Meanings of minor planet names: 6001–7000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
6,001–6,500 []
6001–6100
6001 Thales	1988 CP2	Thales of Miletus, Ancient Greek philosopher † ‡
6007 Billevans	1990 BE2	William John ("Bill") Evans, American jazz pianist †
6009 Yuzuruyoshii	1990 FQ1	Yuzuru Yoshii, director of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo †
6010 Lyzenga	1990 OE	Gregory Allen Lyzenga, American geophysicist, Satellite Geodesy and Geodynamics Systems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and, Physics Department, Harvey Mudd College*
6011 Tozzi	1990 QU5	Gian Paolo Tozzi, Italian astronomer or Paolo Tozzi, Italian astronomer or Andrea Tozzi, Italian astronomer*
6012 Williammurdoch	1990 SK4	William Murdoch (1754-1839), a Scottish engineer. †
6013 Andanike	1991 OZ	Andrew S., David S., Nicholas J., and Kevin M. Martinez, grandsons of the discoverer †
6014 Chribrenmark	1991 PO10	Christopher W., Brendan J., and Mark E. Moeller, grandsons of the discoverer †
6015 Paularego	1991 PR10	Paula Rego, Luso-British graphic artist †
6019 Telford	1991 RO6	Thomas Telford (1757-1834), a Scottish civil engineer and famed builder of roads, canals, bridges, tunnels and harbors. †
6020 Miyamoto	1991 SL1	Yukio Miyamoto, Japanese astronomer, director of Seiwa Kougen Observatory*
6022 Jyuro	1992 UB4	Juro Kobayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer
6023 Tsuyashima	1992 UQ4	Takaaki Tsuyashima, Japanese astronomer, director of Kumamoto Kenmin Observatory
6024 Ochanomizu	1992 UT4	Ochanomizu, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan
6025 Naotosato	1992 YA3	Naoto Sato (b. 1953), active amateur astronomer and junior high school science teacher. †
6026 Xenophanes	1993 BA8	Xenophanes, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6029 Edithrand	1948 AG	*
6030 Zolensky	1981 EG36	Michael Ewing Zolensky, American meteoriticist, Associate Curator for Interplanetary Dust and Hardware Returned from Space, Co-investigator of the STARDUST Discovery Mission, and member of the science team of the MUSES-C Asteroid Sample Return Mission at NASA Johnson Space Center † ‡
6031 Ryokan	1982 BQ4	Ryōkan, Japanese Zen monk*
6032 Nobel	1983 PY	Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist, humanist and philanthropist, founder of the Nobel prize †
6035 Citlaltépetl	1987 OR	Citlaltépetl, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain (5636 m) in Mexico and lies near to the city of Orizaba. †
6036 Weinberg	1988 CV3	Steven Weinberg, American physicist and Nobelist † ‡
6039 Parmenides	1989 RS	Parmenides, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6041 Juterkilian	1990 KL	Klas Juter, Swedish architect and photographer, and Danuta Kilian, Polish artist. †
6042 Cheshirecat	1990 WW2	The Cheshire cat, a cat appearing in Lewis Carroll's famous fairy tale Alice in Wonderland. Its unique characteristic is its laughing voice that lingers after the cat fades away. †
6043 Aurochs	1991 RK2	The aurochs, Bos primigenius †
6044 Hammer-Purgstall	1991 RW4	Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Austrian orientalist*
6049 Toda	1991 VP	Kōjun? Toda, Japanese astronomer*
6050 Miwablock	1992 AE	Miwa Block, application systems analyst at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team. †
6051 Anaximenes	1992 BX1	Anaximenes of Miletus, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6052 Junichi	1992 CE1	Junichi Watanabe, Japanese astronomer
6054 Ghiberti	4019 P-L	Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor*
6055 Brunelleschi	2158 T-3	Filippo Brunelleschi, Florentine architect*
6056 Donatello	2318 T-3	Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi), Florentine artist and sculptor*
6057 Robbia	5182 T-3	Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor*
6059 Diefenbach	1979 TA	Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (1851–1913), a German painter and philosopher. †
6060 Doudleby	1980 DX	Doudleby, Bohemia, Czech Republic †
6062 Vespa	1983 JQ	named after the Vespa*
6063 Jason	1984 KB	Jason, Greek mythological hero*
6064 Holašovice	1987 HE1	Holašovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic †
6065 Chesneau	1987 OC	Olivier Chesneau (b. 1972), a French astronomer. †
6066 Hendricks	1987 SZ3	*
6068 Brandenburg	1990 TJ2	Brandenburg, Germany*
6069 Cevolani	1991 PW17	Giordano Cevolani, Italian geophysicist †
6070 Rheinland	1991 XO1	Rhineland, Germany*
6071 Sakitama	1992 AS1	Sakitama, a region of Gyoda city and from which Saitama prefecture takes its name, is known for its burial mounds, constructed from clay and rocks between the fourth and seventh centuries. †
6072 Hooghoudt	1280 T-1	Bernard Hooghoudt, developer of the Dutch radio telescopes †
6074 Bechtereva	1968 QE	Natalya Petrovna Bekhtereva, Russian physiologist †
6075 Zajtsev	1976 GH2	Aleksandr Zaitsev, Russian radio engineer and astronomer †
6076 Plavec	1980 CR	Miroslav Plavec (Mirek Plavec), Czech astronomer †
6077 Messner	1980 TM	Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer †
6078 Burt	1980 TC5	*
6079 Gerokurat	1981 DG3	Gero Kurat, Austrian curator of the meteorite collection of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, and president of the Meteoritical Society †
6080 Lugmair	1981 EY26	Günter Lugmair, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist †
6081 Cloutis	1981 EE35	Edward Cloutis, Canadian physicist † ‡
6082 Timiryazev	1982 UH8	Kliment Arkad'evich Timiryazev, Russian botanist*
6083 Janeirabloom	1984 SQ2	Jane Ira Bloom, American soprano saxophonist and jazz composer †
6084 Bascom	1985 CT	Florence Bascom, American geologist †
6085 Fraethi	1987 SN3	Frede Pedersen, father of one of the discoverers; Frede, an old Danish name meaning peace, comes from the old Nordic name Fraethi. †
6087 Lupo	1988 FK	Bob Lupo, Boston-born Arizona restaurateur †
6088 Hoshigakubo	1988 UH	Hoshigakubo, Niyodo, Kōchi, Japan. The name refers to a section of low ground at Choja, a mountainous place in the western part of Kochi prefecture. Legend has it that a meteorite fell there in olden times. Now there is a pond 20 meters across. †
6089 Izumi	1989 AF1	Izumi-ku, Sendai, Japan
6091 Mitsuru	1990 DA1	Mitsuru Soma, Japanese astronomer
6092 Johnmason	1990 MN	John W. Mason (b. 1954) has contributed to research on comets and meteors and to the popularization of astronomy. He was president of the British Astronomical Association during 1993-1995. †
6093 Makoto	1990 QP5	Makoto Yoshikawa, Japanese astronomer
6094 Hisako	1990 VQ1	Hisako Hioki (b. 1929), the mother of the discoverer and an expert seamstress. †
