List of asteroids named after places
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This is a list of minor planets named after places, organized by continent
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Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
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Countries of Africa
- 1197 Rhodesia1197 Rhodesia1197 Rhodesia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 9, 1931 by Cyril V. Jackson at Johannesburg . It was named for Rhodesia .- External links :*...
(Rhodesia, now ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
) - 1213 Algeria1213 Algeria1213 Algeria is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 5, 1931 by Reiss, G. at Algiers....
(AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
) - 1278 Kenya1278 Kenya1278 Kenya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 15, 1933 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg .- External links :*...
(KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
) - 1279 Uganda1279 Uganda1279 Uganda is an asteroid of the main belt. It was discovered by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson on June 15, 1933 from Johannesburg. It is named after the country of Uganda, then a British protectorate.-References:...
(UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
) - 1432 Ethiopia1432 Ethiopia1432 Ethiopia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 1, 1937 by Jackson, C. at Johannesburg .- External links :*...
(EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
) - 1638 Ruanda1638 Ruanda1638 Ruanda is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 3, 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.- External links :*...
(RwandaRwandaRwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
) - 1718 Namibia1718 Namibia- External links :*...
(NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
) - 1816 Liberia1816 Liberia1816 Liberia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1936 by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg.- External links :*...
(LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
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Cities of Africa
- 790 Pretoria790 Pretoria790 Pretoria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Cybele group located beyond the core of the main belt . It is in diameter with a 10.37 hour rotation period.-External links:*...
(PretoriaPretoriaPretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
) - 858 El Djezaïr858 El Djezaïr858 El Djezaïr is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. El Djezaïr is Arabic for Algeria . It is one of the three largest members of the Leto family , along with 68 Leto and 236 Honoria, all of which are spectral type S.-External links:*...
(AlgiersAlgiers' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
) - 859 Bouzaréah859 Bouzaréah859 Bouzaréah is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, named after the Algerian town of Bouzaréah, where the Algiers Observatory was erected.-External links:*...
(BouzareahBouzareahBouzareah is a suburb of Algiers, the capital of Algeria, North Africa, and its eleventh district. It had a population of 69,200 people in 1998 and an altitude of over 600 meters AMSL. The city's name is Arabic and means "of the grain" or "from the grain"...
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Asia
- 67 Asia67 Asia67 Asia is a bright asteroid from the asteroid belt. It was discovered by N.R. Pogson on April 17, 1861, from the Madras Observatory.Pogson chose the name to refer both to Asia, a Titaness in Greek mythology, and to the continent of Asia, because the asteroid was the first to be discovered from...
(AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
) - 1157 Arabia1157 Arabia1157 Arabia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on August 31, 1929. It is named after the Arabian Peninsula. Its provisional designation was 1929 QC.-References:...
(Arabia) - 2169 Taiwan2169 Taiwan- External links :*...
(TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
) - 16563 Ob16563 Ob16563 Ob is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2023.4526026 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 30, 1992....
(river in central Asia)
Japan
- 498 Tokio498 Tokio498 Tokio is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.Tokio was discovered by Shin Hirayama in Tokyo on March 6, 1900. However, he was not able to determine its orbit. After it was rediscovered by Auguste Charlois on December 2, 1902, Charlois gave Hirayama the honor of naming it...
(TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
) - 1089 Tama1089 Tama1089 Tama is an asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is named after the Tama River in Japan.A satellite, designated S/2003 1, was identified based on lightcurve observations from 24 December 2003 to 5 January 2004 by Raoul Behrend, René Roy, Claudine Rinner, Pierre Antonini, Petr Pravec, Alan W. Harris,...
(Tama RiverTama RiverThe is a major river in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government....
in Tokyo) - 1090 Sumida1090 Sumida1090 Sumida is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1928 DG. It is now named after the Sumida River. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1090th asteroid discovered.-External links:*...
(Sumida RiverSumida RiverThe is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers....
in Tokyo) - 1098 Hakone1098 Hakone1098 Hakone is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1928 RJ. It was named for the Japanese city of Hakone, Kanagawa.-External links:*...
(Hakone, KanagawaHakone, Kanagawais a town in Ashigarashimo District in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 13,339 and a density of 144 persons per km². The total area was 92.82 km².-Geography:...
) - 1584 Fuji1584 Fuji1584 Fuji is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1927 by Oikawa, O. at Tokyo.- External links :*...
(Mount FujiMount Fujiis the highest mountain in Japan at . An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and...
) - 2084 Okayama2084 Okayama2084 Okayama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1935 by S. Arend at Uccle.- External links :*...
(Okayama) - 2247 Hiroshima2247 Hiroshima2247 Hiroshima is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*...
(HiroshimaHiroshimais the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
) - 3319 Kibi3319 Kibi3319 Kibi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1977 by Kiichiro Hurukawa and Hiroki Kosai at Kiso Station.- External links :...
(KibiKibiKibi may refer to:* kibi, one of the binary prefixes for units of digital information* Kibi District, Okayama is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan...
) - 3380 Awaji3380 Awaji3380 Awaji is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1940 by Kulin, G. at Budapest.- External links :*...
(AwajiAwaji Islandis an island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The island has an area of 592.17 km²...
) - 3720 Hokkaido3720 Hokkaido3720 Hokkaido is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 28, 1987 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro.- External links :*...
(HokkaidōHokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
) - 4157 Izu4157 Izu4157 Izu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 11, 1988 by Yoshiaki Oshima at Gekko.- External links :*...
(IzuIzu, Shizuokais a city located in central Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 35,397 and the density of 97.3 persons per km². The total area as 363.97 km².-Geography:...
) - 4578 Kurashiki4578 Kurashiki4578 Kurashiki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 7, 1988 by Tsutomu Seki at Geisei.- External links :*...
(Kurashiki) - 4774 Hobetsu4774 Hobetsu4774 Hobetsu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 14, 1991 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro.- External links :*...
(Hobetsu - 5618 Saitama5618 Saitama5618 Saitama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*...
(SaitamaSaitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
) - 5881 Akashi5881 Akashi5881 Akashi is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1992 by M. Sugano and T. Nomura at Minami-Oda.- External links :*...
(AkashiAkashi-People:*Akashi Ken*Akashi Momoka*Akashi Morishige*Akashi Motojiro*Akashi Shiganosuke*Akashi Yasushi-Places:*Akashi, Hyōgo*Akashi Station - Japanese railroad station on the Sanyō Main Line*Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge*Akashi Castle*Akashi Domain-Other:...
) - 5908 Aichi5908 Aichi5908 Aichi is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1989 by Y. Mizuno and T. Furuta at Kani.- External links :*...
(Nagoya) - 6218 Mizushima6218 Mizushima6218 Mizushima is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1977 by Kosai and Hurukawa at Kiso Observatory.- External links :*...
(MizushimaMizushimaMizushima is a Japanese surname. Mizu meaning "water" and shima meaning "island".-People:*Hiro Mizushima*Takahiro Mizushima*Shinji Mizushima*Yū Mizushima*Seiji Mizushima*Musashi Mizushima*Satoru Mizushima-Others:*6218 Mizushima...
) - 6255 Kuma6255 Kuma6255 Kuma is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 5, 1994 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.- External links :*...
(Kumakogen) - 6879 Hyogo6879 Hyogo6879 Hyogo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 14, 1994 by Kazuyoshi Itō at Sengamine.- External links :*...
(HyōgoHyogo Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
) - 7253 Nara7253 Nara7253 Nara is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1993 by Fumiaki Uto at Uto.-External links:*...
(NaraNara, Narais the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
) - 8120 Kobe8120 Kobe8120 Kobe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1997 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.- External links :*...
(KobeKobe, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
) - 8892 Kakogawa8892 Kakogawa8892 Kakogawa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1994 by M. Sugano and T. Nomura at Minami-Oda.- External links :*...
(Kakogawa) - 9782 Edo9782 Edo9782 Edo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 25, 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.- External links :*...
(EdoEdo, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
) - 10159 Tokara10159 Tokara10159 Tokara is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 9, 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.- External links :*...
(Tokara) - 10163 Onomichi10163 Onomichi10163 Onomichi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma.- External links :*...
(Onomichi) - 11612 Obu11612 Obu11612 Obu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 21, 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.- External links :*...
(ObuOBUOBU may refer to:In education:*Oklahoma Baptist University*Ouachita Baptist University*Oxford Brookes UniversityIn trade unionism:*One Big Union *One Big Union...
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(Bisei) - 20625 Noto20625 Noto20625 Noto is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1999 by A. Tsuchikawa at the Yanagida Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*...
(NotoNotoNoto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto...
) - 48736 Ehime48736 Ehime48736 Ehime is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.- External links :*...
(Ehime)
China
- 1125 China1125 China1125 China is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered in Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking, on October 30, 1957...
(ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
) - 2045 Peking2045 Peking2045 Peking is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking. It is named after Peking, the capital city of the People's Republic of China.- External links :*...
(BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
) - 2077 Kiangsu2077 Kiangsu2077 Kiangsu is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on December 18, 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(JiangsuJiangsu' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
) - 2078 Nanking2078 Nanking2078 Nanking is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on January 12, 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(NanjingNanjing' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
) - 2085 Henan2085 Henan2085 Henan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(HenanHenanHenan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
) - 2162 Anhui2162 Anhui2161 Anhui is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1966 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nankin, China.The name is from the Chinese province of Anhui-External links:*...
(AnhuiAnhuiAnhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
) - 2184 Fujian2184 Fujian- External links :*...
(FujianFujian' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
) - 2185 Guangdong2185 Guangdong2185 Guangdong is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 20, 1965 at the Purple Mountain Observatory.- External links :*...
(GuangdongGuangdongGuangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
) - 2197 Shanghai2197 Shanghai2197 Shanghai is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 30 December 1965 by at Purple Mountain Observatory.- External links :...
(ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
) - 2209 Tianjin2209 Tianjin2209 Tianjin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 28, 1978 at the Purple Mountain Observatory.- External links :*...
(TianjinTianjin' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
) - 2215 Sichuan2215 Sichuan2215 Sichuan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 12, 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory.- External links :*...
(SichuanSichuan' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
) - 2230 Yunnan2230 Yunnan2230 Yunnan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 29 October 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanjing.The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Yunnan.- External links :*...
(YunnanYunnanYunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
) - 2255 Qinghai2255 Qinghai- External links :*...
(QinghaiQinghaiQinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
) - 2263 Shaanxi2263 Shaanxi- External links :*...
(ShaanxiShaanxi' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
) - 2336 Xinjiang2336 Xinjiang- External links :*...
(XinjiangXinjiangXinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
) - 2344 Xizang2344 Xizang2344 Xizang is a main-belt asteroid discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory on 27 September 1979.- External links :*...
(Xizang) - 2355 Nei Monggol2355 Nei Monggol- External links :*...
(Inner MongoliaInner MongoliaInner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
) - 2380 Heilongjiang2380 Heilongjiang2380 Heilongjiang is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(HeilongjiangHeilongjiangFor the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
) - 2387 Xi'an2387 Xi'an2387 Xi'an is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(Xi'anXi'anXi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
) - 2398 Jilin2398 Jilin2398 Jilin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(JilinJilinJilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
) - 2425 Shenzhen2425 Shenzhen2425 Shenzhen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1975, by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
) - 2503 Liaoning2503 Liaoning2503 Liaoning is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(LiaoningLiaoning' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
) - 2505 Hebei2505 Hebei2505 Hebei is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 31, 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(HebeiHebei' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
) - 2510 Shandong2510 Shandong2510 Shandong is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(ShandongShandong' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
) - 2514 Taiyuan2514 Taiyuan2514 Taiyuan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(TaiyuanTaiyuanTaiyuan is the capital and largest city of Shanxi province in North China. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 4,201,591 inhabitants on 6959 km² whom 3,212,500 are urban on 1,460 km². The name of the city literally means "Great Plains", referring to the location where the Fen River...
) - 2515 Gansu2515 Gansu2515 Gansu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(GansuGansu' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
) - 2539 Ningxia2539 Ningxia2539 Ningxia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(NingxiaNingxiaNingxia, formerly transliterated as Ningsia, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Located in Northwest China, on the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River flows through this vast area of land. The Great Wall of China runs along its northeastern boundary...
