Meanings of minor-planet names: 14001–15000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

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.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
14,001–14,100
14012 Amedee	1993 XG	Amedee, a small uninhabited island 30 km west of Noumea, New Caledonia. JPL
14014 Münchhausen	1994 AL16	Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer*
14015 Senancour	1994 BD4	Etienne Pivert de Senancour (1770–1846), a French essayist and philosopher JPL
14016 Steller	1994 BJ4	Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, who accompanied Vitus Bering on the expedition that led to the discovery of southeastern Alaska Template:MPCit MPES
14024 Procol Harum	1994 RZ	Procol Harum British progressive rock band †
14025 Fallada	1994 RR11	Hans Fallada, German writer*
14026 Esquerdo	1994 ST7	Gil Esquerdo, American research assistant for the Near-Earth-Asteroid Physical Study project at the University of Western Ontario †
14028 Nakamurahiroshi	1994 TZ14	Hiroshi Nakamura (b. 1955) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. JPL
14031 Rozyo	1994 WF2	Rozyo Elementary School, the name of a historical school in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. JPL
14032 Mego	1994 XP	Princess Mego, 16th-17th-century Japanese wife of Datemasamune; a cherry tree seedling planted near the Sendai Observatory is known as the "Princess Mego Cherry Tree". JPL
14040 Andrejka	1995 QD2	This minor planet was chronlogically the first to be discovered at Modra Observatory and is regarded there as a "precious stone". It is dedicated to Andrea Galàdovà (born 1970), familiarly known as Andrejka, wife of the first discoverer. JPL
14041 Dürrenmatt	1995 SO54	Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author*
14042 Agafonov	1995 UG5	Konstantin Vasil'evich Agafonov, a well-known organizer of the electronic industry in Russia. JPL
14047 Kohichiro	1995 WG5	Kohichiro Morita (1954–2012), a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. JPL
14054 Dušek	1996 AR	Jiří Dušek, Czech astronomer, one of the founders of the Czech Internet astronomical newspaper IAN †
14056 Kainar	1996 AO1	Josef Kainar, Czech poet, dramatist, journalist and musician †
14057 Manfredstoll	1996 AV1	Manfred Stoll, Austrian astronomical computer specialist † ‡
14060 Patersonewen	1996 BM5	Paterson Ewen, Canadian astronomical artist and teacher †
14061 Nagincox	1996 CT7	Nagin Cox (b. 1965) is a system engineer and a manager on multiple interplanetary robotic NASA missions. JPL
14062 Cremaschini	1996 CR8	Claudio Cremaschini, an amateur astronomer. JPL
14065 Flegel	1996 EY5	Mike Flegel, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14068 Hauserová	1996 HP1	Eva Hauserová, Czech writer and journalist †
14069 Krasheninnikov	1996 HP18	Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, Russian scientist (geographer, anthropologist) Template:MPCit MPES
14071 Gadabird	1996 JK13	Bonnie Bird and Andreas Gada, Canadian amateur astronomers †
14072 Volterra	1996 KN	Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician*
14074 Riccati	1996 NS	The family of Italian mathematicians of Jacopo Francesco Riccati (1676–1754) and his sons Vincenzo (1707–1775), Giordano (1709–1790) and Francesco (1718–1791) wrote principally on differential equations, geometry and the work of Newton. Riccati's differential equation is famous. JPL
14075 Kenwill	1996 OJ	Kenneth A. Williams, of Lake Clear, New York, is an accomplished astrometrist, astrophotographer, and discoverer of numerous minor planets. JPL
14077 Volfango	1996 PF1	Volfango Montanari, 20th-century Italian Olympic athlete. JPL
14080 Heppenheim	1997 GB	The beautiful city of Heppenheim, with its medieval old town that was first mentioned in the year 755, is situated in a traditional wine-growing region of southwestern Germany. On a hill above the city the ruins of the Starkenburg castle dominate the picturesque scenery. JPL
14088 Ancus	1997 JB10	Ancus Marcius, fourth king of Rome, reigned from 640 to 616 B.C. JPL
14092 Gaily	1997 MC8	T. Dean Gaily, Canadian physicist †
14094 Garneau	1997 OJ1	Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space †
