Meanings of minor planet names: 225001–226000
Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref · Catalog
225225 Ninagrunewald 2008 SZ 82 Nina Grünewald ( born 2001 ) , granddaughter of German discoverer Rolf Apitzsch JPL · 225225
225232 Kircheva 2009 OD 2 Krassymira Kircheva ( born 1970 ) , a Bulgarian engineer who contributed to the acquisition of astrometric observations in Bulgaria JPL · 225232
225238 Hristobotev 2009 QJ 5 Hristo Botev ( 1848-1876 ) , a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary JPL · 225238
225239 Ruthproell 2009 QG 8 Elsa Anna Ruth Proell ( born 1923 ) , the mother-in-law of German discoverer Rolf Apitzsch JPL · 225239
225250 Georgfranziska 2009 QU 36 Georg ( 1835-1902 ) and Franziska Speyer ( 1844-1909 ) , founders of the Georg und Franziska Speyer'sche Hochschulstiftung , and members of the Speyer family , a prominent Jewish family of German descent JPL · 225250
225254 Flury 2009 RL 2 Walter Flury ( born 1943 ) , a pioneer in space debris research and a recognized expert in celestial mechanics JPL · 225254
225276 Leïtos 1436 T-2 Leïtos , from Greek mythology . He was the son of Alektryon , leader of the Boeotians , and was wounded by Hektor in the Trojan War JPL · 225276
225277 Stino 1960 SN Stinknormal ( SN ) , the German word for boringly normal , inspired by the letters SN in the provisional designation of this ordinary main-belt asteroid JPL · 225277
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