Meanings of minor planet names: 26001–27000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
26001–26100
26027 Cotopaxi	4861 P-L	Cotopaxi, the 5897-m active volcano situated in the Andes in Ecuador, south of Quito. †
26057 Ankaios	4742 T-2	Ancaeus, in Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts, father of Agapenor. †
26074 Carlwirtz	1977 TD	Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, 19th-20th-century German astronomer, the first, in 1924, to prove the existence of a redshift-distance relationship for spiral nebulae †
26080 Pablomarques	1980 EF	Pablo Gutierrez-Marques (b. 1975), of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, had significant responsibility for the acquisition and processing of the scientific images of Vesta obtained by the Dawn spacecraft. †
26087 Zhuravleva	1982 UU8	Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva, a staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy from 1972 to 1998. †
26101–26200
26119 Duden	1991 TN7	Konrad Duden, 19th-20th-century German philologist, author of the "Duden", Orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, key German dictionary †
26122 Antonysutton	1992 CS2	Antony Cyril Sutton (1925–2002) studied economics at universities in London, Göttingen and California. At Stanford University’s Hoover Institution he wrote his three-volume study Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development between 1968 and 1973. †
26168 Kanaikiyotaka	1995 WT8	Kiyotaka Kanai, Japanese amateur astronomer, key member of Ota Uchuno Kai, independent discoverer of comet C/1970 B1 and co-discoverer of 7752 Otauchunokai †
26169 Ishikawakiyoshi	1995 YY	Akiyoshi Ishikawa, Japanese amateur astronomer, a key member of Ota Uchuno Kai †
26170 Kazuhiko	1996 BH2	Kazuhiko Ichikawa, Japanese amateur astronomer, one of the founders of the Yamaneko Group of Comet Observers and a key member of Ota Uchuno Kai †
26177 Fabiodolfi	1996 GN2	Fabio Dolfi, Italian amateur astronomer †
26183 Henrigodard	1996 HG15	Henri Godard (b. 1937) is a professor of French literature at the Universities of Diderot and Sorbonne in Paris. †
26195 Černohlávek	1997 EN	Ivo Černohlávek, 20th-century Czech pioneer of the Internet †
26197 Bormio	1997 FN1	Bormio, Italy † ‡
26199 Aileenperry	1997 GP13	Aileen Perry mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. †
26200 Van Doren	1997 GF17	Benjamin Mark Van Doren (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his animal-sciences project. †
26201–26300
26201 Sayonisaha	1997 GD24	Sayoni Saha (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her behavioral and social-sciences project. †
26205 Kuratowski	1997 LA5	Kazimierz Kuratowski, 20th-century Polish mathematician †
26210 Lingas	1997 RC3	Lingas plateau, in the Parc national des Cévennes (Cévennes National Park), site of the Observatoire des Pises †
26214 Kalinga	1997 US10	UNESCO's Kalinga Prize (bearing the old name of the Indian state of Orissa) †
26275 Jefsoulier	1998 SN1	Jean Frančois Soulier (b. 1966), a specialized educator and dedicated comet observer. †
26276 Natrees	1998 SL4	Nathaniel Paul Rees, grandson of the discoverer †
26277 Ianrees	1998 SM4	Ian Hudson Rees, grandson of the discoverer †
26301–26400
26314 Škvorecký	1998 UJ1	Josef Škvorecký, Czech writer † ‡ +
26319 Miyauchi	1998 UM23	Miyauchi town is situated in the southern part of Nanyo city, Yamagata, Japan. †
26328 Litomyšl	1998 WQ	Litomyšl, Czech Republic † ‡
26340 Evamarková	1998 XY8	Eva Marková, Czech astronomer † ‡
26355 Grueber	1998 YL8	Johannes Grueber, 17th-century Austrian Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician, astronomer at the Chinese imperial court, and author of the first European travelogue of Tibet †
26356 Aventini	1998 YE10	Andrea Aventini, Italian amateur astronomer †
26357 Laguerre	1998 YK10	Edmond Nicolas Laguerre, 19th-century French mathematician †
26376 Roborosa	1999 EB3	Róbert "Robo" Rosa, 20th-century Slovak amateur astronomer and computer graphic designer †
