Meanings of minor planet names: 110,001–120,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 110,000... 111,000... 112,000... 113,000... 114,000... 115,000... 116,000... 117,000... 118,000... 119,000...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
110,001–111,000 edit
110288 Libai	2001 SL262	Li Bai, 8th-century Chinese poet, member of the group of scholars known as the "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu (see 110289) †
110289 Dufu	2001 SM262	Du Fu, 8th-century Chinese poet, one of the greatest along with Li Bai (see 110288) †
110393 Rammstein	2001 TC8	Rammstein, the (East) German hard rock-metal group, named in turn after the city of Ramstein-Miesenbach where the 1988 air show disaster occurred † ‡
111,001–112,000 edit
111468 Alba Regia	2001 YD5	Alba Regia, "White Region", the Roman name of the Hungarian town of Székesfehérvár, birthplace of the second discoverer †
111558 Barrett	2002 AZ	Michael Barrett, American amateur astronomer and eclipse chaser †
111570 Ágasvár	2002 AG11	Ágasvár, a 635 m peak in the Mátra Mountains, and its Ágasvár hostel, a mountain station of Hungarian amateur astronomers †
111696 Helenorman	2002 CU14	Helen Belton Orman, American professor and artist †
111818 Deforest	2002 DT	Craig DeForest, American solar astronomer †
112,001–113,000 edit
112233 Kammerer	2002 KC15	Andreas Kammerer, German physicist and amateur astronomer †
112328 Klinkerfues	2002 MU4	Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues, 19th-century German astronomer and meteorologist †
112797 Grantjudy	2002 PH165	Grant R. J. and Judy L. Harding, siblings-in-law of the discoverer † ‡
112798 Kelindsey	2002 PR165	Lindsey Annemarie and Kelsey Leanne Harding, nieces of the discoverer †‡
112900 Tonyhoffman	2002 QS50	Tony Hoffman, American poet, writer, editor, director of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, discoverer of several sungrazing comets and the NEO †
113,001–114,000 edit
113355 Gessler	2002 RW240	Nick Gessler, American co-director of UCLA's Human Complex Systems Program, and prolific meteorite discoverer †
113390 Helvetia	2002 SU19	Latin name for Switzerland, where the asteroid was discovered; Helvetia is also an allegorical figure, symbol for the nation †
113415 Rauracia	2002 SN28	Rauracia, a group of Celts who settled in the Jura area of Switzerland around 400 B.C. and the name of the official anthem of the Swiss canton of Jura (this is the first unusual object—a Hilda minor planet—discovered at the Jurassien-Vicques Observatory) †
113949 Bahcall	2002 TV313	John Norris Bahcall, 20th-century American astrophysicist †
114,001–115,000 edit
114094 Irvpatterson	2002 VX39	W. Irwin Patterson, American biology professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University †
114096 Haroldbier	2002 VA40	Harold D. Bier, chemistry professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University †
114156 Eamonlittle	2002 VH68	Eamon Little, Irish astronomer, friend and colleague of the discoverers †
114239 Bermarmi	2002 WN	Bernard and Mary, parents of the discoverer, and his brother Michael †
114649 Jeanneacker	2003 EN52	Jeanne Christophe, née Acker, the discoverer's mother †
114703 North Dakota	2003 FA120	North Dakota †
114828 Ricoromita	2003 OL20	Enrico Romita, Italian researcher †
114829 Chierchia	2003 OC21	Luigi Chierchia, Italian professor of mathematical analysis, and recipient of the 1995 prize of the Institut Henri Poincaré †
114990 Szeidl	2003 QV69	Béla Szeidl, Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory, 1974–1996) and president of IAU Commission 27 (Variable Stars, 1985–1988) †
114991 Balázs	2003 QY69	Lajos G. Balázs, Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory, since 1996), co-discoverer of supernova 1969B †
115,001–116,000 edit
115058 Tassantal	2003 RH8	Antal Tass, Hungarian astronomer, and director of Konkoly Obszervatórium (Konkoly Observatory) in 1916–1936 †
115312 Whither	2003 SP215	Whitney and Heather Young, granddaughters of the discoverer †
