceguard Center is located | MPC · 17286 |

## 17301–17400

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17305 Caniff | 4652 P-L | Milton Caniff (1907–1988), American cartoonist who created the comic strips Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. His attention to detail gained him the title "the Rembrandt of Comics". The name was suggested by F. N. Bowman, who found the identification involving this minor planet. | JPL · 17305 |
| 17314 Aisakos | 1024 T-1 | Aesacus, Trojan prince in Greek mythology who was the son of Priam and Arisbe. Aisakos was a seer – as had also been his maternal grandfather, Merops – and said that Hecuba's future son would bring disaster to Troy. | MPC · 17314 |
| 17351 Pheidippos | 1973 SV | Pheidippos was a hero from Nisyros, in the Kalydnian islands. Son of king Thessalos, brother of Antiphos and grandson of Heracles, he fought against Telephos, king of Mysia | JPL · 17351 |
| 17354 Matrosov | 1977 EU$_1$ | Vladimir Mefodievich Matrosov (born 1932), Russian physicist | MPC · 17354 |
| 17356 Vityazev | 1978 PG$_4$ | Veniamin Vladimirovich Vityazev (born 1943), Russian astronomer and professor at Saint Petersburg University | MPC · 17356 |
| 17357 Lucataliano | 1978 QH$_3$ | Luca Taliano (1999–2012) was a dear friend of the discoverer (Giovanni de Sanctis, Vincenzo Zappalà). | JPL · 17357 |
| 17358 Lozino-Lozinskij | 1978 SU$_4$ | Gleb Eugenievich Lozino-Lozinskij (1909–2001), Russian engineer and designer of the MiG-105 EPOS orbital airplane and the Buran spaceplane | MPC · 17358 |
| 17365 Thymbraeus | 1978 VF$_{11}$ | Thymbraeus was one of the two sons of Laocoön who was killed by sea serpents sent to punish the father for attempting to warn the Trojans about the danger of the wooden horse left by the Greeks. The scene is immortalized in an ancient sculpture, the Gruppo del Laocoonte on display in the Vatican. | IAU · 17365 |
| 17368 Korn | 1979 QV$_1$ | Andreas Korn (born 1972) is an astronomer at Uppsala University involved in outreach activities | JPL · 17368 |
| 17369 Eremeeva | 1979 QR$_2$ | Alina Iosifovna Eremeeva (born 1929) is a historian of science who works at Moscow University's Sternberg Observatory. | JPL · 17369 |
| 17399 Andysanto | 1983 RL | Andrew G. Santo (born 1961), an American spacecraft engineer at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. His diligent work as Spacecraft System Engineer throughout the development, launch and operations phases ensured the success of NEAR Shoemaker, NASA's initial "faster, better, cheaper" Discovery mission. | JPL · 17399 |

## 17401–17500

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17402 Valeryshuvalov | 1985 UF | Valery Shuvalov (born 1952), the laboratory head at the Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. | JPL · 17402 |
| 17403 Masciarelli | 1986 EL$_5$ | Clodoveo Masciarelli (born 1955), a doctor, artist and amateur astronomer. | JPL · 17403 |
| 17407 Teige | 1987 TG | Karel Teige (1900–1952) was a graphic artist, leader and theoretician of the Czech art avantgarde. He served as a main Czech connection to French Surrealism, especially to Andre Breton. He was a co-founder of The Group of Surrealists in Czechoslovakia in 1934 | JPL · 17407 |
| 17408 McAdams | 1987 UZ$_1$ | Jim V. McAdams (born 1961) optimizes spacecraft trajectories at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. He designed trajectories for the NEAR Shoemaker mission from the formative phase of NASA's Discovery Program in 1989 to landing on (433) Eros in 2001. | JPL · 17408 |
| 17410 Zitarrosa | 1988 CQ$_4$ | Alfredo Zitarrosa (1936-1989), Uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet, and social justice advocate | IAU · 17410 |
| 17412 Kroll | 1988 KV | Reinhold Kroll, of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, is known for his research on magnetic, chemically peculiar stars, particularly infrared observations of them. He was a fellow student of the discoverer at the University of Göttingen. | JPL · 17412 |
| 17427 Poe | 1989 CQ$_2$ | Edgar Allan Poe, 19th-century American author, master of the macabre and the mysterious | JPL · 17427 |
| 17428 Charleroi | 1989 DL | Charleroi, metropolis of Wallonia | JPL · 17428 |
| 17429 Ianhowarth | 1989 GD$_1$ | Ian Howarth (born 1954), British astronomer, served as Senior Secretary and Vice President of the Royal Astronomical Society | IAU · 17429 |
| 17431 Sainte-Colombe | 1989 RT | Jean de Sainte-Colombe (1640–1700), a French composer and celebrated viola da gamba player, added a seventh string on the bass viol. A teacher of Marin Marais, he wrote more than 60 concertos for two viols and more than 170 pieces for the seven-string viol | JPL · 17431 |
| 17435 di Giovanni | 1989 SP$_3$ | Alessio di Giovanni, Sicilian poet † | MPC · 17435 |
| 17437 Stekene | 1989 SC$_4$ | Stekene is a town in East-Flanders. Its church has a tower from the thirteenth century. | JPL · 17437 |
| 17438 Quasimodo | 1989 SQ$_4$ | Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968), an Italian novelist and poet, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959. One of the foremost poets of the 20th century, he devoted himself to the translation of the Gospel of John, some of Catullus' cantos and several episodes from the Odyssey. | JPL · 17438 |
