Meanings of minor planet names: 12001–13000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

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

Contents: 12,001… 12,101… 12,201… 12,301… 12,401… 12,501… 12,601… 12,701… 12,801… 12,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
12,001–12,100
12001 Gasbarini	1996 ED9	Ron Gasbarini, Canadian amateur astronomer †
12002 Suess	1996 FR1	Franz Eduard Suess, Austrian geologist †
12003 Hideosugai	1996 FM5	*
12005 Delgiudice	1996 KA3	Maria del Giudice, friend and now wife of one of the discovery team's observers and measurers, Frank Shelly †
12007 Fermat	1996 TD7	Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician*
12008 Kandrup	1996 TY9	Henry Kandrup, American astrophysicist*
12012 Kitahiroshima	1996 VH8	*
12013 Sibatahosimi	1996 VU8	*
12014 Bobhawkes	1996 VX15	Robert (Bob) Lewis Hawkes, Canadian physicist † ‡
12016 Green	1996 XC	George Green, British mathematician and scientist*
12022 Hilbert	1996 XH26	David Hilbert, German mathematician*
12032 Ivory	1997 BP5	Sir James Ivory, Scottish mathematician*
12033 Anselmo	1997 BD9	Luciano Anselmo, Italian astronomer*
12035 Ruggieri	1997 CP13	Guido Ruggieri, Italian amateur astronomer †
12040 Jacobi	1997 EK8	Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician*
12042 Laques	1997 FC	Pierre Laques, French astronomer*
12044 Fabbri	1997 FU	*
12045 Klein	1997 FH1	Felix Klein, German mathematician*
12047 Hideomitani	1997 GX3	*
12050 Humecronyn	1997 HE14	Hume Blake Cronyn, Canadian businessman and politician †
12051 Pícha	1997 JO	Jaroslav Pícha, Czech meteorologist and amateur astronomer †
12052 Aretaon	1997 JB16	*
12053 Turtlestar	1997 PK2	Turtle Star Observatory, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany † ‡
12056 Yoshigeru	1997 YS11	*
12057 Alfredsturm	1998 DK1	Alfred Sturm co-founder with Martin Geffert of the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) in Heppenheim, Germany † ‡
12061 Alena	1998 FQ2	*
12064 Guiraudon	1998 FZ15	*
12065 Jaworski	1998 FA33	*
12067 Jeter	1998 FH42	*
12068 Khandrika	1998 FZ53	Harish Gautam Khandrika, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡
12070 Kilkis	1998 FK63	Siir Sirinyasam Kilkis, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12071 Davykim	1998 FV63	Davy Kim, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12072 Anupamakotha	1998 FA65	Anupama Kotha, Indian-born American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and 2002-2003 Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) † ‡*
12073 Larimer	1998 FD66	Curtis James Larimer, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12074 Carolinelau	1998 FZ68	Caroline Laurens deSaussure, American semi-finalist, 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) †*
12075 Legg	1998 FX69	Tiffany Amelia Legg, American finalist, 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12079 Kaibab	1998 FZ73	*
12084 Unno	1998 FL125	Juza Unno (a.k.a. Sano Shoichi), Japanese mystery writer and pioneer of science fiction †
12086 Joshualevine	1998 HC22	Joshua Adam Levine, American semi-finalist, 2005 Intel Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) †*
12087 Tiffanylin	1998 HB30	*
12088 Macalintal	1998 HZ31	Jeric Valles Macalintal, Filipino winner of the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡ +
12089 Maichin	1998 HO35	Diana Marie Maichin, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12091 Jesmalmquist	1998 HS96	Eric Ragnarson Malmquist, American finalist, 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12093 Chrimatthews	1998 HF99	Christina Marie Matthews, American finalist, 2001 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12094 Mazumder	1998 HX99	Mark Mohan Mazumder, American finalist, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12099 Meigooni	1998 HQ124	David Nima Meigooni, American finalist, 2002 and 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12,101–12,200
12101 Trujillo	1998 JX2	Chadwick Aaron Trujillo, American astronomer?*
12104 Chesley	1998 KO6	Steven Ross Chesley, American astronomer*
12106 Menghuan	1998 KQ31	*
12111 Ulm	1998 LU	*
12113 Hollows	1998 OH12	*
12117 Meagmessina	1999 JT60	*
12118 Mirotsin	1999 NC9	Yauhen Adolfovich Mirotsin, Belarusian finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12119 Memamis	1999 NG9	*
