Meanings of minor planet names: 29001–30000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 29,001… 29,101… 29,201… 29,301… 29,401… 29,501… 29,601… 29,701… 29,801… 29,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
29001–29100
29053 Muskau	4466 T-2	Park von Muskau, astride the Neisse River between Poland and Germany †
29085 Sethanne	1979 SD	Sethanne Howard, American astronomer, chief of the U.S. Nautical Almanac Office 2000–2003 †
29101–29200
29122 Vasadze	1982 YR1	Tariel Shakrovich Vasadze, Ukrainian automotive inventor †
29125 Kyivphysfak	1984 YL1	"Kyiv physics faculty" of the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University †
29133 Vargas	1987 KH5	Norman ("Norm") L. Vargas, American amateur astronomer who assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive †
29137 Alanboss	1987 UY1	Alan Boss, American astrophysicist †
29146 McHone	1988 FN	John F. McHone, American geologist, oceanographer and planetary scientist †
29148 Palzer	1988 JE	Wolfgang Palzer, German astronomer †
29185 Reich	1990 TG8	Ludwig Reich, Austrian professor of mathematics at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (University of Graz), editor of several international mathematical journals, and a member of the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Austrian Academy of Sciences) †
29187 Lemonnier	1990 US3	Charles-Pierre Lemonnier, 17th-18th-century French astronomer †
29189 Udinsk	1990 UY3	Udinsk (Ulan-Ude), capital of the Buryat Republic of Siberia †
29197 Gleim	1991 AQ2	Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet, nicknamed "Father Gleim" for his patronage †
29198 Weathers	1991 DW	Del Weathers, American engineering and design team leader for Space Station Freedom †
29201–29300
29203 Schnitger	1991 GS10	Arp Schnitger, 17th-century German organ builder †
29204 Ladegast	1991 GB11	Johann Friedrich Ladegast, 19th-century German organ builder †
29208 Halorentz	1991 RT2	Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobelist †
29212 Zeeman	1991 RA41	Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and Nobelist † ‡
29227 Wegener	1992 DY13	Alfred Lothar Wegener, German astronomer, geologist, meteorologist †
29244 Van Damme	1992 OV1	Jozef Van Damme, Dutch teacher and literary historian †
29246 Clausius	1992 RV	Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician †
29292 Conniewalker	1993 KZ1	Connie Walker, American astronomer †
29301–29400
29328 Hanshintigers	1994 TU14	Hanshin Tigers, Japanese baseball club †
29329 Knobelsdorff	1994 TN16	Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German painter and architect †
29345 Ivandanilov	1995 DS1	Ivan Vasil'evich Danilov, Russian bell-ringer †
29346 Mariadina	1995 DB13	Maria Dina Mannozzi, Italian midwife in Montelupo †
29348 Criswick	1995 FD	John Criswick, Canadian astronomy benefactor †
29353 Manu	1995 OG	Manuela Vedovelli, Italian astronomer and friend of Andrea Boattini †
29355 Siratakayama	1995 QX3	Siratakayama volcano, Yamagata prefecture, Japan †
29356 Giovarduino	1995 SY29	Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist †
29391 Knight	1996 MB	Kent Knight, at one time President of Fort Bend Astronomy Club †
29401–29500
29401 Asterix	1996 TE	Astérix, famous comic strip character † ‡
29402 Obelix	1996 TT9	Obélix, famous comic strip character † ‡
29404 Hikarusato	1996 TS14	Hikaru Sato, Japanese amateur astronomer, secretary general of the Fukushima Astronomical Society †
29427 Oswaldthomas	1997 EJ11	Oswald Thomas, Austrian astronomer, founder of the Astronomical Bureau in Vienna and of the Astronomischer Verein, originator of the "Sterngarten", now known as the Vienna Open Air Planetarium †
29431 Shijimi	1997 GA26	Shijimi, a popular clam in Japan †
29435 Mordell	1997 JB8	Louis Joel Mordell, American-British mathematician†
29437 Marchais	1997 LG1	Denis Marchais, French amateur astronomer †