| 17439 Juliesan | 1989 TR$_3$ | Julie Nelissen (1985–2017) was a dedicated nurse working at the Department of Psychiatry at the Stuivenberg clinic in the Antwerp region. | JPL · 17439 |
| 17445 Avatcha | 1989 YC$_5$ | Avacha Bay, southeastern Kamchatka, used by Vitus Bering as a base during the expeditions that resulted in the discovery of Alaska, and where the French astronomer Louis Delisle de la Croyère is buried | JPL · 17445 |
| 17446 Mopaku | 1990 BC$_2$ | The name Mopaku honors three assistants involved with the observations of minor planets at Kavular: Venkatachala Moorthy, Arvind Paranjpye and Kamatchiappan Kuppuswamy | JPL · 17446 |
| 17447 Heindl | 1990 HE | Clifford Heindl, deputy manager of JPL's Space and Earth Science Division 32 † | MPC · 17447 |
| 17452 Amurreka | 1990 QE$_{10}$ | The Amour river in Russia flows across northern Asia from the mountains of northeastern China to the Sea of Okhotsk. With a length of 4444 km, the Amurreka drains diverse landscapes of desert, steppe, tundra and taiga. The river forms the border between the Russian Far East and northeastern China | JPL · 17452 |
| 17458 Dick | 1990 TP$_7$ | Wolfgang R. Dick, German astronomer and geodesist. | JPL · 17458 |
| 17459 Andreashofer | 1990 TJ$_8$ | Innkeeper Andreas Hofer (1767–1810) headed the Tyrolese popular rising against French occupation and was executed by a firing squad on order of Napoleon. His patriotic and heroic engagement is the subject of numerous dramatic plays, stories and poems, notably by Rosegger, Eichendorff and Koerner. | JPL · 17459 |
| 17460 Mang | 1990 TC$_{11}$ | Herbert Mang (born 1942), professor of material sciences at the Vienna University of Technology. | JPL · 17460 |
| 17461 Shigosenger | 1990 UD$_1$ | Shigosenger is a team of original characters introduced by Akashi Municipal Planetarium to promote astronomy education for children. The Planetarium is situated on the Japan Standard Time Meridian and "Shigosen" is a Japanese term for the meridian. | JPL · 17461 |
| 17462 Takahisa | 1990 UP$_1$ | Takahisa Morita (born 1933) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who regularly opens his personal telescope to the public. He is particularly skilled at sunspot and prominence photography, and his images often grace the pages of Japanese astronomical magazines | JPL · 17462 |
| 17465 Inawashiroko | 1990 VU$_3$ | Inawashiroko, one of the largest lakes in Japan, is located in Bandai-Asahi National Park. It is known for the clarity of its water, migrating swans and numerous swimming beaches. The town of Inawashiro on the north shore is the birthplace of bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi | JPL · 17465 |
| 17466 Vargasllosa | 1990 VL$_4$ | Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936), a Peruvian writer. | JPL · 17466 |
| 17470 Mitsuhashi | 1991 BX | Yasuhiko Mitsuhashi, an amateur astronomer as well as a medical practitioner in Takamatsu City. | JPL · 17470 |
| 17472 Dinah | 1991 FY | Dinah, Alice's cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | JPL · 17472 |
| 17473 Freddiemercury | 1991 FM$_3$ | Freddie Mercury, British songwriter and lead singer for rock group Queen. | JPL · 17473 |
| 17484 Ganghofer | 1991 RY$_4$ | Ludwig Ganghofer, German writer. | JPL · 17484 |
| 17486 Hodler | 1991 RB$_{41}$ | Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) founded modern Swiss painting with his use of allegorical themes, historical events, sights of the Alps, lakes and portraits. His monumental 1907–1908 mural Marching out of the Jenense students in the war of liberation in 1813 adorns the aula of Jena University. | JPL · 17486 |
| 17488 Mantl | 1991 TQ$_6$ | Wolfgang Mantl (born 1939), professor of jurisprudence and constitutional law at the University of Graz. | JPL · 17488 |
| 17489 Trenker | 1991 TS$_6$ | Luis Trenker (1892–1990), initially a herdsman, mountain guide and ski instructor in his South Tyrolese. | JPL · 17489 |
| 17492 Hippasos | 1991 XG$_1$ | Hippasus, one of Priam's many sons. He supported Aeneas in the Trojan war. | JPL · 17492 |
| 17493 Wildcat | 1991 YA | University of Arizona sports teams (basketball, football, etc.) † | MPC · 17493 |
| 17494 Antaviana | 1992 AM$_3$ | Antaviana is a word created by the writer Pere Calders. It was suggested by students in honor of their school Antaviana, located at Barcelona, Spain, as a symbol of solidarity, responsibility, freedom and hope | JPL · 17494 |
| 17496 Augustinus | 1992 DM$_2$ | Aurelius Augustinus (354–430), born in North Africa, converted to Christianity in Milan and was bishop of the antique town Hippo from 395. | JPL · 17496 |

## 17501–17600

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17501 Tetsuro | 1992 FG | Since retiring as principal of a junior high school "child astronomy club" sponsored by Kuroishi city, Tetsuro Fukushi (born 1936) has worked as a volunteer lecturer. Since 1998 he has worked to further the spread of astronomical activities for local citizens as vice president of the Kuroishi Subaru Association | JPL · 17501 |
| 17502 Manabeseiji | 1992 FD$_1$ | Seiji Manabe (born 1947) was a project manager of the VLBI Exploration of Radio Astronomy, which led to the high-precision determination of trigonometric parallaxes for Galactic radio sources. He served as head of the Earth Rotation Division at the National Observatory of Japan and as director of Mizusawa Observatory | JPL · 17502 |
