Meanings of minor planet names: 45001–46000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
45001–45100
45027 Cosquer	1999 WA₉	Henri Cosquer, professional diver †
45073 Doyanrose	1999 XN₃₇	Doyan Rose Ruthroff, the discoverer's mother †
45101–45200
45201–45300
45261 Decoen	2000 AB₂	Yvette Decoen, Swiss physics teacher and friend of the discoverer †
45298 Williamon	2000 AE₄₂	Richard Williamon, American astronomer, director of the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta †
45299 Stivell	2000 AL₄₃	Alan Cochevelou, a.k.a. Alan Stivell, French and Breton musician †
45300 Thewrewk	2000 AF₄₅	Aurél Ponori Thewrewk, Hungarian astronomical historian, director of the Urania Public Observatory and the Budapest Planetarium, honorary president of the Hungarian Astronomical Association †
45301–45400
45305 Paulscherrer	2000 AH₄₈	Paul Scherrer, Swiss physicist and mathematician †
45401–45500
45500 Motegi	2000 BN₃	Hiromitsu Motegi, Japanese amateur astronomer †
45501–45600
45580 Renéracine	2000 CB₈₁	René Racine, Canadian astronomer†
45601–45700
45700 Levi-Setti	2000 EP₂₀₄	Riccardo Levi-Setti (b. 1928), a world-renowned expert on trilobites. †
45701–45800
45737 Benita	2000 HB	Benita Segal, American physician and wife of the discoverer †
45801–45900
45901–46000

Preceded by 44,001–45,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 45,001–46,000	Succeeded by 46,001–47,000

v t e Meanings of minor planet names
1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000
5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000
10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000
20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000
30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000
40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000
50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000
60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000
70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000
80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000
90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000
100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000
200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000
300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000
401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

Meanings of minor planet names: 45001–46000

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