WikiMili
List of minor planets named after places
Last updated
December 02, 2025
This is a list of
minor planets named
after places
, organized by
continent
.
Contents
Africa
Countries
Cities
Provinces
Natural Features
Asia
Japan
Cambodia
China
Taiwan
India
Indonesia
Korea
Nepal
Middle East
Philippines
Vietnam
Russia and the former Soviet Union (Asia)
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Europe
Austria
Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Eastern Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Poland
Portugal
Russia and the former Soviet Union (Europe)
Scandinavia
Countries 7
Sweden
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
United States
Mexico
Caribbean
South and Central America
Countries 8
Cities and buildings
Natural features 13
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
French Polynesia
Hawaii
Polar regions
Fictional places
See also
References
Africa
1193 Africa
(
Africa
)
40201 Besely
(Besely Observatory,
Madagascar
)
110300 Abusimbel
(
Abu Simbel
)
332632 Pharos
(
Lighthouse of Alexandria
)
Countries
1197 Rhodesia
(
Rhodesia
, now
Zimbabwe
)
1213 Algeria
(
Algeria
)
1268 Libya
(
Libya
)
1278 Kenya
(
Kenya
)
1279 Uganda
(
Uganda
)
1430 Somalia
(
Somalia
)
1432 Ethiopia
(
Ethiopia
)
1638 Ruanda
(
Rwanda
)
1712 Angola
(
Angola
)
1718 Namibia
(
Namibia
)
1816 Liberia
(
Liberia
)
8766 Niger
(
Niger
)
19913 Aigyptios
(
Ancient Greek
name of
Egypt
)
Cities
790 Pretoria
(
Pretoria
,
South Africa
)
858 El Djezaïr
(
Algiers
,
Algeria
)
859 Bouzaréah
(
Bouzareah
,
Algeria
))
6362 Tunis
(
Tunis
,
Tunisia
)
1245 Calvinia
(
Calvinia
,
Northern Cape
,
South Africa
)
1428 Mombasa
(
Mombasa
,
Kenya
)
1431 Luanda
(
Luanda
, city in
Angola
)
1948 Kampala
(
Kampala
, city in
Uganda
)
1949 Messina
(
Musina
, town in
South Africa
)
6215 Mehdia
(
Mehdya, Morocco
)
42776 Casablanca
(
Casablanca
,
Morocco
)
68718 Safi
(
Safi, Morocco
)
110296 Luxor
(
Luxor
,
Egypt
)
260824 Hermanus
(
Hermanus
,
Western Cape
,
South Africa
)
321484 Marsaalam
(
Marsa Alam
,
Egypt
)
Provinces
1195 Orangia
(
Orange Free State Province
, former
South Africa
province)
1242 Zambesia
(
Zambezia Province
of
Mozambique
)
Natural Features
10377 Kilimanjaro
(
Kilimanjaro
, the highest mountain in Africa)
21009 Agilkia
(
Agilkia Island
)
24663 Philae
(
Philae Island
)
26871 Tanezrouft
(
Tanezrouft Basin
)
35295 Omo
(
Omo River
, aka
Omo-Bottego
, Ethiopia)
69228 Kamerunberg
(
Mount Cameroon
(
Kamerunberg
),
Cameroon
)
134369 Sahara
(
Sahara
, the third largest desert in the world)
Asia
67 Asia
(
Asia
)
27596 Maldives
(
Maldives
)
100936 Mekong
(
Mekong River
)
160105 Gobi
(
Gobi Desert
)
229864 Sichouzhilu
(
Silk Road
)
Japan
727 Nipponia
(
Japan
)
Prefectures and former provinces
3319 Kibi
(
Kibi Province
)
3720 Hokkaido
(
Hokkaidō
)
5618 Saitama
(
Saitama
)
5908 Aichi
(
Aichi Prefecture
)
6879 Hyogo
(
Hyōgo
)
48736 Ehime
(
Ehime Prefecture
)
90875 Hoshitori
(Nickname for
Tottori Prefecture
)
136743 Echigo
(
Echigo Province
, an old province, now
Niigata Prefecture
minus the island of
Sado
)
Cities
498 Tokio
(
Tokyo
)
2084 Okayama
(
Okayama
)
2247 Hiroshima
(
Hiroshima
)
4157 Izu
(
Izu
)
4578 Kurashiki
(
Kurashiki
)
5881 Akashi
(
Akashi
)
6721 Minamiawaji
(
Minamiawaji
,
Hyōgo
)
6991 Chichibu
(
