Meanings of minor planet names: 6001–6500

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 6001... 6101... 6201... 6301... 6401...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
6001–6100
6001 Thales	1988 CP2	Thales of Miletus, Ancient Greek philosopher † ‡
6007 Billevans	1990 BE2	William John ("Bill") Evans, American jazz pianist †
6010 Lyzenga	1990 OE	Gregory Allen Lyzenga, American geophysicist, Satellite Geodesy and Geodynamics Systems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and, Physics Department, Harvey Mudd College*
6011 Tozzi	1990 QU5	Gian Paolo Tozzi, Italian astronomer or Paolo Tozzi, Italian astronomer or Andrea Tozzi, Italian astronomer*
6013 Andanike	1991 OZ	Andrew S., David S., Nicholas J., and Kevin M. Martinez, grandsons of the discoverer †
6014 Chribrenmark	1991 PO10	Christopher W., Brendan J., and Mark E. Moeller, grandsons of the discoverer †
6015 Paularego	1991 PR10	Paula Rego, Luso-British graphic artist †
6020 Miyamoto	1991 SL1	Yukio Miyamoto, Japanese astronomer, director of Seiwa Kougen Observatory*
6022 Jyuro	1992 UB4	Juro Kobayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer
6023 Tsuyashima	1992 UQ4	Takaaki Tsuyashima, Japanese astronomer, director of Kumamoto Kenmin Observatory
6024 Ochanomizu	1992 UT4	Ochanomizu, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan
6025 Naotosato	1992 YA3	Naoto Sato, Japanese amateur astronomer
6026 Xenophanes	1993 BA8	Xenophanes, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6029 Edithrand	1948 AG	*
6030 Zolensky	1981 EG36	Michael Ewing Zolensky, American meteoriticist, Associate Curator for Interplanetary Dust and Hardware Returned from Space, Co-investigator of the STARDUST Discovery Mission, and member of the science team of the MUSES-C Asteroid Sample Return Mission at NASA Johnson Space Center † ‡
6031 Ryokan	1982 BQ4	Ryōkan, Japanese Zen monk*
6032 Nobel	1983 PY	Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist, humanist and philanthropist, founder of the Nobel prize †
6036 Weinberg	1988 CV3	Steven Weinberg, American physicist and Nobelist † ‡
6039 Parmenides	1989 RS	Parmenides, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6041 Juterkilian	1990 KL	Klas Juter, Swedish architect and photographer, and Danuta Kilian, Polish artist †
6042 Cheshirecat	1990 WW2	The Cheshire cat, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*
6043 Aurochs	1991 RK2	The aurochs, Bos primigenius †
6044 Hammer-Purgstall	1991 RW4	Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Austrian orientalist*
6049 Toda	1991 VP	Kōjun? Toda, Japanese astronomer*
6050 Miwablock	1992 AE	Miwa Block, application systems analyst at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team*
6051 Anaximenes	1992 BX1	Anaximenes of Miletus, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6052 Junichi	1992 CE1	Junichi Watanabe, Japanese astronomer
6054 Ghiberti	4019 P-L	Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor*
6055 Brunelleschi	2158 T-3	Filippo Brunelleschi, Florentine architect*
