Meanings of minor planet names: 100,001–110,000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

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

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
100,001–101,000 []
100007 Peters	1988 CP4	Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813-1890) was a German-American astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids visually. †
100019 Gregorianik	1989 UO7	Gregorian Chant (German shortening Gregorianik) †
100027 Hannaharendt	1990 TR3	Hannah Arendt, German philosopher and political theorist †
100029 Varnhagen	1990 TQ10	Rahel Varnhagen von Ense (née Levin), German writer of Jewish descent, the subject of a famous biography by Hannah Arendt †
100033 Taizé	1991 GV10	Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France, where the Taizé Community is located †
100047 Leobaeck	1991 TU6	Rabbi Leo Baeck, German-Jewish scholar, president of both the Council of Jews from Germany and the World Union for Progressive Judaism †
100049 Césarann	1991 TD15	César Hernandez and Ann Hernandez, brother-in-law and sister, respectively, of the discoverer † ‡
100050 Carloshernandez	1991 TR15	Carlos R. Hernandez, nephew of the discoverer † ‡
100051 Davidhernandez	1991 TC16	David A. Hernandez, nephew of the discoverer † ‡
100077 Tertzakian	1992 PZ6	Peter Tertzakian, Canadian author and energy economist †
100122 Alpes Maritimes	1993 PE7	Alpes-Maritimes, French département where the discovery site is located; this is the thousandth minor planet numbered from discoveries in the département †
100133 Demosthenes	1993 RG14	Demosthenes (384–322 BC), a famous orator of ancient Athens was considered by Cicero as the greatest among all orators. †
100229 Jeanbailly	1994 PB18	Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), a French astronomer, mathematician and freemason. †
100231 Monceau	1994 PB20	Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782), a French physician, naval engineer and botanist. †
100266 Sadamisaki	1994 TV14	Sadamisaki peninsula, in the westernmost part of Shikoku, the narrowest peninsula in Japan †
100267 JAXA	1994 TK15	JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, where the second discoverer works, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of JAXA in 2008 †
100268 Rosenthal	1994 TL16	Hans Rosenthal, German Jew survivor, later radio and television moderator, member of the Council of Jews from Germany †
100309 Misuzukaneko	1995 HD	Misuzu Kaneko, 20th-century Japanese poet and songwriter †
100416 Syang	1996 CB	Stephenson Yang, Canadian astronomer and exoplanet discoverer †
100417 Philipglass	1996 EC	Philip Glass, U.S. composer †
100434 Jinyilian	1996 LJ	Jin Yilian, academician of the China Academy of Engineering †
100483 NAOJ	1996 US3	NAOJ, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary (this minor planet was discovered with a 0.5-m telescope located on the Mitaka campus of NAOJ) †
100485 Russelldavies	1996 VX	Dennis Russell Davies, principal conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz from 2002 and musical director of the Basel Symphony Orchestra from 2009 †
100519 Bombig	1997 BE2	Anna Bombig, Italian teacher and poetess of the Italian region of Friuli †
100553 Dariofo	1997 GD	Dario Fo, Italian satirist, playwright, theatre director, actor, composer and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature †
100596 Perrett	1997 PN2	Kathryn M. Perrett, Canadian astrophysicist, friend and colleague of the discoverer †
100604 Lundy	1997 RY9	Lundy, island in the Bristol Channel †
100675 Chuyanakahara	1997 XP2	Chuya Nakahara, 20th-century Japanese poet †
100897 Piatra Neamt	1998 JW3	Piatra Neamt, capital city of Neamt County in the region of Moldavia, eastern Romania †
100924 Luctuymans	1998 LT3	Luc Tuymans, Belgian painter †
100940 Maunder	1998 MM47	Edward Walter Maunder, a British astronomer †
101,001–102,000 []
101331 Sjöström	1998 SA164	Victor Sjöström (1879–1960), the father of Swedish film and one of the masters of world cinema, was a screen actor and film director. †
101721 Emanuelfritsch	1999 EF3	Emanuel Fritsch, railway engineer and regional representative of the Czech Tourist Club †
101722 Pursell	1999 EX4	Wallace Pursell (b. 1929), a co-founder of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society and a lifelong amateur astronomer. †
101902 Gisellaluccone	1999 RN	Gisella Luccone, friend of the discoverer †
101955 Bennu	1999 RQ36	Bennu, an Egyptian mythological figure associated with Osiris, Atum and Ra †
101960 Molau	1999 RR38	Sirko Molau (born 1971) is a software programmer who developed software for the real-time detection of meteors on a video stream †
102,001–103,000 []