| 17503 Celestechild | 1992 FK$_1$ | Celeste Ann Child, daughter of Jack and Maren Child, in recognition of her achievements in school, friendships and family, and her commitment to tolerance and compassion. | JPL · 17503 |
| 17506 Walschap | 1992 GW$_4$ | Gerard Walschap (1898–1989), a Flemish writer and poet. | JPL · 17506 |
| 17508 Takumadan | 1992 JH | Takuma Dan, Japanese businessman † | MPC · 17508 |
| 17509 Ikumadan | 1992 JR | Ikuma Dan, Japanese composer † | MPC · 17509 |
| 17516 Kogayukihito | 1992 UZ$_6$ | Yukihito Koga (born 1959), the executive announcer at the broadcasting station in Fukuoka, is also very well known as an amateur astronomer and as an astronomical anchorperson in Kyushu. His main interests are comets, meteors, solar eclipses and deep-space observations | JPL · 17516 |
| 17518 Redqueen | 1992 YD | The Red Queen, character in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. Alice has some very strange experiences and conversations with her. | JPL · 17518 |
| 17519 Pritsak | 1992 YE$_2$ | Omeljan Pritsak, Ukrainian-American cofounder of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University | JPL · 17519 |
| 17520 Hisayukiyoshio | 1993 BX$_2$ | Yoshio Hisayuki (born 1942) founded the Ube astronomy club in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan in 1968. He was the president of the club during 1968–1974 and again from 2006 to the present. Since 2006, he has served also as the director of the Ube Municipal Planetarium. | JPL · 17520 |
| 17521 Kiek | 1993 BR$_4$ | Israël David Kiek, 19th-century Dutch photographer | JPL · 17521 |
| 17543 Sosva | 1993 PA$_3$ | Sosva river, in western Siberia, a tributary of the Ob | JPL · 17543 |
| 17544 Kojiroishikawa | 1993 RF$_2$ | Kojiro Ishikawa (born 1947), a Japanese amateur astronomer. | JPL · 17544 |
| 17546 Osadakentaro | 1993 SB$_2$ | Kentaro Osada (born 1958), a Japanese amateur astronomer. | JPL · 17546 |
| 17547 Nestebovelli | 1993 SN$_2$ | Neste Bovelli (1913–2015) was a professor of humanities, and passionate about literature, art and history. She was an active president of various cultural associations, and promoted and published many issues about art and the history of the city of Terni. | JPL · 17547 |
| 17555 Kenkennedy | 1993 VC$_5$ | Kenneth Kennedy (born 1942) has been an active amateur astronomer in Scotland for fifty years. A retired senior hematologist, he has been Director of the BAA Aurora Section and has encouraged amateur collaboration in professional studies of aurora and polar mesospheric clouds | JPL · 17555 |
| 17556 Pierofrancesca | 1993 WB | Piero della Francesca (1416–1492) was an Italian Renaissance painter. | JPL · 17556 |
| 17563 Tsuneyoshi | 1994 CC$_1$ | Tsuneyoshi Fujii, Japanese director of the Sunshine Planetarium in Tokyo, and earlier lecturer and curator at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum, also in Tokyo | JPL · 17563 |
| 17567 Hoshinoyakata | 1994 GP | Hoshi-no-Yakata is a public astronomical observatory in Kasuga city, Fukuoka, Japan. | JPL · 17567 |
| 17579 Lewkopelew | 1994 TQ$_{16}$ | Lev Kopelev (Лев Копелев, German spelling Lew Kopelew), Russian author and dissident, recipient of the Peace Prize of the Association of the German Book Trade | JPL · 17579 |
| 17597 Stefanzweig | 1995 EK$_8$ | Stefan Zweig, 19th–20th-century Austrian biographer, essayist and writer | JPL · 17597 |
| 17600 Dobřichovice | 1995 SO | Dobřichovice, Czech municipality in Central Bohemia, the Czech Republic † | MPC · 17600 |

## 17601–17700

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17601 Sheldonschafer | 1995 SS | Sheldon Schafer, professor of astronomy at Bradley University, and director emeritus of the Lakeside Planetarium in Peoria, Illinois. He built the world's largest scale model of the Solar System. | MPC · 17601 |
| 17602 Dr. G. | 1995 SO$_1$ | Stephen Gottesman ("Dr. G.", born 1939), American radio astronomer at the University of Florida | JPL · 17602 |
| 17603 Qoyllurwasi | 1995 SG$_5$ | Qoyllurwasi means "house of stars" in the Incan language, Quechua. The name was chosen to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the "Mutsumi Ishitsuka" National Planetarium of the Geophysical Institute of Peru. | JPL · 17603 |
| 17606 Wumengchao | 1995 ST$_{53}$ | Wu Mengchao (1922–2021), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was an expert and pioneer on hepatosurgery. He established a unique system of liver surgery of China and led the development of hepatosurgery internationally. He won the China State Supreme Science and Technology Award in 2005 | JPL · 17606 |
| 17607 Táborsko | 1995 TC | Táborsko, Czech South Bohemian district, at the centre of which is Tábor † | MPC · 17607 |
| 17608 Terezín | 1995 TN | Terezín (Theresienstadt) was established as a walled fortress and garrison town by Habsburgs in 1780. | JPL · 17608 |
| 17611 Jožkakubík | 1995 UP$_2$ | Jožka Kubík III, Slovak gypsy musician † | MPC · 17611 |
| 17612 Whiteknight | 1995 UW$_6$ | The White Knight, character in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there. He often falls off his horse. He and the Red Knight fight to decide whose prisoner Alice shall be | JPL · 17612 |
| 17615 Takeomasaru | 1995 UZ$_8$ | Masaru Takeo (born 1947), one of the most well-known amateur astronomers in Ehime prefecture. | JPL · 17615 |
