List of minor planets named after animals and plants
This is a list of minor planets named after animals and plants.
Animals
Asteroid |
Name Meaning |
Common names |
|---|---|---|
702 Alauda |
Alauda (genus) |
larks |
706 Hirundo |
Hirundo (genus) |
passerines |
709 Fringilla |
Fringilla (genus) |
finches |
713 Luscinia |
Luscinia (genus) |
smallish passerine birds, nightingales |
2868 Upupa |
Upupa epops |
hoopoe |
4198 Panthera |
Panthera (genus) |
big cat |
4471 Graculus |
pyrrhocorax graculus |
|
5026 Martes |
martes martes and martes foina |
pine marten and beech marten |
6043 Aurochs |
aurochs (Bos primigenius) |
|
7334 Sciurus |
Sciurus (genus) |
squirrel |
7464 Vipera |
Viperidae (family) |
viper snake family |
7613 ‘akikiki |
|
|
8564 Anomalocaris |
Anomalocaris (genus) |
meaning abnormal shrimp, an extinct genus of anomalocaridid |
8586 Epops |
upupa epops |
hoopoe |
8587 Ruficollis |
tachybaptus ruficollis |
little grebe |
8588 Avosetta |
recurvirostra avosetta |
pied avocet |
8589 Stellaris |
botaurus stellaris |
great bittern |
8590 Pygargus |
circus pygargus |
Montagu's harrier |
8591 Excubitor |
lanius excubitor |
great grey shrike |
8592 Rubetra |
saxicola rubetra |
whinchat |
8593 Angustirostris |
marmaronetta angustirostris |
marbled duck |
8594 Albifrons |
sterna albifrons |
little tern |
8595 Dougallii |
sterna dougallii |
roseate tern |
8596 Alchata |
pterocles alchata |
pin-tailed sandgrouse |
8597 Sandvicensis |
sterna sandvicensis |
sandwich tern |
8598 Tetrix |
tetrao tetrix |
black grouse |
8599 Riparia |
riparia riparia |
sand martin |
8600 Arundinaceus |
acrocephalus arundinaceus |
great reed warbler |
8602 Oedicnemus |
burhinus oedicnemus |
stone curlew |
8603 Senator |
lanius senator |
woodchat shrike |
8750 Nettarufina |
netta rufina |
red-crested pochard |
8751 Nigricollis |
podiceps nigricollis |
black-necked grebe |
8752 Flammeus |
asio flammeus |
short-eared owl |
8753 Nycticorax |
nycticorax nycticorax |
black-crowned night heron |
8754 Leucorodia |
platalea leucorodia |
spoonbill |
8755 Querquedula |
anas querquedula |
garganey |
8756 Mollissima |
somateria mollissima |
common eider |
8757 Cyaneus |
circus cyaneus |
hen harrier |
8758 Perdix |
perdix perdix |
grey partridge |
8759 Porzana |
Porzana (genus) |
crakes |
8760 Crex |
crex crex |
corncrake |
8761 Crane |
Grus (genus) |
cranes |
8762 Hiaticula |
charadrius hiaticula |
ringed plover |
8763 Pugnax |
hilonachus pugnax |
ruff |
8764 Gallinago |
Gallinago (genus) |
snipe |
8765 Limosa |
Limosa (genus) |
godwits |
8767 Commontern |
common tern (sterna hirundo) |
|
8768 Barnowl |
barn owl (tyto alba) |
|
8769 Arctictern |
Arctic tern (sterna paradisaea) |
|
8770 Totanus |
tringa totanus |
common redshank |
8771 Biarmicus |
panurus biarmicus |
bearded tit |
8773 Torquilla |
jynx torquilla |
wryneck |
8774 Viridis |
picus viridis |
green woodpecker |
8959 Oenanthe |
oenanthe oenanthe |
wheatear |
8960 Luscinioides |
locustella luscinioides |
Savi's warbler |
8961 Schoenobaenus |
acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
sedge warbler |
8962 Noctua |
athene noctua |
little owl |
8963 Collurio |
lanius collurio |
red-backed shrike |
8964 Corax |
corvus corax |
raven |
8965 Citrinella |
emberiza citrinella |
yellowhammer |
8966 Hortulana |
emberiza hortulana |
ortolan bunting |
8967 Calandra |
miliaria calandra |
corn bunting |
8968 Europaeus |
caprimulgus europaeus |
nightjar |
8969 Alexandrinus |
charadrius alexandrinus |
Kentish plover |
8970 Islandica |
bucephala islandica |
Barrow's goldeneye |
8971 Leucocephala |
cxyura leucocephala |
