Meanings of minor planet names: 100,001–110,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

Contents: 100,000... 101,000... 102,000... 103,000... 104,000... 105,000... 106,000... 107,000... 108,000... 109,000...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
100,001–101,000 edit
100019 Gregorianik	1989 UO7	Gregorian Chant (German shortening Gregorianik) †
100027 Hannaharendt	1990 TR3	Hannah Arendt, German philosopher and political theorist †
100029 Varnhagen	1990 TQ10	Rahel Varnhagen von Ense (née Levin), German writer of Jewish descent, the subject of a famous biography by Hannah Arendt †
100033 Taizé	1991 GV10	Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France, where the Taizé Community is located †
100047 Leobaeck	1991 TU6	Rabbi Leo Baeck, German-Jewish scholar, president of both the Council of Jews from Germany and the World Union for Progressive Judaism †
100049 Césarann	1991 TD15	César Hernandez and Ann Hernandez, brother-in-law and sister, respectively, of the discoverer † ‡
100050 Carloshernandez	1991 TR15	Carlos R. Hernandez, nephew of the discoverer † ‡
100051 Davidhernandez	1991 TC16	David A. Hernandez, nephew of the discoverer † ‡
100077 Tertzakian	1992 PZ6	Peter Tertzakian, Canadian author and energy economist †
100122 Alpes Maritimes	1993 PE7	Alpes-Maritimes, French département where the discovery site is located; this is the thousandth minor planet numbered from discoveries in the département †
100266 Sadamisaki	1994 TV14	Sadamisaki peninsula, in the westernmost part of Shikoku, the narrowest peninsula in Japan †
100267 JAXA	1994 TK15	JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, where the second discoverer works, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of JAXA in 2008 †
100268 Rosenthal	1994 TL16	Hans Rosenthal, German Jew survivor, later radio and television moderator, member of the Council of Jews from Germany †
100309 Misuzukaneko	1995 HD	Misuzu Kaneko, 20th-century Japanese poet and songwriter †
100416 Syang	1996 CB	Stephenson Yang, Canadian astronomer and exoplanet discoverer †
100483 NAOJ	1996 US3	NAOJ, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary (this minor planet was discovered with a 0.5-m telescope located on the Mitaka campus of NAOJ) †
100519 Bombig	1997 BE2	Anna Bombig, Italian teacher and poetess of the Italian region of Friuli †
100596 Perrett	1997 PN2	Kathryn M. Perrett, Canadian astrophysicist, friend and colleague of the discoverer †
100675 Chuyanakahara	1997 XP2	Chuya Nakahara, 20th-century Japanese poet †
101,001–102,000 edit
There are as yet no named minor planets in this span of numbers.
102,001–103,000 edit
There are as yet no named minor planets in this span of numbers.
103,001–104,000 edit
103220 Kwongchuikuen	1999 YQ4	Kwong Chui Kuen, American producer of television documentaries, and the wife of the discoverer (this was his first minor planet) †
103422 Laurisirén	2000 AG153	Lauri Sirén, Finnish amateur astronomer and founder of the amateur astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius † ‡
103740 Budinger	2000 CV110	Donald V. Budinger, American chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundations and Science Foundation Arizona †
104,001–105,000 edit
There are as yet no named minor planets in this span of numbers.
105,001–106,000 edit
There are as yet no named minor planets in this span of numbers.
106,001–107,000 edit
106537 McCarthy	2000 WB63	Robynn "Swoopy" McCarthy, American producer and co-host of the podcast Skepticality †
106545 Colanduno	2000 WL68	Derek Colanduno, American producer and co-host of the podcast Skepticality †
106817 Yubangtaek	2000 XC44	Yu, Bangtaek, 13th-century Korean Joseon Dynasty astronomer, co-author of the stone star chart Cheonsangyeolchabunyajido †
106869 Irinyi	2000 YY31	János Irinyi, 19th-century Austro-Hungarian inventor of the "noiseless" match †
107,001–108,000 edit
107052 Aquincum	2001 AQ	Aquincum, one of the northernmost Roman garrisons of the first through fourth centuries in central Europe, where now stands Óbuda, part of modern Budapest (this minor planet honours the Council of Óbuda for endorsing Hungarian amateur astronomy) †
107074 Ansonsylva	2001 AJ19	Anson J. Sylva, American member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team †
107223 Ripero	2001 BU50	José Ripero, Spanish amateur astronomer, co-founder of the M 1 observers group and president of the Centro Astronomico de Ávila, author of El Vigía del Cosmos †
107638 Wendyfreedman	2001 EU13	Wendy Freedman, American astronomer, director of the Carnegie Institution's observatories, and project leader for Giant Magellan Telescope †
108,001–109,000 edit
108140 Alir	2001 HO	Alphonse and Irène Hernandez, parents of one of the discoverers †
108201 Di Blasi	2001 HJ22	Giuseppe Di Blasi, Italian cousin of Dario Di Maria, one of the discoverers †
108382 Karencilevitz	2001 KM21	Karen Cilevitz, South African-born Canadian amateur astronomer, member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada †
109,001–110,000 edit
109573 Mishasmirnov	2001 QQ269	Mikhail Alexandrovich (Misha) Smirnov, 20th-century Russian astronomer †

Preceded by 99,001–100,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 100,001–101,000

Succeeded by 110,001–120,000