29443 Remocorti	1997 NM10	Remo Corti, Italian amateur astronomer and telescope maker †
29447 Jerzyneyman	1997 PY2	Jerzy Neyman, Poland-born American mathematician †
29448 Pappos	1997 QJ	Pappos of Alexandria, Greek mathematician †
29456 Evakrchová	1997 SN2	Eva Krchová, Slovak amateur astronomer †
29457 Marcopolo	1997 SO4	Marco Polo, Venetian explorer †
29458 Pearson	1997 SJ11	Karl Pearson, British mathematician †
29463 Benjaminpeirce	1997 TB	Benjamin Peirce, American mathematician †
29464 Leonmiš	1997 TY9	Leon Miš, Czech amateur astronomer †
29467 Shandongdaxue	1997 TS26	Shandong University, China †
29471 Spejbl	1997 UT7	Spejbl, a marionette, father of Hurvínek †
29472 Hurvínek	1997 UV7	Hurvínek, a mischievous marionette, son of Spejbl †
29473 Krejčí	1997 UE8	František Krejčí, founder of the popular observatory in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic †
29476 Kvíčala	1997 UX14	Jan Kvíčala, Czech lawyer and amateur astronomer †
29477 Zdíkšíma	1997 UE15	Zdislav Šíma, Czech astronomer † ‡
29484 Honzaveselý	1997 VJ6	Jan Veselý, Czech cyclist †
29490 Myslbek	1997 WX	Josef Václav Myslbek, Czech sculptor †
29491 Pfaff	1997 WB1	Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian football player †
29501–29600
29552 Chern	1998 CS2	Shiing-shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and educator †
29555 MACEK	1998 DP	MACEK, Czech micro-accelerometer satellite instrument †
29561 Iatteri	1998 DU10	Giampiero Iatteri, Italian amateur astronomer †
29562 Danmacdonald	1998 DM14	Daniel R. MacDonald, American astrophysicist †
29565 Glenngould	1998 FD	Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist †
29601–29700
29613 Charlespicard	1998 SB2	Charles-Émile Picard, French mathematician and educator †
29624 Sugiyama	1998 TA	Tomiei Sugiyama, Japanese-American baseball team supervisor †
29643 Plücker	1998 VR31	Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist †
29646 Polya	1998 WJ	George Pólya, Hungarian-born American mathematician †
29647 Poncelet	1998 WY	Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer †
29650 Toldy	1998 WR6	Mikulás and Viera Toldy, Slovak obstetrician and pediatrician, respectively †
29672 Salvo	1998 XG9	Maria Elena Salvo, Italian astronomer †
29674 Raušal	1998 XO12	Karel Raušal, Czech lawyer and amateur astronomer †
29700 Salmon	1998 YU5	George Salmon, Irish mathematician and theologian †
29701–29800
29705 Cialucy	1998 YP10	Lucia Boattini, elder sister of Andrea Boattini †
29706 Simonetta	1998 YS11	Simonetta Boattini, younger sister of Andrea Boattini †
29736 Fichtelberg	1999 BE7	Fichtelberg, the highest mountain on the Saxon side of the Erzgebirge, Germany †
29737 Norihiro	1999 BG7	Norihiro Nakamura, Japanese baseball player †
29738 Ivobudil	1999 BT8	Ivo Budil, Czech science popularizer †
29750 Chleborad	1999 CA3	Cary W. Chleborad, American amateur astronomer and developer of precision telescope and observatory control software †
29753 Silvo	1999 CY4	Silvo Sposetti, son of the discoverer †
29801–29900
29824 Kalmančok	1999 DU3	Dušan Kalmančok, Slovak astronomer †
29837 Savage	1999 FP5	Leonard Jimmie Savage, American statistician †
29845 Wykrota	1999 FE21	Zininha and Henrique Wykrota, Brazilian amateur astronomers, founders of the Observatório Wykrota (a.k.a. Observatório Astronômico da Serra da Piedade) and of the CEAMIG (Centro de Estudos Astronomicos de Minas Gerais) †
29869 Chiarabarbara	1999 GC1	Chiara and Barbara D'Abramo, sisters of the second discoverer † ‡
29901–30000
29910 Segre	1999 JV8	Corrado Segre, Italian professor of geometry †
29980 Dougsimons	1999 SV6	Douglas Anthony Simons, American astronomer †
29986 Shunsuke	1999 XW37	Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese football (soccer) player †

Preceded by 28,001–29,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 29,001–30,000

Succeeded by 30,001–31,000