12123 Pazin	1999 OS	Pazin, a Croatian town in the Istrian Peninsula and the administrative center of Istria County.
12124 Hvar	1999 RG3	Hvar, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast.
12125 Jamesjones	1999 RS4	James Jones, Canadian astronomer †
12127 Mamiya	1999 RD37	*
12128 Palermiti	1999 RP43	*
12130 Mousa	1999 RD146	Ahmed and Sarah Shaker Mousa, American finalists, 2000-2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12131 Echternach	2085 P-L	Eddy Echternach, Dutch author, science writer and astronomy popularizer †
12132 Wimfröger	2103 P-L	Willem Albertus Fröger, Dutch-Argentinian amateur astronomer †
12133 Titulaer	2558 P-L	Chriet Titulaer, Dutch science writer and astronomer, co-presenter, with Henk Terlingen, of the Dutch television coverage of the Apollo Moon landings †
12134 Hansfriedeman	2574 P-L	Johannes Lambertus Maria ("Hans") Friedeman, 20th-century Dutch journalist and space enthusiast †
12135 Terlingen	3021 P-L	Henk Terlingen, Dutch journalist, co-author, with Chriet Titulaer, of the Dutch television coverage of the Apollo Moon landings †
12136 Martinryle	3045 P-L	Martin Ryle, 20th-century British astrophysicist and radio-astronomer, inventor of the aperture synthesis technique of interferometry †
12137 Williefowler	4004 P-L	William Alfred Fowler, 20th-century American nuclear astrophysicist †
12138 Olinwilson	4053 P-L	Olin C. Wilson, 20th-century American spectroscopist, co-discoverer, with Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, of the Wilson-Bappu effect †
12139 Tomcowling	4055 P-L	Thomas G. Cowling, 20th-century British astrophysicist †
12140 Johnbolton	4087 P-L	John G. Bolton, 20th-century Australian radio astronomer pioneer †
12141 Chushayashi	4112 P-L	Chushiro Hayashi, Japanese astrophysicist †
12142 Franklow	4624 P-L	Frank J. Low, American physicist and infrared astronomer, inventor of the gallium-doped germanium bolometer †
12143 Harwit	4631 P-L	Martin O. Harwit, Czech-American astrophysicist and infrared astronomer, director (1987–1995) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum †
12150 De Ruyter	1051 T-1	Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 17th-century Dutch admiral †
12156 Ubels	1042 T-2	Egbert Ubels, Dutch fireman who perished on 9 May 2008 while fighting a shipyard fire in De Punt (Drenthe, Netherlands), along with colleagues Raymond Patrick Soyer and Anne Kregel †
12164 Lowellgreen	3067 T-2	Lowell Green, Canadian broadcaster*
12165 Ringleb	3289 T-2	Peter Ringleb, German neurologist, member of the team who cared for the second discoverer †
12166 Oliverherrmann	3372 T-2	Oliver Herrmann, German neurologist, member of the team who cared for the second discoverer †
12167 Olivermüller	4306 T-2	Oliver Müller, German cardiologist, member of the team who cared for the second discoverer †
12168 Polko	5141 T-2	Norbert Polko, German astronomical assistant †
12169 Munsterman	2031 T-3	Henk Munsterman, Dutch amateur astrophotographer †
12170 Vanvollenhoven	2372 T-3	Pieter van Vollenhoven, Dutch professor of risk management at the Technical University of Twente and Dutch ambassador of the International Year of Astronomy †
12173 Lansbergen	3135 T-3	Philippus Lansbergen, 16th-17th-century Dutch Calvinist minister and astronomer, author of the first Dutch popular book on astronomy †
12182 Storm	1973 UQ5	Theodor Storm, Frisian poet and novelist*
12185 Gasprinskij	1976 SL5	İsmail Gaspinskiy, Crimean Tatar journalist and writer, educator and reformer*
12186 Mitukurigen	1977 ER5	*
12187 Lenagoryunova	1977 RL7	*
12189 Dovgyj	1978 RQ1	*
12190 Sarkisov	1978 SE5	*
12191 Vorontsova	1978 TT8	*
12197 Jan-Otto	1980 FR2	Jan-Otto Carlsson, Swedish professor of inorganic chemistry at Uppsala University †
12199 Sohlman	1980 TK6	*
12,201–12,300
12211 Arnoschmidt	1981 KJ	Arno Schmidt, German novelist*
12214 Miroshnikov	1981 RF2	*
12218 Fleischer	1982 RK	*
12219 Grigor'ev	1982 SC8	Mikhail Grigor'evich Grigor'ev, Russian chief (1957–1962) of the space-vehicle launch site now known as the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (see also 11824) †