6056 Donatello	2318 T-3	Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi), Florentine artist and sculptor*
6057 Robbia	5182 T-3	Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor*
6060 Doudleby	1980 DX	Doudleby, Bohemia, Czech Republic †
6062 Vespa	1983 JQ	*
6063 Jason	1984 KB	Jason, Greek mythological hero*
6064 Holašovice	1987 HE1	Holašovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic †
6066 Hendricks	1987 SZ3	*
6068 Brandenburg	1990 TJ2	Brandenburg, Germany*
6069 Cevolani	1991 PW17	Giordano Cevolani, Italian geophysicist †
6070 Rheinland	1991 XO1	Rhineland, Germany*
6071 Sakitama	1992 AS1	Sakitama Village, Gyōda, Saitama, Japan*
6072 Hooghoudt	1280 T-1	Bernard Hooghoudt, developer of the Dutch radio telescopes †
6074 Bechtereva	1968 QE	Natalya Petrovna Bekhtereva, Russian physiologist †
6075 Zajtsev	1976 GH2	Aleksandr Zaitsev, Russian radio engineer and astronomer †
6076 Plavec	1980 CR	Miroslav Plavec (Mirek Plavec), Czech astronomer †
6077 Messner	1980 TM	Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer †
6078 Burt	1980 TC5	*
6079 Gerokurat	1981 DG3	Gero Kurat, Austrian curator of the meteorite collection of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, and president of the Meteoritical Society †
6080 Lugmair	1981 EY26	Günter Lugmair, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist †
6081 Cloutis	1981 EE35	Edward Cloutis, Canadian physicist † ‡
6082 Timiryazev	1982 UH8	Kliment Arkad'evich Timiryazev, Russian botanist*
6083 Janeirabloom	1984 SQ2	Jane Ira Bloom, American soprano saxophonist and jazz composer †
6084 Bascom	1985 CT	Florence Bascom, American geologist †
6085 Fraethi	1987 SN3	Frede Pedersen, father of one of the discoverers; Frede, an old Danish name meaning peace, comes from the old Nordic name Fraethi †
6087 Lupo	1988 FK	Bob Lupo, Boston-born Arizona restaurateur †
6088 Hoshigakubo	1988 UH	Hoshigakubo, Niyodo, Kōchi, Japan: The legend says that Here is meteor crater
6089 Izumi	1989 AF1	Izumi-ku, Sendai, Japan
6091 Mitsuru	1990 DA1	Mitsuru Soma, Japanese astronomer
6092 Johnmason	1990 MN	John W. Mason, British amateur astronomer [1]
6093 Makoto	1990 QP5	Makoto Yoshikawa, Japanese astronomer
6094 Hisako	1990 VQ1	Hisako Hioki, mother of one of discovers*
6097 Koishikawa	1991 UK2	Masahiro Koishikawa, Japanese amateur astronomer
6099 Saarland	1991 UH4	Saarland, Germany*
6100 Kunitomoikkansai	1991 VK4	Kunitomo Ikkansai, Japanese gun manufacturer and astoronomer
6101–6200
6102 Visby	1993 FQ25	Visby, Sweden †
6104 Takao	1993 HZ	Takao Saito, Japanese geophysicist
6105 Verrocchio	4580 P-L	Andrea del Verrocchio, Florentine sculptor*
6106 Stoss	6564 P-L	Veit Stoss, German sculptor and wood-carver
6107 Osterbrock	1948 AF	Donald Edward Osterbrock, American astrophysicist*
6108 Glebov	1971 QN	*
6109 Balseiro	1975 QC	José Antonio Balseiro, 20th-century Argentine nuclear physicist †
6110 Kazak	1978 NQ1	*
6111 Davemckay	1979 SP13	David Stewart McKay, American lunar geologist and meteoriticist †
6112 Ludolfschultz	1981 DB1	Ludolf Schultz, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist †
6113 Tsap	1982 SX5	*