14097 Capdepera	1997 PU4	Capdepera, a village in eastern Mallorca. JPL
14098 Šimek	1997 QS	Milos Simek, Czech radio astronomer. JPL
14100 Weierstrass	1997 RQ5	Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician*
14,101–14,200
14103 Manzoni	1997 TC	Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), an Italian poet and novelist. JPL
14104 Delpino	1997 TV	Federico Ernesto Delpino, 20th-century Italian astronomer JPL
14105 Nakadai	1997 TS17	Tatsuya Nakadai (born 1932), a prominent Japanese actor who has received awards from the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals.JPL
14111 Kimamos	1998 QA24	Kim Amos mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Mt. De Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling, West Virginia. JPL
14114 Randyray	1998 QE35	andy Ray mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Reyburn Intermediate School, Clovis, California. JPL
14115 Melaas	1998 QO36	Kathleen Melaas mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Valley High School, Hoople, North Dakota. JPL
14116 Ogea	1998 QC40	Amanda H. Ogea mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Episcopal Day School, Lake Charles, Louisiana. JPL
14119 Johnprince	1998 QU46	John E. Prince mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas. JPL
14120 Espenak	1998 QJ54	Fred Espenak, American astronomer and compiler of eclipse atlases (ephemerides) †
14121 Stüwe	1998 QM54	Joachim A. Stüwe (b. 1958), of the Astronomisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, has catalogued dark clouds and globules in the southern Milky Way and pioneered the development of distance determination algorithms for interstellar clouds based on automatic star counts. JPL
14122 Josties	1998 QA55	F. Jerry Josties (b. 1937) worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory for more than four decades. He managed USNO's photographic double star program and contributed to VLBI work on the determination of polar motion, earth rotation and nutation. JPL
14124 Kamil	1998 QN60	Kamil Hornoch, Czech amateur astronomer †
14129 Dibucci	1998 QO95	Janet DiBucci mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Brentwood Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. JPL
14134 Penkala	1998 RP42	Brad Penkala mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, California. JPL
14135 Cynthialang	1998 RZ62	Cynthia Lang mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Independence Home School, Yardley, Pennsylvania. JPL
14141 Demeautis	1998 SR1	14141}
14143 Hadfield	1998 SQ18	Chris Austin Hadfield, Canadian astronaut †
14145 Sciam	1998 SE24	Scientific American, founded in 1845, is the oldest continuously published magazine in North America. JPL
14146 Hughmaclean	1998 SP42	Hugh Noel Alexander Maclean, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14147 Wenlingshuguang	1998 SG43	Wenlingshuguang is the event of the first sunlight (Shuguang in Chinese) of the new millennium shining on Wenling, Zhejiang, the first geographical point on China's mainland. JPL
14148 Jimchamberlin	1998 SO45	James Arthur Chamberlin, Canadian aerospace worker †
14149 Yakowitz	1998 SF61	Sidney Yakowitz (1937-1999), a professor in the systems and industrial engineering department of the University of Arizona from 1966 to 1999. JPL
14153 Dianecaplain	1998 SA80	Diane S. Caplain mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Great Neck South Middle School, Great Neck, New York. JPL
14154 Negrelli	1998 SZ106	David Negrelli mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Paul W. Bell Middle School, Miami, Florida. JPL
14155 Cibronen	1998 SK122	Cindy Bronen mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Andrew W. Mellon Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. JPL
14157 Pamelasobey	1998 SA133	Pamela Sobey mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas. JPL
14158 Alananderson	1998 SZ133	Alan Anderson mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the C.W. Ruckel Middle School, Niceville, Florida. JPL
14163 Johnchapman	1998 TY20	John Herbert Chapman, "Father of the Canadian Space Program" †