12220 Semenchur	1982 UD6	Semen Ivanovich Churyumov, Ukrainian doctor of philosophy and socionics, senior lecturer in the mathematics department at the Kiev National Aviation University †
12221 Ogatakoan	1982 VS2	*
12222 Perotto	1982 WA	Pier Giorgio Perotto, Italian electronics engineer
12223 Hoskin	1983 TX	Michael Anthony Hoskin, British historian of astronomy*
12224 Jimcornell	1984 UN2	James Cornell, American astronomer*
12225 Yanfernández	1985 PQ	Yanga Rolando Fernández, Canadian astronomer † ‡
12226 Caseylisse	1985 TN	Casey Lisse (Carey Michael Lisse), American astronomer † ‡
12227 Penney	1985 TO3	*
12234 Shkuratov	1986 RP2	Yurij G. Shkuratov, Ukrainian director of the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University †
12235 Imranakperov	1986 RB12	Imran Gurru ogly Akperov, Rector of the International Banking Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia*
12237 Coughlin	1987 HE	Thomas B. Coughlin, of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission team and programs manager of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University*
12238 Actor	1987 YU1	*
12239 Carolinakou	1988 CN4	*
12240 Droste-Hülshoff	1988 PG2	Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and poet*
12241 Lefort	1988 PQ2	*
12242 Koon	1988 QY	*
12244 Werfel	1988 RY2	Franz Werfel, Czech poet*
12252 Gwangju	1988 VT1	*
12257 Lassine	1989 GL4	*
12258 Oscarwilde	1989 GN4	Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, poet, and writer*
12259 Szukalski	1989 SZ1	Albert Szukalski, Belgian artist
12261 Ledouanier	1989 TY4	Henri Rousseau, French post-impressionist painter, nicknamed "Le Douanier" ("The Customs Officer")*
12262 Nishio	1989 UL	*
12267 Denneau	1990 KN1	Larry Denneau, American software engineer for the Moving Object Processing System of Pan-STARRS †
12270 Bozar	1990 QR9	*
12272 Geddylee	1990 SZ3	Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib), Canadian bassist, vocalist and keyboardist for the band Rush †
12275 Marcelgoffin	1990 VS5	*
12278 Kisohinoki	1990 WQ2	Kiso cypresses, (Kiso hinoki in Japanese), used as building materials for castles during the Edo era †
12279 Laon	1990 WP4	*
12280 Reims	1990 WS4	Reims, France*
12281 Chaumont	1990 WA5	Chaumont[disambiguation needed ], France*
12282 Crombecq	1991 BV1	*
12284 Pohl	1991 FP	Frederik Pohl, American author †
12287 Langres	1991 GH5	*
12288 Verdun	1991 GC6	Verdun, France*
12289 Carnot	1991 GP7	Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician*
12291 Gohnaumann	1991 LJ2	Gottfried Naumann (Gottfried Otto Helmut Naumann), German ophthalmic pathologist*
12292 Dalton	1991 LK2	John Dalton, British physicist and chemist*
12294 Avogadro	1991 PQ2	Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientist*
12295 Tasso	1991 PE3	*
12298 Brecht	1991 PL17	Bertolt Brecht, German dramatist, stage director, and poet*
12,301–12,400
12301 Eötvös	1991 RR12	Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist*
12306 Pebronstein	1991 TM14	*
12309 Tommygrav	1992 DD3	Tommy Grav, Norwegian astronomer †
12310 Londontario	1992 DE4	London, Ontario*
12317 Madicampbell	1992 HH1	Margaret Diane Campbell, Canadian astronomer † ‡
12318 Kästner	1992 HD7	Erich Kästner, German author*
12320 Loschmidt	1992 PH1	Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist*
12321 Zurakowski	1992 PZ1	Paul Zurakowski, telescope-making instructor and former director of the Chabot center*
12323 Haeckel	1992 RX	Ernst Heinrich Philipp August (von) Haeckel, German biologist and philosopher*
12324 Van Rompaey	1992 RS3	Pierre Van Rompaey, Belgian architect †
12326 Shirasaki	1992 SF	Shuichi Shirasaki, Japanese anaesthesiologist, the finalist in the selection of a Japanese astronaut candidate in 1999 †
12327 Terbrüggen	1992 SX1	*
12329 Liebermann	1992 SR23	*
12339 Carloo	1992 YW1	*
12340 Stalle	1992 YJ2	*
12341 Calevoet	1993 BN4	Calevoet is a hamlet in the southwestern part of the municipality of Uccle. The name means "grassless ford". However, the name also means "bare foot", which gave birth to the legend that Charlemagne crossed the small river at Calevoet barefooted.