6115 Martinduncan	1984 SR2	Martin J. Duncan, Canadian astronomer †
6116 Still	1984 UB3	Martin David Still, British astronomer*
6119 Hjorth	1986 XH	Jens Hjorth, Danish astrophysicist †
6120 Anhalt	1987 QR	*
6121 Plachinda	1987 RU3	*
6122 Henrard	1987 SW1	Jacques Henrard, Belgian astronomer (celestial mechanics)*
6123 Aristoteles	1987 SH2	Aristotle, Ancient Greek philosopher † ‡
6124 Mecklenburg	1987 SL10	*
6127 Hetherington	1989 HD	Norriss Swigart Hetherington, American historian of astronomy*
6128 Lasorda	1989 LA	Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers †
6129 Demokritos	1989 RB2	Democritus, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6130 Hutton	1989 SL5	James Hutton, 18th-century Scottish founder of modern geology †
6131 Towen	1990 OO3	Tobias Owen, American astronomer*
6132 Danielson	1990 QY3	*
6135 Billowen	1990 RD9	William Mann Owen, American astronomer*
6136 Gryphon	1990 YH	*
6137 Johnfletcher	1991 BY	John Fletcher, British amateur astronomer and public educator †
6139 Naomi	1992 AD1	Naomi Sugie, wife of discover
6140 Kubokawa	1992 AT1	Kazuo Kubokawa, Japanese astronomer
6141 Durda	1992 YC3	Daniel David Durda, American astronomer †
6143 Pythagoras	1993 JV	Pythagoras, Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician †
6144 Kondojiro	1994 EQ3	Jiro Kondo, Japanese Egyptologist and amateur astronomer †
6145 Riemenschneider	2630 P-L	Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor*
6146 Adamkrafft	3262 T-2	Adam Krafft, German sculptor*
6147 Straub	1081 T-3	Johann Baptist Straub, German sculptor*
6148 Ignazgünther	5119 T-3	Ignaz Günther, German sculptor*
6149 Pelčák	1979 SS	Oldřich Pelčák, Czech astronaut-candidate †
6150 Neukum	1980 FR1	Gerhard Neukum, German astronomer, professor at Freie Universität, Berlin †
6151 Viget	1987 WF	*
6152 Empedocles	1989 GB3	Empedocles, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6153 Hershey	1990 OB	John Landis Hershey, American astronomer*
6154 Stevesynnott	1990 QP1	Stephen P. Synnott, American astronomer*
6155 Yokosugano	1990 VY2	Yōko Sugano, wife of Matsuo Sugano
6156 Dall	1991 AF1	*
6157 Prey	1991 RX2	Alois Prey, Austrian astronomer or Adalbert Prey, Austrian astronomer*
6160 Minakata	1993 JF	Kumagusu Minakata, Japanese author and naturalist
6161 Vojno-Yasenetsky	1971 TY2	Valentin Voino-Yasenetsky (Archbishop Luka), Ukrainian surgeon and theologian*
6162 Prokhorov	1973 SR6	Yurij Vasil'evich Prokhorov, Russian mathematician*
6163 Reimers	1977 FT	Dieter Reimers, German astronomer*
6164 Gerhardmüller	1977 RF2	*
6165 Frolova	1978 PD3	*
6166 Univsima	1978 SP4	Simferopol State University*
6167 Narmanskij	1979 QB10	V. Ya. Narmanskii, Ukrainian researcher in biorhythms and space physics*
6169 Sashakrot	1981 EX4	Alexander (Sasha) Krot, cosmochemist and meteoriticist †
6170 Levasseur	1981 GP	Pierre Émile Levasseur, French economist*
6172 Prokofeana	1982 TX	*
6173 Jimwestphal	1983 AD	James A. (Jim) Westphal, American astronomer, at one time Director of Palomar Observatory*
6174 Polybius	1983 TR2	Polybius, Ancient Greek historian*
