Meanings of asteroid names (126001-127000)
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As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Contents: 126001... 126101... 126201... 126301... 126401... 126501... 126601... 126701... 126801... 126901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 126201-126300 | ||
| 126245 Kandókálmán | 2002 AY66 | Kálmán Kandó, 19th-20th-century Hungarian engineer, one of the creators of the electric railway (the discovery occurred on his 133rd birth anniversary) † |
| 126401-126500 | ||
| 126444 Wylie | 2002 CF16 | Wylie Erwin Reeves, 20th-century American historian and high-school teacher † |
| 126445 Prestonreeves | 2002 CH16 | W. Preston Reeves, American chemistry professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University † |
| 126701-126800 | ||
| 126749 Johnjones | 2002 DQ1 | John Jones, American astronomy popularizer, president of the Chicago Astronomical Society and general chairman of Astrofest † |
| Preceded by 125001–126000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (126001-127000) |
Succeeded by 127001–128000 |