12342 Kudohmichiko	1993 BL12	*
12343 Martinbeech	1993 DT1	Martin Beech, British-Canadian astronomer †
12350 Feuchtwanger	1993 HA6	Lion Feuchtwanger, German novelist*
12352 Jepejacobsen	1993 OX6	Jens Peter Jacobsen, Danish novelist*
12354 Hemmerechts	1993 QD3	Kristien Hemmerechts, Belgian writer* nl:Lijst van Belgische planetoïden
12356 Carlscheele	1993 RM14	Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist*
12357 Toyako	1993 ST1	Lake Toya ("Toyako" in Japanese), part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaido †
12359 Cajigal	1993 SN3	Observatorio Cajigal in Caracas, Venezuela, or Juan Manuel Cajigal, Venezuelan mathematician after whom it is named*
12360 Unilandes	1993 SQ3	*
12362 Mumuryk	1993 TS1	Mumuryk Keiko Yuharo, Japanese painter and illustrator, whose work appears on posters for the Japanese International Space Station and the STS-123 mission †
12363 Marinmarais	1993 TA24	Marin Marais, French musician*
12364 Asadagouryu	1993 XQ1	*
12365 Yoshitoki	1993 YD	*
12366 Luisapla	1994 CD8	Luisa Pla, Spanish-Venezuelan teacher of French, born in Villarrobledo co-founder (with her husband, Manuel Sanchez Jordan) of the Lope de Vega high school in Valencia, founder of Spanish history studies at La Universidad de Carabobo †
12367 Ourinhos	1994 CN8	Ourinhos, Saõ Paulo, Brazil †
12368 Mutsaers	1994 CM11	Charlotte Mutsaers, Dutch writer †
12369 Pirandello	1994 CJ16	Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist and novelist*
12370 Kageyasu	1994 GB9	Takahashi Kageyasu, Japanese astronomer and geographer †
12372 Kagesuke	1994 JF	*
12373 Lancearmstrong	1994 JE9	Lance Armstrong, American cyclist*
12374 Rakhat	1994 JG9	*
12379 Thulin	1994 PQ11	*
12380 Sciascia	1994 PB14	*
12381 Hugoclaus	1994 PH30	Hugo Claus, Belgian writer*
12382 Niagara Falls	1994 SO5	Niagara Falls †
12383 Eboshi	1994 TF1	Eboshi-iwa (also known as Uba Shima), a large hat-shaped rock visible from the coast, symbol of Southern Beach of Chigasaki, Kanagawa prefecture †
12384 Luigimartella	1994 TC2	*
12386 Nikolova	1994 UK5	Simona Rumenova Nikolova, Bulgarian-Canadian astronomer †
12387 Tomokofujiwara	1994 UT11	Tomoko Fujiwara, Japanese assistant professor of astronomy at Kyushu University †
12388 Kikunokai	1994 VT6	Kikunokai, Japanese traditional dance troupe †
12391 Ecoadachi	1994 WE2	Adachi Ward (Eco-Adachi Ward), one of 23 wards of Tokyo, known for its environmentalism †
12395 Richnelson	1995 CD2	Richard Nelson, American astrophysicist †
12397 Peterbrown	1995 FV14	Peter Brown, Canadian astronomer † ‡
12398 Pickhardt	1995 KJ3	Wilhelm Pickhardt, German geologist
12399 Bartolini	1995 OD	Corrado Bartolini, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Bologna †
12400 Katumaru	1995 OA1	*
12,401–12,500
12401 Tucholsky	1995 OG10	Kurt Tucholsky, German writer and satirist*
12405 Nespoli	1995 RK	Paolo Angelo Nespoli, Italian Mission Specialist astronaut †
12406 Zvíkov	1995 SZ1	Zvíkov Castle, Czech Republic †
12407 Riccardi	1995 SC2	*
12408 Fujioka	1995 SP2	*
12409 Bukovanská	1995 SL3	Marcela Bukovanská, Czech researcher in meteorics †
12411 Tannokayo	1995 SQ3	Kayo Tanno, Japanese elementary school teacher and science educator, who worked on the staff of the Saga prefecture Space and Science Museum during 2002-2006 †
12412 Muchisachie	1995 ST4	Muchi Sachie, Japanese music teacher †
12413 Johnnyweir	1995 SQ29	Johnny Weir (born July 2, 1984), American athlete, figure-skating champion and Olympian, talented in many spheres of artistic endeavor†
12414 Bure	1995 SR29	Pavel Bure, ice hockey player †
12415 Wakatatakayo	1995 SW52	Takayo Wakata, mother of the Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata †
12418 Tongling	1995 UX2	Tongling, Anhui
12421 Zhenya	1995 UH5	*
12423 Slotin	1995 UQ16	Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist †
12426 Racquetball	1995 VL2	Racquetball, sport*