6097 Koishikawa	1991 UK2	Masahiro Koishikawa, Japanese amateur astronomer
6099 Saarland	1991 UH4	Saarland, Germany*
6100 Kunitomoikkansai	1991 VK4	Named in memory of Ikkansai Kunitomo (1778-1840). Born into a family of famous gun makers in the Edo period in Japan, he made several Gregorian reflecting telescopes entirely of his own design and observed the sun, moon and planets. For 14 months during 1835-1836 he made a continuous series of observations of sunspots. †
6101–6200
6102 Visby	1993 FQ25	Visby, Sweden †
6104 Takao	1993 HZ	Takao Saito, Japanese geophysicist
6105 Verrocchio	4580 P-L	Andrea del Verrocchio, Florentine sculptor*
6106 Stoss	6564 P-L	Veit Stoss, German sculptor and wood-carver
6107 Osterbrock	1948 AF	Donald Edward Osterbrock, American astrophysicist*
6108 Glebov	1971 QN	*
6109 Balseiro	1975 QC	José Antonio Balseiro, 20th-century Argentine nuclear physicist †
6110 Kazak	1978 NQ1	*
6111 Davemckay	1979 SP13	David Stewart McKay, American lunar geologist and meteoriticist †
6112 Ludolfschultz	1981 DB1	Ludolf Schultz, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist †
6113 Tsap	1982 SX5	*
6115 Martinduncan	1984 SR2	Martin J. Duncan, Canadian astronomer †
6116 Still	1984 UB3	Martin David Still, British astronomer*
6119 Hjorth	1986 XH	Jens Hjorth, Danish astrophysicist †
6120 Anhalt	1987 QR	*
6121 Plachinda	1987 RU3	*
6122 Henrard	1987 SW1	Jacques Henrard, Belgian astronomer (celestial mechanics)*
6123 Aristoteles	1987 SH2	Aristotle, Ancient Greek philosopher † ‡
6124 Mecklenburg	1987 SL10	*
6127 Hetherington	1989 HD	Norriss Swigart Hetherington, American historian of astronomy*
6128 Lasorda	1989 LA	Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers †
6129 Demokritos	1989 RB2	Democritus, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6130 Hutton	1989 SL5	James Hutton, 18th-century Scottish founder of modern geology †
6131 Towen	1990 OO3	Tobias Owen, American astronomer*
6132 Danielson	1990 QY3	*
6135 Billowen	1990 RD9	William Mann Owen, American astronomer*
6136 Gryphon	1990 YH	*
6137 Johnfletcher	1991 BY	John Fletcher, British amateur astronomer and public educator †
6139 Naomi	1992 AD1	Naomi Sugie, wife of discover
6140 Kubokawa	1992 AT1	Kazuo Kubokawa, Japanese astronomer
6141 Durda	1992 YC3	Daniel David Durda, American astronomer †
6143 Pythagoras	1993 JV	Pythagoras, Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician †
6144 Kondojiro	1994 EQ3	Jiro Kondo, Japanese Egyptologist and amateur astronomer †
6145 Riemenschneider	2630 P-L	Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor*
6146 Adamkrafft	3262 T-2	Adam Krafft, German sculptor*
6147 Straub	1081 T-3	Johann Baptist Straub, German sculptor*
6148 Ignazgünther	5119 T-3	Ignaz Günther, German sculptor*
6149 Pelčák	1979 SS	Oldřich Pelčák, Czech astronaut-candidate †
6150 Neukum	1980 FR1	Gerhard Neukum, German astronomer, professor at Freie Universität, Berlin †
6151 Viget	1987 WF	*
6152 Empedocles	1989 GB3	Empedocles, Ancient Greek philosopher †
6153 Hershey	1990 OB	John Landis Hershey, American astronomer*
6154 Stevesynnott	1990 QP1	Stephen P. Synnott, American astronomer*
6155 Yokosugano	1990 VY2	Yōko Sugano, wife of Matsuo Sugano
6156 Dall	1991 AF1	*
6157 Prey	1991 RX2	Alois Prey, Austrian astronomer or Adalbert Prey, Austrian astronomer*
6160 Minakata	1993 JF	Kumagusu Minakata, Japanese author and naturalist
6161 Vojno-Yasenetsky	1971 TY2	Valentin Voino-Yasenetsky (Archbishop Luka), Ukrainian surgeon and theologian*
6162 Prokhorov	1973 SR6	Yurij Vasil'evich Prokhorov, Russian mathematician*
6163 Reimers	1977 FT	Dieter Reimers, German astronomer*
6164 Gerhardmüller	1977 RF2	*
6165 Frolova	1978 PD3	*
6166 Univsima	1978 SP4	Simferopol State University*
6167 Narmanskij	1979 QB10	V. Ya. Narmanskii, Ukrainian researcher in biorhythms and space physics*
6169 Sashakrot	1981 EX4	Alexander (Sasha) Krot, cosmochemist and meteoriticist †
6170 Levasseur	1981 GP	Pierre Émile Levasseur, French economist*
6172 Prokofeana	1982 TX	*
6173 Jimwestphal	1983 AD	James A. (Jim) Westphal, American astronomer, at one time Director of Palomar Observatory*
6174 Polybius	1983 TR2	Polybius, Ancient Greek historian*
6175 Cori	1983 XW	Carl Ferdinand and Gerty Theresa Cori (née Radnitz), husband and wife Austro-Hungarian-American biochemists †
6176 Horrigan	1985 BH	Barbara Llewellyn Horrigan, American member of the Arlington Friends of the Drama (Massachusetts), actress, director, and set and costume designer † ‡
6179 Brett	1986 EN	Robin Brett, American astronomer*
6180 Bystritskaya	1986 PX4	*
6181 Bobweber	1986 RW	Robert ("Bob") Weber, 20th-century American physicist and astronomer, team leader of the Deep Space Satellite Tracking Network, and co-developer of the LINEAR project †
6182 Katygord	1987 SC4	*
6183 Viscome	1987 SF7	George R. Viscome, American broadcast technician and astrometrist †
6184 Nordlund	1987 UQ3	Aake Nordlund, Danish astrophysicist †
6186 Zenon	1988 CC2	Zenon, Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician †
6188 Robertpepin	1988 SW2	Robert Pepin, American meteoriticist †
6189 Völk	1989 EY2	Elisabeth Völk, secretary of ESO headquarters † ‡
6190 Rennes	1989 TJ1	Rennes, France*
6191 Eades	1989 WN1	*
6193 Manabe	1990 QC1	Yoshinosuke or Ryōnosuke Manabe, Japanese astronomer*
6194 Denali	1990 TN	*
6195 Nukariya	1990 VL2	Motoi Nukariya, Japanese astronomer
6198 Shirakawa	1992 AF1	Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
6199 Yoshiokayayoi	1992 BK1	Yayoi Yoshioka, Japanese physician and women's rights activist
6200 Hachinohe	1993 HL	Akio Hachinohe, Japanese amateur astronomer
6201–6300
6201 Ichiroshimizu	1993 HY	Ichiro Shimizu, Japanese astronomer †
6202 Georgemiley	3332 T-1	George K. Miley, American astronomer*
6203 Lyubamoroz	1981 EC23	Lyuba V. Moroz, Russian planetary scientist †
6204 MacKenzie	1981 JB3	Norman MacKenzie, Canadian scholar †
6205 Menottigalli	1983 OD	Menotti Galli, Italian physicist †
6206 Corradolamberti	1985 TB1	Corrado Lamberti, Italian astronomer*
6207 Bourvil	1988 BV	Bourvil (André Zacharie Raimbourg), French actor and singer †
6208 Wakata	1988 XT	Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut
6209 Schwaben	1990 TF4	Samuel Heinrich Schwabe, German solar astronomer †*
6210 Hyunseop	1991 AX1	Seo Hyun-seop, Korean diplomat †
6211 Tsubame	1991 DO	Tsubame, Japanese former express train running from Tokyo to Osaka or Kobe
6213 Zwiers	2196 P-L	Hendrik Jan Zwiers, Dutch astronomer †
6214 Mikhailgrinev	1971 SN2	*
6216 San Jose	1975 SJ	San Jose, California †
6218 Mizushima	1977 EG7	A town of Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