14164 Hennigar	1998 TH29	Donald M. Hennigar, Canadian amateur telescope maker †
14172 Amanolivere	1998 VN8	Amanda Olivere mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Engle Middle School, West Grove, Pennsylvania. JPL
14174 Deborahsmall	1998 VO13	Deborah Small mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the George Washington Carver Middle School, Miami, Florida. JPL
14179 Skinner	1998 VM32	Christopher J. Skinner (1963-1997), teacher of the discoverer. JPL
14181 Koromházi	1998 WX6	Birthplace(?) of one discoverer, K. Sárneczky †
14182 Alley	1998 WG12	Karen Alley mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the East Middle School, Butte, Montana. JPL
14185 Van Ness	1998 WK32	Michael E. Van Ness (b. 1974), an observer for LONEOS since 1998. JPL
14186 Virgiliofos	1998 XP2	Virgilio Fossombroni, teacher of Italian literature †
14189 Sèvre	1998 XB14	François Sèvre French astronomer JPL
14190 Soldán	1998 XS15	Jan Soldán, Czech astronomer, designer and developer of control software for space and ground-based experiments †
14,201–14,300
14203 Hocking	1998 YT20	Wayne Keith Hocking, Canadian physicist †
14206 Sehnal	1999 CL10	Ladislav Sehnal, Czech astronomer †
14214 Hirsch	1999 RP86	*
14217 Oaxaca	1999 VV19	Oaxaca, City and State in Mexico, birthplace of Benito Juárez, first native-born President of Mexico, first numbered asteroid discovered from Mexico (updated by the discoverer)
14220 Alexgibbs	1999 VE115	Alex Gibbs (b. 1967), an observer and software engineer with the Catalina Sky Survey. JPL
14223 Dolby	1999 XW1	*
14224 Gaede	1999 XU33	*
14225 Alisahamilton	1999 XZ49	*
14226 Hamura	1999 XR50	*
14230 Mariahines	1999 XF100	*
14234 Davidhoover	1999 XZ182	*
14238 d'Artagnan	1999 YX13	d'Artagnan, one of the Three Musketeers
14244 Labnow	2000 AT29	Science teacher (MCMS) /scientist
14250 Kathleenmartin	2000 AJ63	*
14252 Audreymeyer	2000 AD64	*
14258 Katrinaminck	2000 AM116	*
14262 Kratzer	2000 AC125	*
14267 Zook	2000 AJ153	*
14274 Landstreet	2000 BL21	John Darlington Landstreet, Canadian astronomer †
14275 Dianemurray	2000 BR26	*
14277 Parsa	2000 CS13	*
14278 Perrenot	2000 CV29	*
14,301–14,400
14309 Defoy	A908 SA	Ilse Defoy (1892–1947), wife of Christoph Schubart and mother of Heidelberg astronomer Joachim Schubart JPL
14310 Shuttleworth	1966 PP	Mark Shuttleworth, South African businessman, first citizen of an African country to venture into space (on a Soyuz mission in 2002) JPL
14312 Polytech	1976 UN2	Saint Petersburg State Technical University (former Polytechnical Institute), founded in 1899, is one of the largest universities laying the foundation of higher polytechnic education in Russia. JPL
14313 Dodaira	1976 UZ7	Dodaira station was dedicated in 1962 with a 0.91-m reflector and 0.50-m Schmidt telescope as a branch station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in Saitama prefecture, and its operation was terminated in Mar. 2000. It was located where the borders of Tokigawa, Ogawamachi and Higashichichibu meet.
14314 Tokigawa	1977 DQ3	Tokigawa, a village east of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, near where Dodaira station was located. JPL
14315 Ogawamachi	1977 EL5	Ogawamachi, a town at the eastern edge of Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture. JPL
14316 Higashichichibu	1977 ES7	Higashichichibu, a village of 4000 at the eastern edge of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture. JPL
14317 Antonov	1978 PC3	Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (1906-1984) worked in Kiev beginning in 1952 and was the founder of a national scientific and technical school of aircraft building. He made many types of gliders, passenger and transport aircraft distinguished by the latest features and discoveries. He was also a talented poet and artist. JPL
14318 Buzinov	1978 SD3	Victor Mikhajlovich Buzinov, 20th-century Russian journalist and author JPL
14322 Shakura	1978 YM	Nikolai Ivanovich Shakura, Russian astrophysicist Template:MPCit MPES
14327 Lemke	1980 FE2	Dietrich Lemke, German astronomer †
14328 Granvik	1980 VH	Mikael Granvik (b. 1977), a researcher at the University of Helsinki and Senior research scientist, Finnish Geodetic Institute. JPL
