Meanings of minor planet names: 114001–115000
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).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] 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.[4][5]
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] 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.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name
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).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] 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.[4][5] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. |
|---|---|---|
| 114001–114100 | ||
| 114022 Bizyaev | 2002 UZ51 | Dmitry Bizyaev, Russian-American astronomer JPL |
| 114023 Harvanek | 2002 UL52 | Michael Harvanek, American astronomer JPL |
| 114024 Scotkleinman | 2002 UB62 | Scot Kleinman, American astronomer JPL |
| 114025 Krzesinski | 2002 UC63 | Jurek Krzesinski, American astronomer JPL |
| 114026 Emalanushenko | 2002 UO64 | Elena Malanushenko, Ukrainian-American astronomer JPL |
| 114027 Malanushenko | 2002 UL69 | Viktor Malanushenko, Ukrainian-American astronomer JPL |
| 114094 Irvpatterson | 2002 VX39 | W. Irwin Patterson, American biology professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University JPL |
| 114096 Haroldbier | 2002 VA40 | Harold D. Bier, chemistry professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University JPL |
| 114101–114200 | ||
| 114156 Eamonlittle | 2002 VH68 | Eamon Little, Irish astronomer, friend and colleague of the discoverers Template:MPCit MPES |
| 114201–114300 | ||
| 114239 Bermarmi | 2002 WN | Bernard and Mary, parents of the discoverer, and his brother Michael JPL |
| 114601–114700 | ||
| 114649 Jeanneacker | 2003 EN52 | Jeanne Christophe, née Acker, the discoverer's mother JPL |
| 114659 Sajnovics | 2003 FJ7 | János Sajnovics, Hungarian linguist and Jesuit JPL |
| 114689 Tomstevens | 2003 FJ84 | Tom Stevens (b. 1933) and his wife Dixie (b. 1938) have been supporters of the George Observatory since its inception in 1989. Tom’s many years as an advisor have contributed greatly to the observatory’s success. JPL |
| 114701–114800 | ||
| 114703 North Dakota | 2003 FA120 | North Dakota JPL |
| 114725 Gordonwalker | 2003 GW36 | Gordon A. H. Walker (born 1936), professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia JPL |
| 114801–114900 | ||
| 114828 Ricoromita | 2003 OL20 | Enrico Romita, Italian researcher JPL |
| 114829 Chierchia | 2003 OC21 | Luigi Chierchia, Italian professor of mathematical analysis, and recipient of the 1995 prize of the Institut Henri Poincaré JPL |
| 114901–115000 | ||
| 114987 Tittel | 2003 QW68 | Pál Tittel, Hungarian astronomer and professor JPL |
| 114990 Szeidl | 2003 QV69 | Béla Szeidl, Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory, 1974–1996) and president of IAU Commission 27 (Variable Stars, 1985–1988) JPL |
| 114991 Balázs | 2003 QY69 | Lajos G. Balázs, Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory, since 1996), co-discoverer of supernova 1969B JPL |
- ^ a b "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ a b "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.