6219 Demalia	1978 PX2	*
6220 Stepanmakarov	1978 SN7	Stepan Osipovich Makarov, Russian vice-admiral and oceanographer*
6221 Ducentesima	1980 GO	Latin for "200", for 200th asteroid discovered at Kleť Observatory †
6223 Dahl	1980 RD1	Roald Dahl, British author †
6224 El Goresy	1981 EK8	Ahmed El Goresy, Egyptian mineralogist † †
6225 Hiroko	1981 EK12	Hiroko Nagahara, Japanese meteoriticist †
6226 Paulwarren	1981 EY18	Paul Warren, American research geochemist †
6227 Alanrubin	1981 EQ42	Alan Rubin, American research geochemist †
6228 Yonezawa	1982 BA	Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
6229 Tursachan	1983 VN7	Gaelic for "Standing Stones" (1997 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner) †
6231 Hundertwasser	1985 FH	Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Friedrich Stowasser), Austrian artist †
6232 Zubitskia	1985 SJ3	*
6233 Kimura	1986 CG	Hisashi Kimura, Japanese astronomer*
6234 Sheilawolfman	1986 SF	Sheila Wolfman (née Sala Fajerman), Polish child survivor of the holocaust, pictured in Martin Gilbert's The Boys †
6235 Burney	1987 VB	Venetia Phair, née Burney, English woman who, at age 11, suggested the name Pluto for the "ninth planet" †
6236 Mallard	1988 WF	LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard, British steam locomotive
6237 Chikushi	1989 CV	Chikuzen and Chikugo Province, former name of Fukuoka prefecture, Japan †
6239 Minos	1989 QF	Minos, mythological Cretan king*
6240 Lucretius Carus	1989 SL1	Titus Lucretius Carus, Roman poet and philosopher †
6241 Galante	1989 TG	*
6243 Yoder	1990 OT3	Charles Finney Yoder, American astronomer*
6244 Okamoto	1990 QF	Hiroshi Okamoto, Japanese primary school teacher of discoverer †
6245 Ikufumi	1990 SO4	Ikufumi Makino, Japanese telecommunications systems engineer and amateur astronomer †
6246 Komurotoru	1990 VX2	Toru Komuro, Japanese sculptor*
6247 Amanogawa	1990 WY3	Amanogawa river, Hokkaidō, Japan (In Japanese, "Amanogawa" means also "Milky Way")
6249 Jennifer	1991 JF1	*
6250 Saekohayashi	1991 VX1	Saeko S. Hayashi (b. 1958) is an associate professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. †
6251 Setsuko	1992 DB	Setsuko Akiyama, wife of one of discoverers
6252 Montevideo	1992 EV11	Montevideo, Uruguay, birthplace of Gonzalo Tancredi, one of the discoverers †
6255 Kuma	1994 XT	Kuma, Aichi, Japan
6256 Canova	4063 P-L	Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor*
6257 Thorvaldsen	4098 T-1	Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor*
6258 Rodin	3070 T-2	Auguste Rodin, French sculptor †*
6259 Maillol	3236 T-2	Aristide Maillol, French sculptor*
6260 Kelsey	1949 PN	Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American pharmacologist †
6261 Chione	1976 WC	*
6262 Javid	1978 RZ	*
6266 Letzel	1986 TB3	Jan Letzel, Czech architect †
6267 Rozhen	1987 SO9	The National Astronomical Observatory of Bulgaria on Mt Rozhen*
6268 Versailles	1990 SS5	Versailles, France †
6269 Kawasaki	1990 UJ	Shun'ichi Kawasaki, Japanese astronomer*
6271 Farmer	1991 NF	*
6273 Kiruna	1992 ER31	Kiruna, northernmost city of Sweden †
6274 Taizaburo	1992 FV	Taizaburo Koyama, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6275 Kiryu	1993 VQ	Kiryū, Gunma, Japan
6276 Kurohone	1994 AB	Kurohone, village in Seta District, Gunma, Japan*
6278 Ametkhan	1971 TF	Amet Khan Sultan, Tatar air ace of World War II*
6280 Sicardy	1980 RJ	*
6281 Strnad	1980 SD	Antonín Strnad, Czech astronomer †
6282 Edwelda	1980 TS4	Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson, Filipino associate editor and photo editor, respectively, at Sky & Telescope magazine † ‡ +
6284 Borisivanov	1981 EM19	Boris Ivanov, Russian geophysicist †
6285 Ingram	1981 EA26	Vernon Ingram, American biologist, and his wife Elizabeth (Beth) Ingram, former Ashdown House housemasters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology †
6287 Lenham	1984 AR	Alan Pennell Lenham, British amateur astronomer*
6289 Lanusei	1984 HP1	Lanusei, a town in Sardinia, Italy. †
6291 Renzetti	1985 TM1	Nicholas A. Renzetti, physicist, at one time with the Deep Space Network*
6293 Oberpfalz	1987 WV1	*
6294 Czerny	1988 CX1	Karl Czerny, Austrian composer and piano teacher †
6295 Schmoll	1988 CF3	Antoine Schmoll, German piano teacher †
6296 Cleveland	1988 NC	Cleveland, Ohio*
6298 Sawaoka	1988 XC	Akira Sawaoka (b. 1938), a Japanese scientist who synthesized a new type of polycrystalline diamond by a new shock-wave consolidation technique.. †
6299 Reizoutoyoko	1988 XQ1	Reizou and Toyoko Mori, parents of one of discoverers
6300 Hosamu	1988 YB	Osamu Hioki, friend of discoverers
6301–6400
6302 Tengukogen	1989 CF	Tengu Highland, mountain in Shikoku Island, Japan †
6304 Josephus Flavius	1989 GT3	Josephus Bar Mattheus, Jewish historian †
6305 Helgoland	1989 GE8	Heligoland, Germany. †
6306 Nishimura	1989 UL3	Yūji Nishimura, president of Nishimura Mfg. Co.
6307 Maiztegui	1989 WL7	Alberto Maiztegui, Argentinian author and science educator †
6308 Ebisuzaki	1990 BK	Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Japanese astronomer. †
6309 Elsschot	1990 EM3	Willem Elsschot, pseudonym of Alfons de Ridder, Flemish writer †
6310 Jankonke	1990 KK	*
6311 Porubčan	1990 RQ2	Vladimír Porubčan, Slovak astronomer. †
6312 Robheinlein	1990 RH4	Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction author †
6317 Dreyfus	1990 UP3	Dreyfus affair †
6318 Cronkite	1990 WA	Walter Cronkite, American TV newsreader. †
6319 Beregovoj	1990 WJ3	Georgi Beregovoi, Russian cosmonaut † ‡
6320 Bremen	1991 AL3	Bremen, Germany. †
6321 Namuratakao	1991 BV	Takao Namura, a well-known telescope-mirror maker. †
6323 Karoji	1991 CY1	Hiroshi Karoji, Japanese astronomer. †
6326 Idamiyoshi	1991 FJ1	Miyoshi Ida, Japanese amateur astronomer. †
6329 Hikonejyo	1992 EU1	Hikone Castle, Hikone, Shiga, Japan. †
6330 Koen	1992 FN	Koen Yanagiya, rakugoka. †
6332 Vorarlberg	1992 FP3	Vorarlberg, Austria. †
6333 Helenejacq	1992 LG	*
6334 Robleonard	1992 MM	*
6336 Dodo	1992 UU	Dodo, a large, flightless bird first discovered in 1507 on the island of Mauritius. †
6337 Shiota	1992 UC4	Kazuo Shiota, Japanese amateur astronomer. †
6338 Isaosato	1992 UO4	Isao Sato, Japanese astronomer. †
6339 Giliberti	1993 SG	*
6340 Kathmandu	1993 TF2	Kathmandu, Nepal. †
6345 Hideo	1994 AX1	Hideo Fukushima, Japanese astronomer. †
6346 Syukumeguri	1995 AY	A part of Kurohone, Gunma, Japan. †
6349 Acapulco	1995 CN1	Acapulco, Mexico. †
6350 Schlüter	3526 P-L	Jochen Schlüter, German mineralogist or Arnulf Schlüter, German astronomer or Wolfgang Schlüter, German astronomer. †
