Meanings of minor planet names: 9501–10000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned. The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.

Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
9501-9600
9501 Ywain	2071 T-2	Owain mab Urien/Sir Ywain, legendary king of Rheged and knight of the Round Table*
9502 Gaimar	2075 T-2	perhaps Geoffrey Gaimar, 12th century Anglo-Norman chronicler*
9503 Agrawain	2180 T-2	Agravaine, legendary knight of the Round Table*
9504 Lionel	2224 T-2	Sir Lionel, legendary knight of the Round Table*
9505 Lohengrin	4131 T-2	Lohengrin, character from Arthurian legend and star of the eponymous opera
9506 Telramund	5200 T-2	Brabantine Count Friedrich (Frederick) von Telramund, character from the opera Lohengrin
9507 Gottfried	5447 T-2	Herzog (Duke) Gottfried, character from the opera Lohengrin
9508 Titurel	3395 T-3	A Fisher King, legendary guardian of the Holy Grail
9509 Amfortas	3453 T-3	A Fisher King, legendary guardian of the Holy Grail
9510 Gurnemanz	5022 T-3	Gurnemanz, character from Arthurian legend
9511 Klingsor	5051 T-3	Klingsor, character from Arthurian legend and the opera Parsifal
9512 Feijunlong	1966 CM	Fei Junlong, Chinese taikonaut †
9514 Deineka	1973 SG5	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deineka, Russian Impressionist painter*
9516 Inasan	1976 YL3	INASAN, the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow (INstitut AStronomii (Rossiiskoi) Akademii Nauk)
9517 Niehaisheng	1977 VL1	Nie Haisheng, Chinese taikonaut †
9518 Robbynaish	1978 GA	Robby Naish, American windsurfer*
9521 Martinhoffmann	1980 FS1	Martin Hoffman, German astronomer †
9531 Jean-Luc	1981 QK	Jean-Luc Nieto, French astronomer?*
9532 Abramenko	1981 RQ2	Aleksandr Nikolaevich Abramenko, chief engineer at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
9533 Aleksejleonov	1981 SA7	Aleksei Leonov, Russian cosmonaut
9535 Plitchenko	1981 UO11	Aleksandr Ivanovich Plitchenko, Russian poet and writer*
9537 Nolan	1982 BM	*
9539 Prishvin	1982 UE7	Mikhail Mikhajlovich Prishvin, Russian writer
9540 Mikhalkov	1982 UJ7	Sergej Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, Russian writer and poet
9541 Magri	1983 CH	Chris Magri, American astronomer*
9542 Eryan	1983 TU1	*
9543 Nitra	1983 XN1	Nitra, one of the oldest towns in Slovakia [1]
9544 Scottbirney	1984 EL	Scott Birney (Dion Scott Birney), American astronomer*
9545 Petrovedomosti	1984 MQ	Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti, second-oldest Russian newspaper*
9548 Fortran	1985 CN	Fortran, programming language*
9549 Akplatonov	1985 SM2	Aleksandr Konstantinovich Platonov, Russian mathematician, specialising in the applications of mathematics in celestial mechanics, solar system astronomy, spaceflight, medical and industrial robotics, and economics*
9550 Victorblanco	1985 TY1	Victor Manuel Blanco, Chilean astronomer*
9551 Kazi	1985 UJ	Kazi, legendary Bohemian princess, daughter of Prince Krok and the wife of Bivoj †
9553 Colas	1985 UG2	François Colas, French astronomer*
9554 Dumont	1985 XA	*
9560 Anguita	1987 EQ	Claudio Anguita (Claudio Anguita Cáceres), Chilean astronomer or Francisco Anguita (Francisco Anguita Virella), Spanish planetary geologist*
9561 van Eyck	1987 QT1	Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter*
9562 Memling	1987 RG	Hans Memling, Flemish painter †*