26390 Rušin	1999 UX2	Vojtech Rušin, Slovak solar physicist †
26401–26500
26401 Sobotište	1999 WX	Sobotište, a village in southwestern Slovakia, home of an astronomical observatory †
26495 Eichorn	2000 BX22	Will Eichorn (b. 1943), an amateur astronomer and retired Dow Chemical optical technician, living in Bay City, Michigan. †
26498 Dinotina	2000 CV1	Dino and Tina Grifoni, uncle and aunt of Andrea Boattini †
26500 Toshiohino	2000 CC2	Toshio Hino, Japanese astronomer †
26501–26600
26501 Sachiko	2000 CP2	Sachiko Nagata, teacher of Oshibana, the Japanese art of arranging pressed flowers †
26533 Aldering	2000 CG108	Greg Aldering (b. 1962), a member of Supernova Cosmology Project studying the use of Type Ia supernovae for determining cosmological parameters. †
26541 Garyross	2000 DV15	Gary Ross (b. 1945) has served on the executive board of the Grand Rapids Astronomical Society and Warren Astronomical Society in southern Michigan. He has also been instrumental in the operation of the James C. Veen observatory in Lowell, Michigan, for over 40 years. †
26592 Maryrenfro	2000 EE144	Mary Renfro Reeves (born 1957) is a physical therapist in San Antonio, Texas †
26593 Perrypat	2000 EC145	Perry Remaklus (b. 1939) and Patricia Remaklus (b. 1941), the founders, owners, and operators of the Willmann-Bell astronomy book publishing firm and long-time members of the Springfield Telescope Makers. †
26601–26700
26612 Sunsetastro	2000 FL55	Founded in 1975, the Sunset Astronomical Society serves the Saginaw-Bay City-Midland tri-cities area of mid-Michigan. †
26629 Zahller	2000 GZ132	Cordelia Zahller Luginbuhl (the discoverer's mother), and the Zahller family †
26639 Murgaš	2000 JB7	Jozef Murgaš, 19th-20th-century Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter, patriot, and Roman Catholic priest †
26640 Bahýľ	2000 JV10	Ján Bahýľ, 19th-20th-century Slovak inventor and aeronautical pioneer †
26661 Kempelen	2000 WY67	Wolfgang von Kempelen, 18th-century Austrian polymath, mechanic and inventor †
26701–26800
26713 Iusukyin	2001 GR	Iu Suk-yin (b. 1932), a passionate school teacher who gave lifetime support to her husband Joseph Liu, the founder of the Hong Kong Space Museum and the "Father of Amateur Astronomy" in Hong Kong. †
26715 South Dakota	2001 HJ	South Dakota, where the discovery site, the Badlands Observatory, is situated †
26733 Nanavisitor	2001 HC16	Nana Visitor (Nana Tucker), American actress †
26734 Terryfarrell	2001 HG16	Terry Farrell (Theresa Lee Farrell), American actress †
26757 Bastei	2001 KU17	The Bastei, a 193 m rock in the middle of the Elbsandsteingebirge (eastern Germany's "Saxon Switzerland"), rising above the Elbe river †
26761 Stromboli	2033 P-L	Stromboli island and volcano †
26763 Peirithoos	2706 P-L	Peirithoos, mythological friend of Theseus and father of the Greek hero Polypoites †
26795 Basilashvili	1978 SD8	Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili (born 1934) has been honored as a People's Artist of the USSR and a state prize laureate of Russia along with many other domestic and foreign prizes, including an Honorable Citizen of St. Petersburg. †
26800 Gualtierotrucco	1981 EK1	Gualtiero Trucco (b. 1953) is a cardiologist specializing in arrhythmology. †
26801–26900
26811 Hiesinger	1985 QP	Harald Hiesinger (b. 1964), a planetary geologist at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, Germany. †
26821 Baehr	1988 FM1	George Baehr, 17th-18th-century German Baroque architect †
26829 Sakaihoikuen	1989 WN2	Kindergarten Sakaihoikuen, Musashino City, Tokyo, Japan †
26842 Hefele	1991 TK6	Herbert Hefele, German astronomer, editor of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, and librarian of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) †
26849 De Paepe	1992 HD4	Hugo de Paepe (b. 1940), a doctor of medicine and a specialist in orthopaedic surgery. †
26851 Sarapul	1992 OV5	Sarapul, Russia, on the Kama river †