6351 Neumann	4277 T-1	Johann Balthasar Neumann, German baroque architect †
6352 Schlaun	2400 T-3	Johann Conrad Schlaun, German baroque architect.
6353 Semper	3107 T-3	*
6354 Vangelis	1934 GA	Vangelis Papathanassiou, Greek composer and multi-instrumentalist †
6355 Univermoscow	1969 TX5	Lomonosov Moscow State University. †
6356 Tairov	1976 QR	Vasilij Egorovich Tairov, Russian viticulturist*
6357 Glushko	1976 SK3	Valentin Petrovich Glushko, Soviet rocket scientist*
6358 Chertok	1977 AL1	Boris Evseevich Chertok, Russian rocket scientist (specialist in guidance and control)*
6359 Dubinin	1977 AZ1	Eduard Dubinin, Russian astrophysicist*
6362 Tunis	1979 KO	Tunis, Tunisia. †
6363 Doggett	1981 CB1	LeRoy Elsworth Doggett, American astronomer and historian of astronomy
6364 Casarini	1981 ET	Jeannine Casarini, French teacher, member of the Tunguska99 scientific expedition to Central Siberia †
6365 Nickschneider	1981 ES29	Nicholas McCord Schneider, American astronomer*
6366 Rainerwieler	1981 UM22	Rainer Wieler, Swiss geochemist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) †
6368 Richardmenendez	1983 RM3	Richard Menendez (b. 1957) has taught astronomy at St. Louis Community College for the last 14 years with his own curriculum aimed toward concepts and ideas for classroom teachers. He has done over 900 hours of public-outreach astronomy and has been a board member of the St. Louis Astronomical Society. †
6370 Malpais	1984 EY	Spanish for "bad country"/"badlands", used by early explorers of the American Southwest to designate difficult-going countryside strewn with rough lava flows or rocks, and now used to designate the rock found in such country, used for stone building construction (1999 Flagstaff Festival of Science asteroid naming contest winner) †
6371 Heinlein	1985 GS	Dieter Heinlein, meteorite and tektite collector for the Bavarian Meteorite Laboratory † ‡
6372 Walker	1985 JW1	Robert M. Walker, American astronomer*
6373 Stern	1986 EZ	S. Alan Stern, astronomer*
6374 Beslan	1986 PY4	Beslan, Russia. †
6375 Fredharris	1986 TB5	*
6376 Schamp	1987 KD1	Larry and Becky Schamp, Americans stationed in Alice Springs, Australia, who took in members of the Shoemaker family after the car collision in which Eugene died †
6377 Cagney	1987 ML1	James Cagney, American actor †
6379 Vrba	1987 VA1	Karel Vrba, Czech mineralogy professor †
6381 Toyama	1988 DO1	Miyuki Toyama, Japanese amateur astronomer and illustrator †
6383 Tokushima	1988 XU1	Tokushima-Kainan Astronomical Observatory, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
6384 Kervin	1989 AM	*
6385 Martindavid	1989 EC2	Martin Alois David, Czech observatory director †
6386 Keithnoll	1989 NK1	Keith S. Noll, American astronomer*
6389 Ogawa	1990 BX	Shigeo Ogawa, president of Seibundo-Shinkosha (publisher)
6390 Hirabayashi	1990 BG1	Shigeto Hirabayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6391 Africano	1990 BN2	*
6392 Takashimizuno	1990 HR	Takashi Mizuno, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6395 Hilliard	1990 UE1	*
6396 Schleswig	1991 AO3	Schleswig, Germany/Denmark*
6398 Timhunter	1991 CD1	Tim Hunter, American amateur astronomer*
6399 Harada	1991 GA	Shoji Harada, Japanese amateur astronomer †
6400 Georgealexander	1991 GQ1	George Alexander, a public-affairs manager in Jet Propulsion Laboratory. †
6401–6500
6401 Roentgen	1991 GB2	Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist and Nobelist †*
6402 Holstein	1991 GQ10	Holstein, Germany*
6403 Steverin	1991 NU	*
6404 Vanavara	1991 PS6	Vanavara, town in Siberia near the Tunguska impact site † ‡
6405 Komiyama	1992 HJ	Fukuji Komiyama (b. 1924), a Japanese agriculture and forestry technician. †
6408 Saijo	1992 UT5	Yoshihiro Saijo, Japanese amateur astronomer
6410 Fujiwara	1992 WO4	Masato? Fujiwara, Japanese amateur astronomer. †
6411 Tamaga	1993 TA	*
6412 Kaifu	1993 TL2	Norio Kaifu, Japanese astronomer
6413 Iye	1993 TJ3	Masanori Ie, Japanese astronomer
6414 Mizunuma	1993 UX	A part of Kurohone, Gunma, Japan
6416 Nyukasayama	1993 VY3	Mount Nyūkasa, a mountain in central Japan. †
6417 Liberati	1993 XA	Libero Liberati (1926-1962), motorcyclist who won the Absolute Italian Championship in 1955 and 1956 riding a four-cylinder Gilera. †
6418 Hanamigahara	1993 XJ	Hanamigahara, a beautiful forest park in the northern part of Kurohone village, Gunma prefecture. †
6419 Susono	1993 XX	Susono, Shizuoka, Japan, near the discoverers' observing site at Mishima*
6420 Riheijyaya	1993 XG1	Riheijyaya, a beautiful forest park in the western part of Kurohone village, Gunma prefecture. †
6422 Akagi	1994 CD1	Mount Akagi, 1828 m above sea level, is a large stratovolcano in the mid-eastern part of Gunma prefecture. †
6423 Harunasan	1994 CP2	Another of the Three Jomo Mountains, Mount Haruna, 1449 m above sea level, is located in the central part of Gunma prefecture. †
6424 Ando	1994 EN3	Hiroyasu Ando, Japanese astronomer
6426 Vanýsek	1995 ED	Vladimír Vanýsek, Czech astronomer †
6428 Barlach	3513 P-L	Ernst Barlach, German sculptor*
6429 Brancusi	4050 T-1	Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian sculptor †
6432 Temirkanov	1975 TR2	Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor †
6433 Enya	1978 WC	Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin), Irish singer and songwriter † ‡
6434 Jewitt	1981 OH	David C. Jewitt, British astronomer
6435 Daveross	1984 DA	David Justin Ross (b. 1949), co-developer of the Prime Rib curve, a graphical display of energy requirements for rendezvous trajectories. †
6436 Coco	1985 JX1	*
6437 Stroganov	1987 QS7	The Stroganov family of Russia, who exploited the iron and gold mines of the Urals †
6438 Suárez	1988 BS3	Buenaventura Suárez, 17th-18th-century Argentine Jesuit and astronomer †
6439 Tirol	1988 CV	Tyrol, Austria*
6440 Ransome	1988 RA2	Arthur Ransome, British novelist †
6441 Milenajesenská	1988 RR2	Milena Jesenská (1896–1944), Czech journalist †
6442 Salzburg	1988 RU3	Salzburg, Austria*
6444 Ryuzin	1989 WW	Ryuzin, a small town within Toyota city, Aichi prefecture, Japan. †
6445 Bellmore	1990 FS1	Named in honor of Tamara Bell and Michael More on the occasion of their wedding. They are recent graduates of the University of Arizona with degrees in political science and geology. The discoverer and her husband wish the newlyweds a harmonious marriage and rewarding careers. †
6446 Lomberg	1990 QL	Jon Lomberg, American artist † ‡
6447 Terrycole	1990 TO1	Terry Cole, chief technologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and senior faculty associate in the Caltech Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. †
6449 Kudara	1991 CL1	Japanese astronomer, second president of Oriental Astronomical Association†
6450 Masahikohayashi	1991 GV1	Masahiko Hayashi (b. 1959), professor of astronomy at the Department of Astronomy of the University of Tokyo. †
6451 Kärnten	1991 GP10	Carinthia, Austria*
6452 Johneuller	1991 HA	John Euller, Physics Teacher, Eastridge High School, Irondequoit, NY*
6456 Golombek	1992 OM	Matthew Philip Golombek, American planetary geologist †
6457 Kremsmünster	1992 RT	Kremsmünster, Austria, location of the observatory (Sternwarte Kremsmünster) of the Benedictine monastery*
6458 Nouda	1992 TD1	Tadasuke Nouda, Japanese astronomer †
6459 Hidesan	1992 UY5	Hideo Sato, Japanese astronomer
6460 Bassano	1992 UK6	*
6461 Adam	1993 VB5	Robert Adam (1728-1792), a Scottish architect. †
6462 Myougi	1994 AF2	Also one of the Three Jomo Mountains, Mount Myougi, 1104 m above sea level and created by volcanic activity, is located at the southwestern part of Gunma prefecture. †
6463 Isoda	1994 AG3	Sachiko or Yukiko Isoda, Japanese*
6464 Kaburaki	1994 CK	Masaki Kaburaki, Japanese astronomer*
6465 Zvezdotchet	1995 EP	Zvezdochet, the Russian magazine for amateur astronomers*
6467 Prilepina	1979 TS2	*