102536 Luanenjie	1999 UN6	Luan Enjie (b. 1940), an Academician of the National Academy of Engineering of China and an Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics. †
103,001–104,000 []
103220 Kwongchuikuen	1999 YQ4	Kwong Chui Kuen, American producer of television documentaries, and the wife of the discoverer (this was his first minor planet) †
103421 Laurmatt	2000 AD151	Laurenne Greco and Mattia Vivarelli, amateur astronomers engaged in meteor research at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory †
103422 Laurisirén	2000 AG153	Lauri Sirén, Finnish amateur astronomer and founder of the amateur astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius † ‡
103460 Dieterherrmann	2000 AC204	Dieter Herrmann, German astronomer and physicist †
103740 Budinger	2000 CV110	Donald V. Budinger, American chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundations and Science Foundation Arizona †
103770 Wilfriedlang	2000 DP1	Wilfried Lang (b. 1951), a German engineer. †
103966 Luni	2000 DC79	Luni, an ancient and powerful Roman city founded in 177 BC on the shores of the Ligurian Sea. †
104,001–105,000 []
104210 Leeupton	2000 ES116	Lee Upton, assistant director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory from 2000 to 2009 †
104896 Schwanden	2000 JL5	The village of Schwanden is part of Sigriswil, in the canton of Berne †
105,001–106,000 []
105211 Sanden	2000 OM52	Bernard (Bernie) Emerson Sanden (b. 1954), an American amateur astronomer. †
105222 Oscarsaa	2000 OS69	Oscar Miguel Saa Martinez (1942-2013) managed telescope operations at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory from 1982 to 2010. †
105675 Kamiukena	2000 ST42	Kamiukena Koto-gakko, prefectural high school in Ehime prefecture, Japan †
106,001–107,000 []
106537 McCarthy	2000 WB63	Robynn "Swoopy" McCarthy, American producer and co-host of the podcast Skepticality †
106545 Colanduno	2000 WL68	Derek Colanduno, American producer and co-host of the podcast Skepticality †
106817 Yubangtaek	2000 XC44	Yu, Bangtaek, 13th-century Korean Joseon Dynasty astronomer, co-author of the stone star chart Cheonsangyeolchabunyajido †
106869 Irinyi	2000 YY31	János Irinyi, 19th-century Austro-Hungarian inventor of the "noiseless" match †
107,001–108,000 []
107052 Aquincum	2001 AQ	Aquincum, one of the northernmost Roman garrisons of the first through fourth centuries in central Europe, where now stands Óbuda, part of modern Budapest (this minor planet honours the Council of Óbuda for endorsing Hungarian amateur astronomy) †
107074 Ansonsylva	2001 AJ19	Anson J. Sylva, American member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team †
107223 Ripero	2001 BU50	José Ripero, Spanish amateur astronomer, co-founder of the M 1 observers group and president of the Centro Astronomico de Ávila, author of El Vigía del Cosmos †
107393 Bernacca	2001 CJ48	Pier Luigi Bernacca (1940–2013), associate professor of Astronomy, was Director for several years of the PhD School of Space Sciences and Technologies at the University of Padova. †
107638 Wendyfreedman	2001 EU13	Wendy Freedman, American astronomer, director of the Carnegie Institution's observatories, and project leader for Giant Magellan Telescope †
107805 Saibi	2001 FY58	Saibi Koto-gakko, private high school in Ehime prefecture, Japan †
108,001–109,000 []
108072 Odifreddi	2001 FN168	Piergiorgio Odifreddi (b. 1950), an Italian mathematician and logician. †
108113 Maza	2001 GK1	José María Maza (b. 1948) has discovered 100 supernovae in 30 years of searching.From 1990 to 1996 he participated in the Calán-Tololo project calibrating type Ia supernovae for cosmological applications. †
108140 Alir	2001 HO	Alphonse and Irène Hernandez, parents of one of the discoverers †
108201 Di Blasi	2001 HJ22	Giuseppe Di Blasi, Italian cousin of Dario Di Maria, one of the discoverers †
108205 Baccipaolo	2001 HF23	Paolo Bacci, member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montagna Pistoiese †
108382 Karencilevitz	2001 KM21	Karen Cilevitz, South African-born Canadian amateur astronomer, member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada †
108720 Kamikuroiwa	2001 OT23	Kamikuroiwa Iwakage Iseki, located in the town of Kuma Kogen, is the oldest grotto in Japan †
108953 Pieraerts	2001 PM29	Godfried Thomas Pieraerts, Father at the Norbertine Abbey of Park Louvain (Belgium) and lived since 1964 in the Abbey of Grimbergen †
109,001–110,000 []
109097 Hamuy	2001 QM33	Mario Hamuy, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chile †
109573 Mishasmirnov	2001 QQ269	Mikhail Alexandrovich (Misha) Smirnov, 20th-century Russian astronomer †

Preceded by 99,001–100,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 100,001–101,000

Succeeded by 110,001–120,000