14335 Alexosipov	1981 RR3	Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov, Ukrainian astronomer Template:MPCit MPES
14338 Shibakoukan	1982 VP3	Shiba Koukan (1747-1818), a western-style painter in the late Edo period. JPL
14342 Iglika	1984 SL	Iglika Manchev (b. 1992), the guiding star of her father Christo, a good friend of the discoverers. JPL
14345 Gritsevich	1985 PO	Maria Gritsevich (b. 1977), a research scientist at the Finnish Geodetic Institute. JPL
14346 Zhilyaev	1985 QG5	Boris Efimovich Zhilyaev, Ukrainian astronomer Template:MPCit MPES
14348 Cumming	1985 UO3	Robert Cumming (b. 1967), an astronomer at Onsala Space Observatory. JPL
14349 Nikitamikhalkov	1985 UQ4	Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov, Russian film director and actor Template:MPCit MPES
14351 Tomaskohout	1986 RF3	Tomas Kohout (b. 1980), a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. JPL
14354 Kolesnikov	1987 QX7	Evgeny Kolesnikov, Russian scientist who has conducted research at the Tunguska impact site Template:MPCit MPES
14360 Ipatov	1988 CV4	Sergej Ivanovich Ipatov, Russian astronomer Template:MPCit MPES
14361 Boscovich	1988 DE	Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich (1711-1787), Jesuit professor of mathematics and philosophy at Rome and Pavia. JPL
14365 Jeanpaul	1988 RZ2	Jean Paul (Friedrich Richter, 1763-1825), a German writer and poet. JPL
14366 Wilhelmraabe	1988 RX3	Wilhelm Raabe (Jacob Corvinus, 1831-1910), The Lower-Saxon novelist and poet. JPL
14367 Hippokrates	1988 RY3	Hippokrates (460?-375 B.C.), a Greek physician. JPL
14372 Paulgerhardt	1989 AD6	Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676), a German poet and theologian. JPL
14382 Woszczyk	1990 ES6	Andrzej Woszczyk (1935–2011), Polish astronomer †
14395 Tommorgan	1990 TN3	Thomas H. Morgan, a U.S. planetary scientist. JPL
14400 Baudot	1990 WO4	Jean-Maurice-Emile Baudot (1845-1903) invented a telegraphic code in 1874 that encoded each letter of the alphabet as a series of "on-or-off" signals. Because each signal has the same duration, this system is more efficient than Morse code, and it still used in telecommunications today. JPL
14,401–14,500
14401 Reikoyukawa	1990 XV	Reiko Yukawa (born 1936), a Japanese music critic, songwriter and translator. JPL
14403 de Machault	1991 GM8	Guillaume de Machault (c. 1300-1377), a medieval poet and one of the last poet-musicians. JPL
14412 Wolflojewski	1991 RU2	Wolf von Lojewski, a prominent journalist, book author and long-standing correspondent of the German TV system ZDF in Europe and abroad. JPL
14413 Geiger	1991 RT3	Hans Geiger, German physicist. JPL
14420 Massey	1991 SM	Steven (Steve) Massey (born 1962), a pioneer in the use of modern video cameras in astronomical imaging. JPL
14424 Laval	1991 SR3	Université Laval, Québec, Canada, oldest university of North America † ‡
14425 Fujimimachi	1991 TJ2	Fujimimachi is a health resort town in central Japan known for its beautiful scenery and clean air. Mt. Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered, is located in this town. JPL
14426 Katotsuyoshi	1991 UO2	Tsuyoshi Kato (born 1968) is one of the leading amateur astronomers in Saitama prefecture. JPL
14428 Lazaridis	1991 VM12	Mike Lazaridis, Canadian entrepreneur and founder of the Perimeter Institute †
14429 Coyne	1991 XC	George Coyne (b. 1933), S.J., an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory since 1969. JPL
14436 Morishita	1992 FC2	After Yoko Morishita (born 1947) retired from the medical field in 2007, she decided to nurture her interest in astronomy. She is an enthusiastic supporter of activities at the Astronomical Society of Shikoku, making many contributions there to furthering the spread of astronomical awareness. JPL
14438 MacLean	1992 HC2	Steven Glenwood MacLean, Canadian astronaut †
14441 Atakanoseki	1992 SJ	Atakanoseki, a checkpoint set up in Komatsu-city, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 1187. JPL
14443 Sekinenomatsu	1992 TV	Recognized as a special natural treasure that is estimated to be over 370 years old, the six-meter-high pine tree of Sekine is located in the San-nohe town, Aomori prefecture. JPL