6468 Welzenbach	1981 ED19	Linda Welzenbach, American geologist, Collection Manager of the Meteorite Collection of the National Museum of Natural History †
6469 Armstrong	1982 PC	Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 astronaut †
6470 Aldrin	1982 RO1	Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut †
6471 Collins	1983 EB1	Michael Collins, Italian-American Apollo 11 astronaut †
6472 Rosema	1985 TL	*
6473 Winkler	1986 GM	Gernot M. R. Winkler, American astronomer
6474 Choate	1987 SG1	Dennis Choate, American astronomer or Larry Mercer Choate, American astronomer*
6475 Refugium	1987 SZ6	Latin word for "refuge"*
6478 Gault	1988 JC1	Donald E. Gault, American planetary geologist †
6479 Leoconnolly	1988 LC	Leo Paul Connolly, American astronomer*
6480 Scarlatti	1988 PM1	Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and instrumentalist †
6481 Tenzing	1988 RH2	Tenzing Norgay, Sherpa mountain climber †
6482 Steiermark	1989 AF7	Styria, Austria*
6483 Nikolajvasil'ev	1990 EO4	Nikolai Vasil'ev, Russian scientific director of the Interdisciplinary Independent Tunguska Expeditions † ‡
6484 Barthibbs	1990 FT1	Bart Hibbs, American physicist*
6485 Wendeesther	1990 UR1	Wendee Esther Wallach-Feldman (afterwards Wendee Wallach-Levy), former teacher. Married to astronomer David H. Levy with whom she co-directs their private observatory (Jarnac Observatory) in Vail, Arizona
6487 Tonyspear	1991 GA1	Tony Spear, American engineer, latterly of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6488 Drebach	1991 GU9	Volkssternwarte Drebach (Drebach Public Observatory and planetarium), Germany † ‡
6489 Golevka	1991 JX	Goldstone Observatory/Evpatoria/Kashima †
6493 Cathybennett	1992 CA	*
6496 Kazuko	1992 UG2	Kazuko Ōtsuka, Japanese*
6497 Yamasaki	1992 UR3	Masamitsu Yamasaki, Japanese astronomer †
6498 Ko	1992 UJ4	Ko Nagasawa, worker at the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute and the Public Information Office at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
6499 Michiko	1992 UV6	Michiko Hirasawa, wife of one of discoverers. †
6500 Kodaira	1993 ET	Keiichi Kodaira, Japanese astronomer
6,501–7,000 []
6501–6600
6501 Isonzo	1993 XD	Farra d'Isonzo*
6504 Lehmbruck	4630 P-L	Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor*
6505 Muzzio	1976 AH	Juan Carlos Muzzio, Argentine astrophysicist †
6506 Klausheide	1978 EN	Klaus Heide, German meteorite and small solar system bodies researcher at the University of Jena and son of meteorite researcher Fritz Heide of Jena*
6508 Rolčík	1982 QM	Viktor Rolčík, Czech optical engineer †
6510 Tarry	1987 DF	William and Nancy Tarry, Americans stationed in Alice Springs, Australia, who provided hospitality and assistance to the Shoemakers when Eugene was killed in an outback car collision †
6511 Furmanov	1987 QR	Rudol'f Davidovich Furmanov, Russian producer*
6512 de Bergh	1987 SR	Catherine de Bergh, French astronomer*
6514 Torahiko	1987 WY	Torahiko Terada, Japanese physicist*
6515 Giannigalli	1988 MG	Giovanni Galli, Italian amateur astronomer †
6516 Gruss	1988 TC	Gustav Gruss, Czech astronomer †
6517 Buzzi	1990 BW	Luca Buzzi, Italian amateur astronomer †
6518 Vernon	1990 FR	*
6519 Giono	1991 CX	Jean Giono, French (Provençal) writer †
6520 Sugawa	1991 HH	Chikara Sugawa, Japanese Astronomer*
6521 Pina	1991 LC	*
6522 Aci	1991 NQ	*
6523 Clube	1991 TC	Victor Clube, British astronomer*
6524 Baalke	1992 AO	Ron C. Baalke, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6525 Ocastron	1992 SQ	Orange County Astronomers*
6526 Matogawa	1992 TY	Yasunori Matogawa, Japanese astronauticst*
6528 Boden	1993 FL	Boden Municipality, Sweden, birthplace of Mats Lindgren, one of the discoverers †
6529 Rhoads	1993 XR	Jack W. Rhoads, American astronomer, at one time of Jet Propulsion Laboratory or James Ely Rhoads, American astronomer*
6530 Adry	1994 GW	*
6531 Subashiri	1994 YY	A part of Oyama town at the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan*
6532 Scarfe	1995 AC	Colin D. Scarfe, Canadian astronomer †
6533 Giuseppina	1995 DM	Giuseppina de Strobel (Giusa Cayrel de Strobel), Italian astronomer, wife of French astronomer Roger Cayrel
6534 Carriepeterson	1995 DT1	Carolyn (Carrie) H. Peterson (1942-2006) was an active member of the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE). †
6535 Archipenko	3535 P-L	*
6536 Vysochinska	1977 NK	*
6537 Adamovich	1979 QK	Aleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich, Belarusian-Russian writer*
6538 Muraviov	1981 SA	Mikhail Nikitich Muraviov, Russian poet, minister, and administrator of Moscow State University, where he inaugurated the department of astronomy and built the observatory †
6539 Nohavica	1982 QG	Jaromír Nohavica, Czech singer, poet and composer †
6540 Stepling	1982 SL	Joseph Stepling S.J., German astronomer, mathematician and physicist † ‡
6542 Jacquescousteau	1985 CH	Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French marine explorer †
6543 Senna	1985 TP	Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver*
6546 Kaye	1987 DY	Danny Kaye, American actor and comedian †
6547 Vasilkarazin	1987 RO	Vasilii Nazarovich Karazin, Russian/Ukrainian scientist, founder of the University of Kharkov which now bears his name †
6549 Skryabin	1988 PX	Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer †
6550 Parléř	1988 VO	Peter Parler, 14th-century German master builder †
6553 Seehaus	1989 GP	*
6554 Takatsuguyoshida	1989 UO	Takatsugu Yoshida, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6556 Arcimboldo	1989 YS	Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter †
6557 Yokonomura	1990 VR	Yōko Nomura, wife of one of discoverers*
6558 Norizuki	1991 GZ	Sōjirō Norizuki, Japanese optical engineer*
6559 Nomura	1991 JP	Toshiro Nomura, Japanese asteroids discoverer*
6560 Pravdo	1991 NP	*
6561 Gruppetta	1991 TC	*
6562 Takoyaki	1991 VR	Takoyaki, Japanese fast food
6563 Steinheim	1991 XZ	*
6564 Asher	1992 BB	David John Asher, British astronomer*
6565 Reiji	1992 FT	Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese manga artist
6566 Shafter	1992 UB2	Allen Shafter, American professor and chairman of studies in astronomy at San Diego State University †
6567 Shigemasa	1992 WS	Shigemasa Suzuki, Japanese engineer*
6568 Serendip	1993 DT	Serendip, old Persian name for present-day Sri Lanka, used in the fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes are always making discoveries of things they were not seeking †
6569 Ondaatje	1993 MO	Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lanka-born Canadian novelist, poet and writer, best known for his novel The English Patient †
6570 Tomohiro	1994 JO	Tomohiro Hirayama, Japanese astronomer*
6571 Sigmund	3027 P-L	*
6572 Carson	1938 SX	*
6573 Magnitskij	1974 SK	*
6574 Gvishiani	1976 QE	*
6575 Slavov	1978 PJ	*
6576 Kievtech	1978 RK	Kiev Polytechnical Institute-National Technical University of Ukraine*
6578 Zapesotskij	1980 TQ	Aleksandr Sergeevich Zapesotskii, Russian sociologist*
6579 Benedix	1981 ES4	Gretchen K. Benedix, British curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London †
6580 Philbland	1981 EW21	Philip A. Bland, British planetologist and meteoriticist †
6581 Sobers	1981 SO	Gary Sobers, West Indies cricketer †
6582 Flagsymphony	1981 VS	*
6583 Destinn	1984 DE	Ema Destinn, Czech opera singer †
6584 Ludekpesek	1984 FK	Ludek Pesek, Czech astronomical artist*
6585 O'Keefe	1984 SR	John Aloysius O'Keefe, American astronomer, geodesist, and researcher in meteoritics †
6586 Seydler	1984 UK	August Seydler, Czech astronomer †
6587 Brassens	1984 WA	Georges Brassens, French singer and songwriter*
6589 Jankovich	1985 SL	*
6590 Barolo	1985 TA	Barolo, a winegrowing area in Italy*
6591 Sabinin	1986 RT	Dmitrii Anatolievich Sabinin, Russian scientist †
6592 Goya	1986 TB	Francisco Goya, Spanish painter*
6594 Tasman	1987 MM	Abel Janszoon Tasman, Dutch explorer † ‡