| 17617 Takimotoikuo | 1995 UD$_{45}$ | Ikuo Takimoto (born 1954) became interested in astronomy after seeing a photograph of Comet Ikeya-Seki. He now photographs sunspots and solar prominences, in both white light and H-®, at the private observatory he completed in 1988. | JPL · 17617 |
| 17625 Joseflada | 1996 AY$_1$ | Josef Lada, Czech painter † | MPC · 17625 |
| 17627 Humptydumpty | 1996 BM$_3$ | Humpty-Dumpty, character in a Mother Goose rhyme, whose head and body together are egg-shaped. He is not only the subject of one of the most famous nursery rhymes in English but also a major character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He tells Alice a lot about the meaning of words, including the strange ones in the poem "Jabberwocky". | JPL · 17627 |
| 17629 Koichisuzuki | 1996 HN$_1$ | Koichi Suzuki (born 1955) became a member of the Nanyo Astronomy Lovers Club in 1993 and actively and eagerly spreads astronomical knowledge | JPL · 17629 |
| 17637 Blaschke | 1996 PA$_1$ | Wilhelm Blaschke (1885–1962) was an Austro-Hungarian mathematician and instrumental in establishing the University of Hamburg as an important center of mathematical research. His own research centered on differential and integral geometry and kinematics, and he laid the foundations of topological differential geometry. | JPL · 17637 |
| 17638 Sualan | 1996 PB$_1$ | Sue and Alan French, American amateur astronomers † | MPC · 17638 |
| 17640 Mount Stromlo | 1996 PA$_7$ | Mount Stromlo Observatory † | MPC · 17640 |
| 17645 Inarimori | 1996 TR$_{14}$ | The Inarimori ancient burial mound is located in the south of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture. It has a square front and a circular main part, constructed in the latter part of the fourth century. It was the tomb of a chief in the ancient Okitama province (southern part of Yamagata prefecture) | JPL · 17645 |
| 17649 Brunorossi | 1996 UP$_1$ | Bruno Rossi (1905–1993) was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and was a pioneer of X-ray astronomy. | JPL · 17649 |
| 17651 Tajimi | 1996 VM$_1$ | Tajimi, the city in Gifu prefecture where the first discoverer lives and where this minor planet was discovered. JPL | MPC · 17651 |
| 17652 Nepoti | 1996 VQ$_1$ | Giuliano Nepoti (born 1949), an enthusiastic amateur astronomer, is a dear friend of the discoverer. | JPL · 17652 |
| 17653 Bochner | 1996 VM$_2$ | Salomon Bochner, Polish-American mathematician † | MPC · 17653 |
| 17656 Hayabusa | 1996 VL$_4$ | The minor-planet explorer, Hayabusa (MUSES-C) was developed by JAXA/ISAS and launched in 2003. It traveled to (25143) Itokawa to capture samples of surface material. After overcoming many critical difficulties, Hayabusa finally returned to the earth in 2010, with fragments of surface material. | JPL · 17656 |
| 17657 Himawari | 1996 VO$_4$ | Himawari, which means "sunflower", is the name of a series of Japanese weather satellites. Himawari-1 was launched in 1977, and the latest, Himawari-7, was launched in 2006 | JPL · 17657 |
| 17670 Liddell | 1996 XQ$_{19}$ | Alice Pleasance Liddell (1852–1934) was a young English girl, then aged 10, and Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the heroine of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The name was suggested by J. Meeus. | JPL · 17670 |
| 17673 Houkidaisen | 1996 XL$_{32}$ | Houki Daisen, the highest peak in the Chugoku district of Tottori prefecture. | JPL · 17673 |
| 17681 Tweedledum | 1997 AQ$_6$ | Tweedledum, character in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. When Alice meets him, he is standing under a tree with his arm round his brother's neck. Like his twin Tweedledee, he gives his name to a minor planet of Hungaria type. | JPL · 17681 |
| 17683 Kanagawa | 1997 AR$_{16}$ | Kanagawa prefecture, where Hadano Observatory is situated † | MPC · 17683 |
| 17693 Wangdaheng | 1997 CP$_{28}$ | Wang Daheng (1915–2011), research professor, director and honorary director of Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, is one of the founders of optical science and technology in China | JPL · 17693 |
| 17694 Jiránek | 1997 ET$_1$ | Vladimír Jiránek, Czech cartoonist † ‡ | MPC · 17694 |
| 17696 Bombelli | 1997 EH$_8$ | Rafael Bombelli (1526–1572), Italian mathematician of Bologna, known for his treatise on algebra introduced a consistent procedure for handling imaginary complex numbers, removing some of the mystery from the so-called irreducible case of the solution of the cubic equation. | JPL · 17696 |
| 17697 Evanchen | 1997 EQ$_{41}$ | Evan Matthew Chen (born 1993), ISTS awardee in 2012 | JPL · 17697 |
| 17698 Racheldavis | 1997 EW$_{42}$ | Rachel Michelle Davis (born 1993), ISTS awardee in 2012 | JPL · 17698 |
| 17700 Oleksiygolubov | 1997 GM$_{40}$ | Oleksiy Golubov (born 1985) has changed our understanding of the YORP effect via his theory of Tangential YORP, which helps explain the measured spin evolution of asteroids. His current work has identified several new equilibrium states for binaries, leading to important new predictions for how these bodies dynamically evolve. | JPL · 17700 |

## 17701–17800

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17702 Kryštofharant | 1997 JD | Kryštof Harant (1564–1621), Czech nobleman, soldier, writer and composer | MPC · 17702 |
| 17703 Bombieri | 1997 RS$_5$ | Enrico Bombieri (born 1940), an Italian mathematician | JPL · 17703 |