9563 Kitty	1987 SJ1	*
9564 Jeffwynn	1987 SG3	*
9565 Tikhonov	1987 SU17	*
9566 Rykhlova	1987 SX17	Lidiya Vasil'evna Rykhlova, Russian astronomer*
9567 Surgut	1987 US4	*
9569 Quintenmatsijs	1988 CL2	Quentin Matsys, Flemish painter
9573 Matsumotomas	1988 UC	*
9574 Taku	1988 XB5	*
9576 van der Weyden	1989 CX2	Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter*
9577 Gropius	1989 CE5	Walter Gropius, German architect*
9580 Tarumi	1989 TB11	*
9584 Louchheim	1990 OL4	*
9587 Bonpland	1990 UG4	Aimé Bonpland, French explorer and botanist*
9588 Quesnay	1990 WE2	François Quesnay, French surgeon, physician and economist*
9589 Deridder	1990 WU5	Ghislain Deridder, Belgian astronomer*
9592 Clairaut	1991 GK4	Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician*
9599 Onotomoko	1991 UP2	*
9601-9700
9602 Oya	1991 UU3	*
9609 Ponomarevalya	1992 QL2	Valery Ponomarev, Russian-born jazz musician?*
9610 Vischer	1992 RQ	Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher*
9611 Anouck	1992 RF7	Anouck Vrouwe, Dutch science journalist †
9612 Belgorod	1992 RT7	Belgorod, Russia*
9614 Cuvier	1993 BQ4	Georges Cuvier, French naturalist*
9615 Hemerijckx	1993 BX13	Frans Hemerijckx, Belgian physician, known for his work amongst lepers in the Belgian Congo and in India*
9617 Grahamchapman	1993 FA5	Graham Chapman, British member of Monty Python †
9618 Johncleese	1993 FQ8	John Cleese, British actor and member of Monty Python †
9619 Terrygilliam	1993 FS9	Terry Gilliam, British film maker and member of Monty Python †
9620 Ericidle	1993 FU13	Eric Idle, British member of Monty Python †
9621 Michaelpalin	1993 FT26	Michael Palin, British member of Monty Python †
9622 Terryjones	1993 FV26	Terry Jones, British member of Monty Python †
9623 Karlsson	1993 FU28	Per Olow Karlsson, Swedish technician at Uppsala Observatory and Kvistaberg Observatory †
9626 Stanley	1993 JF1	*
9629 Servet	1993 PU7	Miguel Servet, Spanish theologian and physician*
9630 Castellion	1993 PW7	Sebastian Castellion, French theologian*
9631 Hubertreeves	1993 SL6	Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist and author †
9632 Sudo	1993 TK3	*
9633 Cotur	1993 UP8	Peter Cotur, Belgian scientific journalist
9637 Perryrose	1994 PJ2	*
9638 Fuchs	1994 PO7	Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist and physician
9639 Scherer	1994 PS11	Marc Scherer, Belgian scientist
9640 Lippens	1994 PP26	Carlos Lippens, Belgian scientist
9641 Demazière	1994 PB30	Martine De Mazière, Belgian scientist
9642 Takatahiro	1994 RU	*
9645 Grünewald	1995 AO4	Matthias Grünewald (real name Mathis Gothart Niethart), German Renaissance painter*
9648 Gotouhideo	1995 UB9	Gotou Hideo, Japanese amateur astronomer † ‡
9651 Arii-SooHoo	1996 AJ	*
9657 Učka	1996 DG2	*
9658 Imabari	1996 DD3	Imabari, Japanese city
9661 Hohmann	1996 FU13	Walter Hohmann, German civil engineer †
9662 Frankhubbard	1996 GS	*
9663 Zwin	1996 GC18	Zwin, natural reserve on the Belgian-Dutch coast †
9664 Brueghel	1996 HT14	Pieter Brueghel, Flemish painter
9665 Inastronoviny	1996 LA	Instantní Astronomické Noviny, Czech astronomical newspaper delivered in electronic format †
9669 Symmetria	1997 NC3	*
9670 Magni	1997 NJ10	*
9671 Hemera	1997 TU9	*
9672 Rosenbergerezek	1997 TA10	Kamila Rosenberger and Tomaš Rezek, friends of the discoverer (Tomaš worked for two years at Ondřejov Observatory); the asteroid was named on the occasion of Tomáš and Kamila's marriage on 19 June 1999 †