) - 2547 Hubei2547 Hubei2547 Hubei is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(HubeiHubei' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
) - 2592 Hunan2592 Hunan2592 Hunan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1966 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(HunanHunan' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
) - 2617 Jiangxi2617 Jiangxi2617 Jiangxi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 26, 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(JiangxiJiangxi' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
) - 2631 Zhejiang2631 Zhejiang2631 Zhejiang is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 7, 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(ZhejiangZhejiangZhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
) - 2632 Guizhou2632 Guizhou2632 Guizhou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 6, 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(GuizhouGuizhou' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
) - 2655 Guangxi2655 Guangxi2655 Guangxi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 14, 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(GuangxiGuangxiGuangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
) - 2693 Yan'an2693 Yan'an2693 Yan'an is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 3, 1977 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(Yan'anYan'anYan'an , is a prefecture-level city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province in China, administering several counties, including Zhidan County , which served as the Chinese communist capital before the city of Yan'an proper took that role....
) - 2719 Suzhou2719 Suzhou2719 Suzhou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(SuzhouSuzhouSuzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
) - 2729 Urumqi2729 Urumqi2729 Urumqi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(UrumqiÜrümqiÜrümqi , formerly Tihwa , is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country....
) - 2743 Chengdu2743 Chengdu2743 Chengdu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 21, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(ChengduChengduChengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
) - 2778 Tangshan2778 Tangshan2778 Tangshan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 14, 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(TangshanTangshan"唐山"redirects here. For an alternative name of China, see Names of China#TangTangshan is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and killed at least...
) - 2789 Foshan2789 Foshan2789 Foshan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 6, 1956 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(FoshanFoshanFoshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....
) - 2851 Harbin2851 Harbin2851 Harbin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :...
(HarbinHarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
) - 2903 Zhuhai2903 Zhuhai2903 Zhuhai is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :...
(ZhuhaiZhuhaiZhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones...
) - 3011 Chongqing3011 Chongqing3011 Chongqing is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on November 26, 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(ChongqingChongqingChongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
) - 3024 Hainan3024 Hainan3024 Hainan is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(HainanHainanHainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
) - 3048 Guangzhou3048 Guangzhou3048 Guangzhou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
) - 3051 Nantong3051 Nantong3051 Nantong is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 19, 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(NantongNantongNantong is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth, Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north, Taizhou to the west, Suzhou and Shanghai to the south across the river, and...
) - 3088 Jinxiuzhonghua3088 Jinxiuzhonghua3088 Jinxiuzhonghua is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(Splendid China, themed park in ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
) - 3136 Anshan3136 Anshan3136 Anshan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 18, 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(Anshan) - 3139 Shantou3139 Shantou3139 Shantou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(ShantouShantouShantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...
) - 3187 Dalian3187 Dalian3187 Dalian is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1977 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(DalianDalianDalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
) - 3206 Wuhan3206 Wuhan3206 Wuhan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 13, 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(WuhanWuhanWuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
) - 3239 Meizhou3239 Meizhou3239 Meizhou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 29, 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(MeizhouMeizhou-Administration:The municipal government, Intermediate Court and CPC and PSB bureaux are housed in the district of Jiangnan , on the right bank of Meijiang River.A second district of Meizhou is Jiangbei , on the left bank...
) - 3297 Hong Kong3297 Hong Kong3297 Hong Kong is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 26 November 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory.- External links :*...
(Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
) - 3335 Quanzhou3335 Quanzhou3335 Quanzhou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 1, 1966 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(QuanzhouQuanzhouQuanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two and faces the Taiwan Strait...
) - 3494 Purple Mountain3494 Purple Mountain3494 Purple Mountain is a small main belt asteroid. It is not purple; its unusual name comes from the Purple Mountain Observatory in China, where it was rediscovered in 1980...
(Purple Mountain ObservatoryPurple Mountain ObservatoryPurple Mountain Observatory , also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.The long time director of the observatory was Zhang Yuzhe Purple Mountain Observatory , also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory,...
) - 3613 Kunlun3613 Kunlun3613 Kunlun is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 10, 1982 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*...
(Kunlun MountainsKunlun MountainsThe Kunlun Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending more than 3,000 km. In the broadest sense, it forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin and the Gansu Corridor and continues east south of the Wei River to end at the North China Plain.The...
) - 3650 Kunming3650 Kunming- External links :*...
(KunmingKunming' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
) - 3729 Yangzhou3729 Yangzhou- External links :*...
(YangzhouYangzhouYangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across...
) - 4273 Dunhuang4273 Dunhuang- External links :*...
(DunhuangDunhuangDunhuang is a city in northwestern Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road. It was also known at times as Shāzhōu , or 'City of Sands', a name still used today...
) - 7859 Lhasa7859 Lhasa7859 Lhasa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 19, 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(LhasaLhasaLhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
) - 8423 Macao8423 Macao8423 Macao is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1997 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.- External links :*...
(MacauMacauMacau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
) - 12418 Tongling12418 Tongling12418 Tongling is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1995 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.- External links :*...
(AnhuiAnhuiAnhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
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Korea
- 12252 Gwangju12252 Gwangju12252 Gwangju is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 8, 1988 by M. Koishikawa at Sendai Astronomical Observatory Ayashi station.It was named after Gwangju metropolitan city, a sister city of Sendai.- External links :*...
(GwangjuGwangjuGwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
) - 34666 Bohyunsan34666 Bohyunsan34666 Bohyunsan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 2000 by Y.-B. Jeon and B.-C. Lee at Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory.- External links :*...
(Bohyeon Mountain)
Russia and the former Soviet Union (Asia)
- 780 Armenia780 Armenia780 Armenia is a minor planet in the asteroid belt orbiting the Sun. Named after Kingdom of Armenia, now Armenia-External links:*...
(ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
) - 1094 Siberia1094 Siberia1094 Siberia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 CB. It is now named after Siberia. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1094th asteroid discovered.-1094 Siberia in fiction:...
(SiberiaSiberiaSiberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2120 Tyumenia2120 Tyumenia2120 Tyumenia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1967 by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.It is named after the Tyumen Oblast in Russia.- References :...
( Tyumen Oblast, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2140 Kemerovo2140 Kemerovo2140 Kemerovo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1970 by L. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(KemerovoKemerovoKemerovo is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, located in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin...
, Russian SFSR, now RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2297 Daghestan2297 Daghestan2297 Daghestan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 1, 1978, by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
(Daghestan, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2566 Kirghizia2566 Kirghizia2566 Kirghizia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 29, 1979 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(Kirghiz SSR, now KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
) - 2584 Turkmenia2584 Turkmenia2584 Turkmenia is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1979. It is named after the Soviet Republic of Turkmen ....
(Turkmen SSRTurkmen SSRThe Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Turkmen SSR for short, was one of republics of the Soviet Union in Central Asia. It was initially established on 7 August 1921 as the Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR. On 13 May 1925 it was transformed into Turkmen SSR and became a...
, now TurkmenistanTurkmenistanTurkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
) - 2698 Azerbajdzhan2698 Azerbajdzhan2698 Azerbajdzhan is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by astronomers at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1971. It is named after the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan .-External links:...
(AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
) - 2700 Baikonur2700 Baikonur2700 Baikonur is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1976 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(Baikonur CosmodromeBaikonur CosmodromeThe Baikonur Cosmodrome , also called Tyuratam, is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 meters above sea level...
, KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
) - 5471 Tunguska5471 Tunguska5471 Tunguska is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.- External links :*...
(TunguskaTunguskaTunguska may refer to:*Any of the Tunguska Rivers** Upper Tunguska, an old name of the lower flow of Angara River** Stony Tunguska River...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Europe
- 257 Silesia257 Silesia257 Silesia is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 5, 1886 in Vienna.It is named after Silesia, a region of the Central Europe.Little data is available on it.- References :...
(SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
) - 1381 Danubia1381 Danubia1381 Danubia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 20, 1930 by Skvortsov, E. at Simeis.- External links :*...
(River DanubeDanubeThe Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
) - 1391 Carelia1391 Carelia1391 Carelia is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.1183552 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1674461 and an orbital period of 1484.2736262 days . It has an average orbital speed of 18.66764903 km/s and an inclination of 7.58649°....
(KareliaKareliaKarelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
) - 2206 Gabrova2206 Gabrova2206 Gabrova is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. The asteroid is named after the Bulgarian city Gabrovo.- External links :*...
(GabrovoGabrovoGabrovo is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire , as well as noted for its Bulgarian National...
, BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
) - 2236 Austrasia2236 Austrasia2236 Austrasia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1933 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg.- External links :*...
(AustrasiaAustrasiaAustrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and...
, historic region from western GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to eastern FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - 3933 Portugal3933 Portugal3933 Portugal is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1986 by R. M. West at La Silla.- External links :*...
(PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
) - 7671 Albis7671 Albis7671 Albis is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1995 by Z. Moravec at Klet.- External links :*...
(LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
name for the ElbeElbeThe Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
) - 8020 Erzgebirge8020 Erzgebirge8020 Erzgebirge is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 14, 1990 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
(GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name for the Ore Mountains) - 22618 Silva Nortica22618 Silva Nortica22618 Silva Nortica is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1294.0918202 days . The asteroid was discovered on May 28, 1998....
(Silva Nortica, a region at the border of Austria and the Czech Republic)
Baltic StatesBaltic statesThe term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
(EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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- 1284 Latvia1284 Latvia1284 Latvia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 27, 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is named after the Republic of Latvia.- External links :*...
(LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
) - 1541 Estonia1541 Estonia1541 Estonia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 12, 1939 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku. It was named after the country of Estonia.- External links :*...
(EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - 1796 Riga1796 Riga1796 Riga is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on May 16, 1966 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia) - 2577 Lietuva2577 Litva2577 Litva is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on March 12, 1975 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. "Litva" means "Lithuania" in the Russian language.- External links :*...
(LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
) - 3072 Vilnius3072 Vilnius3072 Vilnius is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1223.7406502 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 5, 1978 by Soviet astronomer Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh. It was named after the capital of Lithuania; Vilnius....
(VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania) - 4163 Saaremaa4163 Saaremaa4163 Saaremaa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 19, 1941 by Liisi Oterma at Turku. It is named after Estonian island Saaremaa.- External links :*...
(SaaremaaSaaremaaSaaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km². The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago...
, Estonia) - 4227 Kaali4227 Kaali4227 Kaali is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1942 by Liisi Oterma at Turku. It is named after the Kaali meteorite crater located in Saaremaa, Estonia.- External links :*...
(Kaali craterKaali craterKaali is a group of 9 meteorite craters located on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Formed in the 7th century BC or about 4000 years ago , it is one of the most recent craters created by an impact event and the only known major impact event that has occurred in a populated area.Prior to the 1930s,...
, Estonia) - 13995 Tõravere13995 Tõravere13995 Tõravere is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1368.1112274 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 19, 1993.It's named after Tõravere, the location of Tartu Observatory....
(TõravereTõravereTõravere is a small borough in Nõo Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. Tartu Observatory is located in Tõravere.-External links:*...
, Estonia) - 23617 Duna23617 Duna23617 Duna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1996 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia) - 24709 Mitau24709 Mitau24709 Mitau is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1991 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(JelgavaJelgava-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
, Latvia) - 24794 Kurland24794 Kurland24794 Kurland is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(CourlandCourlandCourland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, Latvia) - 35618 Tartu35618 Tartu35618 Tartu is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory in Chile on Aprul 25, 1998. It is named after Tartu, the science centre and the second-largest city of Estonia.-External links:...
(TartuTartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
, Estonia) - 73059 Kaunas73059 Kaunas73059 Kaunas is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 2002 by Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius at Molėtai Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*...
(KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, Lithuania)
Czech Republic
- 371 Bohemia371 Bohemia371 Bohemia is a sizeable Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on July 16, 1893 in Nice....
(BohemiaBohemiaBohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
) - 1901 Moravia1901 Moravia1901 Moravia is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on January 14, 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...
(MoraviaMoraviaMoravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
) - 1942 Jablunka1942 Jablunka1942 Jablunka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...
(JablunkaJablůnkaJablůnka is a village and municipality in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 2,030 ....
) - 2080 Jihlava2080 Jihlava2080 Jihlava is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1976 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(JihlavaJihlavaJihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the...
) - 2081 Sázava2081 Sázava2081 Sázava is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1401.7176336 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 27, 1976.-References:...
(Sázava RiverSázava RiverSázava is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a right tributary of the Vltava. Its length is , watershed area measures . The river Sázava emerges from Velké Dářko Lake and enters the Vltava in the municipality of Davle south of Prague ....
) - 2123 Vltava2123 Vltava2123 Vltava is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1767.2267794 days .The asteroid was discovered on September 22, 1973.-References:...
(VltavaVltavaThe Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, merging with the Elbe at Mělník...
River) - 2199 Kleť2199 Klet2199 Kleť is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1225.2770156 days . The asteroid was discovered on June 6, 1978.-References:...