white-headed duck |
8972 Sylvatica |
turnix sylvatica |
Andalusian hemipode |
8973 Pratincola |
glareola pratincola |
wading bird, or collared pratincole |
8974 Gregaria |
chettusia gregaria |
sociable plover |
8975 Atthis |
alcedo atthis |
kingfisher |
8976 Leucura |
oenanthe leucura |
black wheatear |
8977 Paludicola |
acrocephalus paludicola |
aquatic warbler |
8978 Barbatus |
gypaetus barbatus |
lammergeier |
8979 Clanga |
aquila clanga |
greater spotted eagle |
8980 Heliaca |
aquila heliaca |
imperial eagle |
9879 Mammuthus |
Mammuthus (genus) |
woolly mammoth |
9880 Stegosaurus |
Stegosaurus (genus) |
stegosaurus |
9937 Triceratops |
Triceratops (genus) |
triceratops |
9941 Iguanodon |
Iguanodon (genus) |
iguanodon |
9949 Brontosaurus |
Brontosaurus (genus) |
brontosaurus |
9951 Tyrannosaurus |
Tyrannosaurus (genus) |
tyrannosaurus |
9954 Brachiosaurus |
Brachiosaurus (genus) |
brachiosaurus |
16794 Cucullia |
Cucullia asteroides |
Cucullia, North American Asteroid Moth |
361267 ʻIʻiwi |
ʻIʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea) |
scarlet honeycreeper |
374710 ʻOʻo |
ʻOʻo (genus) |
Hawaiian endemic birds |
378002 ʻAkialoa |
Akialoa |
Hawaiian honeycreeper |
388282 ʻAkepa |
Hawaiʻi ʻakepa |
ʻAkepa; Hawaiian forest birds |
Plants
Asteroid |
Name Meaning |
Common names |
CrossRefs |
|---|---|---|---|
935 Clivia |
Clivia (genus) |
natal lily or bush lily |
{{·}} |
943 Begonia |
Begonia (genus) |
begonia |
{{·}} |
957 Camelia |
Camellia (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
968 Petunia |
Petunia (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
970 Primula |
Primula (genus) |
primrose |
{{·}} |
973 Aralia |
Aralia (genus) |
spikenard |
{{·}} |
1054 Forsytia |
Forsythia (genus) |
forsythia |
{{·}} |
1056 Azalea |
Azalea |
azalea, flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron |
{{·}} |
1060 Magnolia |
Magnolia (genus) |
magnolia |
{{·}} |
1061 Paeonia |
Paeonia (genus) |
peony |
{{·}} |
1063 Aquilegia |
Aquilegia (genus) |
granny's bonnet or columbine |
{{·}} |
1064 Aethusa |
Aethusa (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
1066 Lobelia |
Lobelia (genus) |
lobelia |
{{·}} |
1067 Lunaria |
Lunaria (genus) |
honesty |
{{·}} |
1070 Tunica |
Tunica or Petrorhagia (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
1072 Malva |
Malva (genus) |
mallow |
{{·}} |
1076 Viola |
Viola (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
1077 Campanula |
Campanula (genus) |
bellflower |
{{·}} |
1078 Mentha |
Mentha (genus) |
mint |
{{·}} |
1079 Mimosa |
Mimosa (genus) |
mimosa |
{{·}} |
1080 Orchis |
Orchis (genus) |
genus in the orchid family |
{{·}} |
1081 Reseda |
Reseda (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
1082 Pirola |
Pirola or Pyrola (genus) |
wintergreen |
{{·}} |
1083 Salvia |
Salvia (genus) |
sage |
{{·}} |
1085 Amaryllis |
Amaryllis (genus) |
amaryllis |
{{·}} |
1087 Arabis |
Arabis (genus) |
rockcress |
{{·}} |
1091 Spiraea |
Spiraea (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
1092 Lilium |
Lilium (genus) |
lily |
{{·}} |
1095 Tulipa |
Tulipa (genus) |
tulip |
{{·}} |
1097 Vicia |
Vicia (genus) |
vetches |
{{·}} |
1100 Arnica |
Arnica (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
1101 Clematis |
Clematis (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
1104 Syringa |
Syringa (genus) |
lilac |
{{·}} |
1105 Fragaria |
Fragaria (genus) |
strawberry |
{{·}} |
1106 Cydonia |
Cydonia (genus) |
quince |
{{·}} |
1218 Aster |
Aster (genus) |
aster |
{{·}} |
1220 Crocus |
Crocus (genus) |
crocus |
{{·}} |
1227 Geranium |
Geranium (genus) |