9673 Kunishimakoto	1997 UC25	*
9674 Slovenija	1998 QU15	Slovenia, former Yugoslav republic*
9676 Eijkman	2023 P-L	Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1929 (with Hopkins) †
9677 Gowlandhopkins	2532 P-L	Frederick Gowland Hopkins, British biochemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1929 (with Eijkman) †
9678 van der Meer	2584 P-L	Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1994 †
9679 Crutzen	2600 P-L	Paul Crutzen, Dutch chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995 †
9680 Molina	3557 P-L	Mario J. Molina, Mexican physical chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995*
9681 Sherwoodrowland	4069 P-L	F. Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995*
9682 Gravesande	4073 P-L	Willem Jacob 's Gravesande, Dutch scientist and lawyer †
9683 Rambaldo	4099 P-L	Alfred Emile Rambaldo, Dutch East Indies aviation pioneer and involved in atmospheric research †
9684 Olieslagers	4113 P-L	Jan Olieslagers, Belgian air ace of World War I*
9685 Korteweg	4247 P-L	Diederik Korteweg, Dutch mathematician †
9686 Keesom	4604 P-L	Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist †
9687 Uhlenbeck	4614 P-L	George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Dutch-born American physicist †
9688 Goudsmit	4665 P-L	Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, Dutch-born American physicist, member of the ALSOS Commission †
9689 Freudenthal	4831 P-L	Hans Freudenthal, Dutch mathematician †
9690 Houtgast	6039 P-L	Jacob Houtgast, Dutch astronomer †
9691 Zwaan	6053 P-L	Cornelis Zwaan, Dutch astronomer †
9692 Kuperus	6354 P-L	Max Kuperus, Dutch astronomer †
9693 Bleeker	6547 P-L	Johan Bleeker (J. A. M. Bleeker), Dutch astronomer, Director of the Netherlands Foundation for Space Research †
9694 Lycomedes	6581 P-L	Lycomedes of the Trojan War*
9695 Johnheise	6583 P-L	John Heise, Dutch astronomer †
9696 Jaffe	6628 P-L	*
9697 Louwman	1295 T-1	Peter Louwman, Dutch amateur astronomer †
9698 Idzerda	2205 T-1	Hanso Schotanus à Steringa Idzerda, Dutch radio pioneer †
9699 Baumhauer	3036 T-1	Albert G von Baumhauer, Dutch aviation pioneer †
9700 Paech	3058 T-1	Wolfgang Paech, German electronic engineer and amateur astronomer † ‡
9701-9800
9701 Mak	1157 T-2	Arie Mak, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †
9702 Tomvandijk	2108 T-2	Thom van Dijk, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) and former president of the Working Group on Metweors of that society †
9703 Sussenbach	3146 T-2	John Sussenbach, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the Working Group on Astrophotography of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †
9704 Georgebeekman	5469 T-2	George Beekman, Dutch science writer and editor of the astronomy magazine Zenit †
9705 Drummen	3137 T-3	Mat Drummen, Dutch Director of the 'De Koepel' Foundation (Stichting 'De Koepel') which supports amateur astronomy in the Netherlands †
9706 Bouma	3176 T-3	Reinder J. Bouma, Dutch amateur astronomer, member of the Working Group on Meteors of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) † ‡
9707 Petruskoning	3226 T-3	Piet Koning, Dutch educational staffmember of the Volkssterrenwacht Bussloo (Public Observatory of Bussloo), in the Netherlands †