6595 Munizbarreto	1987 QZ	Luiz Muniz Barreto, Brazilian observatory director †
6596 Bittner	1987 VC	Adam Bittner, Austrian astronomer †
6597 Kreil	1988 AF	Karl Kreil, Austrian astronomer and meteorologist †
6598 Modugno	1988 CL	*
6599 Tsuko	1988 PV	Tsukō Nakamura, Japanese astronomer*
6600 Qwerty	1988 QW	The Qwerty standard Roman-alphabet typewriter keyboard (named after the first six of the top row of letters), in part because the provisional designation was QW †
6601–6700
6602 Gilclark	1989 EC	*
6603 Marycragg	1990 KG	*
6604 Ilias	1990 QE	Iliad of Homer, epic, and also Ilias, first grandson of the discoverer †
6605 Carmontelle	1990 SM9	Louis de Carmontelle (1717–1806), a French painter and architect. †
6606 Makino	1990 UF	Tomitaro Makino, botanist*
6607 Matsushima	1991 UL	Kōichi Matsushima, Japanese astronomer*
6608 Davidecrespi	1991 VC4	Davide Crespi, Italian amateur astronomer. †
6610 Burwitz	1993 BL3	Vadim Burwitz, German astronomer. †
6612 Hachioji	1994 EM	Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan*
6613 Williamcarl	1994 LK	*
6614 Antisthenes	6530 P-L	Antisthenes, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school of philosophy*
6615 Plutarchos	9512 P-L	Mestrius Plutarch, Greek historian, biographer, and essayist*
6616 Plotinos	1175 T-1	Plotinus, Founder of Neoplatonism *
6617 Boethius	2218 T-1	Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Roman philosopher and theologian*
6619 Kolya	1973 SS	Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer †
6620 Peregrina	1973 UC	*
6621 Timchuk	1975 VN	*
6622 Matvienko	1978 RG	*
6625 Nyquist	1981 EX41	Laurence E. Nyquist, American planetary scientist †
6626 Mattgenge	1981 EZ46	Matthew Genge, British planetary scientist and meteoriticist †
6628 Dondelia	1981 WA	*
6629 Kurtz	1982 UP	Paul Kurtz †
6630 Skepticus	1982 VA	CSICOP, a prominent organization of skeptics †
6631 Pyatnitskij	1983 RQ	Mitrofan Efimovich Pyatnitskii, Russian artist*
6632 Scoon	1984 UX	*
6635 Zuber	1987 SH	Maria T. Zuber, American geophysicist and planetary geologist †
6636 Kintanar	1988 RK8	Roman Lucero Kintanar, Filipino meteorologist, director of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (1958–1994) †
6637 Inoue	1988 XZ	Keisuke? Inoue, Japanese astronomer*
6639 Marchis	1989 SO8	Franck Marchis, French astronomer †
6640 Falorni	1990 DL	*
6641 Bobross	1990 OK	*
6642 Henze	1990 UE3	Martin Henze, German astronomer †
6643 Morikubo	1990 VZ	Shigeru Morikubo, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6644 Jugaku	1991 AA	Jun Jugaku, Japanese astronomer*
6645 Arcetri	1991 AR	*
6646 Churanta	1991 CA	*
6647 Josse	1991 GG	Raymond Josse, friend of the discoverer †
6649 Yokotatakao	1991 RN	Takao Yokota, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6650 Morimoto	1991 RS	Masaki Morimoto, Japanese astronomer*
6653 Feininger	1991 XR	*
6654 Luleå	1992 DT	Luleå Municipality, Sweden †
6655 Nagahama	1992 EL	Nagahama, Shiga, Japan*
6656 Yokota	1992 FF	Hiroshi Yokota, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6657 Otukyo	1992 WY	Japanese ancient capital from 667 to 672
6658 Akiraabe	1992 WT	Akira Abe, Japanese editor of an astronomical magazine*
6659 Pietsch	1992 YN	Wolfgang Pietsch, German astronomer †
6660 Matsumoto	1993 BC	Tatsujiro Matsumoto, Japanese astronomer*
6661 Ikemura	1993 BO	Toshihiko Ikemura, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6663 Tatebayashi	1993 CC	Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan*
6664 Tennyo	1993 CK	The female tennin. Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai said her feeling like tennyo in her first flight*
6665 Kagawa	1993 CN	Tetsuo Kagawa, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6666 Frö	1993 FG	Frö, Norse god †
6667 Sannaimura	1994 EK	Sannai, Akita, Japan*
6669 Obi	1994 JA	Shinnya Obi, Japanese astronomer*
6670 Wallach	1994 LL	*
6672 Corot	1213 T-1	Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter*
6673 Degas	2246 T-1	Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor*
6674 Cézanne	4272 T-1	Paul Cézanne, French painter*
6675 Sisley	1493 T-2	Alfred Sisley, French (of English descent) impressionist painter*
6676 Monet	2083 T-2	Claude Monet, French painter*
6677 Renoir	3045 T-3	Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter*
6678 Seurat	3422 T-3	Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter*
6679 Gurzhij	1969 UP	Andrei Nikolaevich Gurzhii, Russian specialist in information (information measurement) †
6681 Prokopovich	1972 RU	Feofan Prokopovich, Ukrainian and Russian writer*
6682 Makarij	1973 ST	Macarius II, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, Russian educator*
6683 Karachentsov	1976 GQ	*
6684 Volodshevchenko	1977 QU	Volodymyr Shevchenko, Ukrainian film director who died as a result of exposure to radiation while filming at the Chernobyl disaster*
6685 Boitsov	1978 QG	*
6686 Hernius	1979 QC	Olof Hernius, Swedish astronomer †
6687 Lahulla	1980 FN	José Felix Lahulla, Spanish astronomer †
6688 Donmccarthy	1981 ER	*
6689 Floss	1981 EQ24	Christine Floss, American meteoriticist †
6690 Messick	1981 SY	*
6692 Antonínholý	1985 HL	Antonín Holý, Czech chemist. †
6695 Barrettduff	1986 PD	*
6696 Eubanks	1986 RC	T. Marshall Eubanks, American astronomer
6697 Celentano	1987 HM	Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor †
6698 Malhotra	1987 SL	Renu Malhotra, astronomer †
6699 Igaueno	1987 YK	Ueno, Mie, Japan (now part of Iga)*
6700 Kubišová	1988 AO	Marta Kubišová, Czech singer †
6701–6800
6701 Warhol	1988 AW	Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola), American artist †
6705 Rinaketty	1988 RK5	Rina Ketty (a.k.a. Cesarina Pichetto), French singer of the 1930s †
6707 Shigeru	1988 VZ	Shigeru Nakano (b. 1918), doctor of medicine specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and in medical jurisprudence. †
6708 Bobbievaile	1989 AA	Bobbie Vaile, Australian astronomer*
6709 Hiromiyuki	1989 CD	Hiroyuki (b. 1991) and Miyuki Mori (b. 1993), the son and daughter of the second discoverer. †
6710 Apostel	1989 GF	Leo Apostel, Flemish philosopher †
6711 Holliman	1989 HG	John Holliman (1948-1998), a national correspondent for CNN, the U.S. Cable News Network. †
6712 Hornstein	1990 DS	Karl Hornstein, Czech astronomer †
6713 Coggie	1990 km	Karin "Coggie" Peterson Messina (b. 1934), a dedicated music teacher in Massachusetts who has taught over 600 students how to play the flute. †
6714 Montréal	1990 OE	Montreal, Quebec, Canada †
6715 Sheldonmarks	1990 QS	Sheldon Marks (b. 1956), a world-renowned urologist and surgeon whose book Prostate and Cancer has helped thousands of men with serious prostate-gland problems. †
6717 Antal	1990 TU	*
6718 Beiglböck	1990 TT	Wolf D. Beiglböck (b. 1939), German mathematician and professor at the University of Heidelberg. †
6719 Gallaj	1990 UL	*
6720 Gifu	1990 VP	Gifu, Gifu, Japan, the city of 400 000, capital of the prefecture of the same name, site of ancient battlefields and a modern public observatory. †
6721 Minamiawaji	1990 VY6	Minamiawaji, a small city located in southern Awaji island, Japan. †
6722 Bunichi	1991 BG	Bunichi Saito (b. 1925), professor emeritus at Niigata University and an expert on the earth's upper atmosphere. †
6723 Chrisclark	1991 CL	Christopher C. Clark of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory*
6725 Engyoji	1991 DS	Engyoji temple, located in Himeji, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. †
6726 Suthers	1991 PS	Paul Graham Sutherland (born 1952) is an amateur astronomer who has been closely involved with the Society for Popular Astronomy. †
6729 Emiko	1991 VV	Emiko Otomo (b. 1963), wife of the discoverer. †
6730 Ikeda	1992 BH	Tetsuro Ikeda, Japanese astronomer*
6731 Hiei	1992 BK	Eijiro Hiei (b. 1931), professor at Meisei University and professor emeritus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. †