12431 Webster	1995 YY10	Alan Reginald Webster, British-Canadian engineer †
12433 Barbieri	1996 AF4	Cesare Barbieri, Italian astronomer*
12435 Sudachi	1996 BX	Citrus sudachi, a small, round, green citrus fruit that is a specialty of Tokushima prefecture, Japan †
12437 Westlane	1996 BN6	Westlane Secondary School, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada †
12439 Okasaki	1996 CA3	*
12440 Koshigayaboshi	1996 CF3	Koshigayaboshi, "the star of Koshigaya", southeast Saitama prefecture, Japan, in honour of the city's fiftieth anniversary in 2008 †
12442 Beltramemass	1996 DO1	*
12443 Paulsydney	1996 EQ2	*
12444 Prothoon	1996 GE19	*
12445 Sirataka	1996 HE2	*
12446 Juliabryant	1996 PZ6	*
12447 Yatescup	1996 XA12	Yates Cup, Canadian sports trophy †
12448 Mr. Tompkins	1996 XW18	Mr. Tompkins, character from George Gamow's books †
12460 Mando	1997 AF5	*
12464 Manhattan	1997 AH8	Manhattan Island, New York, USA*
12465 Perth Amboy	1997 AD10	Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA*
12468 Zachotín	1997 AE18	Zachotín, Czech Republic †
12470 Pinotti	1997 BC9	*
12471 Larryscherr	1997 CZ6	*
12472 Samadhi	1997 CW11	Samadhi Hindu/Buddhist concept
12473 Levi-Civita	1997 CM19	Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician*
12477 Haiku	1997 EY20	The Haiku, Japanese poetic form
12478 Suzukiseiji	1997 EX25	*
12479 Ohshimaosamu	1997 EG27	*
12481 Streuvels	1997 EW47	Stijn Streuvels, Flemish writer †
12482 Pajka	1997 FG1	Paula Pravdová †
12485 Jenniferharris	1997 GO1	*
12490 Leiden	1997 JB13	Leiden, Netherlands, seat of the University of Leiden †
12491 Musschenbroek	1997 JE15	Pieter van Musschenbroek, Dutch scientist, inventor of the Leyden jar †
12492 Tanais	1997 JP16	Tanais, ancient Greek name of the Don river †
12493 Minkowski	1997 PM1	Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician*
12494 Doughamilton	1998 DH11	Douglas Peary Hamilton, American astronomer †
12496 Ekholm	1998 FF9	Andreas Ekholm, astronomer, latterly of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona*
12498 Dragesco	1998 FY14	Jean Dragesco, Romanian-born French astronomer †
12500 Desngai	1998 FB49	Desmond Ngai, Canadian finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12,501–12,600
12501 Nord	1998 FL66	*
12504 Nuest	1998 FS75	Jennifer Elizabeth Nuest, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) †*
12506 Pariser	1998 FR108	*
12509 Pathak	1998 FY117	*
12511 Patil	1998 FQ121	*
12513 Niven	1998 HC20	Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician †
12514 Schommer	1998 HM26	Robert Schommer, American astrophysicist
12515 Suiseki	1998 HE43	*
12517 Grayzeck	1998 HD52	Edwin John Grayzeck, American astronomer, Archive Manager, Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data System, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park †
12519 Pullen	1998 HH55	*
12522 Rara	1998 HL99	Prem Vilas Fortran M. Rara, Filipino winner of the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) † ‡ +
12524 Conscience	1998 HG103	†*
12526 de Coninck	1998 HZ147	Herman de Coninck, Flemish writer and poet*
12527 Anneraugh	1998 JE3	Anne C. Raugh, American astronomer †
12529 Reighard	1998 KG41	*
12530 Richardson	1998 KO46	*
12533 Edmond	1998 LA	*
12534 Janhoet	1998 LB3	Jan Hoet, founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK)) in Ghent and Artistic Director of the Marta Museum in Herford, Germany*
12537 Kendriddle	1998 MT34	*
12539 Chaikin	1998 OP2	Andrew Chaikin, author and writer on space exploration*
12540 Picander	1998 OU9	*
12542 Laver	1998 PN1	*
12548 Erinriley	1998 QJ25	*
12553 Aaronritter	1998 QZ46	*
12556 Kyrobinson	1998 QG48	*
12557 Caracol	1998 QQ54	The ancient Mayan city of Caracol*
12561 Howard	1998 SX7	Ron Howard American Actor, director, producer*
12562 Briangrazer	1998 SP36	Brian Grazer American Producer*