| 17712 Fatherwilliam | 1997 WK$_7$ | Father William, character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | JPL · 17712 |
| 17720 Manuboccuni | 1997 XH$_{10}$ | Emanuele Boccuni (born 1969), Italian composer of new age music | JPL · 17720 |
| 17734 Boole | 1998 BW$_3$ | George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher. | JPL · 17734 |
| 17736 Zhifeiyu | 1998 BA$_{12}$ | Zhifei Yu (b. 2002), a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her space science project. She attended the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. | IAU · 17736 |
| 17737 Sigmundjähn | 1998 BF$_{14}$ | Sigmund Jähn (1937–2019), the first German cosmonaut | JPL · 17737 |
| 17744 Jodiefoster | 1998 BZ$_{31}$ | Jodie Foster, American actress and director. | JPL · 17744 |
| 17746 Haigha | 1998 BU$_{41}$ | Haigha, character in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. | JPL · 17746 |
| 17748 Uedashoji | 1998 CL | Ueda Shoji (1913–2000), a professional Japanese photographer | JPL · 17748 |
| 17749 Dulbecco | 1998 DW$_1$ | Renato Dulbecco (1914–2012) was an Italian-American virologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the interaction between tumor viruses and the genetic material of the cell. | IAU · 17749 |
| 17759 Hatta | 1998 DA$_{24}$ | Hatta, one of the king's two messengers, one to fetch and one to carry, in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass | JPL · 17759 |
| 17764 Schatzman | 1998 ES$_1$ | Évry Schatzman (1920–2010), a French astrophysicist | JPL · 17764 |
| 17768 Tigerlily | 1998 EO$_8$ | the Tiger-Lily, one of the Live Flowers in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. | JPL · 17768 |
| 17770 Baumé | 1998 EU$_{11}$ | Antoine Baumé (1728–1804), a French chemist | JPL · 17770 |
| 17771 Elsheimer | 1998 EA$_{13}$ | Adam Elsheimer (1578–1610), a German painter | JPL · 17771 |
| 17776 Troska | 1998 FF$_3$ | Jan Matzal Troska (1881–1961), Czech science-fiction author | MPC · 17776 |
| 17777 Ornicar | 1998 FV$_9$ | In elementary school French children often learn the sequence mais ou et donc or ni car, which are the conjunctions that link phrases. | JPL · 17777 |
| 17779 Migomueller | 1998 FK$_{12}$ | Michael "Migo" Mueller (born 1974), German physicist and infrared minor planet astronomer | JPL · 17779 |
| 17781 Kepping | 1998 FH$_{23}$ | Ashley Deane Kepping, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17781 |
| 17782 Paulbailey | 1998 FD$_{26}$ | Paul Bailey mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona. | IAU · 17782 |
| 17783 Scottbrunner | 1998 FO$_{29}$ | Scott Brunner mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. | IAU · 17783 |
| 17784 Banerjee | 1998 FF$_{30}$ | Sudeep Banerjee, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17784 |
| 17785 Wesleyfuller | 1998 FX$_{35}$ | Wesley Ryan Fuller, ISEF awardee in 2003, and MILSET Expo-Sciences International Award recipient | JPL · 17785 |
| 17789 Carolcarty | 1998 FJ$_{49}$ | Carol Carty mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren, New Jersey. | IAU · 17789 |
| 17792 Kathconnelly | 1998 FR$_{56}$ | Kathleen Connelly mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Homestead High School, Mequon, Wisconsin. | IAU · 17792 |
| 17793 Delorio | 1998 FO$_{58}$ | Benjamin DeLorio mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Belmont High School, Belmont, Massachusetts. | IAU · 17793 |
| 17794 Kowalinski | 1998 FC$_{60}$ | Blair Elisabeth Kowalinski, ISEF awardee in 2003, and MILSET Expo-Sciences International Award recipient | JPL · 17794 |
| 17795 Elysiasegal | 1998 FJ$_{61}$ | Elysia Segal (born 1985), ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17795 |
| 17797 Philfrankel | 1998 FO$_{62}$ | Philip Frankel mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Hunter College High School, New York, New York. | IAU · 17797 |
| 17799 Petewilliams | 1998 FC$_{64}$ | Peter McLane Williams, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17799 |

## 17801–17900

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17801 Zelkowitz | 1998 FH$_{69}$ | Rachel Lauren Zelkowitz, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17801 |
| 17803 Barish | 1998 FD$_{71}$ | Robert David Barish, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17803 |
| 17805 Švestka | 1998 FV$_{72}$ | Zdeněk Švestka (1925–2013), Czech astronomer, expert on solar physics, and editor of the journal Solar Physics. | MPC · 17805 |
| 17806 Adolfborn | 1998 FO$_{73}$ | Adolf Born (1930–2016), Czech painter and illustrator, caricaturist and film-maker | MPC · 17806 |
| 17807 Ericpearce | 1998 FT$_{74}$ | Eric C. Pearce (born 1961), site manager for the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico | JPL · 17807 |
| 17810 Brittholden | 1998 FM$_{100}$ | Brittany Holden mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina. | IAU · 17810 |
| 17813 Alisonhuenger | 1998 FL$_{109}$ | Alison Huenger mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York. | IAU · 17813 |
| 17815 Kulawik | 1998 FM$_{113}$ | Christopher Eric Kulawik, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17815 |
| 17821 Bölsche | 1998 FC$_{127}$ | Wilhelm Bölsche (1861–1939), German naturalist, poet and writer (Src) | MPC · 17821 |
| 17822 Tonireland | 1998 FM$_{135}$ | Toni Ireland mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Maryland. | IAU · 17822 |