6734 Benzenberg	1992 FB	Johann Friedrich Benzenberg, German physicist and astronomer, founder of the Sternwarte Bilk (Bilk Observatory) at Düsseldorf †
6735 Madhatter	1992 WM	The Mad Hatter, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. †
6736 Marchare	1993 EF	March Hare, fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. †
6737 Okabayashi	1993 ER	Shigeki Okabayashi (1913-1944), a self-taught Japanese astronomer. †
6738 Tanabe	1993 FD	Hiroyoshi Tanabe (b. 1928), astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory. †
6739 Tärendö	1993 FU	Tärendö, Sweden †
6740 Goff	1993 GY	*
6741 Liyuan	1994 FX	Li Yuan, Chinese science writer †
6742 Biandepei	1994 GR	Biandepei, Chinese science writer †
6743 Liu	1994 GS	Joseph H. C. Liu, director of Hong Kong Space Museum †
6744 Komoda	1994 JL	Kazuyoshi Komoda (1915-1967), amateur astronomer in Japan. †
6745 Nishiyama	1994 JD	Minewo Nishiyama (b. 1925), amateur astronomer and president of the Chikushi Astronomical Association from 1944 to 1947. †
6746 Zagar	1994 NP	Francesco Zagar, Italian astronomer*
6747 Ozegahara	1995 UT	Ozegahara, a highland, surrounded by 2000-meter-class mountains, lying astride the three prefectures of Fukushima, Gunma and Niigata. †
6748 Bratton	1995 UV	Durley H. Bratton (b. 1923), who has been a mentor and inspiration for amateur astronomers and telescope makers in the Memphis, Tennessee. †
6749 Ireentje	7068 P-L	Irene van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis and Ingrid van Houten †
6750 Katgert	1078 T-1	Peter Katgert, Dutch astronomer*
6751 van Genderen	1114 T-1	Arnout van Genderen, Dutch astronomer †
6752 Ashley	4150 T-1	*
6753 Fursenko	1974 RV	Margarita Aleksandrovna Fursenko (b. 1931), staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy during 1955-1997. †
6754 Burdenko	1976 UD	Nikolai Nilovich Burdenko, Russian neurosurgeon*
6755 Solov'yanenko	1976 YE	Anatolii Solovyanenko (1932-1999), a Ukrainian singer and People's Artist of the former U.S.S.R. †
6757 Addibischoff	1979 SE15	Adolf Bischoff, German meteoriticist †
6758 Jesseowens	1980 GL	Jesse Owens, American athlete †
6761 Haroldconnolly	1981 EV19	Harold C. Connolly, American petrologist and meteoriticist †
6762 Cyrenagoodrich	1981 EC25	Cyrena A. Goodrich, American meteoriticist †
6763 Kochiny	1981 RA	*
6764 Kirillavrov	1981 TM	Kirill Lavrov, Russian actor †
6765 Fibonacci	1982 BQ	Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa, Italian mathematician †
6766 Kharms	1982 UC	Daniil Ivanovich Kharms, Russian author of children's books, absurd short stories, and poetry*
6767 Shirvindt	1983 AA	Aleksandr Shirvindt, Russian actor*
6768 Mathiasbraun	1983 RY	Mathias (Matyáš) Bernard Braun, Bohemian sculptor †
6769 Brokoff	1985 CJ	Jan and Ferdinand Brokoff, father and son Bohemian sculptors †
6770 Fugate	1985 QR	*
6771 Foerster	1986 EZ	Wilhelm Julius Förster, German astronomer †
6773 Kellaway	1988 LK	Lucy Kellaway, British journalist, recipient of the 2006 British Press Award for "Columnist of the Year" †
6774 Vladheinrich	1988 VH	Vladimír Václav Heinrich, Czech astronomer †
6775 Giorgini	1989 GJ	Jon D. Giorgini, contributor of significantly to radar astrometry of minor planets. †
6776 Dix	1989 GF	*
6777 Balakirev	1989 SV	Mily Balakirev, composer*
6778 Tosamakoto	1989 TX	Makoto Tosa, Japanese astronomer*
6779 Perrine	1990 DM	Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer †
6780 Borodin	1990 ES	Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist †
6783 Gulyaev	1990 SO	Yurij Aleksandrovich Gulyaev (1930-1986), a brilliant Russian singer, People's artist of the U.S.S.R. †
6784 Bogatikov	1990 UN	Yurij Iosifovich Bogatikov (b. 1932), a Russian-Ukrainian singer, People's artist of the U.S.S.R. †
6786 Doudantsutsuji	1991 DT	Doudantsutsuji is the Japanese name for Enkianthus perulatus, an ericaceous deciduous shrub. †
6789 Milkey	1991 RM6	Robert Milkey, American executive officer of the American Astronomical Society, 1995–2006 †
6790 Pingouin	1991 SF	Pingouin, an Arctic bird, similar to the penguin of Antarctica. The pingouin become extinct in Newfoundland in 1844. †
6792 Akiyamatakashi	1991 WC	Takashi Akiyama (b. 1923), a leader in youth education for many years in Kanaya, Shizuoka. †
6793 Palazzolo	1991 YE	*
6794 Masuisakura	1992 DK	Sakura Masui (b. 1968), a Japanese novelist and essayist known for her books about business. †
6795 Örnsköldsvik	1993 FZ	Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden †
6796 Sundsvall	1993 FH	Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden †
6797 Östersund	1993 FG	Östersund Municipality, Sweden †
6798 Couperin	1993 JK	Louis Couperin, French composer †
6799 Citfiftythree	1993 km	his minor planet honors the California Institute of Technology's class of 1953 and their contributions to physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics and related fields, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their graduation. †
6800 Saragamine	1994 UC	Mount Saragamine, Ehime, Japan*
6801–6900
6801 Střekov	1995 UM	Castle near the Ústí nad Labem, in northern Bohemia †
6802 Černovice	1995 UQ	Černovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic †
6804 Maruseppu	1995 WV	Maruseppu, Hokkaidō, Japan*
6805 Abstracta	4600 P-L	*
6806 Kaufmann	6048 P-L	William John Kaufmann, American astronomer*
6807 Brünnow	6568 P-L	Franz Brünnow, German astronomer*
6808 Plantin	1932 CP	Christophe Plantin, bookbinder, publisher and typographer*
6809 Sakuma	1938 DM	Seiichi Sakuma, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6810 Juanclariá	1969 GC	Juan José Clariá, Argentine astronomer †
6811 Kashcheev	1976 QP	Boris Leonidovich Kashcheev, Ukrainian astronomer*
6814 Steffl	1979 MC2	Andrew J. Steffl, American astronomer †
6815 Mutchler	1979 MM5	Max J. Mutchler, American astronomer †
6816 Barbcohen	1981 EB28	Barbara A. Cohen, American planetary scientist †
6817 Pest	1982 BP	Pest, Hungary † ‡
6818 Sessyu	1983 EM	Sesshū Tōyō, Japanese painter*
6819 McGarvey	1983 LL	*
6820 Buil	1985 XS	Christian Buil, French astronomer*
6821 Ranevskaya	1986 SZ	*
6822 Horálek	1986 UO	Petr Horálek (b. 1986), a Czech astronomer, astronomy popularizer, passionate photographer, and one of the ESO Photo Ambassadors. †
6824 Mallory	1988 RE	George Mallory, British mountaineer †
6825 Irvine	1988 TJ	Andrew Irvine, British mountaineer †
6826 Lavoisier	1989 SD	Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist †
6827 Wombat	1990 SN	The Wombat †
6828 Elbsteel	1990 VC	*
6829 Charmawidor	1991 BM	Charles-Marie Widor, French composer*
6830 Johnbackus	1991 JB1	John Backus, American computer scientist, inventor of FORTRAN †
6832 Kawabata	1992 FP	Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist*
6835 Molfino	1994 HT	*
6836 Paranal	1994 PW	Cerro Paranal, ESO Very Large Telescope site †
6837 Bressi	1994 XN	Terry Bressi, engineer and member of Spacewatch at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona*
6838 Okuda	1995 UD	Toyozo Okuda, Japanese astronomer*
6839 Ozenuma	1995 WB	Oze marsh, Japan*
6841 Gottfriedkirch	2034 P-L	Gottfried Kirch, German astronomer*
6842 Krosigk	3016 P-L	*
6843 Heremon	1975 TC	*
6844 Shpak	1975 VR	*
6845 Mansurova	1976 JG	*
6846 Kansazan	1976 UG	Japanese philosopher and poet*
6847 Kunz-Hallstein	1977 RL	*
6851 Chianti	1981 RO	the Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy. †
6852 Nannibignami	1985 CN	Giovanni Bignammi, Italian astrophysicist. †
6853 Silvanomassaglia	1986 CD	Silvano Massaglia, Italian astrophysicist. †
6855 Armellini	1989 BG	Giuseppe Armellini, Italian astronomer*
6856 Bethemmons	1989 EM	Elizabeth Emmons, administrator of JPL's Space and Earth Science Division 32 †
6859 Datemasamune	1991 CZ	Date Masamune, Japanese daimyo*
6860 Sims	1991 CS	*
6862 Virgiliomarcon	1991 GL	Virgilio Marcon, Italian telescope maker*
6864 Starkenburg	1991 RC	Starkenburg-Sternwarte (Starkenburg Observatory) † ‡
