Meanings of minor planet names: 6501–7000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
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 6,001–6,500

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

Succeeded by 7,001–7,500