Meanings of asteroid names (77001-78000)
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Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 77101–77200 | ||
| 77136 Mendillo 77136 Mendillo 77136 Mendillo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 26, 2001 by the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.- External links :*... |
Michael Mendillo, American professor of astronomy and electrical engineering at Boston University | |
| 77138 Puiching 77138 Puiching 77138 Puiching is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by William Kwong Yu Yeung at the Desert Beaver Observatory near Eloy, Arizona, on March 2, 2001. It is named after the Pui Ching Middle School in Hong Kong.... |
2001 EN | Pui Ching Middle School, Hong Kong |
| 77185 Cherryh 77185 Cherryh 77185 Cherryh is a main belt asteroid. Its provisional designation was 2001 FE9.It was discovered on March 20, 2001 at the George Observatory in Needville, Texas by amateur astronomers and Alex Cruz of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club Asteroid Discovery Team... |
C. J. Cherryh C. J. Cherryh Carolyn Janice Cherry , better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author... , American science fiction and fantasy writer |
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| 77301–77400 | ||
| 77318 Danieltsui 77318 Danieltsui 77318 Danieltsui is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by William Kwong Yu Yeung at the Desert Beaver Observatory near Eloy, Arizona, on March 27, 2001. It is named after Daniel C. Tsui, a Chinese-born American physicist.-External links:... |
Daniel Chee Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and Nobelist, a graduate of Pui Ching Middle School in Hong Kong (see 77138) | |
| 77401–77500 | ||
| 77441 Jouve 77441 Jouve - External links :*... |
2001 HU | Jacques Jouve, French astronomer(?), involved in the construction of the Paris Observatory's station near Saint-Véran |
| 77601–77700 | ||
| 77696 Patriciann 77696 Patriciann 77696 Patriciann is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 2001 by R. Clingan at Nashville.- External links :*... |
Patricia Ann (McLarty) Clingan, wife of the discoverer | |
| 77701–77800 | ||
| 77755 Delémont 77755 Delémont 77755 Delémont is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1954.8145698 days .The asteroid was discovered on August 13, 2001.-References:... |
Delémont Delémont Delémont is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 11,000 inhabitants as of 2007.-Geography:Delémont lies southwest of Basel, about halfway between Basel and Bienne... , Switzerland, where the Jurassien-Vicques Observatory is situated |
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| 77801–77900 | ||
| 77856 Noblitt 77856 Noblitt 77856 Noblitt is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 2001 by C. Wolfe at Terre Haute.- External links :*... |
Niles Noblitt, American member of the board of trustees of the Rose-Hulman Institute and loyal supporter of the Rose-Hulman Oakley Observatory (where this minor planet was discovered) | |
| 77870 MOTESS 77870 MOTESS 77870 MOTESS is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 2001 by C. W. Juels and P. R. Holvorcem at Fountain Hills.- External links :*... |
2001 SM | Moving Object and Transient Event Search System |