(KleťKletThe Kleť is a mountain located in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Český Krumlov. It rises above sea level, and on a clear day affords a view of the Alps to the South....
, a hill and its observatoryKlet ObservatoryKleť Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Kleť, near the town of České Budějovice...
, place of discovery) - 2321 Lužnice2321 Lužnice2321 Lužnice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1905.1596698 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 19, 1980.-References:...
(LužniceLužniceThe Lužnice is a river in the Czech Republic starting in Austria . It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou . The river drains 4,226 square kilometers....
River) - 2337 Boubín2337 Boubín2337 Boubín is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1525.6704220 days .The asteroid was discovered on October 22, 1976.-References:...
(BoubínBoubínBoubín is a hill 1362 m high in South Bohemian Region which is 3.5 km eastern from Kubova Huť village. Most of the hill is covered by a former primeval forest called Boubínský prales which is a natural preserve since 1858....
, a hill) - 2367 Praha2367 Praha2367 Praha is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 8, 1981 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) - 2390 Nežárka2390 Nežárka2390 Nežárka is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1548.7817197 days .The asteroid was discovered on August 14, 1980.-References:...
(NežárkaNežárkaNežárka is a river in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is 56 km long and flows to Lužnice in Veselí nad Lužnicí. The river flows through Jindřichův Hradec and Stráž nad Nežárkou.- References :* - External links :...
River) - 2403 Šumava2403 Šumava2403 Šumava is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1484.2899658 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 25, 1979.-References:...
(Šumava) - 2524 Budovicium2524 Budovicium2524 Budovicium is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 28, 1981 by Vavrova, Z. at Klet.- External links :*...
(LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
name for České BudějoviceCeské BudejoviceČeské Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
) - 2599 Veselí2599 Veselí2599 Veselí is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1474.2433712 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1980.-References:...
(VeselíVeselíVeselí is name of several locations in the Czech Republic:*Veselí nad Lužnicí, a town in Tábor District*Veselí nad Moravou, a town in Hodonín District* village Veselí in Pardubice Region...
) - 2613 Plzeň2613 Plzen2613 Plzeň is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1935.3146870 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 30, 1979. It is named for the Czech city of Plzeň , birthplace of the discoverer.-References:...
(Plzeň) - 2672 Písek2672 Písek2672 Písek is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1542.1926561 days . The asteroid was discovered on May 31, 1979.-References:...
(PísekPísekPísek is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 29 909 .-About:Písek is usually called "The Athens of the South", although Athens is much more southerly, because it has many high schools and schools of higher education, e.g. the Film School in Písek...
) - 2747 Český Krumlov2747 Ceský Krumlov2747 Český Krumlov is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos in 1980. It is named after the historic Czech town of Český Krumlov....
(Český KrumlovČeský KrumlovČeský Krumlov is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, best known for the fine architecture and art of the historic old town and Český Krumlov Castle...
) - 2811 Střemchoví2811 Stremchoví2811 Střemchoví is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1771.4021297 days . The asteroid was discovered on May 10, 1980.-References:...
(StřemchovíStřemchovíStřemchoví is a district of Dolní Loučky.* 2811 Střemchoví, an asteroid, was named after this municipality.- Gallery :...
, birthplace of discoverer) - 2889 Brno2889 Brno2889 Brno is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos in 1981. It is named after the Czech city of Brno....
(BrnoBrnoBrno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
) - 3137 Horky3137 Horky3137 Horky is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1982 by Mrkos, A. at Klet.- External links :*...
(HorkýHôrkyHôrky is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 375 metres and covers an area of 2.318 km². It has a population of about 615 people.-External links:...
, a hill) - 3735 Třeboň3735 Trebon3735 Třeboň is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2001.8962406 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 4, 1983.-References:...
(TřeboňTrebonTřeboň is a historical town in South Bohemian Region of Czech Republic. The population stands at 8,862 .-History:Třeboň was established around the middle of the 12th century. In 1366 the House of Rožmberk become owner of the estate...
) - 4054 Turnov4054 Turnov4054 Turnov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 5, 1983 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(TurnovTurnovTurnov is a town on the Jizera river in the northern Czech Republic. It has about 14,500 inhabitants and lies in the southern part of Liberec Region. It is a traditional center for gemstone polishing, glass craftmanship and arts....
) - 4249 Křemže4249 Kremže4249 Křemže is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1873.2400325 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1984.-References:...
(KřemžeKřemžeKřemže is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 2,608 ....
) - 4277 Holubov4277 Holubov4277 Holubov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1982 by Antonín Mrkos at Kleť. It was named after small village located near Kleť.- External links :*...
(HolubovHolubovHolubov is a village in the Český Krumlov District, south Czech Republic. It has got almost 1,000 inhabitants.- History :The Celts built an oppidum in Třísov about 200 BC and they left the place in the beginning of the 1st century being pushed out from here by migrating Germanic tribes. The walls...
) - 4405 Otava4405 Otava4405 Otava is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 21, 1987 by Zdeňka Vávrová at Klet.- External links :*...
(OtavaOtava RiverThe Otava is a river in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is long and is a left tributary of the Vltava. The river flows through several towns, including Písek, Sušice and Strakonice. The river's name is of Celtic origin. It is a popular river for water sports. The local dialect of Prachens also...
River) - 4408 Zlatá Koruna4408 Zlatá Koruna4408 Zlatá Koruna is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1292.3060156 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 4, 1988.-References:...
(Zlatá KorunaZlatá KorunaZlatá Koruna is a village and municipality in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 694 . Zlatá Koruna lies approximately north-east of Český Krumlov, south-west of České Budějovice, and south of...
) - 4610 Kájov4610 Kájov4610 Kájov is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1359.4015703 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 26, 1989.-References:...
(KájovKájovKájov is a village and municipality in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,320 ....
) - 4698 Jizera4698 Jizera4698 Jizera is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1986 by A. Mrkos at Kleť Observatory.- External links :*...
(Jizera RiverJizera RiverThe Jizera is a river that begins on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic and ends in Central Bohemia. Like some other names in Bohemia, the name Jizera is of Celtic origin, as the Celts lived in the area during Roman times .-Geography:It develops from the confluence of the Great Jizera...
) - 4702 Berounka4702 Berounka4702 Berounka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 23, 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*- Notes :...
(BerounkaBerounkaThe Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic. It carries the name Mže from its source in Germany, next to the Czech border, until its confluence with the Radbuza in Pilsen...
River) - 4801 Ohře4801 Ohre4801 Ohře is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1567.4860889 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 22, 1989.-References:...
(OhřeOhreThe Ohře is a 316 km long river in Germany and the Czech Republic , left tributary of the Elbe. The basin area of the river has a size of 6,255 km², of which 5,614 km² are in the Czech Republic and 641 km² in Germany...
River) - 4823 Libenice4823 Libenice4823 Libenice is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 4, 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(LibeniceLibeniceLibenice is a village and municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
) - 4824 Stradonice4824 Stradonice4824 Stradonice is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 25, 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(Stradonice) - 5894 Telč5894 Telc5894 Telč is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1182.7363466 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 14, 1982....
(TelčTelcTelč is a town in southern Moravia, near Jihlava, in the Czech Republic. The town was founded in 13th century as a royal water fort on the crossroads of busy merchant routes between Bohemia, Moravia and Austria....
) - 6060 Doudleby6060 Doudleby6060 Doudleby is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1980 by Czechoslovak astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory.- External links :*...
(DoudlebyDoudlebyDoudleby is a village and municipality in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 384 ....
) - 6064 Holašovice6064 Holašovice6064 Holašovice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1198.2890031 days .The asteroid was discovered on April 23, 1987 by Antonín Mrkos at Kleť in southern Bohemia and named after the nearby village of Holašovice.-References:...
(HolašoviceHolašoviceHolašovice is a small historic village located in the south of the Czech Republic, 15 kilometres west of České Budějovice. Village belongs to the municipality Jankov. To the south lies the protected landscape area of Blanský Forest...
) - 6802 Černovice6802 Cernovice6802 Černovice is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.2931236 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.2486870 and an orbital period of 1947.6380750 days .Cabrera has an inclination of 2.10079°....
(ČernoviceCernoviceČernovice is name of several locations in the Czech Republic:* Černovice , a town * Černovice , a village...
) - 7118 Kuklov7118 Kuklov7118 Kuklov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(KuklovKuklovKuklov, is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 162 metres and covers an area of 18.704km². It has a population of about 790 people....
) - 7204 Ondřejov7204 Ondrejov7204 Ondřejov is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1590.6621065 days . The asteroid was discovered on April 3, 1995....
(Ondřejov) - 7440 Závist7440 Závist7440 Závist is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1519.1622698 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 1, 1995....
(Závist) - 7498 Blaník7498 Blaník7498 Blaník is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2066.1669298 days .The asteroid was discovered on January 16, 1996.-References:...
(BlaníkBlaníkBlaník is a mountain in the Czech Republic. Its height is 638 meters above sea level. The surrounding area is a small natural reservation.Ancient legends are associated with this mountain. The legend says that a huge army of Czech knights led by St. Wenceslas sleeps inside the mountain. The knights...
, a hill) - 7532 Pelhřimov7532 Pelhrimov7532 Pelhřimov is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1555.8917146 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 22, 1995 by Miloš Tichý at Kleť Observatory. It is named for the Czech town of Pelhřimov, where the discoverer attended high school....
(PelhřimovPelhrimov- Basic facts :Pelhřimov is located approximately half-way between Prague and Brno. It is known as “the Gateway to the Highlands“ because of its location in the westernmost tip of the Czech-Moravian Highlands. The altitude above sea level at the foot of the tower of the Church of St...
) - 7669 Malše7669 Malše7669 Malše is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1692.4560137 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 4, 1995....
(MalšeMalšeThe Malše is a river in Austria and in the Czech Republic, and a right tributary of the Vltava.The Malše originates on the north slope of Viehberg, near the village of Sandl in Bezirk Freistadt, Upper Austria. It flows northward and forms of Austria-Czech border before fully entering the Český...
River) - 7694 Krasetín7694 Krasetín7694 Krasetín is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1937.9145993 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1983....
(Krasetín) - 7711 Říp7711 Ríp7711 Říp is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1959.0257787 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 2, 1994....
(Říp MountainRíp MountainŘíp mountain is a 459 m solitary hill rising up from the central Bohemian flatland where, according to legend, the first Czechs settled. Říp is located 25 km south-east of Litoměřice, Czech Republic....
) - 8554 Gabreta8554 Gabreta8554 Gabreta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 25, 1995 by M. Tichy at Klet.- External links :*...
(ancient name for Bohemian ForestBohemian ForestThe Bohemian Forest, also known in Czech as Šumava , is a low mountain range in Central Europe. Geographically, the mountains extend from South Bohemia in the Czech Republic to Austria and Bavaria in Germany...
) - 9711 Želetava9711 Želetava9711 Želetava is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1874.7159610 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 7, 1972....
(ŽeletavaŽeletavaŽeletava is a village in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic.- External links :*...
) - 9884 Příbram9884 Príbram9884 Příbram is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1340.2162372 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 12, 1994....
(PříbramPríbramPříbram is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147. The city is located on the Litavka river and the foothills of Brdy, 60 kilometers south-west of Prague, the country's capital...
) - 11128 Ostravia11128 Ostravia11128 Ostravia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 3, 1996 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet.- External links :*...
(Latin name for OstravaOstravaOstrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
) - 11134 České Budějovice11134 Ceské Budejovice11134 České Budějovice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1815.1100652 days .The asteroid was discovered on December 4, 1996 at the Klet Observatory.-References:...
(České BudějoviceCeské BudejoviceČeské Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
) - 11163 Milešovka11163 Milešovka11163 Milešovka is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1941.3845318 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 4, 1998....
(MilešovkaMilešovkaMilešovka is with its 837 m the highest mountain of České Středohoří, Czech Republic. The height difference between the foot and summit is 300 metres. Alexander von Humboldt claimed the view to be the third nicest view in the world.- References :...
, a mountain) - 11167 Kunžak11167 Kunžak11167 Kunžak is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1272.5891197 days .The asteroid was discovered on March 23, 1998....
(KunžakKunžakKunžak is a village and municipality in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,513....
) - 11339 Orlík11339 Orlík11339 Orlík is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1394.9686272 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 13, 1996....
(OrlíkOrlíkOrlík is a term in the Czech language for a small or young eagle.Orlík may refer to:* Orlík nad Vltavou, a village in the Czech Republic** Orlík Dam** Orlík Chateau* 11339 Orlík, an asteroid...
a castle and a dam) - 11656 Lipno11656 Lipno11656 Lipno is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1997 by M. Tichy and Z. Moravec at Klet.- External links :*...