6175 Cori	1983 XW	Carl Ferdinand and Gerty Theresa Cori (née Radnitz), husband and wife Austro-Hungarian-American biochemists †
6176 Horrigan	1985 BH	Barbara Llewellyn Horrigan, American member of the Arlington Friends of the Drama (Massachusetts), actress, director, and set and costume designer † ‡
6179 Brett	1986 EN	Robin Brett, American astronomer*
6180 Bystritskaya	1986 PX4	*
6181 Bobweber	1986 RW	Robert ("Bob") Weber, 20th-century American physicist and astronomer, team leader of the Deep Space Satellite Tracking Network, and co-developer of the LINEAR project †
6182 Katygord	1987 SC4	*
6183 Viscome	1987 SF7	George R. Viscome, American broadcast technician and astrometrist †
6184 Nordlund	1987 UQ3	Aake Nordlund, Danish astrophysicist †
6186 Zenon	1988 CC2	Zenon, Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician †
6188 Robertpepin	1988 SW2	Robert Pepin, American meteoriticist †
6189 Völk	1989 EY2	Elisabeth Völk, secretary of ESO headquarters † ‡
6190 Rennes	1989 TJ1	Rennes, France*
6191 Eades	1989 WN1	*
6193 Manabe	1990 QC1	Yoshinosuke or Ryōnosuke Manabe, Japanese astronomer*
6194 Denali	1990 TN	*
6195 Nukariya	1990 VL2	Motoi Nukariya, Japanese astronomer
6198 Shirakawa	1992 AF1	Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
6199 Yoshiokayayoi	1992 BK1	Yayoi Yoshioka, Japanese physician and women's rights activist
6200 Hachinohe	1993 HL	Akio Hachinohe, Japanese amateur astronomer
6201–6300
6201 Ichiroshimizu	1993 HY	Ichiro Shimizu, Japanese astronomer †
6202 Georgemiley	3332 T-1	George K. Miley, American astronomer*
6203 Lyubamoroz	1981 EC23	Lyuba V. Moroz, Russian planetary scientist †
6204 MacKenzie	1981 JB3	Norman MacKenzie, Canadian scholar †
6205 Menottigalli	1983 OD	Menotti Galli, Italian physicist †
6206 Corradolamberti	1985 TB1	Corrado Lamberti, Italian astronomer*
6207 Bourvil	1988 BV	Bourvil (André Zacharie Raimbourg), French actor and singer †
6208 Wakata	1988 XT	Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut
6209 Schwaben	1990 TF4	Samuel Heinrich Schwabe, German solar astronomer †*
6210 Hyunseop	1991 AX1	Seo Hyun-seop, Korean diplomat †
6211 Tsubame	1991 DO	Tsubame, Japanese former express train running from Tokyo to Osaka or Kobe
6213 Zwiers	2196 P-L	Hendrik Jan Zwiers, Dutch astronomer †
6214 Mikhailgrinev	1971 SN2	*
6216 San Jose	1975 SJ	San Jose, California †
6218 Mizushima	1977 EG7	A town of Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
6219 Demalia	1978 PX2	*
6220 Stepanmakarov	1978 SN7	Stepan Osipovich Makarov, Russian vice-admiral and oceanographer*
6221 Ducentesima	1980 GO	Latin for "200", for 200th asteroid discovered at Kleť Observatory †
6223 Dahl	1980 RD1	Roald Dahl, British author †
6224 El Goresy	1981 EK8	Ahmed El Goresy, Egyptian mineralogist † †
6225 Hiroko	1981 EK12	Hiroko Nagahara, Japanese meteoriticist †
6226 Paulwarren	1981 EY18	Paul Warren, American research geochemist †
6227 Alanrubin	1981 EQ42	Alan Rubin, American research geochemist †
6228 Yonezawa	1982 BA	Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