| 17823 Bartels | 1998 GA | Mel Bartels (born 1954), American amateur astronomer and open source software developer for altazimuth telescopes (Src) | MPC · 17823 |
| 17825 Juranitch | 1998 GQ$_8$ | Robert Juranitch mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | IAU · 17825 |
| 17826 Normanwisdom | 1998 GK$_{10}$ | Sir Norman Wisdom (1915–2010), English comedian, singer and actor, best known for his smash hit films of the 1950s as the downtrodden, accident-prone little man in the shrunken suit and skewhiff cap. A physical comedian, Wisdom did his trademark trip-up on the red carpet after being knighted by the Queen. | JPL · 17826 |
| 17830 Andreajurgens | 1998 HR$_{35}$ | Andrea Jurgens mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina. | IAU · 17830 |
| 17831 Ussery | 1998 HW$_{35}$ | Robert Francis Ussery, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17831 |
| 17832 Pitman | 1998 HV$_{39}$ | Ellen Marie Pitman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17832 |
| 17835 Anoelsuri | 1998 HS$_{46}$ | A. Noel Suri, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17835 |
| 17836 Canup | 1998 HT$_{50}$ | Robin Canup (born 1968), American astronomer | JPL · 17836 |
| 17841 Karenlucci | 1998 HZ$_{96}$ | Karen Lucci mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, New Jersey. | IAU · 17841 |
| 17842 Jorgegarcia | 1998 HN$_{98}$ | Felix Javier Jorge-Garcia, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17842 |
| 17843 Shaelucero | 1998 HD$_{99}$ | Shae Lucero mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Valencia High School, Los Lunas, New Mexico. | IAU · 17843 |
| 17844 Judson | 1998 HM$_{100}$ | Michael Ivan Judson, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17844 |
| 17848 Mordechai | 1998 HR$_{133}$ | Molly Mordechai mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the North Shore High School, Glen Head, New York. | IAU · 17848 |
| 17851 Kaler | 1998 JK | James B. Kaler, American astronomer and author † | MPC · 17851 |
| 17853 Ronaldsayer | 1998 JK$_3$ | Ronald W. Sayer (born 1967), American data analyst for the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program | JPL · 17853 |
| 17855 Geffert | 1998 KK | Martin Geffert (1922–2015), German amateur astronomer at Starkenburg Observatory | MPC · 17855 |
| 17856 Gomes | 1998 KL$_1$ | Rodney Gomes da Silva (born 1954), astronomer | JPL · 17856 |
| 17857 Hsieh | 1998 KR$_1$ | Henry H. Hsieh (born 1978), American astronomer who studied 7968 Elst-Pizarro and other comet-like asteroid of the asteroid belt | JPL · 17857 |
| 17858 Beaugé | 1998 KS$_3$ | Cristián Beaugé (born 1963), Argentinian astronomer | JPL · 17858 |
| 17859 Galinaryabova | 1998 KC$_4$ | Galina O. Ryabova (born 1955), Russian astronomer | JPL · 17859 |
| 17860 Roig | 1998 KQ$_4$ | Fernando Roig (born 1968), astronomer and dynamicist at the National Observatory in Brazil. He is known for his results on the depletion of the asteroid belt's Hecuba gap and his HCM analysis of Jupiter trojans. | JPL · 17860 |
| 17865 Odden | 1998 KS$_{39}$ | Caroline Odden mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts | IAU · 17865 |
| 17869 Descamps | 1998 MA$_{14}$ | Pascal Descamps (born 1961), a French astronomer who works at the "Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides" in Paris on the modeling the Galilean satellites of Jupiter, with particular application to observations of their mutual phenomena. He has also studied the volcanoes on the satellite Io and has worked on the Uranian system using adaptive optics. | JPL · 17869 |
| 17870 Pannett | 1998 QU$_{92}$ | Todd Pannett mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri. | IAU · 17870 |
| 17879 Robutel | 1999 BA$_{14}$ | Philippe Robutel (born 1964), a French astronomer who works at the "Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides" in Paris on the stability of the three-body problem, especially on the existence of quasiperiodic motions for the application of KAM theory. | JPL · 17879 |
| 17880 Vanessaparker | 1999 BA$_{24}$ | Vanessa Parker mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas. | IAU · 17880 |
| 17881 Radmall | 1999 CA$_{51}$ | Nelson Bret Radmall, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17881 |
| 17882 Thielemann | 1999 CX$_{87}$ | John Seth Thielemann, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17882 |
| 17883 Scobuchanan | 1999 CP$_{105}$ | Scott Sheldon Buchanan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17883 |
| 17884 Jeffthompson | 1999 CD$_{116}$ | Jeff Thompson, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17884 |
| 17885 Brianbeyt | 1999 CF$_{118}$ | Brian James Beyt, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17885 |
| 17886 Ramazan | 1999 CH$_{118}$ | Birant Ramazan mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada. | IAU · 17886 |
| 17889 Liechty | 1999 DH$_3$ | Anthony David Liechty, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17889 |
| 17891 Buraliforti | 1999 EA | Cesare Burali-Forti (1861–1931), an Italian mathematician who taught at the Military Academy in Turin. He discovered a paradox in Cantor's set theory: since the ordinal number of a set of ordinals is greater than the ordinal of each set element, "the ordinal of the set of all ordinals" is a self-contradictory concept. | JPL · 17891 |
