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Meanings of asteroid names (129001-130000)
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As asteroid 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. The list below concerns those asteroids 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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 129001-129100 | ||
| 129099 Spoelhof | 2004 XU3 | William Spoelhof, American president of Calvin College † ‡ |
| 129101-129200 | ||
| 129101 Geoffcollyer | 2004 XF6 | Geoff Collyer, Canadian computer scientist † |
| 129137 Hippolochos | 2005 AP27 | Hippolochos, son of Antimachos, a Trojan warrior killed by Agamemnon † |
| 129201-129300 | ||
| 129234 Silly | 2005 PS5 | Didier Silly, French optician and amateur astronomer, friend of the discoverer † |
| 129301-129400 | ||
| 129342 Ependes | 2005 VA4 | Ependes, Fribourg, Switzerland † |
| Preceded by 128001–129000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (129001-130000) |
Succeeded by 130001–131000 |