(Lipno DamLipno DamThe Lipno Dam is a dam with hydroelectric plant constructed along the Vltava River in the Czech Republic.- History :Due to frequent flooding and subsequent damage, the Vltava River in Southern Bohemia had been problematic for the Český Krumlov and other settlements, through which it flowed...
) - 12406 Zvíkov12406 Zvíkov12406 Zvíkov is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1295.9473171 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 25, 1995.-References:...
(Zvíkov CastleZvíkov CastleZvíkov , often called "the king of Czech castles", is a castle located at the junction of the Vltava and Otava rivers, some 15 km north of Písek, in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, next to the village Zvíkovské Podhradí. It is placed on a hard to access and steep promontory above the...
) - 12468 Zachotín12468 Zachotín12468 Zachotín is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1206.8177560 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 14, 1997....
(ZachotínZachotínZachotín is a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 241 ....
) - 12833 Kamenný Újezd12833 Kamenný Újezd12833 Kamenný Újezd is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1136.5725103 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 2, 1997....
(Kamenný Újezd) - 13804 Hrazany13804 Hrazany13804 Hrazany is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 9, 1998 by M. Tichy and Z. Moravec at Klet.- External links :*...
(HrazanyHrazanyHrazany is a small village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, which is situated 9 kilometres north direction near Milevsko in Písek District. It is composed of for parts - Dobrošov, Hrazany, Hrazánky a Klisinec. It has 280 residents....
) - 14537 Týn nad Vltavou14537 Týn nad Vltavou14537 Týn nad Vltavou is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1478.1387589 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 10, 1997....
(Týn nad VltavouTýn nad VltavouTýn nad Vltavou is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 8,200 inhabitants.- Main sights :* main square* St. Jacob's church* town hall* town museum, expositon of moldavite stones* ruins of Tyn's castle...
) - 14974 Počátky14974 Pocátky14974 Počátky is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1558.1013393 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 22, 1997....
(PočátkyPocátkyPočátky is a town in the Czech Republic.-External links:*...
) - 15890 Prachatice15890 Prachatice15890 Prachatice is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 3, 1997 by M. Tichy and Z. Moravec at Klet.- External links :*...
(PrachaticePrachaticePrachatice is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.-History:The town of Prachatice has its origins in the 11th century, following the beginning of trade on the "Golden Path"...
) - 15960 Hluboká15960 Hluboká15960 Hluboká is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1611.1632128 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 2, 1998....
(Hluboká nad VltavouHluboká nad VltavouHluboká nad Vltavou ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near České Budějovice. This town was a favourite of Charles IV, who often visited when residing in České Budějovice...
, a castle) - 16801 Petřínpragensis16801 Petrínpragensis16801 Petřínpragensis is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1387.0446332 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 23, 1997....
(PetřínPetrínPetřín is a hill in the center of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River. The hill, almost entirely covered with parks, is a favorite recreational area for the inhabitants of Prague...
, a hill in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) - 17600 Dobřichovice17600 Dobrichovice17600 Dobřichovice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1891.9625280 days .The asteroid was discovered on September 18, 1995.-References:...
(DobřichoviceDobrichoviceDobřichovice is a town lying on both banks of the river Berounka, about 25 km south-west from the centre of the Czech Republic capital Prague. Dobřichovice is situated half way between Prague and Karlštejn Castle, one of the most famous landmarks in the Czech Republic...
) - 17607 Táborsko17607 Táborsko17607 Táborsko is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1808.6407813 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 2, 1995....
(Táborsko, Czech district) - 18497 Nevězice18497 Nevezice18497 Nevězice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1256.7356668 days .The asteroid was discovered on June 11, 1996....
(NevěziceNevěziceNevězice is a village and municipality in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 145 ....
) - 18531 Strakonice18531 Strakonice18531 Strakonice is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1996 by M. Tichy and Z. Moravec at Klet.- External links :*...
(StrakoniceStrakoniceStrakonice is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Estimated population: 24,000.-History:The settlement of this region took place in the second half of 12th century when a castle was built...
) - 20254 Úpice20254 Úpice20254 Úpice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1452.5556001 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 21, 1998....
(ÚpiceÚpiceÚpice is a town in the Czech Republic....
) - 20964 Mons Naklethi20964 Mons Naklethi20964 Mons Naklethi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*...
(old name of the hill KleťKletThe Kleť is a mountain located in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Český Krumlov. It rises above sea level, and on a clear day affords a view of the Alps to the South....
) - 21257 Jižní Čechy21257 Jižní Cechy21257 Jižní Čechy is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1848.2459658 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 26, 1996. It was named after South Bohemia, a region of the Czech Republic.-References:...
(Jižní Čechy, English: South Bohemia, a Czech Republic region) - 21290 Vydra21290 Vydra21290 Vydra is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1596.5880558 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 9, 1996.-References:...
(Vydra RiverVydra (river)The Vydra is a river in the Czech Republic.The Vydra begins in the Bohemian Forest near Modrava, at the confluence of the Roklanský potok and the Modravský potok. However, Modravský potok's tributary, the Luzenský potok originates slightly across the Germany–Czech Republic border up the north...
) - 21873 Jindřichůvhradec21873 Jindrichuvhradec21873 Jindřichůvhradec is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2040.8659598 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 29, 1999....
(Jindřichův HradecJindrichuv HradecJindřichův Hradec is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 22,700 inhabitants.- History :The first written mention of the town is in 1220. Before that, it was probably a Slavic settlement. At the end of the 12th century more people arrived...
) - 22450 Nové Hrady22450 Nové Hrady22450 Nové Hrady is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1609.0869790 days .The asteroid was discovered on November 3, 1996....
(Nové HradyNové HradyNové Hrady is name of several places in the Czech Republic:* Nové Hrady , a town in South Bohemian Region* Nové Hrady , a village in Pardubice Region...
) - 24837 Mšecké Žehrovice24837 Mšecké Žehrovice24837 Mšecké Žehrovice is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1324.5328428 days .The asteroid was discovered on October 22, 1995....
(Mšecké ŽehroviceMšecké ŽehroviceMšecké Žehrovice is a village and municipality in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
) - 24838 Abilunon24838 Abilunon24838 Abilunon is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1995 by M. Tichy at Klet.-References:...
(Abilunon, nowadays non-existing ancient town) - 26328 Litomyšl26328 Litomyšl26328 Litomyšl is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1258.7751929 days .The asteroid was discovered on November 18, 1998 in Litomyšl, Bohemia, Czech Republic by Miloš Tichý and Zdeněk Moravec....
(LitomyšlLitomyšlLitomyšl is a town and municipality in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The chateau complex in the town centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-History:...
) - 26971 Sezimovo Ústí26971 Sezimovo Ústí26971 Sezimovo Ústí is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1601.3130767 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 25, 1997....
(Sezimovo ÚstíSezimovo ÚstíSezimovo Ústí is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It is located approximately 83 km south of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and 60 km north of České Budějovice, the capital of the South Bohemian Region....
) - 27079 Vsetín27079 Vsetín27079 Vsetín is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1316.8496435 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 15, 1998....
(VsetínVsetínVsetín is a town in Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 28,500 inhabitants and lies on the Vsetínská Bečva river.The area around Vsetín, called Vsetínsko, is spread out on the foothills of the Vsetín, Hostýn and Vizovice Highlands around the Bečva River...
) - 27088 Valmez27088 Valmez27088 Valmez is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1998 by P. Pravec at the Ondřejov Observatory.- External links :*...
(Valašské MeziříčíValašské MezirícíValašské Meziříčí is a town in the Zlín Region, the Czech Republic. The town has 27,960 inhabitants.Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers join in the town to form the Bečva River.-Main sights:* The Kinský Chateau...
) - 30564 Olomouc30564 Olomouc30564 Olomouc is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Petr Pravec on July 28, 2001 at Ondřejov Observatory and was named after Olomouc, a city in central Moravia, the Czech Republic, where the discoverer lived....
(OlomoucOlomoucOlomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
) - 31650 Frýdek-Místek31650 Frýdek-Místek31650 Frýdek-Místek is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1657.8527234 days .The asteroid was discovered on April 18, 1999....
(Frýdek-MístekFrýdek-MístekFrýdek-Místek is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the administrative center of Frýdek-Místek District. It comprises two formerly independent towns, Frýdek and Místek, divided by the Ostravice River...
) - 31232 Slavonice31232 Slavonice31232 Slavonice is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 1, 1998 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet.- External links :*...
(SlavoniceSlavoniceSlavonice is a town situated in the southwest of Moravia on the border with South Bohemia, Czech Republic, about a kilometre from the Austrian border with about 2,700 inhabitants...
) - 31238 Kroměříž31238 Kromeríž31238 Kroměříž is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2246.0688181 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 21, 1998. It is named by the Czech town of Kroměříž....
(KroměřížKromerížKroměříž is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Kroměříž Bishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed...
) - 40206 Lhenice40206 Lhenice40206 Lhenice is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1998 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet.- External links :*...
(LheniceLheniceLhenice is a market town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 1,769 ....
) - 43954 Chýnov43954 Chýnov43954 Chýnov is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1251.3254491 days . It has an average orbital speed of 19.75617803 km/s.The asteroid was discovered on February 7, 1997 at the Klet Observatory....
(ChýnovChýnovChýnov is a town in the Czech Republic. The asteroid 43954 Chýnov was named after it.-External links:*...
) - 47294 Blanský les47294 Blanský les47294 Blanský les is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1272.9694069 days .The asteroid was discovered on November 28, 1999.-References:...
(Blanský les, highlands) - 49448 Macocha49448 Macocha49448 Macocha is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 21, 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.- External links :*...
(Macocha GorgeMacocha GorgeThe Macocha Abyss , also known as the Macocha Gorge, is a sinkhole in the Moravian Karst cave system of the Czech Republic located north of the city of Brno, near the town of Blansko...
) - 61208 Stonařov61208 Stonařov61208 Stonarov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 30, 2000 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet.It was named after Stonařov, a Czech town.- External links :*...
(StonařovStonarovStonařov is a village near city Jihlava in the Vysočina Region in Moravia, Czech Republic. It has 927 inhabitants .-History:The village was established at the end of 12th century. First written document mentions Stonařov in 1347. In 1367 it received township privileges...
) - 68779 Schöninger68779 Schöninger68779 Schöninger is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1572.7957366 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 18, 2002....
(old name for the hill KleťKletThe Kleť is a mountain located in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Český Krumlov. It rises above sea level, and on a clear day affords a view of the Alps to the South....
) - 159743 Kluk159743 Kluk]159743 Kluk is an asteroid. It was discovered by Jana Tichá and Miloš Tichý at the Kleť Observatory near České Budějovice, Czech Republic, on March 23, 2003. Its provisional designation was 2003 FW1. It is named after a granulite hill near Mount Kleť....
(KlukKLUK-External links:...
, a hill)
Eastern Europe
- 183 Istria183 Istria183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid.It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 8, 1878, from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and where city of Pula is situated.-External links:...
(IstriaIstriaIstria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
) - 434 Hungaria434 Hungaria434 Hungaria is a relatively small inner Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an E-type asteroid. It is the namesake for Hungaria asteroids which orbit the sun on the inside of the 1:4 Kirkwood gap, standing out of the core of the main belt....
(HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
) - 589 Croatia589 Croatia589 Croatia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by Dr. August Kopff from Königstuhl-Heidelberg Observatory, with the use of the photographic method. In the moment of the discovery, the asteroid was 12,5mv and was in the constellation of Virgo...
(CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
) - 1160 Illyria1160 Illyria1160 Illyria is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 9, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RL.-References:...
(IllyriaIllyriaIn classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians....
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
) - 1537 Transylvania1537 Transylvania1537 Transylvania is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 27, 1940 by G. Strommer at Budapest.It was a lost asteroid until L. K. Kristensen at Aarhus University rediscovered it along with 452 Hamiltonia along with numerous other small objects in 1981- External links :...
(TransylvaniaTransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) - 1989 Tatry1989 Tatry1989 Tatry is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1955 by A. Paroubek and R. Podstanicka at Skalnate Pleso Observatory.- External links :*...
(Tatra MountainsTatra MountainsThe Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains...
) - 2315 Czechoslovakia2315 Czechoslovakia2315 Czechoslovakia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1980 by Z. Vavrova at the Klet Observatory.- External links :*...
(CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, now the Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
) - 2575 Bulgaria2575 Bulgaria2575 Bulgaria is a small S-type main belt asteroid. It was discovered by astronomer Tamara M. Smirnova in 1970 and is named after the Republic of Bulgaria.- External links :*...
(BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
) - 9674 Slovenija9674 Slovenija9674 Slovenija is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 23, 1998, by Slovenian astronomers at Črni Vrh Observatory.- External links :...
(SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) - 12123 Pazin12123 Pazin12123 Pazin is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered at the Višnjan Observatory in Višnjan, Croatia, on July 18, 1999. It is named after the city of Pazin, Croatia.-External links:...
(PazinPazinPazin is the administrative seat of Istria County in Croatia. The town has a population of 4,986 , the total Pazin municipality population is 9,227...
, Croatia) - 12124 Hvar12124 Hvar12124 Hvar is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Korado Korlević at the Višnjan Observatory in Višnjan, Croatia, on September 6, 1999. It is named after the island of Hvar, Croatia.-External links:...
(HvarHvar- Climate :The climate of Hvar is characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The yearly average air temperature is , 686 mm of precipitation fall on the town of Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7...
, Croatia) - 13121 Tisza13121 Tisza13121 Tisza is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1994 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(TiszaTiszaThe Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
River) - 38674 Těšínsko38674 Tešínsko38674 Těšínsko is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1232.8292146 days .The asteroid was discovered on 9 August 2000 by Lenka Šarounová and is named after Cieszyn Silesia , region divided between the Czech Republic and Poland....
(Těšínsko, a region in south-eastern SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, nowadays in the Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) - 187700 Zagreb187700 Zagreb187700 Zagreb is an asteroid discovered on March 2, 2008 by brothers Aleksandar and Stefan Cikota at the Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra. It is named after Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.-External links:*...
(ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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Finland
- 1460 Haltia1460 Haltia1460 Haltia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 24, 1937 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(HaltiHaltiHalti is the highest fell in Finland, at above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country. The Halti fell is located in the municipality of Enontekiö in the province of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway. The summit of Halti at is actually in Norway and it is known as...
) - 1471 Tornio1471 Tornio1471 Tornio is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(TornioTornioTornio is a town and municipality in Lapland, Finland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The population density is , with a total population of . It borders to the Swedish municipality of Haparanda...
) - 1472 Muonio1472 Muonio1472 Muonio is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(MuonioMuonioMuonio is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
) - 1473 Ounas1473 Ounas1473 Ounas is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(Ounastunturi) - 1488 Aura1488 Aura1488 Aura is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(Aura riverAura RiverThe Aura River is a river in south-western Finland. Its sources are in the town of Oripää, and it flows through Pöytyä, Aura and Lieto before discharging into the Archipelago Sea in the middle of the city of Turku. The total length of the river is about , and it contains eleven rapids, the biggest...
) - 1494 Savo1494 Savo1494 Savo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.Named after Savonia, region of Finland.- External links :*...
(SavoniaSavonia (historical province)Savonia is a historical province in the east of Finland. It borders to Uusimaa, Tavastia, Ostrobothnia, and Karelia. Largest cities in Savo by population are Kuopio, Mikkeli, Savonlinna and Varkaus.-Administration:...
) - 1495 Helsinki1495 Helsinki1495 Helsinki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku.- External links :*...
(HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
) - 1496 Turku1496 Turku1496 Turku is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(TurkuTurkuTurku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
) - 1497 Tampere1497 Tampere1497 Tampere is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(TampereTampereTampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
) - 1498 Lahti1498 Lahti1498 Lahti is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :...
(LahtiLahtiLahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
) - 1499 Pori1499 Pori1499 Pori is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1938 by Y. Väisälä at Turku, and is named after the city of Pori, Finland.- External links :*...
(PoriPoriPori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....
) - 1500 Jyväskylä1500 Jyväskylä1500 Jyväskylä is a small Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Y. Väisälä on October 16, 1938, and is named after the town of Jyväskylä, Finland.Little is known about this asteroid.- External links :*...
(JyväskyläJyväskyläJyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
) - 1503 Kuopio1503 Kuopio1503 Kuopio is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku.- External links :*...
(KuopioKuopioKuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
) - 1504 Lappeenranta1504 Lappeenranta1504 Lappeenranta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1939 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(LappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland...
) - 1507 Vaasa1507 Vaasa1507 Vaasa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 12, 1939 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(VaasaVaasaVaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
) - 1518 Rovaniemi1518 Rovaniemi1518 Rovaniemi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(RovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...
) - 1519 Kajaani1519 Kajaani1519 Kajaani is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1938, by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(KajaaniKajaaniKajaani is a town and municipality in Finland.It is the capital of the Kainuu region. It is located southeast of Oulujärvi , which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along the Oulujoki . There are inhabitants and city surface area is of which is water. The population density is . The town is...
) - 1520 Imatra1520 Imatra1520 Imatra is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(ImatraImatraImatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and...
) - 1521 Seinäjoki1521 Seinäjoki1521 Seinäjoki is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1755.3497820 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 22, 1938.-References:...
(SeinäjokiSeinäjokiSeinäjoki is a city located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960...
) - 1522 Kokkola1522 Kokkola1522 Kokkola is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 18, 1938 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(KokkolaKokkolaKokkola is a town and municipality of Finland.The town is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
) - 1523 Pieksämäki1523 Pieksämäki1523 Pieksämäki is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1225.7458519 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 18, 1939.-References:...
(PieksämäkiPieksämäkiPieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
) - 1524 Joensuu1524 Joensuu1524 Joensuu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(JoensuuJoensuuJoensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
) - 1525 Savonlinna1525 Savonlinna1525 Savonlinna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(SavonlinnaSavonlinnaSavonlinna is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. The Finnish name of the town means "Castle of Savonia" and the Swedish name means "Newcastle".- History :...
) - 1526 Mikkeli1526 Mikkeli1526 Mikkeli is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 7, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(MikkeliMikkeliMikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
) - 1532 Inari1532 Inari1532 Inari is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(Lake InariLake InariLake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland and the largest lake in Sápmi. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 meters above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia...
) - 1533 Saimaa1533 Saimaa1533 Saimaa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 19, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(SaimaaSaimaaSaimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The...
) - 1534 Näsi1534 Näsi1534 Näsi is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1649.3803209 days .The asteroid was discovered on January 20, 1939.-References:...
(NäsijärviNäsijärviNäsijärvi is a lake above sea level, in Pirkanmaa region, Finland. Näsijärvi is the biggest lake in the Tampere region at in size. The city of Tampere was built around the rapids of Tammerkoski, through which the lake drains into Pyhäjärvi. The water quality of the lake has improved as forest...
) - 1535 Päijänne1535 Päijänne1535 Päijänne is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2057.4959234 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 9, 1939.-References:...
(Lake Päijänne) - 1536 Pielinen1536 Pielinen1536 Pielinen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- References :...
(PielinenPielinenPielinen is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of that is equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land...
) - 1656 Suomi1656 Suomi1656 Suomi is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on March 11, 1942 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) - 1659 Punkaharju1659 Punkaharju1659 Punkaharju is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 28, 1940 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku. It is named after the municipality of Punkaharju, Finland.- External links :*...
(PunkaharjuPunkaharjuPunkaharju is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
) - 1757 Porvoo1757 Porvoo1757 Porvoo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(PorvooPorvooPorvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately east of Helsinki. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century...
) - 1758 Naantali1758 Naantali1758 Naantali is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 18, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(NaantaliNaantaliNaantali is a city in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of , and is located in the region of Finland Proper, west of Turku....
) - 1882 Rauma1882 Rauma1882 Rauma is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(RaumaRauma, FinlandRauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...
) - 1883 Rimito1883 Rimito1883 Rimito is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1942 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(Rimito) - 1928 Summa1928 Summa1928 Summa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(SummaSummaSumma and its diminutive summula are mainly used, in English and other modern languages, for texts that 'sum up' knowledge in a field, such as the compendiums of theology, philosophy and canon law which were used both as textbooks in the schools and as books of reference during the Middle...
) - 1929 Kollaa1929 Kollaa1929 Kollaa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 20, 1939 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku, Finland. It is named after the Kollaa River in Karelia, the focal point on the Winter War.- External links :*...
(KollaaBattle of KollaaThe Battle of Kollaa was fought from December 7, 1939 - March 13, 1940 in the Ladoga's Karelia, Finland as a part of the Winter War.Despite having far fewer troops than the Soviets, the Finnish forces repelled the Red Army because the Soviets were only prepared to proceed along roads...
) - 2291 Kevo2291 Kevo2291 Kevo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1941, by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :...
(KevoKevo Strict Nature ReserveKevo Strict Nature Reserve is a strict nature reserve located in northern Lapland, Finland. It was established in 1956 and covers ....
) - 2292 Seili2292 Seili2292 Seili is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1942 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(Seili) - 2299 Hanko2299 Hanko2299 Hanko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1941, by Vaisala, Y. at Turku. It is named after Hanko, the southernmost town in southern Finland.- External links :...
(Hanko) - 2397 Lappajärvi2397 Lappajärvi2397 Lappajärvi is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1978.6650442 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 22, 1938.-References:...
(LappajärviLappajärviLappajärvi is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
) - 2479 Sodankylä2479 Sodankylä2479 Sodankylä is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1348.1409642 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 6, 1942.-References:...
(SodankyläSodankylä-Twin towns: Kola, Russia, since 1968 Berlevåg, Norway, since 1971 Norsjö, Sweden, since 1977 Heiligenblut, Austria, since 1979-External links:* – Official website* * * * * *...
) - 2501 Lohja2501 Lohja2501 Lohja is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 14, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(LohjaLohjaLohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
) - 2512 Tavastia2512 Tavastia2512 Tavastia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 3, 1940 by Aust Redmin at Turku.- External links :*...
(TavastiaTavastiaTavastia may refer to:* Tavastia , a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland* Tavastia Proper, a modern region of Finland* Päijänne Tavastia, another region of Finland...
) - 2535 Hämeenlinna2535 Hämeenlinna2535 Hämeenlinna is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1223.9388569 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 17, 1939.-References:...
(HämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaHämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...
) - 2678 Aavasaksa2678 Aavasaksa2678 Aavasaksa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku. It is named after the Aavasaksa hill in Ylitornio, Finland....
(AavasaksaAavasaksaAavasaksa is a sharp-edged hill in Ylitornio municipality in Finnish Lapland. It has an elevation of . Aavasaksa is famous for its sights both towards Finland and Sweden and it is included to the list of the National Views of Finland. The emperor Alexander II of Russia visited the site in 1876...
) - 2679 Kittisvaara2679 Kittisvaara2679 Kittisvaara is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 7, 1939 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku.- External links :*...
(Kittisvaara) - 2733 Hamina2733 Hamina2733 Hamina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 22, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(HaminaHaminaHamina is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is...
) - 2737 Kotka2737 Kotka2737 Kotka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 22, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(KotkaKotkaKotka is a town and municipality of Finland. Its former name is Rochensalm.Kotka is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of Kymi River and it is part of the Kymenlaakso region in southern Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water....
) - 2750 Loviisa2750 Loviisa2750 Loviisa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 30, 1940 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.- External links :*...
(LoviisaLoviisaLoviisa is a municipality and town of inhabitants on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.The municipality covers an area of of which is water...
) - 2774 Tenojoki2774 Tenojoki2774 Tenojoki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(Tenojoki) - 2820 Iisalmi2820 Iisalmi2820 Iisalmi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 8, 1942 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.Iisalmi is a town and municipality of Finland.- External links :*...
(IisalmiIisalmiIisalmi is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
) - 2840 Kallavesi2840 Kallavesi2840 Kallavesi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(KallavesiKallavesiKallavesi is a lake in Northern Savonia, eastern Finland located around the town of Kuopio. Combined with the lakes Suvasvesi, Juurusvesi, Muuruvesi, Melavesi, and Riistavesi Kallavesi forms an lake system named Iso-Kalla....
) - 2841 Puijo2841 Puijo2841 Puijo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 26, 1943 by L. Oterma at Turku.- External links :*...
(PuijoPuijoPuijo is a 150 metres high hill, the famous landmark of city of Kuopio in Finland and a tourist attraction.-Puijo Ridge:The ridge of Puijo is a well-known and popular recreation area. A 75 metres high observation tower, Puijo tower is atop the hill, near the city centre of Kuopio. The tower affords...
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France
- 20 Massalia20 Massalia20 Massalia is a large and fairly bright main-belt asteroid. It is also the largest member of the Massalia family of asteroids. Its name is the Greek name for Marseille, the city from which one of the two independent co-discovers, Jean Chacornac, first sighted it.- Characteristics :Massalia is an...
(MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
) - 21 Lutetia21 Lutetia21 Lutetia is a large main-belt asteroid of an unusual spectral type. It measures about 100 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered in 1852 by Hermann Goldschmidt, and is named after Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris....
(ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) - 138 Tolosa138 Tolosa138 Tolosa is a brightly coloured, stony main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Henri Joseph Perrotin on May 19, 1874, and named after the Latin for Toulouse, France....
(ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
) - 4690 Strasbourg4690 Strasbourg4690 Strasbourg is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff.- External links :*...
(StrasbourgStrasbourgStrasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
) - 6268 Versailles6268 Versailles6268 Versailles is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.- External links :*...
(VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
) - 9385 Avignon9385 Avignon9385 Avignon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(AvignonAvignonAvignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
) - 8371 Goven8371 Goven-General:The asteroid 8371 Goven is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan at Lowell Observatory, examining films taken at Palomar.-Citation from the MPCs:...
(GovenGovenGoven is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Goven are called in FrenchGovenais.-References:* ;* -External links:* *...
) - 100033 Taizé100033 Taizé100033 Taizé is an asteroid. It was discovered by Freimut Börngen on April 9, 1990. Its provisional designation was 1991 GV10. It was named after Taizé.-External links:*...
(TaizéTaizéTaizé is the name or part of the name of several places in France and an asteroid:* Taizé Community in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, a monastic order visited by many young people* Taizé, Saône-et-Loire in the Saône-et-Loire département...
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Germany
- 241 Germania241 Germania241 Germania is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of dark, privitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Robert Luther on September 12, 1884 in Düsseldorf....
(GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Cities and towns:
- 325 Heidelberga325 Heidelberga325 Heidelberga is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 4, 1892 in Heidelberg....
(HeidelbergHeidelberg-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
) - 386 Siegena386 Siegena386 Siegena is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg....
(SiegenSiegenSiegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
) - 526 Jena526 Jena526 Jena is a Themistian asteroid. It was discovered in Heidelberg by the German astronomer Max Wolf on March 14, 1904 and named after the city of Jena....
(JenaJenaJena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
) - 449 Hamburga449 Hamburga449 Hamburga is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on October 31, 1899 in Heidelberg....
(HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
) - 811 Nauheima811 Nauheima811 Nauheima is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Bad Nauheim, a spa town in western Germany.-External links:*...
(Bad NauheimBad NauheimBad Nauheim is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany. , Bad Nauheim has a population of 30,365. The town is located approximately 35 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main, on the east edge of the Taunus mountain range. It is a world-famous resort, noted for its salt...
) - 2424 Tautenburg2424 Tautenburg2424 Tautenburg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1973 by K. Kirsch and Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
(TautenburgTautenburgTautenburg, a municipality in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia in Germany, houses the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory....
) - 3539 Weimar3539 Weimar3539 Weimar is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 11, 1967 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :...
(WeimarWeimarWeimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
) - 5816 Potsdam5816 Potsdam5816 Potsdam is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
(PotsdamPotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
) - 5820 Babelsberg5820 Babelsberg5820 Babelsberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1989 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
(Potsdam-BabelsbergPotsdam-BabelsbergBabelsberg is the largest district of the Brandenburg capital Potsdam in Germany. The affluent neighbourhood named after a small hill on the Havel river is famous for Babelsberg Palace and Park, part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as for Studio...
) - 9336 Altenburg9336 Altenburg9336 Altenburg is a main belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :...
(AltenburgAltenburgAltenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
) - 10114 Greifswald10114 Greifswald10114 Greifswald is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1992 by Lutz D. Schmadel and Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg. It is named after Greifswald, a German coastal town near the Baltic Sea.- External links :...
(GreifswaldGreifswaldGreifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...
) - 10746 Mühlhausen10746 Mühlhausen10746 Mühlhausen is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1619.6887930 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 10, 1989....
(MühlhausenMühlhausenMühlhausen is a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Unstrut-Hainich district, and lies along the river Unstrut. Mühlhausen had c. 37,000 inhabitants in 2006.-History:...
) - 10774 Eisenach10774 Eisenach10774 Eisenach is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg. It is named for the German town of Eisenach....
(EisenachEisenachEisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Its population in 2006 was 43,626.-History:...
) - 10775 Leipzig10775 Leipzig10775 Leipzig is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg. It is named for the city of Leipzig.- References :...
(LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
) - 10801 Lüneburg10801 Lüneburg10801 Lüneburg is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1480.5934301 days .The asteroid was discovered on September 23, 1992....
(LüneburgLüneburgLüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
) - 52334 Oberammergau52334 Oberammergau52334 Oberammergau is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 30, 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
(OberammergauOberammergauOberammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town is famous for its production of a Passion Play, its woodcarvers, and the NATO School.-Passion Play:...
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Regions:
- 301 Bavaria301 Bavaria301 Bavaria is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 16, 1890 in Vienna....
(BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
) - 418 Alemannia418 Alemannia418 Alemannia is a typical main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 7, 1896 in Heidelberg....
(Alemannia) - 930 Westphalia930 Westphalia-External links:*...
(WestphaliaWestphaliaWestphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
) - 5616 Vogtland5616 Vogtland5616 Vogtland is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1560.1908633 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1987....
- 5628 Preussen5628 Preussen5628 Preussen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1991 by Freimut Börngen and Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 5846 Hessen5846 Hessen5846 Hessen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1989 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 5866 Sachsen5866 Sachsen5866 Sachsen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 5904 Württemberg5904 Württemberg5904 Württemberg is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1747.5573759 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 10, 1989....
- 6068 Brandenburg6068 Brandenburg6068 Brandenburg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1990 by L. D. Schmadel and F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6070 Rheinland6070 Rheinland6070 Rheinland is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 10, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6099 Saarland6099 Saarland6099 Saarland is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6120 Anhalt6120 Anhalt6120 Anhalt is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 21, 1987 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6124 Mecklenburg6124 Mecklenburg6124 Mecklenburg is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6209 Schwaben6209 Schwaben6209 Schwaben is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 12, 1990 by Borngen and Schmadel at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6293 Oberpfalz6293 Oberpfalz6293 Oberpfalz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 26, 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6305 Helgoland6305 Helgoland6305 Helgoland is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 6, 1989 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6320 Bremen6320 Bremen6320 Bremen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1991 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 6332 Vorarlberg6332 Vorarlberg6332 Vorarlberg is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1400.9571729 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 30, 1992....
- 6396 Schleswig6396 Schleswig6396 Schleswig is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg....
- 6402 Holstein6402 Holstein6402 Holstein is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 9, 1991 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
- 21074 Rügen21074 Rügen21074 Rügen is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1418.9416012 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 12, 1991....
- 22322 Bodensee22322 Bodensee22322 Bodensee is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1991 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
Greece
- 582 Olympia582 Olympia-External links:*...
(OlympiaOlympia, GreeceOlympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
) - 1119 Euboea1119 Euboea1119 Euboea is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on October 27, 1927 at Heidelberg, Germany. Its provisional designation was 1927 UB. It was named for Euboea, or Negropont, the largest island of Greece in the Aegean. The asteroid is 31½ kilometers in...
(EuboeaEuboeaEuboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
) - 1138 Attica1138 Attica1138 Attica is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on November 22, 1929. It is named after the region in eastern Greece with the capital Athens. Its provisional designation was 1929 WF.-References:...
(AtticaAtticaAttica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
) - 1142 Aetolia1142 Aetolia1142 Aetolia is an asteroid on the main belt, which was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on January 24, 1930 in Heidelberg. It orbits once every 6 years. It is named after the Greek region Aetolia, and its provisional designation was 1930 BC....
(AetoliaAetoliaAetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.-Geography:...
) - 1150 Achaia1150 Achaia1150 Achaia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Ten days later, it was independently discovered by A. Schwassman and A. A. Wachmann at Bergedorf. It...
(AchaeaAchaeaAchaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
) - 1151 Ithaka1151 Ithaka1151 Ithaka is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 8, 1929. It was named after the Greek island of Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. Its provisional designation was...
(IthacaIthacaIthaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
) - 1161 Thessalia1161 Thessalia1161 Thessalia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 29, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 SF.-References:...
(ThessalyThessalyThessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
) - 4356 Marathon4356 Marathon4356 Marathon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*...
(MarathonMarathon, GreeceMarathon is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain...
) - 4357 Korinthos4357 Korinthos4357 Korinthos is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*...
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Hungary
- 434 Hungaria434 Hungaria434 Hungaria is a relatively small inner Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an E-type asteroid. It is the namesake for Hungaria asteroids which orbit the sun on the inside of the 1:4 Kirkwood gap, standing out of the core of the main belt....
- 908 Buda908 Buda-External links:*...
(BudaBudaFor detailed information see: History of Buda CastleBuda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's...
) - 2242 Balaton2242 Balaton2242 Balaton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 13, 1936 by Kulin, Gy. at Budapest.The asteroid is named after the Lake Balaton in Hungary- External links :*...
(Balaton) - 3103 Eger3103 Eger3103 Eger is an Apollo and Mars-crosser asteroid that was discovered in 1982, by Miklós Lovas. It was named after the city of Eger, Hungary.It makes eight approaches to Earth less than in the 20th and 21st centuries. The last close approach was in August 2006 at...
(EgerEgerEger is the second largest city in Northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves, east of the Mátra Mountains. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings , and red and white wines.- Name :...
) - 28196 Szeged28196 Szeged28196 Szeged is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1998 by K. Sárneczky and L. Kiss at Piszkéstető.- External links :*...
(SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
) - 82071 Debrecen82071 Debrecen82071 Debrecen is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky and László Kiss at the Piszkéstető Station in the Mátra mountains of Hungary on December 31, 2000. It is named after Debrecen, the second-largest city of Hungary.-External links:...
(DebrecenDebrecenDebrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
) - 107052 Aquincum107052 Aquincum107052 Aquincum is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky and László Kiss at the Piszkéstető Station in the Mátra mountains of Hungary on January 1, 2001. It is named after the Roman garrison of Aquincum, now in Óbuda, Hungary.-External links:...
(AquincumAquincumThe ancient city of Aquincum was situated on the North-Eastern borders of the Pannonia province within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found today in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary...
) - 129259 Tapolca129259 Tapolca129259 Tapolca is an outer main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky and Dorottya Szám at the Piszkéstető Station in the Mátra mountains of Hungary on August 25, 2005. It is named after Tapolca, a town in the Veszprém County of Hungary and Szám's birthplace.-External links:...
(TapolcaTapolcaTapolca is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around .The town has a separate district approximately 5 km to the East called Tapolca-Diszel.- The Lake Cave :...
) - 157141 Sopron157141 Sopron157141 Sopron is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky and Gyula M. Szabó on August 6, 2004 at Piszkéstető Station. 157141 Sopron is named after Sopron, Hungary, the city where Gyula Szabό was born....
(SopronSopronIn 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
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Italy
- 472 Roma472 Roma472 Roma is an asteroid. It was discovered by Luigi Carnera on July 11, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 GP. This asteroid was named by Antonio Abetti for the city of Rome in Italy, thenative country of its discoverer....
(RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) - 477 Italia477 Italia477 Italia is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on August 23, 1901 Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg.- External links :*...
(ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) - 487 Venetia487 Venetia487 Venetia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. You can find more information ....
(VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
) - 704 Interamnia704 Interamnia704 Interamnia is a very large asteroid, with an estimated diameter of 350 kilometres. Its mean distance from the Sun is 3.067 . It was discovered on October 2, 1910 by Vincenzo Cerulli, and named after the Latin name for Teramo, Italy, where Cerulli worked...
(TeramoTeramoTeramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...
) - 1191 Alfaterna1191 Alfaterna1191 Alfaterna is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1931 by Luigi Volta at the Observatory of Turin at Pino Torinese. It is named for the Roman town of Nuceria Alfaterna, now known as Nocera Inferiore.- External links :*...
(Nocera InferioreNocera InferioreNocera Inferiore, formerly Nocera dei Pagani, is a town and comune in Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, at the foot of Monte Albino, 20 km east-south-east of Naples by rail.-History:...
, previously called Nuceria Alfaterna) - 2601 Bologna2601 Bologna2601 Bologna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 8, 1980 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.- External links :*...
(BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
) - 4464 Vulcano4464 Vulcano4464 Vulcano is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 996.5190207 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 11, 1966.-References:...