cranesbills |
{{·}} |
1228 Scabiosa |
Scabiosa (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
1231 Auricula |
Primula auricula |
|
{{·}} |
1232 Cortusa |
Cortusa (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
1233 Kobresia |
Kobresia (genus) |
bog sedges |
{{·}} |
1234 Elyna |
Elyna (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
1250 Galanthus |
Galanthus (genus) |
snowdrop |
{{·}} |
1251 Hedera |
Hedera (genus) |
ivy |
{{·}} |
1270 Datura |
Datura (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
1318 Nerina |
Nerine (genus) |
nerine |
{{·}} |
1319 Disa |
Disa (genus) |
the orchid genus |
{{·}} |
6786 Doudantsutsuji |
doudan-tsutsuji, the Japanese name for Enkianthus perulatus, an ericaceous deciduous shrub |
{{·}} |
|
8644 Betulapendula |
betula pendula |
silver birch |
{{·}} |
8647 Populus |
Populus (genus) |
poplar, aspen, and cottonwood |
{{·}} |
8648 Salix |
Salix (genus) |
willow |
{{·}} |
8649 Juglans |
Juglans (genus) |
walnut trees |
{{·}} |
8652 Acacia |
Acacia (genus) |
mimosa |
{{·}} |
8656 Cupressus |
Cupressus (genus) |
cypress |
{{·}} |
8657 Cedrus |
Cedrus (genus) |
cedar |
{{·}} |
8833 Acer |
Aceraceae (family) |
maple family, now Sapindaceae family |
{{·}} |
8834 Anacardium |
Anacardiaceae (family) |
cashew family |
{{·}} |
8835 Annona |
Annonaceae (family) |
custard apple family |
{{·}} |
8836 Aquifolium |
Aquifoliaceae (family) |
ilex or holly family |
{{·}} |
8850 Bignonia |
Bignoniaceae (family) |
catalpa or bignonia family |
{{·}} |
8852 Buxus |
Buxaceae (family) |
box family |
{{·}} |
8856 Celastrus |
Celastraceae (family) |
staff vine or bittersweet family |
{{·}} |
8857 Cercidiphyllum |
Cercidiphyllaceae (family) |
katsura family |
{{·}} |
8858 Cornus |
Cornaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
8872 Ebenum |
Ebenaceae (family) |
ebony and persimmon family |
{{·}} |
8886 Elaeagnus |
Elaeagnaceae (family) |
oleaster family |
{{·}} |
9019 Eucommia |
Eucommiaceae (family) |
hard rubber tree, Gutta-percha tree or Chinese rubber tree family |
{{·}} |
9020 Eucryphia |
Eucryphiaceae or Cunoniaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
9021 Fagus |
Fagaceae (family) |
beeches and oaks family |
{{·}} |
9040 Flacourtia |
Flacourtiaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
9053 Hamamelis |
Hamamelidaceae (family) |
witch-hazel family |
{{·}} |
9054 Hippocastanum |
Hippocastanaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
9203 Myrtus |
Myrtaceae (family) |
myrtle family |
{{·}} |
9306 Pittosporum |
Pittosporaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
9309 Platanus |
Platanaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
9313 Protea |
Proteaceae (family) |
— |
{{·}} |
9316 Rhamnus |
Rhamnaceae (family) |
buckthorn family |
{{·}} |
9326 Ruta |
Rutaceae (family) |
rue or citrus family |
{{·}} |
16598 Brugmansia |
Brugmansia (genus) |
angel's trumpets |
{{·}} |
22494 Trillium |
trillium grandiflorum |
white trillium |
{{·}} |
22280 Mandragora |
Mandragora (genus) |
mandrake |
{{·}} |
66583 Nicandra |
Nicandra (genus) |
|
{{·}} |
85197 Ginkgo |
ginkgo biloba |
|
{{·}} |
151997 Bauhinia |
bauhinia × blakeana |
Hong Kong Orchid Tree |
{{·}} |
255587 Gardenia |
Gardenia (genus) |
— |
{{·}} |
See also
- List of minor planets
- List of minor planets named after places
- List of minor planets named after people
- List of minor planets named after rivers
- Meanings of minor planet names
References
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser" http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi (accessed 6 April 2012).