Meanings of asteroid names (96001-97000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 96001... 96101... 96201... 96301... 96401... 96501... 96601... 96701... 96801... 96901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 96001-96100 | ||
| 96086 Toscanos | 1006 T-2 | Toscanos, Spain, where the ruins of a Phoenician colony are found † |
| 96101-96200 | ||
| 96192 Calgary | 1991 TZ15 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada † ‡ |
| 96193 Edmonton | 1991 TG16 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada † ‡ |
| 96201-96300 | ||
| 96205 Ararat | 1992 ST16 | Mount Ararat † |
| 96217 Gronchi | 1993 RP2 | Giovanni-Federico Gronchi, Italian astronomer † |
| 96268 Tomcarr | 1995 SA55 | Thomas D. Carr, American astronomer † |
| 96601-96700 | ||
| 96623 Leani | 1999 ET4 | Achille Leani, Italian astronomer and one of the founders of the International Union of Amateur Astronomers † |
| 96701-96800 | ||
| 96747 Crespodasilva | 1999 QQ2 | Lucy D. Crespo da Silva, Brazilian-American astronomer and the object's discoverer, who died in 2000 at age 22 † ‡ |
| Preceded by 95001–96000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (96001-97000) |
Succeeded by 97001–98000 |