| 17892 Morecambewise | 1999 EO$_5$ | Morecambe and Wise, British comic double act Eric Morecambe (1926–1984) and Ernie Wise (1925–1999) teamed up in the 1940s to create Britain's finest stage double act and later became TV favorites. Eric, `the one with the glasses', was known for his witty retorts, giving slaps to the cheeks of Ernie for plays `what he wrote'. | JPL · 17892 |
| 17893 Arlot | 1999 FO | Jean-Eudes Arlot (born 1948), a French astronomer and current director of the "Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides" in Paris and chair of the IAU Commission 20 working group on satellites. He has worked on a theory of the motions of Jupiter's Galilean satellites and organised international campaigns to observe the mutual phenomena of these bodies. | JPL · 17893 |
| 17897 Gallardo | 1999 FV$_8$ | Tabaré Gallardo (born 1962), Uruguayan astronomer and dynamicist | JPL · 17897 |
| 17898 Scottsheppard | 1999 FB$_{19}$ | Scott S. Sheppard (born 1977), American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets | JPL · 17898 |
| 17899 Mariacristina | 1999 FD$_{19}$ | Maria Cristina De Sanctis (born 1967), Italian astronomer | JPL · 17899 |
| 17900 Leiferman | 1999 FO$_{24}$ | Adam James Leiferman, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17900 |

## 17901–18000

| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
| 17901 Korinriske | 1999 FT$_{25}$ | Korin Riske mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon. | IAU · 17901 |
| 17902 Britbaker | 1999 FM$_{26}$ | Brittany Baker, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17902 |
| 17903 Shamieh | 1999 FS$_{27}$ | Lara Shamieh mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon. | IAU · 17903 |
| 17904 Annekoupal | 1999 FW$_{30}$ | Anne Elizabeth Koupal, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17904 |
| 17905 Kabtamu | 1999 FM$_{31}$ | Mahlet Kabtamu, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17905 |
| 17906 Shapovalov | 1999 FG$_{32}$ | Vladimir Shapovalov mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York. | IAU · 17906 |
| 17907 Danielgude | 1999 FQ$_{33}$ | Daniel Moises Gude, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17907 |
| 17908 Chriskuyu | 1999 FL$_{34}$ | Christopher Ku Yu, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17908 |
| 17909 Nikhilshukla | 1999 FC$_{35}$ | Nikhil Atul Shukla, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17909 |
| 17910 Munyan | 1999 FG$_{37}$ | Benjamin Kendrick Munyan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17910 |
| 17911 Robertsnyder | 1999 FF$_{41}$ | Robert Snyder mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Munster High School, Munster, Indiana. | IAU · 17911 |
| 17913 Strode | 1999 FT$_{52}$ | Paul Strode mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado. | IAU · 17913 |
| 17914 Joannelee | 1999 FA$_{54}$ | Joanne June Lee, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17914 |
| 17917 Cartan | 1999 GN$_5$ | Élie Cartan (1869–1951), a French mathematician whose major contribution is the development of the theory of exterior differential forms, which he applied to the study of Lie groups, differential geometry and systems of differential equations. | JPL · 17917 |
| 17919 Licandro | 1999 GC$_8$ | Javier Licandro (born 1966), an Uruguayan astronomer at the Isaac Newton Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, who works on the physical properties of minor bodies and trans-Neptunian objects. | JPL · 17919 |
| 17920 Zarnecki | 1999 GE$_9$ | John Zarnecki (born 1949), a British astronomer of the Open University, Milton Keynes, who has developed spacecraft instrumentation to study the surfaces and atmospheres of planets, satellites and small bodies. He is a PI for the Huygens probe/lander on the Cassini mission to Saturn and Saturn VI (Titan). | JPL · 17920 |
| 17921 Aldeobaldia | 1999 GC$_{13}$ | Anna Lisa De Obaldia, ISEF awardee in 2003, and IFAA recipient | JPL · 17921 |
| 17923 Strother | 1999 GY$_{16}$ | Nikol Strother mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico. | IAU · 17923 |
| 17925 Dougweinberg | 1999 GQ$_{17}$ | Douglas Stanley Weinberg, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17925 |
| 17926 Jameswu | 1999 GA$_{18}$ | James Y. W. Wu, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17926 |
| 17927 Ghoshal | 1999 GL$_{20}$ | Shivani Ghoshal, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17927 |
| 17928 Neuwirth | 1999 GJ$_{21}$ | Melissa Marie Neuwirth, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17928 |
| 17929 Sully | 1999 GQ$_{21}$ | Brandon Sullivan mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Wellington School, Columbus, Ohio. | IAU · 17929 |
| 17930 Kennethott | 1999 GE$_{24}$ | Kenneth Richard Ott, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17930 |
| 17932 Viswanathan | 1999 GA$_{35}$ | Nitya Kalyani Viswanathan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17932 |
| 17933 Haraguchi | 1999 GM$_{36}$ | Whitney Takeo Haraguchi, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17933 |
| 17934 Deleon | 1999 GK$_{39}$ | Christopher Lee DeLeon, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17934 |
| 17935 Vinhoward | 1999 GX$_{45}$ | Vincent Michael Howard, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17935 |