9708 Gouka	4140 T-3	Adriaan Gouka, Dutch co-founder of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †
9709 Chrisnell	5192 T-3	Christiaan Nell, Dutch co-founder of the (Koninklijke) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde ((Royal) Dutch Meteorological and Astronomical Society) †
9711 Želetava	1972 PA	Želetava, Moravia, the Czech Republic*
9712 Nauplius	1973 SO1	Either the Nauplius who was the son of Poseidon and Amymone, or the Nauplius who was King of Euboea and father of Palamedes*
9713 Oceax	1973 SP1	*
9716 Severina	1975 UE	*
9717 Lyudvasilia	1976 SR5	*
9718 Gerbefremov	1976 YR1	Gerbert Alexandrovich Efremov, Russian designer of space technology, creator of the Proton rocket and Almaz space station, member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, and decorated with the Leonardo da Vinci Medal of the International Association of Peace Foundations †
9719 Yakage	1977 DF2	*
9720 Ulfbirgitta	1980 FH1	Ulf and Birgitta Heyman, friends of the discoverer †
9721 Doty	1980 GB	*
9732 Juchnovski	1984 SJ7	*
9733 Valtikhonov	1985 SC3	Valentin Fedorovich Tikhonov, Russian astrophysicist and member of the Russian Mission Control Center †
9737 Dudarova	1986 SC2	*
9739 Powell	1987 SH7	*
9741 Solokhin	1987 UU4	*
9742 Worpswede	1987 WT1	*
9744 Nielsen	1988 JW	*
9745 Shinkenwada	1988 VY	Shinken Wada, Japanese NHK announcer
9746 Kazukoichikawa	1988 VS1	Kazuko Ichikawa, Japanese teddy-bear artist
9748 van Ostaijen	1989 CS2	Paul van Ostaijen, Belgian poet
9749 Van den Eijnde	1989 GC1	Peter Van den Eijnde, Belgian amateur astronomer*
9751 Kadota	1990 QM	Kinichi Kadota, Japanese amateur astronomer*
9756 Ezaki	1991 CC3	Yusuke Ezaki, Japanese amateur astronomer*
9757 Felixdejager	1991 GA6	Felix de Jager, Dutch clavichordist?*
9758 Dainty	1991 GZ9	John Christopher Dainty, British optical physicist
9761 Krautter	1991 RR4	Joachim Krautter, German astronomer*
9762 Hermannhesse	1991 RA5	Hermann Hesse, German writer
9764 Morgenstern	1991 UE5	Christian Morgenstern, German poet, writer and translator
9766 Bradbury	1992 DZ2	Ray Bradbury, American science fiction author*
9767 Midsomer Norton	1992 EB1	Midsomer Norton, English town
9768 Stephenmaran	1992 GB1	Stephen Paul Maran, American astronomer, latterly of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center †
9769 Nautilus	1993 DG2	Nautilus, submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea*
9770 Discovery	1993 EE	Space shuttle Discovery? *
9774 Annjudge	1993 NO	*
9775 Joeferguson	1993 OH12	*
9777 Enterprise	1994 OB	The Starship Enterprise, of Star Trek fame, or the Space Shuttle of the same name*
9778 Isabelallende	1994 PA19	Isabel Allende, Chilean writer*
9780 Bandersnatch	1994 SB	Bandersnatch, from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
9781 Jubjubbird	1994 UB1	Jubjub Bird, from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
9782 Edo	1994 WM	*
9783 Tensho-kan	1994 YD1	*
9784 Yotsubashi	1994 YJ1	*
9785 Senjikan	1994 YX1	*
9786 Gakutensoku	1995 BB	*
9793 Torvalds	1996 BW4	Linus Benedict Torvalds, Finnish developer of Linux*
9795 Deprez	1996 GJ19	*
9797 Raes	1996 HR21	The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)*
9801-9900
9809 Jimdarwin	1998 RZ5	*
9811 Cavadore	1998 ST	Cyril Cavadore, French electronic engineer †
9812 Danco	1998 SJ144	*
9813 Rozgaj	1998 TP5	*
9814 Ivobenko	1998 UU18	Baron Ivo Benko, Croat astronomer*