6229 Tursachan	1983 VN7	Gaelic for "Standing Stones" (1997 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner) †
6231 Hundertwasser	1985 FH	Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Friedrich Stowasser), Austrian artist †
6232 Zubitskia	1985 SJ3	*
6233 Kimura	1986 CG	Hisashi Kimura, Japanese astronomer*
6234 Sheilawolfman	1986 SF	Sheila Wolfman (née Sala Fajerman), Polish child survivor of the holocaust, pictured in Martin Gilbert's The Boys †
6235 Burney	1987 VB	Venetia Phair, née Burney, English woman who, at age 11, suggested the name Pluto for the "ninth planet" †
6236 Mallard	1988 WF	LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard, British steam locomotive
6237 Chikushi	1989 CV	Chikuzen and Chikugo Province, former name of Fukuoka prefecture, Japan †
6239 Minos	1989 QF	Minos, mythological Cretan king*
6240 Lucretius Carus	1989 SL1	Titus Lucretius Carus, Roman poet and philosopher †
6241 Galante	1989 TG	*
6243 Yoder	1990 OT3	Charles Finney Yoder, American astronomer*
6244 Okamoto	1990 QF	Hiroshi Okamoto, Japanese primary school teacher of discoverer †
6245 Ikufumi	1990 SO4	Ikufumi Makino, Japanese telecommunications systems engineer and amateur astronomer †
6246 Komurotoru	1990 VX2	Toru Komuro, Japanese sculptor*
6247 Amanogawa	1990 WY3	Amanogawa river, Hokkaidō, Japan (In Japanese, "Amanogawa" means also "Milky Way")
6249 Jennifer	1991 JF1	*
6251 Setsuko	1992 DB	Setsuko Akiyama, wife of one of discoveres
6252 Montevideo	1992 EV11	Montevideo, Uruguay, birthplace of Gonzalo Tancredi, one of the discoverers †
6255 Kuma	1994 XT	Kuma, Aichi, Japan
6256 Canova	4063 P-L	Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor*
6257 Thorvaldsen	4098 T-1	Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor*
6258 Rodin	3070 T-2	Auguste Rodin, French sculptor †*
6259 Maillol	3236 T-2	Aristide Maillol, French sculptor*
6260 Kelsey	1949 PN	Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American pharmacologist †
6261 Chione	1976 WC	*
6262 Javid	1978 RZ	*
6266 Letzel	1986 TB3	Jan Letzel, Czech architect †
6267 Rozhen	1987 SO9	The National Astronomical Observatory of Bulgaria on Mt Rozhen*
6268 Versailles	1990 SS5	Versailles, France †
6269 Kawasaki	1990 UJ	Shun'ichi Kawasaki, Japanese astronomer*
6271 Farmer	1991 NF	*
6273 Kiruna	1992 ER31	Kiruna, northernmost city of Sweden †
6274 Taizaburo	1992 FV	Taizaburo Koyama, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6275 Kiryu	1993 VQ	Kiryū, Gunma, Japan
6276 Kurohone	1994 AB	Kurohone, village in Seta District, Gunma, Japan*
6278 Ametkhan	1971 TF	Amet Khan Sultan, Tatar air ace of World War II*
6280 Sicardy	1980 RJ	*
6281 Strnad	1980 SD	Antonín Strnad, Czech astronomer †
6282 Edwelda	1980 TS4	Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson, Filipino associate editor and photo editor, respectively, at Sky & Telescope magazine † ‡ +
6284 Borisivanov	1981 EM19	Boris Ivanov, Russian geophysicist †
6285 Ingram	1981 EA26	Vernon Ingram, American biologist, and his wife Elizabeth (Beth) Ingram, former Ashdown House housemasters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology †
6287 Lenham	1984 AR	Alan Pennell Lenham, British amateur astronomer*
6291 Renzetti	1985 TM1	Nicholas A. Renzetti, physicist, at one time with the Deep Space Network*
6293 Oberpfalz	1987 WV1	*
6294 Czerny	1988 CX1	Karl Czerny, Austrian composer and piano teacher †
6295 Schmoll	1988 CF3	Antoine Schmoll, German piano teacher †
6296 Cleveland	1988 NC	Cleveland, Ohio*
6299 Reizoutoyoko	1988 XQ1	Reizou and Toyoko Mori, parents of one of discoverers
6300 Hosamu	1988 YB	Osamu Hioki, friend of discoverers
6301–6400
6302 Tengukogen	1989 CF	Tengu Highland, mountain in Shikoku Island, Japan †
6304 Josephus Flavius	1989 GT3	Josephus Bar Mattheus, Jewish historian †
6305 Helgoland	1989 GE8	Heligoland, Germany*
6306 Nishimura	1989 UL3	Yūji Nishimura, president of Nishimura Mfg. Co.
6307 Maiztegui	1989 WL7	Alberto Maiztegui, Argentinian author and science educator †
6308 Ebisuzaki	1990 BK	Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Japanese astronomer
6309 Elsschot	1990 EM3	Willem Elsschot, pseudonym of Alfons de Ridder, Flemish writer †
6310 Jankonke	1990 KK	*
6311 Porubčan	1990 RQ2	Vladimír Porubčan, Slovak astronomer*
6312 Robheinlein	1990 RH4	Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction author †
6317 Dreyfus	1990 UP3	Dreyfus affair †
6318 Cronkite	1990 WA	Walter Cronkite, American TV newsreader*
6319 Beregovoj	1990 WJ3	Georgi Beregovoi, Russian cosmonaut † ‡
6320 Bremen	1991 AL3	Bremen, Germany*
6321 Namuratakao	1991 BV	Takao Namura, Japanese optical engineer*
6323 Karoji	1991 CY1	Hiroshi Karoji, Japanese astronomer*
6326 Idamiyoshi	1991 FJ1	Miyoshi Ida, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6329 Hikonejyo	1992 EU1	Hikone Castle, Hikone, Shiga, Japan
6330 Koen	1992 FN	Koen Yanagiya, rakugoka
6332 Vorarlberg	1992 FP3	Vorarlberg, Austria*
6333 Helenejacq	1992 LG	*
6334 Robleonard	1992 MM	*
6336 Dodo	1992 UU	Dodo
6337 Shiota	1992 UC4	Kazuo Shiota, Japanese amateur astronomer
6338 Isaosato	1992 UO4	Isao Sato, Japanese astronomer
6339 Giliberti	1993 SG	*
6340 Kathmandu	1993 TF2	Kathmandu, Nepal*
6345 Hideo	1994 AX1	Hideo Fukushima, Japanese astronomer
6346 Syukumeguri	1995 AY	A part of Kurohone, Gunma, Japan
6349 Acapulco	1995 CN1	Acapulco, Mexico*
6350 Schlüter	3526 P-L	Jochen Schlüter, German mineralogist or Arnulf Schlüter, German astronomer or Wolfgang Schlüter, German astronomer*
6351 Neumann	4277 T-1	Johann Balthasar Neumann, German baroque architect †
6352 Schlaun	2400 T-3	Johann Conrad Schlaun, German baroque architect*
6353 Semper	3107 T-3	*
6354 Vangelis	1934 GA	Vangelis Papathanassiou, Greek composer and multi-instrumentalist †
6355 Univermoscow	1969 TX5	University of Moscow*
6356 Tairov	1976 QR	Vasilij Egorovich Tairov, Russian viticulturist*
6357 Glushko	1976 SK3	Valentin Petrovich Glushko, Soviet rocket scientist*
6358 Chertok	1977 AL1	Boris Evseevich Chertok, Russian rocket scientist (specialist in guidance and control)*
6359 Dubinin	1977 AZ1	Eduard Dubinin, Russian astrophysicist*
6362 Tunis	1979 KO	Tunis, Tunisia*
6363 Doggett	1981 CB1	LeRoy Elsworth Doggett, American astronomer and historian of astronomy [Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 28 (1996), pp. 1450-1451]
6364 Casarini	1981 ET	Jeannine Casarini, French teacher, member of the Tunguska99 scientific expedition to Central Siberia †
6365 Nickschneider	1981 ES29	Nicholas McCord Schneider, American astronomer*
6366 Rainerwieler	1981 UM22	Rainer Wieler, Swiss geochemist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) †
6370 Malpais	1984 EY	Spanish for "bad country"/"badlands", used by early explorers of the American Southwest to designate difficult-going countryside strewn with rough lava flows or rocks, and now used to designate the rock found in such country, used for stone building construction (1999 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner) †
6371 Heinlein	1985 GS	Dieter Heinlein, meteorite and tektite collector for the Bavarian Meteorite Laboratory † ‡
6372 Walker	1985 JW1	Robert M. Walker, American astronomer*
6373 Stern	1986 EZ	S. Alan Stern, astronomer*
6374 Beslan	1986 PY4	Beslan, Russia*
6375 Fredharris	1986 TB5	*
6376 Schamp	1987 KD1	Larry and Becky Schamp, Americans stationed in Alice Springs, Australia, who took in members of the Shoemaker family after the car collision in which Eugene died †