12565 Khege	1998 SV53	*
12566 Derichardson	1998 SH54	Derek Charles Richardson, Canadian astrophysicist † ‡
12567 Herreweghe	1998 SU71	Philippe Herreweghe, Belgian conductor*
12568 Kuffner	1998 VB5	Moriz von Kuffner(in German), Austrian brewer, alpinist and founder of the Kuffner Observatory(in German) in Vienna †
12572 Sadegh	1999 NN8	*
12574 LONEOS	1999 RT	Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS)
12575 Palmaria	1999 RH1	*
12576 Oresme	1999 RP1	Nicole Oresme, French philosopher*
12577 Samra	1999 RA13	*
12578 Bensaur	1999 RF17	*
12579 Ceva	1999 RA28	*
12580 Antonini	1999 RM33	*
12583 Buckjean	1999 RC35	*
12585 Katschwarz	1999 RN64	*
12593 Shashlov	1999 RQ136	*
12595 Amandashaw	1999 RD149	Amanda Bryce Shaw, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12596 Shukla	1999 RT154	Nikhil Atul Shukla, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12598 Sierra	1999 RC159	*
12599 Singhal	1999 RT160	Akshat Singhal, Indian finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12,601–12,700
12601 Tiffanyswann	1999 RO178	Tiffany Nichole Swann, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12602 Tammytam	1999 RT183	*
12603 Tanchunghee	1999 RF184	Chun Ghee Tan, Singaporean finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12604 Lisatate	1999 RC194	*
12606 Apuleius	2043 P-L	Lucius Apuleius, 2nd-century Roman writer and orator †
12607 Alcaeus	2058 P-L	Alcaeus, 7th-6th-century B.C. Greek poet †
12608 Aesop	2091 P-L	Aesop (Herodotus Aisopos of Sardes), 6th-century B.C. Greek slave who won his freedom with his fine fables †
12609 Apollodoros	2155 P-L	Apollodoros of Athens, 2nd-century B.C. Greek scholar and stoic, author of a much used Chronika †
12610 Hãfez	2551 P-L	Schamsoddin Mohammed Hãfez, 14th-century Persian poet †
12611 Ingres	2555 P-L	Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 18th-19th-century French painter †
12612 Daumier	2592 P-L	Honoré Daumier, 19th-century French painter and lithographer †
12613 Hogarth	4024 P-L	William Hogarth, 18th-century English painter and copper-plate engraver †
12614 Hokusai	4119 P-L	Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th-century Japanese wood-carver and painter †
12616 Lochner	4874 P-L	Stephan Lochner, 15th-century German painter of the Cologne school †
12617 Angelusilesius	5568 P-L	Angelus Silesius (Johannes Scheffler), 17th-century German baroque poet †
12649 Ascanios	2035 T-3	*
12657 Bonch-Bruevich	1971 QO1	One of the Bonch-Bruevich*
12658 Peiraios	1973 SL	*
12659 Schlegel	1973 UR5	*
12661 Schelling	1976 DA1	*
12664 Sonisenia	1978 SS5	*
12670 Passargea	1979 SG2	Michael Paul Oskar Passarge, German amateur astronomer † ‡
12674 Rybalka	1980 RL2	*
12675 Chabot	1980 TA4	*
12680 Bogdanovich	1981 JR2	Carrie C. L. Bogdanovich, American amateur astronomer who assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive †
12682 Kawada	1982 VC3	*
12686 Bezuglyj	1986 TT11	*
12687 de Valory	1987 YS1	Guy Louis Henri, Marquis de Valory, 18th-century French aristocrat, friend of Voltaire and ambassador for the Prussian King Frederic II †
12688 Baekeland	1988 CK4	Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist †
12694 Schleiermacher	1989 EJ6	Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian*
12695 Utrecht	1989 GR3	Utrecht, the seat of the University of Utrecht †
12696 Camus	1989 SF1	Albert Camus, French author and philosopher*
12697 Verhaeren	1989 SK3	Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet*
12,701–12,800
12701 Chénier	1990 GE	André Chénier, French poet*
12704 Tupolev	1990 SL28	Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev, Russian pioneering aircraft designer*
12708 Van Straten	1990 UB4	*
12709 Bergen op Zoom	1990 VN4	Berg op Zoom, Netherlands †
12710 Breda	1990 VQ5	Breda, Netherlands †
12711 Tukmit	1991 BB	Tukmit, Father Sky in the Luiseno creation story, who with Tomaiyavit bore the First People †