9815 Mariakirch	2079 P-L	Maria Margarethe Kirch 17th/18th century German astronomer?*
9816 von Matt	2643 P-L	Baroness Elisabeth von Matt (Elisabeth Freiin von Matt), Austrian astronomer*
9817 Thersander	6540 P-L	Thersander, an Epigoni and son of Polynices, who was killed by Telephus before the Trojan war began*
9818 Eurymachos	6591 P-L	Eurymachos, one of the suitors of Penelope in the Odyssey*
9819 Sangerhausen	2172 T-1	*
9820 Hempel	3064 T-1	Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher of science*
9821 Gitakresáková	4033 T-1	Margita Kresáková (née Margita Vozárová), Slovak astronomer, wife of astronomer Ľubor Kresák; Comet Vozárová is also named after her †
9822 Hajduková	4114 T-1	Mária Hajduková, Slovak astronomer †
9823 Annantalová	4271 T-1	Anna Antalová, Slovak astronomer †
9824 Marylea	3033 T-2	*
9825 Oetken	1214 T-3	Lore Oetken, German astronomer*
9826 Ehrenfreund	2114 T-3	Pascale Ehrenfreund, Dutch astrobiologist †
9828 Antimachos	1973 SS	Antimachos (numerous meanings)*
9829 Murillo	1973 SJ1	*
9831 Simongreen	1979 QZ	Simon F. Green, British astronomer †
9833 Rilke	1982 DW3	Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet
9834 Kirsanov	1982 TS1	Semen Isaakovich Kirsanov, Russian poet
9836 Aarseth	1985 TU	Sverre Aarseth (Årseth), Norwegian astronomer*
9838 Falz-Fein	1987 RN6	Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein, member of an old German-Russian noble family, with a residence in Liechtenstein (the villa Askania Nova), supporter of Liechtenstein's participation in the Olympic movement, sponsor of the search for the Amber Room, and philanthropist who actively seeks the repatriation of Russian art treasures*
9839 Crabbegat	1988 CT2	*
9842 Funakoshi	1989 AS1	*
9844 Otani	1989 WF1	*
9845 Okamuraosamu	1990 FM1	*
9848 Yugra	1990 QX17	*
9851 Sakamoto	1990 UG3	*
9854 Karlheinz	1991 AC3	Karlheinz Müller, German amateur astronomer † ‡
9859 Van Lierde	1991 PE5	*
9860 Archaeopteryx	1991 PW9	Archaeopteryx, dinosaur/bird genus*
9861 Jahreiss	1991 RB3	Hartmut Jahreiss, German astronomer*
9863 Reichardt	1991 RJ7	Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer
9865 Akiraohta	1991 TP1	*
9866 Kanaimitsuo	1991 TV4	*
9869 Yadoumaru	1992 CD1	*
9870 Maehata	1992 DA	*
9871 Jeon	1992 DG1	*
9872 Solf	1992 DJ4	Wilhelm Solf, German politician, Colonial Secretary and later Imperial Foreign Minister*
9878 Sostero	1994 FQ	Giovanni Sostero, Italian aerospace engineer and amateur astronomer†
9879 Mammuthus	1994 PZ29	Mammoth, prehistoric mammal genus
9880 Stegosaurus	1994 PQ31	Stegosaurus, dinosaur genus
9882 Stallman	1994 SS9	Richard Matthew Stallman, American hacker, founder of the free software movement*
9884 Příbram	1994 TN3	Příbram, Czech town, site of a meteorite fall †
9885 Linux	1994 TM14	Linux, operating system*
9886 Aoyagi	1994 VM7	*
9891 Stephensmith	1995 XN1	Stephen Smith, American publisher of The Shallow Sky Bulletin from 1986 to 2000; the SSB contained cometary ephemerides †
9897 Malerba	1996 CX7	*
9900 Llull	1997 LL6	Ramon Llull, Catalan philosopher?*
9901-10000
9902 Kirkpatrick	1997 NY	*
9903 Leonhardt	1997 NA1	Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch clavecinist, organist and musicologist †
9904 Mauratombelli	1997 OC1	Maura Tombelli, Italian astronomer †
9905 Tiziano	4611 P-L	Titian, Italian (Venetian) painter*