14446 Kinkowan	1992 UP6	Kinkowan (Kagoshima Bay) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Mount Sakurajima, a famous active volcano, is in the centre of Kinkowan †
14447 Hosakakanai	1992 VL	In 1910, Kanai Hosaka (1896–1937) showed his drawing of 1P/Halley to Kenji Miyazawa (1896–1933) with the words, "The comet was like a night train going along the Milky Way". This probably inspired Kenji's best-known story "Night on the Galactic Railroad.". JPL
14449 Myogizinzya	1992 WE1	Myogizinzya is a historic Shinto shrine built in 537 on the main peak of Myogi Mountain in Gunma prefecture, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago. JPL
14463 McCarter	1993 GA1	David Graham McCarter, Canadian amateur astronomer and telescope maker †
14466 Hodge	1993 OY2	Paul W. Hodge (born 1934), a professor of astronomy at the University of Washington and, since 1984, editor of the Astronomical Journal. JPL
14468 Ottostern	1993 OS12	Otto Stern (1888–1969), a German Jewish experimental physicist. JPL
14469 Komatsuataka	1993 RK	Komatsuataka is a seaside town in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. JPL
14479 Plekhanov	1994 CQ13	Gennadiy Plekanov, Russian scientist, long time investigator of the Tunguska event Template:MPCit MPES
14486 Tuscia	1994 TE	The ancient name of Tuscany †
14487 Sakaisakae	1994 TU2	Sakae Sakai (b. 1953) is a well-known amateur astronomer. JPL
14498 Bernini	1995 DO2	Gian Lorenzo Bernini, an Italian architect and sculptor who designed the colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. JPL
14499 Satotoshio	1995 VR1	Toshio Sato, Japanese amateur astronomer and astronomical historian. Template:MPCit MPES
14500 Kibo	1995 WO7	Kibo, a word meaning "hope" or "wish", became a Japanese nickname for the Experiment Module of the International Space Station. Template:MPCit MPES
14,501–14,600
14501 Tetsuokojima	1995 WA8	Tetsuo Kojima, Japanese amateur astronomer, an active member of Ota Astronomical Club Template:MPCit MPES
14502 Morden	1995 WB22	James C. Morden, Canadian historian, educator and author †
14504 Tsujimura	1995 YL3	*
14505 Barentine	1996 AW4	John Caleb Barentine, American astronomer JPL
14509 Lučenec	1996 ER2	*
14511 Nickel	1996 EU3	Jack Allen "Triple" Nickel, retired USAF pilot, NASA Shuttle Trainer Aircraft instructor*
14513 Alicelindner	1996 GK17	Alice Lindner, German secretary at the Hoher List Observatory JPL
14517 Monitoma	1996 LJ1	*
14519 Ural	1996 TT38	The Ural river, flowing from the Ural mountains into Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea; it forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia Template:MPCit MPES
14526 Xenocrates	1997 JT3	Xenocrates of Chalcedon, Ancient Greek philosopher*
14533 Roy	1997 QY	*
14535 Kazuyukihanda	1997 RF	*
14537 Týn nad Vltavou	1997 RL7	Týn nad Vltavou, a town on the Vltava River in Bohemia, the Czech Republic †
14539 Clocke Roeland	1997 RU9	Clocke Roeland, carillon society of the Belgian (Flemish) city of Ghent †
14542 Karitskaya	1997 SW9	*
14543 Sajigawasuiseki	1997 SF11	*
14544 Ericjones	1997 SG21	Eric M. Jones (born 1944), an American astrophysicist and space historian. JPL
14550 Lehký	1997 UU7	*
14551 Itagaki	1997 UN8	*
14555 Shinohara	1997 VQ	Tomoe Shinohara (b. 1979), a Japanese TV entertainer and designer, whose favorite hobby is astronomical observation and astrophotography. JPL
14558 Wangganchang	1997 WG1	*
14564 Heasley	1998 BX13	James N. Heasley, American astronomer JPL
14566 Hokule'a	1998 MY7	*
14567 Nicovincenti	1998 MQ8	*
14568 Zanotta	1998 OK	Mauro Vittorio Zanotta, Italian amateur astronomer †, ‡ +<--- also http://www.aavso.org/publications/ejaavso/v30n2/162.pdf --->
14570 Burkam	1998 QS37	*
14571 Caralexander	1998 QC45	*
14572 Armando	1998 QX54	*
14573 Montebugnoli	1998 QD55	*
14574 Payette	1998 QR58	Julie Payette, Canadian astronaut †
14575 Jamesblanc	1998 QC92	*
14576 Jefholley	1998 QO92	*
14582 Conlin	1998 RK49	*
14583 Lester	1998 RN61	*
14584 Lawson	1998 RH63	*
14588 Pharrams	1998 RH73	Stacey Pharrams, participant in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge †
14589 Stevenbyrnes	1998 RW79	Steven J. F. Byrnes, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14593 Everett	1998 SA26	*
