Meanings of minor planet names: 70001–71000
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.
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| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 70001–70100 | ||
| 70030 Margaretmiller | 1999 CZ1 | Margaret Miller, wife of the discoverer † |
| 70101–70200 | ||
| 70179 Beppechiara | 1999 QQ1 | Giuseppe Brenna and his wife Chiara Martinoni, Swiss alpinists † |
| 70401–70500 | ||
| 70446 Pugh | 1999 TY13 | George Pugh, American physicist, first to propose (in 1959), a test of general relativity's frame dragging via a combination telescope/gyroscope in a drag-free satellite: Gravity Probe B (2004) † |
| 70601–70700 | ||
| 70679 Urzidil | 1999 UV3 | Johannes Urzidil, Czech-German writer, poet and journalist † ‡ |
| 70701–70800 | ||
| 70710 Chuckfellows | 1999 UE44 | Charles Fellows (b. 1962), the Project Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite. † |
| 70711 Arlinbartels | 1999 UU44 | Arlin Bartels (b. 1965), the Flight System Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70712 Danieljoanna | 1999 UW45 | Daniel (b. 1929) and Joanna Rose (b. 1930), through their philanthropic interest in social justice, education, science literacy, and the health and wealth of the human species, had the vision to support "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," becoming an acclaimed 13-part TV series, airing in 45 languages and 180 countries. † |
| 70713 Sethmacfarlane | 1999 UL46 | Seth MacFarlane (b. 1973) writer, actor, and producer, is a founding member of the Board of Advisors to the Science and Entertainment Exchange, a Los Angeles branch office of the National Academy of Sciences. † |
| 70714 Rizk | 1999 UX47 | Bashar Rizk (b. 1959) is the Instrument Scientist for the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite (OCAMS). † |
| 70715 Allancheuvront | 1999 UP49 | Allan Cheuvront (b. 1950) is the Ground System Test Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70716 Mehall | 1999 UF50 | Greg Mehall (b. 1963), Project Engineer for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer flying on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70718 HEAF | 1999 UY51 | The Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) provides nurturing, educational opportunities for motivated students who are otherwise underserved in their home or community. † |
| 70720 Davidskillman | 1999 UB53 | Named in honor of David R. Skillman (b. 1945) for his decades-long contributions to asteroid searching, stellar binary star systems and as lead systems engineer for the Hubble Space Telescope at Goddard Space Flight Center. † |
| 70728 Gal-Edd | 1999 VA4 | Jonathan Gal-Edd (b. 1954) is the Ground Systems Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70737 Stenflo | 1999 VA11 | Jan Olof Stenflo, Swedish-Swiss astronomer † |
| 70744 Maffucci | 1999 VW20 | Paolo Maffucci (born 1936) is an amateur astronomer at San Marcello Pistoiese who is particularly interested in promoting astronomy. † |
| 70745 Aleserpieri | 1999 VZ20 | Alessandro Serpieri, Italian teacher of mathematics and physics, and astronomer † |
| 70781 Donnelly | 1999 VR43 | Michael Donnelly (b. 1961), the Project Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70782 Vinceelliott | 1999 VS43 | Vincent Elliott (b. 1970) is the Deputy Project Manager for Resources for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70783 Kenwilliams | 1999 VK44 | Kenneth Williams (b. 1956) is a member of the navigation team at KinetX, Inc. for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. † |
| 70801–70900 | ||
| 70850 Schur | 1999 VU113 | Chris (b. 1958) and Dawn Schur (b. 1960) are amateur astronomers and amateur paleontologists living in Payson, Arizona. † |
| 70901–71000 | ||
| 70936 Kámen | 1999 WK1 | Kámen Castle, an originally Gothic castle in southern Bohemia near the town of Pacova † ‡ + |
| 70995 Mikemorton | 1999 XV35 | Michael (Mike) Morton, American amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) † |
| 71000 Hughdowns | 1999 XD37 | Hugh Downs, American TV announcer, host, essayist, and a long-time officer of what is now the National Space Society (NSS) † |
| Preceded by | Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 70,001–71,000 |
Succeeded by 71,001–72,000 |