(VulcanoVulcanothumb| The Gran Cratere. A sense of scale is provided by the tourist visible near the centre of the crater.thumb|right|250px|View of Vulcano from the island of Lipari. The green islet centre left is Vulcanello, which is connected to Vulcano by an isthmus...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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The Low Countries
- 1052 Belgica1052 Belgica1052 Belgica is an asteroid. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on November 15, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 VD. It was named after Belgium....
(Belgium) - 1132 Hollandia1132 Hollandia1132 Hollandia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by H. Van Gent on September 13, 1929 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hollandia is the Latin name for Holland, a synonymous...
(Holland) - 1133 Lugduna1133 Lugduna1133 Lugduna is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It was discovered by H. Van Gent on September 13, 1929 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lugdunum Batavorum is the Latin name for the city of Katwijk, 10 kilometers to the west of Leiden,...
(Leiden, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) - 1276 Ucclia1276 Ucclia1276 Ucclia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.It is named for the place, Uccle, where observatory, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, is located and where the discovery was made.- External links :*...
(UccleUccleUccle or Ukkel is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Uccle is known for its well-to-do areas, its green spots and its high rental rates.-History:...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) - 1294 Antwerpia1294 Antwerpia1294 Antwerpia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1933 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.- External links :*...
(Antwerp, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) - 1336 Zeelandia1336 Zeelandia1336 Zeelandia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1934 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg .- External links :*...
(ZeelandZeelandZeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) - 2713 Luxembourg2713 Luxembourg2713 Luxembourg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle.- External links :*...
(LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
) - 9471 Ostend9471 Ostend9471 Ostend is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 26, 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.- External links :*...
(OstendOstendOstend is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke , Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast....
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) - 9472 Bruges9472 Bruges9472 Bruges is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 26, 1998 by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla.- External links :*...
(BrugesBrugesBruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) - 9473 Ghent9473 Ghent9473 Ghent is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 26, 1998 by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla.- External links :*...
(GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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Poland
- 1112 Polonia1112 Polonia1112 Polonia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn on August 15, 1928 at Simeis. It was independently discovered on the same day by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin. Its provisional designation was 1928 PE. It was named for the country of Poland; Polonia...
(PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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- 1352 Wawel1352 Wawel1352 Wawel is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 3, 1935 by S. Arend at Royal Observatory of Belgium.- External links :*...
(WawelWawelWawel is an architectural complex erected over many centuries atop a limestone outcrop on the left bank of the Vistula River in Kraków, Poland, at an altitude of 228 metres above the sea level. It is a place of great significance to the Polish people. The Royal Castle with an armoury and the...
- KrakówKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
) - 16689 Vistula16689 Vistula16689 Vistula is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2047.1369198 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 12, 1994 and was named after the Vistula, a major river in Poland.-References:...
(Latin name Vistula River)
Cities:
- 690 Wratislavia690 Wratislavia690 Wratislavia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Wratislavia was discovered on October 16, 1909. IRAS data shows it is about 135 km in diameter.-External links:* * from JPL / *...
(Latin name Wrocław) - 764 Gedania764 Gedania-External links:*...
(Latin name GdańskGdanskGdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
) - 1110 Jaroslawa1110 Jaroslawa1110 Jaroslawa is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, approximately 67 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on August 10, 1928 at Simeis. Its provisional designation was 1928 PD. It is named after Jaroslav Grigorevich Neujmin, son of the discoverer.-References:...
(Paul Herget The Names of the Minor Planets Jarosław?) - 1263 Varsavia1263 Varsavia1263 Varsavia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1933 by S. Arend at Uccle.- External links :*...
(Latin name WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) - 1419 Danzig1419 Danzig1419 Danzig is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 5, 1929 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.- External links :*...
(German name GdańskGdanskGdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
) - 1572 Posnania1572 Posnania1572 Posnania is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1949 by Andrzej Kwiek and Jerzy Dobrzycki in Poznan, Poland.- External links :*...
(Latin name PoznańPoznanPoznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
) - 12999 Toruń12999 Torun12999 Torun is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1981 by Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It has an orbital period of 1252.3536421 days ....
(ToruńTorunToruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
) - 19981 Bialystock19981 Bialystock19981 Bialystock is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 29, 1989, by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.- External links :*...
(Białystok) - 46977 Krakow46977 Krakow46977 Krakow is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1703.3520596 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 18, 1998....
(KrakówKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
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Regions:
- 257 Silesia257 Silesia257 Silesia is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 5, 1886 in Vienna.It is named after Silesia, a region of the Central Europe.Little data is available on it.- References :...
(SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
) - 38674 Těšínsko38674 Tešínsko38674 Těšínsko is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1232.8292146 days .The asteroid was discovered on 9 August 2000 by Lenka Šarounová and is named after Cieszyn Silesia , region divided between the Czech Republic and Poland....
(Těšínsko, a region in south-eastern SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, nowadays in the Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Russia and the former Soviet Union (Europe)
- 787 Moskva787 Moskva787 Moskva is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.The object 1914 UQ discovered April 20, 1914 by Grigory Neujmin was named 787 Moskva for the capital of Russia Moscow . The object 1934 FD discovered on March 19, 1934 by C. Jackson was given the sequence number 1317. In 1938, G. N...
(MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 951 Gaspra951 Gaspra951 Gaspra is an S-type asteroid that orbits very close to the inner edge of the asteroid belt. Gaspra was the first asteroid ever to be closely approached when it was visited by the Galileo spacecraft, which flew by on its way to Jupiter on 29 October 1991.-Characteristics:Apart from a multitude...
(GaspraGaspraGaspra is a spa town in Crimea, Ukraine. It is located on the Black Sea coast, west of Yalta, and is a popular holiday resort. Leo Tolstoy lived in Gaspra in 1901 and 1902.The asteroid 951 Gaspra is named after Gaspra.-Places to see:...
, Ukraine) - 1140 Crimea1140 Crimea1140 Crimea is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 28 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 10 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on December 30, 1929 at the Simeiz Observatory...
(CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 1146 Biarmia1146 Biarmia1146 Biarmia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 31 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 12 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on May 7, 1929. It was named after a legendary...
(BjarmalandBjarmalandBjarmaland was a territory mentioned in Norse sagas up to the Viking Age and - beyond - in geographical accounts until the 16th century. The term is usually seen to have referred to the southern shores of the White Sea and the basin of the Northern Dvina River and - presumably - some of the...
, historical region in northern Russia) - 1147 Stavropolis1147 Stavropolis1147 Stavropolis is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin on June 11, 1929. It was named for the city of Stavropol in southern Russia. Its provisional...
(StavropolStavropol-International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **...
, Russia) - 1149 Volga1149 Volga1149 Volga is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 56 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 28 hours. It was discovered by Evgenii Fedorovich Skvortsov at Simeiz Observatory on August 1, 1929. It is...
(Volga RiverVolga RiverThe Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
) - 1284 Latvia1284 Latvia1284 Latvia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 27, 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is named after the Republic of Latvia.- External links :*...
(LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
) - 1479 Inkeri1479 Inkeri1479 Inkeri is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 16, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(IngriaIngriaIngria is a historical region in the eastern Baltic, now part of Russia, comprising the southern bank of the river Neva, between the Gulf of Finland, the Narva River, Lake Peipus in the west, and Lake Ladoga and the western bank of the Volkhov river in the east...
) - 1480 Aunus1480 Aunus1480 Aunus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 18, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
(OlonetsOlonetsOlonets is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, situated on the Olonka River, to the east from Lake Ladoga. Population: -History:...
, Russia) - 1541 Estonia1541 Estonia1541 Estonia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 12, 1939 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku. It was named after the country of Estonia.- External links :*...
(EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - 2046 Leningrad2046 Leningrad2046 Leningrad is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
(Leningrad, now Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) - 2121 Sevastopol2121 Sevastopol2121 Sevastopol is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 27, 1971 by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(SevastopolSevastopolSevastopol is a city on rights of administrative division of Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451 . Sevastopol is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa....
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 2141 Simferopol2141 Simferopol2141 Simferopol is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1970 by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(SimferopolSimferopol-Russian Empire and Civil War:The city was renamed Simferopol in 1784 after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is derived from the Greek, Συμφερόπολις , translated as "the city of usefulness." In 1802, Simferopol became the...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 2170 Byelorussia2170 Byelorussia2170 Byelorussia is a main-belt asteroid discovered at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
(BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
) - 2171 Kiev2171 Kiev2171 Kiev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 28, 1973 by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 2250 Stalingrad2250 Stalingrad2250 Stalingrad is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on April 18, 1972 by T. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It was named after the city of Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd.- External links :*...
(Stalingrad, now VolgogradVolgogradVolgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...
) - 2258 Viipuri2258 Viipuri2258 Viipuri is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1614.0961528 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 7, 1939.-References:...
(VyborgVyborgVyborg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, to the northwest of St. Petersburg and south from Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2419 Moldavia2419 Moldavia2419 Moldavia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 19, 1974 by L. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(MoldaviaMoldaviaMoldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
) - 2577 Litva2577 Litva2577 Litva is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on March 12, 1975 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. "Litva" means "Lithuania" in the Russian language.- External links :*...
(LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
) - 2606 Odessa2606 Odessa2606 Odessa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. This asteroid was named in honour of the black Sea port city of Odessa.- References :...
(OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 2699 Kalinin2699 Kalinin2699 Kalinin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 16, 1976 by L. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :**...
(Kalinin, now TverTverTver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2922 Dikan'ka2922 Dikan'ka2922 Dikan'ka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(DykankaDykankaDykanka is a town in Dykanskyi Raion , Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine.The settlement is located from the rail station in Poltava.- History :...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 2983 Poltava2983 Poltava2983 Poltava is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1981 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(PoltavaPoltavaPoltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) - 3012 Minsk3012 Minsk3012 Minsk is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 27, 1979 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
(MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
) - 3072 Vilnius3072 Vilnius3072 Vilnius is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1223.7406502 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 5, 1978 by Soviet astronomer Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh. It was named after the capital of Lithuania; Vilnius....
(VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
) - 3799 Novgorod3799 Novgorod3799 Novgorod is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1979 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.It is named after the one time Russian capital, Veliky Novgorod- External links :*...
(Veliky NovgorodVeliky NovgorodVeliky Novgorod is one of Russia's most historic cities and the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast. It is situated on the M10 federal highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. The city lies along the Volkhov River just below its outflow from Lake Ilmen...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 4163 Saaremaa4163 Saaremaa4163 Saaremaa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 19, 1941 by Liisi Oterma at Turku. It is named after Estonian island Saaremaa.- External links :*...
(SaaremaaSaaremaaSaaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km². The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - 4227 Kaali4227 Kaali4227 Kaali is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1942 by Liisi Oterma at Turku. It is named after the Kaali meteorite crater located in Saaremaa, Estonia.- External links :*...
(Kaali craterKaali craterKaali is a group of 9 meteorite craters located on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Formed in the 7th century BC or about 4000 years ago , it is one of the most recent craters created by an impact event and the only known major impact event that has occurred in a populated area.Prior to the 1930s,...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - 73059 Kaunas73059 Kaunas73059 Kaunas is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 2002 by Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius at Molėtai Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*...
(KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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Scandinavia
- 2191 Uppsala2191 Uppsala2191 Uppsala is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1977 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the Uppsala Southern Station, Mount Stromlo.- External links :*...
(UppsalaUppsala- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
and Uppsala UniversityUppsala UniversityUppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 2676 Aarhus2676 Aarhus2676 Aarhus is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 25, 1933 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is named after a city in Denmark.- External links :*...
(ÅrhusAarhusAarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) - 6795 Örnsköldsvik6795 Örnsköldsvik6795 Örnsköldsvik is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1567.2364689 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 17, 1993.-References:...
(ÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 6796 Sundsvall6796 Sundsvall- External links :*...
(SundsvallSundsvall-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 6797 Östersund6797 Östersund6797 Östersund is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1818.4454009 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 21, 1993....
(ÖstersundÖstersundÖstersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 10549 Helsingborg10549 Helsingborg10549 Helsingborg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1992 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(HelsingborgHelsingborgHelsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 10550 Malmö10550 Malmö10550 Malmö is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1556.6792762 days ....
(MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 10551 Göteborg10551 Göteborg10551 Göteborg is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1891.7437053 days .The asteroid was discovered on December 18, 1992....
(Göteborg, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 10552 Stockholm10552 Stockholm- External links :*...
(StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Slovakia
- 1807 Slovakia1807 Slovakia1807 Slovakia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 20, 1971 by M. Antal at Skalnaté Pleso Observatory.- External links :*...
(SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
) - 4018 Bratislava4018 Bratislava4018 Bratislava is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 30, 1980 by Mrkos, A. at Kleť.- External links :*...
(BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
) - 9543 Nitra9543 Nitra9543 Nitra is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1983 by M. Antal at Piszkéstető.- External links :*...
(NitraNitraNitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...
) - 11118 Modra11118 Modra11118 Modra is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1996 by A. Galad and D. Kalmancok at Modra Observatory in Slovakia....
(ModraModraModra is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 8,704 as of 2005. It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty and is an excellent centre of hiking.Modra is famous for its pottery industry...
) - 20495 Rimavská Sobota20495 Rimavská Sobota20495 Rimavská Sobota is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1528.6808554 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 15, 1995....
(Rimavská SobotaRimavská SobotaRimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants . The town is a historical capital of the Gömör-Kishont county .-Geography:...
) - 22185 Štiavnica22185 Štiavnica22185 Štiavnica is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2089.4214334 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 29, 2000....
(Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
) - 24260 Kriváň24260 Kriván24260 Kriváň is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1528.3154830 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 13, 1999....
(KriváňKriván (peak)Kriváň is a mountain in the High Tatras, Slovakia, that dominates the upper part of the former Liptov County. Multiple surveys among nature lovers have ranked it as the country's most beautiful peak. Readily accessible along maintained marked trails and with the exceptional vistas afforded from...
, a mountain) - 25384 Partizánske25384 Partizánske25384 Partizánske is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2059.2339798 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 18, 1999....
(PartizánskePartizánskePartizánske |partisan]] town, formerly: Baťovany) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around from Nitra, on the Nitra River, near the Tribeč mountains.-History:...
) - 59419 Prešov59419 Prešov59419 Prešov is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1513.3801088 days . The asteroid was discovered on April 9, 1999....
(PrešovPrešovPrešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...
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Spain
- 804 Hispania804 Hispania804 Hispania is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered from Barcelona on 20 March 1915 by Josep Comas Solá , the first asteroid to be discovered by a Spaniard.-External links:*...
- 945 Barcelona945 Barcelona- Introduction :It is an asteroid found on 3 February 1921 from Barcelona by the Catalan astronomer Josep Comas Solá . Its diameter is 25.5 km....
(BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
) - 1159 Granada1159 Granada1159 Granada is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 31 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Its...
(GranadaGranadaGranada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
) - 9453 Mallorca9453 Mallorca9453 Mallorca is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1879.5422270 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 19, 1998....
(Majorca) - 14967 Madrid14967 Madrid14967 Madrid is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1997 by Ángel López and Rafael Pacheco at Majorca. It is named after Spain's capital city- External links :*...
(MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - 13260 Sabadell13260 Sabadell13260 Sabadell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 23, 1998 by F. Casarramona and A. Vidal at the Montjoia Observatory.- External links :*...
(BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
) - 99193 Obsfabra99193 Obsfabra99193 Obsfabra is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 14, 2001 by J. Manteca at Begues.- External links :*...
(Fabra ObservatoryFabra ObservatoryThe Fabra Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Barcelona, Catalonia, pointed towards the south at 415 m of altitude over the level of the sea ....
in BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
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Cities and villages
- 1938 Lausanna1938 Lausanna1938 Lausanna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 19, 1974 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
) - 1935 Lucerna1935 Lucerna1935 Lucerna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(LucerneLucerneLucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
) - 1936 Lugano1936 Lugano1936 Lugano is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 24, 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(LuganoLuganoLugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
) - 1937 Locarno1937 Locarno1937 Locarno is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 19, 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(LocarnoLocarnoLocarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000...
) - 1775 Zimmerwald1775 Zimmerwald1775 Zimmerwald is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1969 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(ZimmerwaldZimmerwaldZimmerwald was until 31 December 2003 an independent municipality in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is located on a hill in the proximity of the city of Bern in the Bernese Mittelland...
) - 13025 Zürich13025 Zürich13025 Zürich is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1343.3353105 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 28, 1989....
(ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
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Regions (Cantons)
- 1768 Appenzella1768 Appenzella1768 Appenzella is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 23, 1965 by Wild, P. at Zimmerwald.- External links :**...
(AppenzellAppenzellAppenzell is a region and historical canton in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the Canton of St. Gallen....
) - 1687 Glarona1687 Glarona1687 Glarona is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 19, 1965 by Wild, P. at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
(GlarusCanton of GlarusThe Canton of Glarus is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.The majority of the population identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.-History:According to legend, the...
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United Kingdom
- 2830 Greenwich2830 Greenwich2830 Greenwich is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1980. It is named after Greenwich, the London borough that is home to the Royal Greenwich Observatory, home of the Astronomer Royal....
(GreenwichGreenwichGreenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
) - 7603 Salopia7603 Salopia7603 Salopia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 25, 1995 by Stephen P. Laurie at Church Stretton ....
(ShropshireShropshireShropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
) - 8837 London8837 London8837 London is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 7, 1989 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - 8849 Brighton8849 Brighton8849 Brighton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
) - 11626 Church Stretton11626 Church Stretton11626 Church Stretton is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1247.4976842 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 8, 1996. It is named for the town of Church Stretton in England, where it was discovered by Stephen P. Laurie .Its provisional designation was 1996 VW2.-See also:*7603...
(Church StrettonChurch StrettonChurch Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
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Canada
- 6714 Montréal6714 Montréal6714 Montréal is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1491.8024832 days . The asteroid was discovered on July 29, 1990....
(MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuébecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) - 96192 Calgary96192 Calgary96192 Calgary is an asteroid. It was discovered by Andrew Lowe on October 6, 1991. Its provisional designation was '. It was named after Calgary, Alberta.-External links:**...
(CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) - 96193 Edmonton96193 Edmonton96193 Edmonton is an asteroid discovered by Andrew Lowe on October 6, 1991. Its provisional designation was '. It was named after Edmonton, Alberta.-External links:**...
(EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) - 176710 Banff (BanffBanff, AlbertaBanff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) - 176711 Canmore (CanmoreCanmore, AlbertaCanmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
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USA
- 334 Chicago334 Chicago334 Chicago is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 23, 1892, in Heidelberg....
(ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
) - 341 California341 California341 California is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt, that has an unusually high albedo.It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 in Heidelberg.-References:...
(CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) - 484 Pittsburghia484 PittsburghiaPittsburghia is an asteroid that is in orbit around the Sun 150 million miles from Earth. It is named in honor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its scientific and industrial heritage that produced some of the finest astronomy equipment of the day ....
(Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
) - 508 Princetonia508 Princetonia508 Princetonia is an asteroid, a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan at Heidelberg, Germany in 1903 and named "Princetonia" for Princeton University in New Jersey in the United States....
(Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
) - 516 Amherstia516 Amherstia516 Amherstia was the 8th asteroid discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan, and was named after Amherst College, his alma mater. Amherstia is a large M-type asteroid, with an estimated diameter of 73 km. It follows an eccentric orbit between Jupiter and Mars, with an orbital period of 4.39 years....
(Amherst CollegeAmherst CollegeAmherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
) - 581 Tauntonia581 Tauntonia-External links:*...
(Taunton, MassachusettsTaunton, MassachusettsTaunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
) - 736 Harvard736 Harvard736 Harvard is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after Harvard University.-External links:*...
(Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
) - 793 Arizona793 Arizona793 Arizona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered in 1907 by Percival Lowell. It was named for the state of Arizona.-External links:*-References:...
(ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
) - 916 America916 America916 America is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.It was discovered on 7 August 1915 by the Soviet astronomer Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis, Ukraine...
(United States of America) - 1345 Potomac1345 Potomac1345 Potomac is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1908 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.- External links :*...
(PotomacPotomac, VirginiaPotomac, Virginia, is an extinct incorporated town formerly located in Alexandria County. A planned community, its proximity to Washington D.C. made it a popular place for employees of the U.S. government to live...
) - 1602 Indiana1602 Indiana1602 Indiana is the name of an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program,in 1950.-References:...
(IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
) - 2118 Flagstaff2118 Flagstaff2118 Flagstaff is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1978 by H. L. Giclas at the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...
(Flagstaff, ArizonaFlagstaff, ArizonaFlagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
) - 2322 Kitt Peak2322 Kitt Peak2322 Kitt Peak is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 28, 1954 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory.- External links :*...
(Kitt PeakKitt PeakKitt Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the location of the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The radio telescope at the Observatory is one of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array ....
, ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
) - 3031 Houston3031 Houston3031 Houston is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 8, 1984 by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station...
(Houston, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
) - 3043 San Diego3043 San Diego3043 San Diego is an inner main belt asteroid discovered by Eleanor F. Helin on September 30, 1982 at Palomar Observatory. It is a member of the Hungaria family. Its provisional designation was 1982 SA, but on May 3, 1984, it was named after the city of San Diego, California.The asteroid name was...
(San Diego, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) - 3512 Eriepa3512 Eriepa3512 Eriepa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 8, 1984 by Wagner, J. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...
(Erie, PennsylvaniaErie, PennsylvaniaErie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...
) - 6216 San Jose6216 San Jose6216 San Jose is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun every 4.57 years.The minor planet was discovered on September 30, 1975 by S. J. Bus at the Palomar Observatory and given the provisional designation 1975 SJ. In 1998 was renamed San Jose to honor the city of San Jose, California, United...
(San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
) - 7041 Nantucket7041 Nantucket7041 Nantucket is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*...
(Nantucket, MassachusettsNantucket, MassachusettsNantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...
) - 10195 Nebraska10195 Nebraska10195 Nebraska is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1996 by R. Linderholm at Lime Creek.- External links :*...
(NebraskaNebraskaNebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
) - 10379 Lake Placid10379 Lake Placid10379 Lake Placid is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 1996 by G. R. Viscome at Rand Observatory.- External links :*...
(Lake Placid, New YorkLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
) - 32570 Peruindiana32570 Peruindiana32570 Peruindiana is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 20, 2001 by C. Wolfe at Terre Haute.- External links :*...
(Peru, IndianaPeru, Indiana-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,994 people, 5,410 households, and 3,397 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,815.5 people per square mile . There were 5,943 housing units at an average density of 1,287.7 per square mile...
) - 35352 Texas35352 Texas35352 Texas is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1314.2279634 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 7, 1997....
(TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
) - 49272 Bryce Canyon49272 Bryce Canyon49272 Bryce Canyon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1998 by R. A. Tucker at the Goodricke-Pigott Observatory.- External links :*...
(Bryce Canyon National ParkBryce Canyon National ParkBryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon which, despite its name, is not a canyon but a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau...
, UtahUtahUtah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
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South and Central America
- 293 Brasilia293 Brasilia293 Brasilia is a large Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 20, 1890 in Nice....
(BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) - 469 Argentina469 Argentina469 Argentina is an asteroid that was discovered by Luigi Carnera on February 20, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 GE. 469 Argentina has an estimated rotation period of 12.3 hours.- References :...
(ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) - 1008 La Paz1008 La Paz1008 La Paz is an asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on October 31, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 PD. It was named after La Paz, Bolivia....
(La PazLa PazNuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
) - 1029 La Plata1029 La Plata1029 La Plata is an asteroid. It was discovered by Juan Hartmann on April 28, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 RK. It was named after La Plata, Argentina....
(La PlataLa PlataLa Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
) - 1042 Amazone1042 Amazone1042 Amazone is an asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on April 22, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 HA. It was named after the Amazon River....
(Amazon RiverAmazon RiverThe Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
) - 4337 Arecibo4337 Arecibo4337 Arecibo is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 14, 1985 by Ted Bowell at Flagstaff.-External links:*...
(Arecibo ObservatoryArecibo ObservatoryThe Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope near the city of Arecibo in Puerto Rico. It is operated by SRI International under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation...
, Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
) - 8277 Machu-Picchu8277 Machu-Picchu8277 Machu-Picchu is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1387.5878647 days . The asteroid was discovered on April 8, 1991....
(Machu PicchuMachu PicchuMachu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for...
, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) - 8279 Cuzco8279 Cuzco8279 Cuzco is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1991 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
(CuzcoCuscoCusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) - 9357 Venezuela9357 Venezuela9357 Venezuela is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1992 by O. A. Naranjo at Mérida.- External links :*...
(VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
) - 10797 Guatemala10797 Guatemala10797 Guatemala is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1992 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after the Central American country of Guatemala....
(GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
) - 10799 Yucatán10799 Yucatán10799 Yucatán is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1409.8548778 days . The asteroid was discovered on July 26, 1992....
(YucatánYucatánYucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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See also
- List of minor planets
- List of minor planets named after people
- Meanings of minor planet names