9906 Tintoretto	6523 P-L	Tintoretto, Italian (Venetian) painter*
9907 Oileus	6541 P-L	*
9908 Aue	2140 T-1	Hartmann von Aue, German poet*
9909 Eschenbach	4355 T-1	Wolfram von Eschenbach, German poet*
9910 Vogelweide	3181 T-2	Walther von der Vogelweide, German lyric poet*
9911 Quantz	4129 T-2	Johann Joachim Quantz, German flautist and composer*
9912 Donizetti	2078 T-3	Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer*
9913 Humperdinck	4071 T-3	Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer*
9914 Obukhova	1976 UJ4	*
9915 Potanin	1977 RD2	*
9916 Kibirev	1978 TR2	*
9919 Undset	1979 QF1	Sigrid Undset, Swedish author and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature*
9922 Catcheller	1981 EO21	*
9927 Tyutchev	1981 TW1	Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet
9929 McConnell	1982 DP1	*
9930 Billburrows	1984 CP	*
9931 Herbhauptman	1985 HH	Herbert A. Hauptman, mathematical chemist and Nobelist †
9932 Kopylov	1985 QP5	*
9933 Alekseev	1985 SM3	*
9934 Caccioppoli	1985 UC	Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician*
9937 Triceratops	1988 DJ2	Triceratops, dinosaur genus
9938 Kretlow	1988 KA	Michael Kretlow, German amateur astronomer*
9941 Iguanodon	1989 CB3	Iguanodon, dinosaur genus
9949 Brontosaurus	1990 SK6	Former name of Apatosaurus, dinosaur genus
9950 ESA	1990 VB	European Space Agency †
9951 Tyrannosaurus	1990 VK5	Tyrannosaurus, dinosaur genus
9954 Brachiosaurus	1991 GX7	Brachiosaurus, dinosaur genus
9956 Castellaz	1991 TX4	*
9957 Raffaellosanti	1991 TO13	Raphael, Italian (Urbinati) Renaissance artist
9960 Sekine	1991 VE4	Toshimori Sekine, Japanese mineralogist*
9962 Pfau	1991 YL1	Werner Pfau, German astronomer*
9963 Sandage	1992 AN	Allan Sandage, American astronomer*
9964 Hideyonoguchi	1992 CF1	Hideyo Noguchi, Japanese bacteriologist † ‡
9965 GNU	1992 EF2	GNU, free software project*
9967 Awanoyumi	1992 FV1	*
9969 Braille	1992 KD	Louis Braille, French cellist and organist, inventor of braille*
9971 Ishihara	1993 HS	*
9972 Minoruoda	1993 KQ	*
9973 Szpilman	1993 NB2	Wladyslaw Szpilman, Polish musician*
9974 Brody	1993 OG13	Adrien Brody, American actor who played Szpilman in the film The Pianist*
9975 Takimotokoso	1993 RZ1	*
9983 Rickfienberg	1995 DA	Rick Fienberg, American editor-in-chief of Sky and Telescope*
9984 Gregbryant	1996 HT	Greg Bryant, Australian amateur astronomer †
9985 Akiko	1996 JF	Akiko Yamamoto, Japanese amateur astronomer
9986 Hirokun	1996 NX	Hirokun, nickname for Hiroshi Fukazawa, fiancé of Mizuho Urata, daughter of the second discoverer †
9987 Peano	1997 OO1	Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician
9988 Erictemplebell	1997 RX6	Eric Temple Bell, Scottish-American mathematician and author
9991 Anežka	1997 TY7	Anežka Moravcová, the discoverer's grandmother †
9993 Kumamoto	1997 VX5	*
9994 Grotius	4028 P-L	Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist and statesman †
9995 Alouette	4805 P-L	Alouette 1, Canadian science satellite †
9996 ANS	9070 P-L	Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet, Dutch science satellite †
9997 COBE	1217 T-1	Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), science satellite
9998 ISO	1293 T-1	Infrared Space Observatory*
9999 Wiles	4196 T-2	Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
10000 Myriostos	1951 SY	Greek word for ten-thousandth