115326 Wehinger	2003 SC221	Peter A. Wehinger, American astronomer, and development officer for the Giant Magellan Telescope †
115331 Shrylmiles	2003 SL224	Shryl Miles, American campaigner against light pollution †
115449 Robson	2003 TG10	Monty Robson, American founder and current director of the John J. McCarthy Observatory †
115477 Brantanica	2003 UK8	Brandon and Brittany Danielson and Monica Rahn, grandchildren of the discoverer †
115561 Frankherbert	2003 UF80	Frank Herbert, 20th-century American writer, best remembered for Dune †
115801 Punahou	2003 UW236	Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii †
115891 Scottmichael	2003 VW2	Scott and Michael Young, grandsons of the discoverer †
115950 Kocherpeter	2003 WT33	Peter Kocher, Swiss amateur astronomer †
116,001–117,000 edit
116166 Andrémaeder	2003 XJ	André Maeder, Swiss astronomer, former director of the Observatoire de Genève/Observatorium von Genf (Geneva Observatory) †
116939 Jonstewart	2004 GG39	Jon Stewart, American comedian, satirist, actor, author and producer †
117,001–118,000 edit
117032 Davidlane	2004 JN20	David Lane, Canadian amateur astronomer, supernova hunter, and author of The Earth Centered Universe (a planetarium and telescope-control program) †
117086 Lóczy	2004 LZ23	Lajos Lóczy, 19th-20th-century Hungarian geologist, first western geologist to describe the structure, geomorphology and stratigraphy of the mountain chains bordering the Tibetan Plateau †
117156 Altschwendt	2004 QV7	Sternwarte Seng, Altschwendt, Austria, discovery site †
117240 Zhytomyr	2004 SX19	Zhytomyr, Ukraine, the oblast in which Andrushivka, the discovery site, is found, and the birthplace of Sergej Korolev, Russian rocket engineer †
117329 Spencer	2004 XJ6	Henry Spencer, Canadian computer scientist and small-satellite engineer †
117381 Lindaweiland	2004 YU	Linda Weiland, American zoning administrator of Cochise County, Arizona, and foe of light pollution †
117413 Ramonycajal	2005 AE13	Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish physician and Nobel laureate †
117430 Achosyx	2005 AQ26	"H"-"O"-"6" in French: the IAU observatory code (H06) of the discovery site, the Rent-A-Scope Observatory (Remote Astronomy Society Observatory), Mayhill, New Mexico †
117435 Severochoa	2005 AJ29	Severo Ochoa, Spanish-born American biochemist and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine †
117439 Rosner	2005 AR36	Arnie and Nancy Rosner, American photographers †
117506 Wildberg	2005 CO25	Wildberg, Germany, host city of Observatorium Wildberg †
117539 Celletti	2005 DJ1	Alessandra Celletti, Italian astronomer †
117572 Hutsebaut	2005 EX33	Robert Hutsebaut, Belgian amateur astronomer †
117715 Carlkirby	2005 GK1	Carl Kirby, American amateur astronomer †
117736 Sherrod	2005 GQ22	Clay Sherrod, American archaeologist, biomedical researcher, founder and director of the Arkansas Sky Observatories †
117993 Zambujal	1064 T-2	Zambujal, Portugal, chalcolithic archaeological site †
118,001–119,000 edit
118172 Vorgebirge	1989 GU6	The Vorgebirge foothills, west of the Rhine, extending from Bonn to Cologne †
118173 Barmen	1991 GZ10	Barmen, Germany (now incorporated into Wuppertal), whence the 1934 Synod issued the Barmen Declaration defining Protestant opposition to the National-Socialist ideology †
118178 Rinckart	1992 SJ26	Martin Rinckart, 16th-century German author, composer, and theologian, who wrote the ecumenical hymn Nun danket alle Gott ("Now thank we all our God") †
118230 Sado	1996 WY2	Sado island, in the Sea of Japan, the place where Noh drama (one of the "World's Intangible Cultural Treasures") was born †
118401 LINEAR	1999 RE70	Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR); this object was later reclassified as comet 176P/LINEAR (LINEAR 52) †
118945 Rikhill	2000 WS68	Richard E. "Rik" Hill, American amateur astronomer "turned Pro", discoverer of several comets †
119,001–120,000 edit
There are as yet no named minor planets in this span of numbers.

Preceded by 100,001–110,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 110,001–111,000

Succeeded by 120,001–130,000