12714 Alkimos	1991 GX1	Akimos, mythological son of Ares, who was, together with Automedon, in charge of Achilles' horses during the Trojan War †
12715 Godin	1991 GR2	Louis Godin, 18th-century French astronomer who proposed to send expeditions to the equator and the polar sea to measure in both places an arc of one degree in order to find out the true shape of the Earth; in 1753 he joined La Condamine and Bouguer on an expedition to Peru to do this very thing †
12716 Delft	1991 GD8	Delft, Netherlands †
12718 Le Gentil	1991 LF1	Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer*
12719 Pingré	1991 LP2	Alexandre Guy Pingré, French astronomer*
12722 Petrarca	1991 PT1	Petrarch, Italian poet and humanist*
12727 Cavendish	1991 PB20	Henry Cavendish, British scientist*
12729 Berger	1991 RL7	*
12734 Haruna	1991 UF3	*
12738 Satoshimiki	1992 AL	*
12742 Delisle	1992 OF1	Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer*
12747 Michageffert	1992 YN2	Michael Geffert, German astronomer †
12750 Berthollet	1993 DJ1	Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist*
12751 Kamihayashi	1993 EU	Kamihayashi, Niigata prefecture, Japan †
12753 Povenmire	1993 HE	Hal and Katie Povenmire † ‡
12755 Balmer	1993 OS10	Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician*
12758 Kabudari	1993 SM3	Kabudari ("big tree" in Arawak), a native name from Palavecino, Lara, Venezuela †
12759 Joule	1993 TL18	James Prescott Joule, British physicist*
12760 Maxwell	1993 TX26	James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist*
12761 Pauwels	1993 TP38	Thierry Pauwels, Belgian astronomer*
12762 Nadiavittor	1993 UE1	Nadia Vittor, aunt of Alberto Toso, one of the discoverers †
12766 Paschen	1993 VV4	Friedrich Paschen, Austro-German physicist*
12769 Kandakurenai	1994 FF	Kurenai Kanda, Japanese actress and professional storyteller, member of the executive board of the Japan Space Forum †
12771 Kimshin	1994 GA1	Kim Shin, Japanese musician and synthesizer performer, whose compact disc Everlasting Space traveled into space with the shuttle Discovery in 2000 †
12773 Lyman	1994 PJ10	Theodore Lyman, American physicist and spectroscopist*
12774 Pfund	1994 PH22	August Herman Pfund, American physicist and spectroscopist*
12775 Brackett	1994 PX22	Frederick Sumner Brackett, American physicist and spectroscopist*
12776 Reynolds	1994 PT31	Osborne Reynolds, Irish engineer*
12777 Manuel	1994 QA1	*
12780 Salamony	1995 CE1	Sandra Noel Salamony, American creative director for Sky Publishing (Sky & Telescope, Night Sky, Beautiful Universe) †
12782 Mauersberger	1995 ED9	Rainer Mauersberger, German astrophysicist and/or Konrad Mauersberger, German researcher, specialising in earth and planetary atmospheres*
12787 Abetadashi	1995 SR3	Tadashi Abe, Japanese amateur astronomer †
12788 Shigeno	1995 SZ3	Toramatsu Shigeno, Japanese amateur astronomer, and the discoverer's father-in-law †
12790 Cernan	1995 UT2	Eugene Andrew Cernan, American astronaut †
12796 Kamenrider	1995 WF	*
12799 von Suttner	1995 WF6	Bertha Félicie Sophie von Suttner, Austrian peace activist and Nobelist †
12800 Oobayashiarata	1995 WQ7	*
12,801–12,900
12801 Somekawa	1995 XD	*
12802 Hagino	1995 XD1	*
12810 Okumiomote	1996 BV	Okumiomote （奥三面）, northern Niigata prefecture, Japan, archaeological site submerged by the damming of a river in 2000 †
12811 Rigonistern	1996 CL7	Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian author*
12812 Cioni	1996 CN7	*
12813 Paolapaolini	1996 CU8	*
12814 Vittorio	1996 CG9	*
12817 Federica	1996 FM16	*
12818 Tomhanks	1996 GU8	Tom Hanks, American actor*
12820 Robinwilliams	1996 JN6	Robin Williams, American actor*
12828 Batteas	1997 AU9	*
12833 Kamenný Újezd	1997 CV1	Kamenný Újezd, village in Czech Republic †
12834 Bomben	1997 CB13	*
