Meanings of minor planet names: 170,001–180,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 170,000... 171,000... 172,000... 173,000... 174,000... 175,000... 176,000... 177,000... 178,000... 179,000...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
170,001–171,000 edit
170306 Augustzátka	2003 SZ32	August Zátka, 19th-20th-century Czech personality of České Budějovice †
171,001–172,000 edit
171112 Sickafoose	2005 ER301	J. Lorin and Tanalynne Sickafoose, parents of the discoverer †
171256 Lucieconstant	2005 PU5	Lucie Constant, the discoverer's goddaughter †
171458 Pepaprats	2007 TF14	Pepa Prats Cruz, deceased wife of the astrophysicist José Luis Ortiz, codiscoverer of this minor planet †
172,001–173,000 edit
172425 Taliajacobi	2003 OJ18	Talia Jacobi, Israeli medical student, nature guide and fan of astronomy, wife of the discoverer †
172525 Adamblock	2003 TY1	Adam Block, American astronomy popularizer, and astronomical director of the Mount Lemmon Science Center †
172734 Giansimon	2004 CN1	Gianluca and Simona Fagioli, sons of the second discoverer †
172850 Coppens	2005 EU27	Yves Coppens, French paleoanthropologist, codiscoverer of the Australopithecus afarensis Lucy †
172996 Stooke	2006 KL141	Philip John Stooke, Canadian geographer, author of the International Atlas of Lunar Exploration †
173,001–174,000 edit
173002 Dorfi	2006 OS	Ernst Dorfi, Austrian professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Vienna, promoter of astronomy †
173086 Nireus	2007 RS8	Nireus, son of Aglaea and Charopus, mythological Greek king of Syme island, killed by Eurypylos during the Trojan war †
173117 Promachus	1973 SA1	Promachus, Greek warrior of the Iliad, killed by the Trojan hero Acamas †
174,001–175,000 edit
174801 Etscorn	2003 WZ165	Frank T. Etscorn, American professor of psychology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, inventor of the nicotine patch and amateur astronomer, founder of the university's Frank T. Etscorn Campus Observatory †
175,001–176,000 edit
175046 Corporon	2004 FD92	Serge Corporon, French electronics engineer, who works with the discoverer in constructing a very sensitive CCD camera for the Observatoire de Meudon †
175109 Sharickaer	2004 MN7	Sharvel Gretzner, American veterinarian assistant, and Rick Kaer, American construction worker, friends of the discoverer †
175208 Vorbourg	2005 GA14	Vorbourg, Switzerland, site of two twelfth century castles †
175259 Offenberger	2005 JH91	Allan Offenberger, Canadian physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, the discoverer's thesis advisor †
175365 Carsac	2005 QO143	Francis Carsac, 20th-century French science-fiction author, pen name of François Bordes, geologist and archaeologist †
175476 Macheret	2006 RA1	Augustin Macheret, Swiss professor of law and rector of the University of Fribourg, chairman of the Foundation Robert A. Naef, owner of the discovery site †
175613 Shikoku-karst	2006 VB95	Shikoku Karst, a karst plateau located at the border of Ehime and Kochi prefectures, Japan †
175629 Lambertini	2007 SX1	Giovanni Lambertini, 20th-century Italian friar and science enthusiast, one of the founders of the group of amateur astronomers in Ravenna, Italy, and mentor of two of the discoverers †
175636 Zvyagel	2007 UP4	Zvyagel, ancient name of Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine, birthplace of Larysa Petrivna Kosach, a.k.a. Lesya Ukrainka, 19th-20th-century poet and writer, on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of Zvyagel in 2007 †
176,001–177,000 edit
176103 Waynejohnson	2001 BE61	Wayne Johnson, a.k.a. "Mr. Galaxy", American amateur astronomer, president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club and chair of the western region of the Astronomical League, discoverer of several supernovae, the first amateur to find two on the same night †
177,001–178,000 edit
177982 Popilnia	2006 QE34	Popilnia district (Попільня), Popilniansky Raion (Попільнянський район), Zhytomyr Oblast (Житомирська область), Ukraine, motherland of Maxym Tadeyovych Rylskyj, 20th-century Ukrainian poet †
178,001–179,000 edit
178008 Picard	2006 QQ137	Claude Picard, 20th-century French engineer and astronomer, creator of the Commission Cosmologie of the Societé Astronomique de France †
178226 Rebeccalouise	2006 VP156	Rebecca Louise Puckett, née Ramsay, wife of discovery team member Andrew W. Puckett, because it was discovered three days before their first wedding anniversary †
178243 Schaerding	2006 YH13	Schärding, Upper Austria, home town of the discoverer †
178256 Juanmi	2007 VR102	Juan Miguel Lacruz Camblor, son of the discoverer †
178294 Wertheimer	1990 TA12	Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer, 20th-century Austrian lawyer, journalist and historian, involved in the establishment of the United Nations †
178803 Kristenjohnson	2001 FA4	Kristen Johnson, American officer of the Foundation for Blind Children in Phoenix, Arizona, and of the National Federation for the Blind, and daughter of astronomer Wayne Johnson †
179,001–180,000 edit
179678 Rietmeijer	2002 QS66	Frans J. M. Rietmeijer, Dutch-American planetary geologist and research professor at the University of New Mexico †

Preceded by 160,001–170,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 170,001–171,000

Succeeded by 180,001–190,000