| 17936 Nilus | 1999 HE$_3$ | Nilus, son of Oceanus and Tethys, is the personified god of the river Nile in classical mythology. The annual ebb and flow of the Nile sparked the advent of agriculture and farming around 6500 years ago. This inexorably led to the development of an ancient Egyptian civilization that was a keystone for those that followed. | JPL · 17936 |
| 17938 Tamsendrew | 1999 HW$_6$ | Tamsen Alicia Drew, ISEF awardee in 2003, and IFAA recipient | JPL · 17938 |
| 17939 Shanethread | 1999 HH$_8$ | Shane Thread mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Signature School, Evansville, Indiana. | IAU · 17939 |
| 17940 Kandyjarvis | 1999 JK$_2$ | Kandy S. Jarvis (born 1966) is a geologist who has made seminal contributions to solar system object composition science and supported human space flight endeavors. She was a primary investigator and writer of the Columbia accident Crew Survival Report | JPL · 17940 |
| 17941 Horbatt | 1999 JW$_2$ | Paul Allen Horbatt (born 1946), a skilled mechanical craftsman who has contributed greatly to the development of the instrumentation at Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, near Tucson, where this minor planet was discovered. His familiarity with detector enclosures and vacuum seals greatly speeded the fabrication of the instruments | JPL · 17941 |
| 17942 Whiterabbit | 1999 JG$_6$ | The White Rabbit, character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. When Alice hears the Rabbit (who, of course, has pink eyes) talking to itself, she follows it down a huge rabbit-hole under a hedge, and her adventures begin. The name was suggested by T. Urata, and the citation was prepared by R. E. Asher. | JPL · 17942 |
| 17945 Hawass | 1999 JU$_8$ | Zahi Hawass (born 1947), an Egyptian archeologist who showed unfailing dedication in the battle of preserving Egypt's monuments and antiquities. He has also been involved in many important discoveries such as the pyramid builder's necropolis at Giza and golden mummies of El Bahariya Oasis. | JPL · 17945 |
| 17950 Grover | 1999 JS$_{18}$ | Vaishali Kiran Grover, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17950 |
| 17951 Fenska | 1999 JO$_{19}$ | Kristen Elaine Fenska, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17951 |
| 17952 Folsom | 1999 JT$_{19}$ | Jean Marie Folsom, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17952 |
| 17954 Hopkins | 1999 JP$_{20}$ | Brandon James Hopkins, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17954 |
| 17955 Sedransk | 1999 JZ$_{22}$ | Kyra Lauren Sedransk, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17955 |
| 17956 Andrewlenoir | 1999 JC$_{28}$ | Andrew Allen Lenoir, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17956 |
| 17958 Schoof | 1999 JE$_{33}$ | Jenna Marie Schoof, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17958 |
| 17959 Camierickson | 1999 JZ$_{33}$ | Camille Sara Myerchin Erickson, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17959 |
| 17960 Liberatore | 1999 JB$_{36}$ | Katie Lynn Liberatore, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17960 |
| 17961 Mariagorodnitsky | 1999 JB$_{37}$ | Maria Gorodnitsky, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17961 |
| 17962 Andrewherron | 1999 JD$_{37}$ | Andrew Jared Herron, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17962 |
| 17963 Vonderheydt | 1999 JM$_{40}$ | Molly von der Heydt, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17963 |
| 17965 Brodersen | 1999 JO$_{43}$ | Carl Harold Brodersen, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17965 |
| 17967 Bacampbell | 1999 JT$_{45}$ | Blake Allen Campbell, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17967 |
| 17969 Truong | 1999 JB$_{47}$ | Gold Silver Truong, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17969 |
| 17970 Palepu | 1999 JA$_{48}$ | Sita Chandrika Palepu, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17970 |
| 17971 Samuelhowell | 1999 JZ$_{50}$ | Samuel James Amberson Howell, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17971 |
| 17972 Ascione | 1999 JH$_{51}$ | Andrew Gerard Ascione, ISEF awardee in 2003, and European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award recipient. | JPL · 17972 |
| 17976 Schulman | 1999 JQ$_{54}$ | Aaron David Schulman, ISEF awardee in 2003, and European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award recipient. | JPL · 17976 |
| 17980 Vanschaik | 1999 JN$_{56}$ | Katherine Douglas Van Schaik, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17980 |
| 17982 Simcmillan | 1999 JK$_{57}$ | Simeon McMillan, ISTS awardee in 2004, and ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17982 |
| 17983 Buhrmester | 1999 JV$_{59}$ | Michael Duane Buhrmester, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17983 |
| 17984 Ahantonioli | 1999 JU$_{60}$ | Alexandra Hope Antonioli, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17984 |
| 17988 Joannehsieh | 1999 JR$_{62}$ | Joanne Charlotte Hsieh, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17988 |
| 17991 Joshuaegan | 1999 JN$_{65}$ | Joshua Harris Egan, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17991 |
| 17992 Japellegrino | 1999 JR$_{65}$ | Jason Scott Pellegrino, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17992 |
| 17993 Kluesing | 1999 JT$_{68}$ | Daniel Lennard Kluesing, ISEF awardee in 2003 | JPL · 17993 |
| 17995 Jolinefan | 1999 JF$_{74}$ | Joline Marie Fan, ISEF awardee in 2003, and IFAA recipient | JPL · 17995 |