26858 Misterrogers	1993 FR	Mister Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers) television character †
26879 Haines	1994 NL2	Peter Wyatt Haines, Australian geologist, discoverer of several impact craters in Australia †
26887 Tokyogiants	1994 TO15	Tokyo Yomiuri Giants baseball team †
26891 Johnbutler	1995 CC2	Christopher John Butler, Irish astronomer, discoverer of an exceptional flare on HD 6090 ("Butler's star") †
26896 Josefhudec	1995 OY	Josef Hudec, 20th-century Czech amateur astronomer and astronomy popularizer, builder of the Kroměříž public observatory †
26901–27000
26906 Rubidia	1996 BH4	Rubidia ("Ruby") Mendez-Harris, Guatemalto-American widow of David L. Harris, a member of the discovery team †
26908 Lebesgue	1996 GK	Henri-Léon Lebesgue, 19th-20th-century French mathematician †
26909 Lefschetz	1996 HY1	Solomon Lefschetz, American mathematician †
26917 Pianoro	1996 RF4	Pianoro, Italy, location of Pianoro Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Pianoro) †
26919 Shoichimiyata	1996 RC24	Shoichi Miyata, a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society. †
26921 Jensallit	1996 TF15	Jennifer Sallit, wife of the discoverer †
26922 Samara	1996 TD40	The Samara river, flowing from the foothills of the Urals to join the Volga at the city of Samara †
26924 Johnharvey	1996 YZ2	John Warren Harvey, American heliologist †
26934 Jordancotler	1997 EV33	Jordan Saul Cotler (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his physics and space-science project. †
26935 Vireday	1997 EE46	Carol Claire Vireday, wife of the discoverer †
26937 Makimiyamoto	1997 FQ1	Maki Miyamoto, Japanese actress †
26938 Jackli	1997 FW3	Jack Zhihao Li (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his bioengineering project. †
26939 Jiachengli	1997 FZ4	Jiacheng Li (born 1993) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his computer-science project. †
26940 Quintero	1997 GC8	Oliver Adolfo Quintero (born 1993) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his chemistry project. †
26942 Nealkuhn	1997 GM12	Neal Kuhn mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. †
26945 Sushko	1997 GE22	Andrey Sushko (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his engineering project. †
26946 Ziziyu	1997 GG23	Zizi Yu (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her medicine and health project. †
26947 Angelawang	1997 GF36	Angela Wang (born 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her computer-science project. †
26950 Legendre	1997 JH10	Adrien-Marie Legendre, 18th-19th-century French mathematician †
26954 Skadiang	1997 MG	Karen Skadiang, Australian amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer †
26955 Lie	1997 MR1	Marius Sophus Lie, 19th-century Norwegian mathematician †
26960 Liouville	1997 NE3	Joseph Liouville, 19th-century French mathematician †
26963 Palorapavý	1997 PM4	Pavol "Palo" Rapavý, Slovak astronomer, director of the public observatory in Rimavská Sobota †
26969 Biver	1997 SE	Nicolas Biver, French astronomer † ‡
26970 Eliáš	1997 SE2	Mojmír Eliáš, Czech geologist and planetologist †
26971 Sezimovo Ústí	1997 SL2	Sezimovo Ústí, a town in southern Bohemia, the Czech Republic †
26973 Lála	1997 SP25	Petr Lála, Czech astronomer †
26984 Fernand-Roland	1997 VV	Fernand-Roland Merlin, friend of the discoverers †
26986 Čáslavská	1997 VC5	Vera Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and olympic gold medalist, world's best sportswoman of 1968 †
26990 Culbertson	1997 WZ7	Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born 1949), former NASA astronaut, recorded the NASA program "Amateur Radio on the ISS" for the first time in Japan on 2001 Nov. 23 in Iruma City. †
26993 Littlewood	1997 XC1	John Edensor Littlewood, British mathematician †
26998 Iriso	1997 YX6	Iriso, the name of an area in Sayama-city, Saitama, Japan †

Preceded by 25,001–26,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 26,001–27,000

Succeeded by 27,001–28,000