14594 Jindrašilhán	1998 SS26	Jindřich Šilhán (Jindra Šilhan), Czech astronomer, observer of variable stars*
14595 Peaker	1998 SW32	Brian Ronald Peaker, Canadian competitive rower and Olympic medalist †
14596 Bergstralh	1998 SC55	Jay Bergstralh, NASA Solar System Exploration Division*
14597 Waynerichie	1998 SV57	*
14598 Larrysmith	1998 SU60	*
14,601–14,700
14605 Hyeyeonchoi	1998 SD123	Hyeyeon Choi, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14606 Hifleischer	1998 SK125	Hilary Caren Fleischer, a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search †
14611 Elsaadawi	1998 SA148	Nawal El Saadawi (1931), a medical doctor, graduated from the University of Cairo, and writer. Template:MPCit MPES
14612 Irtish	1998 SG164	Irtish river, flowing from the Mongolian Altay Mountains of China into Kazakhstan and Russia before joining the Ob river Template:MPCit MPES
14613 Sanchez	1998 TP2	*
14616 Van Gaal	1998 TK30	Hendrik Van Gaal, founder of the Urania Observatory in Hove, Belgium*
14617 Lasvergnas	1998 UA4	Olivier Las Vergnas (born 1954), French Astronomer, creator of the Association astronomique de Paris en Sorbonne in 1970 and currently President of the French Astronomical Association and
14619 Plotkin	1998 UF9	Howard Plotkin, Canadian historian of science †
14621 Tati	1998 UF18	Jacques Tati, French cinematographer*
14623 Kamoun	1998 UE24	*
14624 Prymachenko	1998 UO24	*
14627 Emilkowalski	1998 VA	Emil Kowalski, Named for the discoverer's late father
14632 Flensburg	1998 VY33	*
14643 Morata	1998 WZ30	*
14654 Rajivgupta	1998 YV16	Rajiv Gupta, Canadian mathematician †
14656 Lijiang	1998 YN22	*
14659 Gregoriana	1999 AF24	*
14664 Vandervelden	1999 BY25	Erwin Rene van der Velden, Australian astrophotographer Template:MPCit MPES
14669 Beletic	1999 DC	Named after James William Beletic (born 1956), a physicist. Asteroid awarded by Cyril Cavadore of the European Southern Observatory's Optical Detector Team, which J. Beletic led from 1994 Nov. 1 to 2000 Apr. 27. †
14678 Pinney	1999 XN33	*
14679 Susanreed	1999 XN42	*
14683 Remy	1999 XG156	*
14684 Reyes	1999 XQ167	*
14693 Selwyn	2000 AH144	*
14694 Skurat	2000 AR145	*
14696 Lindawilliams	2000 AW203	*
14697 Ronsawyer	2000 AO214	Ron Sawyer, Canadian amateur astronomer †
14698 Scottyoung	2000 AT230	Scott Douglas Young, Canadian planetarium director †
14699 Klarasmi	2000 AV239	*
14700 Johnreid	2000 AC240	*
14,701–14,800
14701 Aizu	2000 AO240	Aizu is the westernmost third of Fukushima prefecture, Japan. JPL
14702 Benclark	2000 AY242	Benton C. Clark III (born 1937), chief scientist at Space Exploration Systems of Lockheed Martin. JPL
14708 Slaven	2000 CU26	Kathy Slaven, mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
14719 Sobey	2000 CB85	Glen Sobey, mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
14724 SNO	2000 CA100	The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) †
14727 Suggs	2000 DU11	Rob Suggs, meteor scientist*
14734 Susanstoker	2000 DZ78	Susan L. Stoker, mentor of a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. JPL
14764 Kilauea	7072 P-L	Kilauea, the active volcano on Hawaii. JPL
14789 GAISH	1969 TY1	GAISh (ГАИШ), Moscow University's Sternberg Astronomical Institute, founded in 1931 on the site of the observatory established by the university in 1831 JPL
14790 Beletskij	1970 OF	*
14791 Atreus	1973 SU	*
14792 Thyestes	1973 SG1	*
14794 Konetskiy	1976 SD5	Victor Victorovich Konetskiy, 20th-century Russian writer and Arctic captain JPL
14795 Syoyou	1977 EE7	*
14,801–14,900
14812 Rosario	1981 JR1	Rosario, Argentina JPL
14814 Gurij	1981 RL2	Gurij Timofeevich Petrovsky (born 1931), director of the Vavilov State Optical Institute and president of the Rozhdestvensky International Optical Society. JPL
14815 Rutberg	1981 TH3	Filipp Grigor'evich Rutberg (born 1931), a prominent expert in electrophysics, is director of the Institute of Problems of Electrophysics in St. Petersburg. JPL
14820 Aizuyaichi	1982 VF4	Aizu Yaichi (1881–1956), a student of Japanese classical literature and a poet of Japanese 31-syllable poems. He greatly admired the poet Ryokan. JPL