6377 Cagney	1987 ML1	James Cagney, American actor †
6379 Vrba	1987 VA1	Karel Vrba, Czech mineralogy professor †
6381 Toyama	1988 DO1	Miyuki Toyama, Japanese amateur astronomer and illustrator †
6383 Tokushima	1988 XU1	Tokushima-Kainan Astronomical Observatory, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
6384 Kervin	1989 AM	*
6385 Martindavid	1989 EC2	Martin Alois David, Czech observatory director †
6386 Keithnoll	1989 NK1	Keith S. Noll, American astronomer*
6389 Ogawa	1990 BX	Shigeo Ogawa, president of Seibundo-Shinkosha (publisher)
6390 Hirabayashi	1990 BG1	Shigeto Hirabayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6391 Africano	1990 BN2	*
6392 Takashimizuno	1990 HR	Takashi Mizuno, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6395 Hilliard	1990 UE1	*
6396 Schleswig	1991 AO3	Schleswig, Germany/Denmark*
6398 Timhunter	1991 CD1	Tim Hunter, American amateur astronomer*
6399 Harada	1991 GA	Shoji Harada, Japanese amateur astronomer †
6400 Georgealexander	1991 GQ1	*
6401–6500
6401 Roentgen	1991 GB2	Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist and Nobelist †*
6402 Holstein	1991 GQ10	Holstein, Germany*
6403 Steverin	1991 NU	*
6404 Vanavara	1991 PS6	Vanavara, town in Siberia near the Tunguska impact site † ‡
6405 Komiyama	1992 HJ	Fukuji Komiyama, Japanese*
6408 Saijo	1992 UT5	Yoshihiro Saijo, Japanese amateur astronomer
6410 Fujiwara	1992 WO4	Masato? Fujiwara, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6411 Tamaga	1993 TA	*
6412 Kaifu	1993 TL2	Norio Kaifu, Japanese astronomer
6413 Iye	1993 TJ3	Masanori Ie, Japanese astronomer
6414 Mizunuma	1993 UX	A part of Kurohone, Gunma, Japan
6416 Nyukasayama	1993 VY3	Mount Nyūkasa, Nagano, Japan,
6417 Liberati	1993 XA	*
6418 Hanamigahara	1993 XJ	A part of Kurohone, Gunma, Japan
6419 Susono	1993 XX	Susono, Shizuoka, Japan, near the discoverers' observing site at Mishima*
6420 Riheijyaya	1993 XG1	A part of Kurohone, Gunma, Japan
6422 Akagi	1994 CD1	Mount Akagi, Gunma, Japan
6423 Harunasan	1994 CP2	Mount Haruna, Gunma, Japan
6424 Ando	1994 EN3	Hiroyasu Ando, Japanese astronomer
6426 Vanýsek	1995 ED	Vladimír Vanýsek, Czech astronomer †
6428 Barlach	3513 P-L	Ernst Barlach, German sculptor*
6429 Brancusi	4050 T-1	Constantin Brâncuşi, Romanian sculptor †
6432 Temirkanov	1975 TR2	Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor †
6433 Enya	1978 WC	Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin), Irish singer and songwriter † ‡
6434 Jewitt	1981 OH	David C. Jewitt, British astronomer
6435 Daveross	1984 DA	David Justin Ross, American entrepreur and mathematician.
6436 Coco	1985 JX1	*
6437 Stroganov	1987 QS7	The Stroganov family of Russia, who exploited the iron and gold mines of the Urals †
6438 Suárez	1988 BS3	Buenaventura Suárez, 17th-18th-century Argentine Jesuit and astronomer †
6439 Tirol	1988 CV	Tyrol, Austria*
6440 Ransome	1988 RA2	Arthur Ransome, British novelist †
6441 Milenajesenská	1988 RR2	Milena Jesenská (1896–1944), Czech journalist †
6442 Salzburg	1988 RU3	Salzburg, Austria*
6445 Bellmore	1990 FS1	*
6446 Lomberg	1990 QL	Jon Lomberg, American artist † ‡
