Meanings of minor planet names: 60001–61000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 60,001… 60,101… 60,201… 60,301… 60,401… 60,501… 60,601… 60,701… 60,801… 60,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
60001–60100
60001 Adélka	1999 TG5	Adélka Kotková, daughter of Lenka Kotková, the discoverer †
60101–60200
60186 Las Cruces	1999 VH22	Las Cruces, New Mexico †
60201–60300
60301–60400
60401–60500
60501–60600
60558 Echeclus	2000 EC98	Echeclus, centaur who attended Pirithous' wedding, fought against the Lapiths, and was killed by Ampyx (Amycus), son of Ophion †
60601–60700
60622 Pritchet	2000 FK8	Christopher J. Pritchet, Canadian physicist and astronomer †
60701–60800
60801–60900
60901–61000

Preceded by 59,001–60,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 60,001–61,000

Succeeded by 61,001–62,000