14821 Motaeno	1982 VG4	Motaeno-Minato was the old name of Tamashima Port, Okayama prefecture, in the Edo Period. JPL
14825 Fieber-Beyer	1985 RQ	Sherry K. Fieber-Beyer (b. 1975), a post-doctoral researcher and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota. JPL
14826 Nicollier	1985 SC1	Claude Nicollier (b. 1944), the first European mission specialist of NASA. JPL
14827 Hypnos	1986 JK	Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep and twin brother of death. He entered the sleep of mortals and gave them, at the bidding of the Olympians, dreams of foolishness or inspiration, depending on the individual and their divine protectors or enemies. JPL
14829 Povalyaeva	1986 TR11	Marina Petrovna Povalyaeva, Ukrainian charity leader, decorated with the Order of Saint Peter and Paul and the "For patriotism" medal Template:MPCit MPES
14831 Gentileschi	1987 BS1	Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652), an Italian painter, the only daughter of the Italian painter Orazio Gentileschi. JPL
14832 Alechinsky	1987 QC3	Pierre Alechinsky, a Belgian painter. JPL
14833 Vilenius	1987 SP1	Esa Vilenius (b. 1974), a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institut f{ü}r extraterrestrische Physik in Garching, Germany. JPL
14834 Isaev	1987 SR17	Aleksej Mikhajlovich Isaev, 20th-century Russian space engineer. JPL
14835 Holdridge	1987 WF1	Mark E. Holdridge (b. 1960), an operations manager at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. JPL
14836 Maxfrisch	1988 CY	Max Frisch (1911-1991), Swiss writer and playwright. JPL
14843 Tanna	1988 VP3	Tanna, the name of a railroad tunnel on the Tokaido main line, Japan, that runs for 7804 meters between Atami and Kannami JPL
14845 Hegel	1988 VS6	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher. JPL
14846 Lampedusa	1989 BH	Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) is famous for Il Gattopardo, whose fictional protagonist, Prince Fabrizio Salina, modeled on the author's own grandfather, was an amateur astronomer who discovered and named minor planets "Salina" in honor of his family and "Svelto" in memory of his favorite dog. JPL
14850 Nagashimacho	1989 QH	Nagashimacho, a town located in the northwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. JPL
14853 Shimokawa	1989 SX	Yoji Shimokawa, Japanese amateur astronomer. JPL
14871 Pyramus	1990 TH7	In classic literature, Pyramus and Thisbe are two lovers whose union is prevented by their opposing parents and whose lives end in a tragic double suicide. The two lovers are now finally united forever in the minor-planet belt. JPL
14872 Hoher List	1990 UR	The Observatory of Hoher List, in the Ardennes near Daun (Eifel), was established in 1957 by the University of Bonn. JPL
14873 Shoyo	1990 UQ2	Shoyo Senior High School in Takasago has departments in home economics, commercial studies and general education. Shoyo means the evergreen pine tree and the glorious sun. To be spirited, progressive, autonomous and cooperative is the motto of this comprehensive school, of which the second discoverer is a graduate. JPL
14876 Dampier	1990 WD2	William Dampier, sailor and the first to circumnavigate the Earth three times. JPL
14877 Zauberflote	1990 WC9	Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (named on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth) Template:MPCit MPES
14880 Moa	1991 CJ1	A giant flightless bird of New Zealand thought to have become extinct by A.D. 1400, MOA is also the acronym of the project Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics which involves New Zealand and Japanese universities. JPL
14885 Paskoff	1991 RF2	Marie-Claude Paskoff, chief editor of the astronomical journal L’Astronomie, founded by Flammarion in 1882. JPL
14888 Kanazawashi	1991 SN1	Kanazawa ("Little Kyoto"), Ishikawa prefecture, Japan JPL
14,901–15,000
14901 Hidatakayama	1992 SH	Hida Takayama city is located in the north of the Hida Mountains in the heart of Japan. JPL
14902 Miyairi	1993 BE2	Keinosuke Miyairi (1865–1946), of Kyushu Imperial University, a pioneer in epidemiology, discovered that the snail now called "Miyairi-gai" is an intermediate host for transmission of shistosoma japonicum infection. This enabled schistosomiasis to be controlled. JPL