6447 Terrycole	1990 TO1	*
6449 Kudara	1991 CL1	Japanese astronomer, second president of Oriental Astronomical Association†
6451 Kärnten	1991 GP10	Carinthia, Austria*
6452 Johneuller	1991 HA	John Euller, author and polar explorer*
6456 Golombek	1992 OM	Matthew Philip Golombek, American planetary geologist †
6457 Kremsmünster	1992 RT	Kremsmünster, Austria, location of the observatory (Sternwarte Kremsmünster) of the Benedictine monastery*
6458 Nouda	1992 TD1	Tadasuke Nouda, Japanese astronomer †
6459 Hidesan	1992 UY5	Hideo Sato, Japanese astronomer
6460 Bassano	1992 UK6	*
6462 Myougi	1994 AF2	Mount Myōgi, Gunma, Japan*
6463 Isoda	1994 AG3	Sachiko or Yukiko Isoda, Japanese*
6464 Kaburaki	1994 CK	Masaki Kaburaki, Japanese astronomer*
6465 Zvezdotchet	1995 EP	Zvezdochet, the Russian magazine for amateur astronomers*
6467 Prilepina	1979 TS2	*
6468 Welzenbach	1981 ED19	Linda Welzenbach, American geologist, Collection Manager of the Meteorite Collection of the National Museum of Natural History †
6469 Armstrong	1982 PC	Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 astronaut †
6470 Aldrin	1982 RO1	Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut †
6471 Collins	1983 EB1	Michael Collins, Italian-American Apollo 11 astronaut †
6472 Rosema	1985 TL	*
6473 Winkler	1986 GM	*
6474 Choate	1987 SG1	Dennis Choate, American astronomer or Larry Mercer Choate, American astronomer*
6475 Refugium	1987 SZ6	Latin word for "refuge"*
6478 Gault	1988 JC1	Donald E. Gault, American planetary geologist †
6479 Leoconnolly	1988 LC	Leo Paul Connolly, American astronomer*
6480 Scarlatti	1988 PM1	Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and instrumentalist †
6481 Tenzing	1988 RH2	Tenzing Norgay, Sherpa mountain climber †
6482 Steiermark	1989 AF7	Styria, Austria*
6483 Nikolajvasil'ev	1990 EO4	Nikolai Vasil'ev, Russian scientific director of the Interdisciplinary Independent Tunguska Expeditions † ‡
6484 Barthibbs	1990 FT1	Bart Hibbs, American physicist*
6485 Wendeesther	1990 UR1	Wendee Esther Wallach-Feldman (afterwards Wendee Wallach-Levy), former teacher. Married to astronomer David H. Levy with whom she co-directs their private observatory (Jarnac Observatory) in Vail, Arizona [2]
6487 Tonyspear	1991 GA1	Tony Spear, American engineer, latterly of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6488 Drebach	1991 GU9	Volkssternwarte Drebach (Drebach Public Observatory and planetarium), Germany † ‡
6489 Golevka	1991 JX	Goldstone Observatory/Evpatoria/Kashima †
6493 Cathybennett	1992 CA	*
6496 Kazuko	1992 UG2	Kazuko Ōtsuka, Japanese*
6497 Yamasaki	1992 UR3	Masamitsu Yamasaki, Japanese astronomer †
6498 Ko	1992 UJ4	Ko Nagasawa, worker at the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute and the Public Information Office at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
6499 Michiko	1992 UV6	Michiko Hirasawa, wife of one of discoverers
6500 Kodaira	1993 ET	Keiichi Kodaira, Japanese astronomer

Preceded by 5,501–6,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 6,001–6,500

Succeeded by 6,501–7,000