12835 Stropek	1997 CN13	Václav Stropek, technician at Kleť Observatory †
12838 Adamsmith	1997 EL55	Adam Smith, 18th-century key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations †
12840 Paolaferrari	1997 GR5	Paola Ferrari, Librarian of the town of San Marcello Pistoiese in Italy and contributor to the Pian dei Termini Observatory †
12843 Ewers	1997 GH27	Dick Ewers, NASA pilot*
12845 Crick	1997 JM15	Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM, British physicist and biochemist*
12846 Fullerton	1997 MR	*
12848 Agostino	1997 NK10	*
12852 Teply	1998 FW30	Grant Teply, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)†
12855 Tewksbury	1998 HS32	Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12859 Marlamoore	1998 KK1	Marla Hoke Moore, American astronomer †
12860 Turney	1998 KT32	Shannon Quinn Turney, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12861 Wacker	1998 KW33	David "Buzz" Wacker, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12863 Whitfield	1998 KE48	*
12866 Yanamadala	1998 KL65	Vijay Yanamadala, American finalist, 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)*
12867 Joëloïc	1998 LK2	*
12868 Onken	1998 MZ7	*
12870 Rolandmeier	1998 MK37	*
12871 Samarasinha	1998 ML37	Nalin Harsha Samarasinha, American astronomer †
12872 Susiestevens	1998 OZ5	Susie Stevens, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12873 Clausewitz	1998 OU7	Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and military thinker*
12874 Poisson	1998 QZ	Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician, geometer and physicist*
12878 Erneschiller	1998 QH11	Ernest Schiller, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12880 Juliegrady	1998 QM25	Julie Grady, American teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12881 Yepeiyu	1998 QF31	Ye Peiyu, Chinese teacher, 2002 winner of an Intel Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award*
12895 Balbastre	1998 QO99	*
12896 Geoffroy	1998 QV102	Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist, or Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist, or, Henry Geoffroy, French painter*
12897 Bougeret	1998 RY5	Jean-Louis Bougeret, French astronomer*
12898 Mignard	1998 RK6	Either or both of the brothers Pierre and Nicolas Mignard, French painters*
12,901–13,000
12909 Jaclifford	1998 SK58	*
12910 Deliso	1998 SP59	*
12911 Goodhue	1998 SQ59	*
12912 Streator	1998 SR60	*
12916 Eteoneus	1998 TL15	Eteoneus, son of Boethous, King Menelaus of Sparta's weapon-carrier during the Trojan War, who helped Odysseus in his attempts to return home †
12923 Zephyr	1999 GK4	*
12926 Brianmason	1999 SO9	Brian Mason, New Zealand-born meteoriticist and lunar geologist (not to be confused with American astronomers Brian Dewitt Mason and Brian Scott Mason)
12927 Pinocchio	1999 SU9	Pinocchio, character from Carlo Collodi's eponymous tale
12928 Nicolapozio	1999 SV9	Nicola Pozio, accountant for the Spaceguard Foundation †
12931 Mario	1999 TX10	Mario Sposetti, father of the discoverer †
12932 Conedera	1999 TC12	Marina Conedera, wife of the discoverer †
12934 Bisque	1999 TH16	*
12972 Eumaios	1973 SF1	*
12973 Melanthios	1973 SY1	*
12974 Halitherses	1973 SB2	*
12975 Efremov	1973 SY5	Yurij Nikolaevich Efremov, Russian astronomer †
12976 Kalinenkov	1976 QK1	*
12978 Ivashov	1978 SD7	*
12979 Evgalvasil'ev	1978 SB8	Evgenij Aleksandrovich Vasil'ev, Ukrainian educator, creator of the Artek pioneer camp "Lesnoj" in Crimea †
12984 Lowry	1979 QF2	Stephen C. Lowry, Irish astronomer †
12999 Toruń	1981 QJ2	Toruń, Poland, birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus, whose Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and whose university houses the largest observatory in Poland †

Preceded by 11,001–12,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 12,001–13,000

Succeeded by 13,001–14,000