14909 Kamchatka	1993 PY3	Kamchatka Peninsula Template:MPCit MPES
14911 Fukamatsu	1993 RH2	Daihei Fukamatsu, Japanese amateur astronomer. JPL
14914 Moreux	1993 TM26	Théophile Moreux (1867–1954), commonly known as "Abbé Moreux", was a French astronomer and meteorologist. JPL
14917 Taco	1994 AD11	Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born 1950), an engineer and pilot with NASA from 1987 to 1990, was then selected as an astronaut and flew on space shuttle missions STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98 and STS-111. JPL
14919 Robertohaver	1994 PG	Roberto Haver, Italian amateur astronomer †
14922 Ohyama	1994 TA3	Tetsuya Ohyama (b. 1959) is a Japanese amateur astronomer skilled in the making of his own personal observatories. JPL
14925 Naoko	1994 VU2	Yamazaki (Sumino) Naoko, Japanese astronaut JPL
14926 Hoshide	1994 VB3	Hoshide Akihiko, Japanese astronaut JPL
14927 Satoshi	1994 VW6	Furukawa Satoshi, Japanese astronaut JPL
14937 Thirsk	1995 CP3	Robert Brent Thirsk, Canadian astronaut †
14939 Norikura	1995 DG1	Mount Norikura (3026 m high), part of the northern Japan Alps, is an extinct volcano, located at the boundary of Nagano and Gifu prefectures. JPL
14940 Freiligrath	1995 EL8	Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet*
14941 Tomswift	1995 FY2	Tom Swift and Tom Swift, Jr., protagonists of series of twentieth century adventure novels*
14942 Stevebaker	1995 MA	Steve Baker (born 1967), a key member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team. JPL
14947 Luigibussolino	1996 AB4	Luigi Bussolino, Italian aerospace engineer. JPL
14953 Bevilacqua	1996 CB3	Franco Bevilacqua (born 1937) is an Italian space engineer. JPL
14959 TRIUMF	1996 JT3	The Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) †
14960 Yule	1996 KO	George Udny Yule (1871–1951), statistician, lecturer at University College, London, and fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. JPL
14961 d'Auteroche	1996 LV3	Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche, French astronomer*
14964 Robertobacci	1996 VS	Roberto Bacci, Italian amateur astronomer †
14965 Bonk	1997 KC	Werner Bonk, German amateur astronomer †
14966 Jurijvega	1997 OU2	Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician and military engineer, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Jurij Vega Grammar School in Idrija, which the discoverer attended †
14967 Madrid	1997 PF4	Madrid, Spain*
14968 Kubáček	1997 QG	Dalibor Kubácek (born 1957) worked at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, where he studied the structure of cometary comae by means of image processing. He willingly taught students and friends (including the discoverers) and helped to explain to them this relatively unknown procedure. JPL
14969 Willacather	1997 QC1	Willa Cather, American author*
14972 Olihainaut	1997 QP3	Olivier R. Hainaut, Belgian astronomer.
14973 Rossirosina	1997 RZ	Rosina Rossi, mother of the discoverer Andrea Boattini †
14974 Počátky	1997 SK1	Počátky, a town in south Bohemia, the Czech Republic, where the discoverer Miloš Tichý was born †
14975 Serasin	1997 SA3	Antonietta Serasin, Italian amateur astronomer †
14976 Josefčapek	1997 SD4	Josef Čapek, Czech artist and playwright*
14977 Bressler	1997 SE4	Martin Bressler, Austrian amateur astronomer † ‡
14980 Gustavbrom	1997 TW9	Gustav Brom (Gustav Frkal), Czech 20th-century jazz musician, conductor, composer and singer JPL
14981 Uenoiwakura	1997 TY17	Iwakura High School was established in 1897 as a private railroad high school in Ueno. JPL
14988 Tryggvason	1997 UA7	Bjarni Tryggvason, Icelandic-Canadian astronaut †
14989 Tutte	1997 UB7	William Tutte, Canadian mathematician †
14990 Zermelo	1997 UY10	Ernst F. F. Zermelo (1871–1953), German mathematician. JPL
14994 Uppenkamp	1997 UW18	Wolfgang Uppenkamp, German literature teacher †
14995 Archytas	1997 VY1	Archytas (ca. 428-365 B.C.), a philosopher and mathematician of the Pythagorean school.
14998 Ogosemachi	1997 VU6	Ogosemachi, a town in the center of Saitama Prefecture. JPL
15000 CCD	1997 WZ16	Charge-Coupled Device.