6865 Dunkerley	1991 TE	*
6866 Kukai	1992 CO	Kūkai, Japanese buddhism monk*
6867 Kuwano	1992 FP	Yoshiyuki Kuwano, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6868 Seiyauyeda	1992 HD	Seiya Ueda, Japanese seismologist*
6869 Funada	1992 JP	Takumi Funada, Japanese astronomer*
6870 Pauldavies	1992 OG	Paul Charles William Davies, Australian physicist, writer and broadcaster*
6871 Verlaine	1993 BE	Paul Verlaine, French poet †
6873 Tasaka	1993 HT	Ichiro Tasaka, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6876 Beppeforti	1994 RK	Giuseppe Forti, Italian astronomer*
6877 Giada	1994 TB	*
6878 Isamu	1994 TN	Isamu Hirabayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6879 Hyogo	1994 TC	Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan*
6880 Hayamiyu	1994 TG	Yū Hayami, Japanese singer and actress*
6881 Shifutsu	1994 UP	Mount Shibutsu, Gunma, Japan*
6882 Sormano	1995 CC	Sormano, a village in Italy, home of the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (Sormano Astronomical Observatory) †
6883 Hiuchigatake	1996 AF	Mount Hiuchi, Fukushima, Japan*
6884 Takeshisato	9521 P-L	Takeshi Satō, Japanese*
6885 Nitardy	9570 P-L	*
6886 Grote	1942 CG	Grote Reber, American radio astronomer*
6887 Hasuo	1951 WH	Ryūichi Hasuo, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6890 Savinykh	1975 RP	Viktor Petrovich Savinykh, Russian cosmonaut and author †
6891 Triconia	1976 SA	*
6894 Macreid	1986 RE	*
6897 Tabei	1987 VQ	Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer, first woman to climb Everest †
6898 Saint-Marys	1988 LE	Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia † ‡
6899 Nancychabot	1988 RP10	Nancy Chabot, American planetary scientist †
6901–7000
6901 Roybishop	1989 PA	Roy L. Bishop, Canadian astronomer †
6902 Hideoasada	1989 US	Hideo Asada, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6904 McGill	1990 QW	McGill University, Montreal †
6905 Miyazaki	1990 TW	Isao Miyazaki, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6906 Johnmills	1990 WC	John Mills, 19th-century Scottish twine manufacturer and amateur astronomer, benefactor of the first British public observatory, the Mills Observatory †
6907 Harryford	1990 WE	Harry Ford, a Scottish astronomy enthusiast †
6908 Kunimoto	1990 WB	Yoshihiro Kunimoto, Japanese composer*
6909 Levison	1991 BY	Harold F. Levison, American astronomer*
6910 Ikeguchi	1991 FJ	Kunio Ikeguchi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6911 Nancygreen	1991 GN	Nancy Green Hicks, horsewoman and fundraiser for astronomical research*
6912 Grimm	1991 GQ	Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German encyclopedist †
6913 Yukawa	1991 UT	Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics*
6914 Becquerel	1992 GZ	Henri Becquerel, French physicist*
6916 Lewispearce	1992 OJ	Lewis Percival Pearce, Son of Australian amateur astronomer, Andrew Pearce*
6918 Manaslu	1993 FV	*
6919 Tomonaga	1993 HP	Shin-Ichiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist*
6920 Esaki	1993 JE	Reona Esaki, Japanese physicist*
6921 Janejacobs	1993 JJ	Jane Jacobs, American-born Canadian writer and activist †
6922 Yasushi	1993 KY	*
6923 Borzacchini	1993 SD	Baconin Borzacchini, Italian racing driver*
6924 Fukui	1993 TP	Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist*
6925 Susumu	1993 UW	Susumu Yamamoto, Japanese astronomer*
6927 Tonegawa	1994 TE	Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese scientist*
6928 Lanna	1994 TM	Vojtěch Lanna, Czech entrepreneur †
6929 Misto	1994 UE	*
6931 Kenzaburo	1994 VP	Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese literature*
6932 Tanigawadake	1994 YK	Mount Tanigawa, Gunma and Niigata, Japan*
6933 Azumayasan	1994 YW	Mount Azamuya, Gunma, Japan*
6935 Morisot	4524 P-L	Berthe Morisot, French impressionist painter*
6936 Cassatt	6573 P-L	Mary Cassatt, American artist*
6937 Valadon	1010 T-2	Suzanne Valadon, French painter*
6938 Soniaterk	5140 T-2	Sonia Terk, Ukrainian-born designer and founder of the Orphism movement, married French artist Robert Delaunay*
6939 Lestone	1952 SW	*
6941 Dalgarno	1976 YA	Alexander Dalgarno, American astronomer*
6942 Yurigulyaev	1976 YB	Yuri Vasil'evich Gulyaev, Russian physicist and director of the Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics in Moscow †
6945 Dahlgren	1980 FZ	Mats Dahlgren, Swedish astronomer †
6947 Andrewdavis	1981 ET8	Andrew M. Davis, American meteoriticist †
6948 Gounelle	1981 ET22	Matthieu Gounelle, French curator of meteorites at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris †
6949 Zissell	1982 RZ	Ronald E. Zissell, American variable star astronomer at Mount Holyoke College †
6950 Simonek	1982 YQ	*
6952 Niccolò	1986 JT	*
6953 Davepierce	1986 PC	David Allen Pierce, American astronomer*
6954 Potemkin	1987 RB	Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Russian field marshal, favourite of Catherine the Great*
6955 Ekaterina	1987 SP	Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia*
6956 Holbach	1988 CX	Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach, German philosopher and encyclopedist †
6959 Mikkelkocha	1988 VD	Mikkel Kock Augustesen, grandson of the discoverer †
6961 Ashitaka	1989 KA	Mount Ashitaka, Japanese dormant volcano*
6962 Summerscience	1990 OT	The Summer Science Program, a college-level summer program for gifted high school students*
6964 Kunihiko	1990 TL	Kunihiko Kodaira, Japanese mathematician*
6965 Niyodogawa	1990 VS	Niyodo River, Japan*
6966 Vietoris	1991 RD	Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician*
6969 Santaro	1991 VF	Santarō Harada, Japanese astronomer*
6970 Saigusa	1992 AL	Yoshikazu Saigusa, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6971 Omogokei	1992 CT	A gorge in Ehime Prefecture, Japan*
6972 Helvetius	1992 GY	Claude Adrien Helvetius, French philosopher and encyclopedist †
6973 Karajan	1992 HK	Herbert von Karajan, 20th-century Austrian orchestra conductor †
6974 Solti	1992 MC	Georg Solti (György Stern), Hungarian-British orchestra conductor †
6975 Hiroaki	1992 QM	Hiroaki Hayashi, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6976 Kanatsu	1993 KD	Kazuyoshi Kanatsu, Japanese amateur astronomer*
6977 Jaucourt	1993 OZ	Louis, Chevalier de Jaucourt, French writer and encyclopedist †
6978 Hironaka	1993 RD	Heisuke Hironaka, Japanese mathematician*
6979 Shigefumi	1993 RH	Shigefumi Mori, Japanese mathematician*
6980 Kyusakamoto	1993 SV	Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer, Rokusuke Ei, lyricist, and Hachidai Nakamura, composer (In Japanese, "Roku" means "6", "Kyu" is "9", and "Hachi" is "8")*
6981 Chirman	1993 TK	*
6983 Komatsusakyo	1993 YC	Sakyo Komatsu, Japanese science fiction writer*
6984 Lewiscarroll	1994 AO	Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Dodgson, British writer*
6986 Asamayama	1994 WE	Mount Asama, Nagano, Japan*
6987 Onioshidashi	1994 WZ	Onioshidashi lava flow, Mount Asama, Japan*
6989 Hoshinosato	1994 XH	Observation point of amateur astronomers, Minano, Saitama, Japan*
6990 Toya	1994 XU	Mount Toya, Minano, Saitama, Japan*
6991 Chichibu	1995 AX	Chichibu, Saitama, Japan*
6992 Minano-machi	1995 BT	Minano-town, Saitama, Japan*
6995 Minoyama	1996 BZ	Minoyama park, Saitama, Japan*
6996 Alvensleben	2222 T-2	Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben, German astronomer, or Constantin von Alvensleben, Prussian General, or possibly another member of that family, which has been associated with Saxony-Anhalt since the 12th century*
6997 Laomedon	3104 T-3	Laomedon, king of Troy*
6998 Tithonus	3108 T-3	Tithonus, mythical person related to the Trojan War*
6999 Meitner	4379 T-3	Lise Meitner, Austrian nuclear physicist †
7000 Curie	1939 VD	Marie Curie, Polish physicist*

References

Preceded by 5,001–6,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 6,001–7,000

Succeeded by 7,001–8,000