Meanings of minor planet names: 24001–25000
Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref · Catalog
24701 Elyu-Ene 1990 VY 5 Elyu-Ene , Large River , the Evenk name for the Lena River , one of the longest in the world ( 4400 km ) , flowing from the Baikal Mountains to the Laptev sea JPL · 24701
24709 Mitau 1991 PE 6 Ancient name of the Latvian city of Jelgava JPL · 24709
24711 Chamisso 1991 PN 17 Adelbert von Chamisso , German-French poet and botanist JPL · 24711
24712 Boltzmann 1991 RP 3 Ludwig Boltzmann , Austrian physicist JPL · 24712
24713 Ekrutt 1991 RE 4 Joachim Ekrutt , German lawyer , tax consultant , and amateur astronomer JPL · 24713
24728 Scagell 1991 VO 2 Robin Scagell , British author , consultant and broadcaster on astronomy JPL · 24728
24732 Leonardcohen 1992 CL 2 Leonard Cohen ( 1934-2016 ) was a Canadian singer , songwriter , poet and novelist . His song Suzanne was one of many that became a hit . He was honored with one of the Prince of Asturias awards . Name suggested by K. Leterme JPL · 24732
24734 Kareness 1992 EA 1 Karen Penelope Steel ( Karen Ess ) , British geneticist and elder sister of the discoverer JPL · 24734
24748 Nernst 1992 ST 13 Walther Hermann Nernst , German chemist JPL · 24748
24749 Grebel 1992 SM 17 Eva K. Grebel , German astronomer JPL · 24749
24750 Ohm 1992 SR 17 Georg Simon Ohm , German physicist JPL · 24750
24751 Kroemer 1992 SS 24 Herbert Kroemer , German-American physicist and Nobelist JPL · 24751
24754 Zellyfry 1992 UE 6 The traditional food Zellyfry is made from potatoes and okra . Zellyfry is similar to Japanese Korokke but has no butter . Its name comes from the fact that it looks like zeni , old Japanese money . Its roots come from the Japanese-Russian war and the Chinese vegetable manju JPL · 24754
24761 Ahau 1993 BW 2 Kinich Ahau ( Ahau-Kin , Lord of the Sun-face ) , Mayan Sun-god JPL · 24761
24778 Nemsu 1993 KW 1 New Mexico State University † ‡ MPC · 24778
24779 Presque Isle 1993 OD 2 University of Maine at Presque Isle , Presque Isle , Maine , location of a 65-km long scale model of the solar system , on the occasion of its centennial in 2003 JPL · 24779
24794 Kurland 1993 UB 7 Kurland or Courland , the ancient ( 13th-18th centuries ) name of the districts Zemgale and Kurzeme of present-day Latvia JPL · 24794
24701–24800
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