Chichibu, Saitama
)
7023 Heiankyo
(Nickname of
Kyoto
)
7253 Nara
(
Nara
)
8120 Kobe
(
Kobe
)
8892 Kakogawa
(
Kakogawa
)
9782 Edo
(
Edo
)
9887 Ashikaga
(
Ashikaga, Tochigi
)
9893 Sagano
(Sagano, a neighbourhood in
Kyoto
)
10141 Gotenba
(
Gotemba, Shizuoka
)
10163 Onomichi
(
Onomichi
)
10864 Yamagatashi
(
Yamagata, Yamagata
)
10878 Moriyama
(
Moriyama, Shiga
)
11612 Obu
(
Ōbu
)
14901 Hidatakayama
(
Takayama, Gifu
)
16713 Airashi
(
Aira
,
Kagoshima Prefecture
)
18644 Arashiyama
(
Arashiyama
,
Kyoto
)
19953 Takeo
(
Takeo, Saga
)
18290 Sumiyoshi
(
Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
)
22277 Hirado
(
Hirado, Nagasaki
)
25892 Funabashi
(
Funabashi, Chiba
)
26097 Kamishi
(
Kami, Kōchi
)
33553 Nagai
(
Nagai, Yamagata
)
35093 Akicity
(
Aki, Kōchi
)
36472 Ebina
(
Ebina, Kanagawa
)
41481 Musashifuchu
(
Fuchū, Tokyo
)
46595 Kita-Kyushu
(
Kitakyushu
,
Fukuoka Prefecture
)
52260 Ureshino
(
Ureshino, Saga
)
63389 Noshiro
(
Noshiro, Akita
)
63897 Ofunato
(
Ōfunato
,
Iwate
)
64547 Saku
(
Saku, Nagano
)
87271 Kokubunji
(
Kokubunji, Tokyo
)
118230 Sado
(
Sado, Niigata
)
145062 Hashikami
(
Hashikami, Aomori
)
181043 Anan
(
Anan, Tokushima
)
220736 Niihama
(
Niihama, Ehime
)
262419 Suzaka
(
Suzaka, Nagano
)
364630 Shizuoka
(
Shizuoka
,
Shizuoka Prefecture
)
375927 Ibara
(
Ibara, Okayama
)
Towns and villages
1098 Hakone
(
Hakone, Kanagawa
)
4774 Hobetsu
(
Hobetsu
)
5356 Neagari
(
Neagari, Ishikawa
)
6134 Kamagari
(
Kamagari, Hiroshima
)
6218 Mizushima
(
Mizushima
)
6255 Kuma
(
Kumakogen
)
6444 Ryuzin
(Ryuzin,
Toyota, Aichi
)
7021 Tomiokamachi
(
Tomioka, Fukushima
)
7298 Matudaira-gou
(
Matsudaira-gou
, near
Toyota, Aichi
)
13934 Kannami
(
Kannami
,
Shizuoka
)
14469 Komatsuataka
(Komatsuataka,
Komatsu, Ishikawa
)
14850 Nagashimacho
(
Nagashima, Kagoshima
)
14992 Ogosemachi
(
Ogose, Saitama
)
15303 Hatoyamamachi
(
Hatoyama, Saitama
)
15316 Okagakimachi
(
Okagaki, Fukuoka
)
15910 Shinkamigoto
(
Shin-Kamigotō
,
Nagasaki
)
16261 Iidemachi
(
Iide, Yamagata
)
16680 Minamitanemachi
(
Minamitane, Kagoshima
)
19303 Chinacyo
(Chinacyo,
Okinoerabujima Island
)
17286 Bisei
(
Bisei, Okayama
)
19161 Sakawa
(
Sakawa, Kōchi
)
21326 Nitta-machi
(
Nitta, Gunma
)
21327 Yabuzuka
(
Yabuzukahon, Gunma
)
22355 Yahabananshozan
(Yahabananshozan,
Iwate Prefecture
)
23662 Jozankei
(Jozankei,
Sapporo
)
26806 Kushiike
(Kushiike,
Jōetsu, Niigata
)
33056 Ogunimachi
(
Oguni, Niigata
)
36783 Kagamino
(
Kagamino, Okayama
)
37720 Kawanishi
(
Kawanishi, Yamagata
)
38669 Michikawa
(
Michikawa
,
Akita
)
48807 Takahata
(
Takahata, Yamagata
)
67712 Kimotsuki
(
Kimotsuki, Kagoshima
)
68021 Taiki
(
Taiki, Hokkaido
)
102621 Goshinosato
(Goshi no Sato, a nickname for
Saji
, a former town in
Tottori Prefecture
)
Natural features
1089 Tama
(
Tama River
in Tokyo)
1090 Sumida
(
Sumida River
in Tokyo)
1584 Fuji
(
Mount Fuji
)
3380 Awaji
(
Awaji
)
9791 Kamiyakurai
(Yakuraisan, popularly called Kami Fuji, a mountain)
9792 Nonodakesan
(Nonodakesan, a mountain)
10143 Kamogawa
(Kamo-gawa or
Kamo River
)
10159 Tokara
(
Tokara
)
10161 Nakanoshima
(
Nakanoshima
, narrow sandbank in
Kita-ku, Osaka
)
11925 Usubae
(Usubae, a beach in Cape Ashizuri in
Kōchi
)
12335 Tatsukushi
(Tatsukushi, a beach in Cape Ashizuri in
Kōchi
)
12706 Tanezaki
(Tanezaki, a beach in Urado Bay,
Kōchi
)
12749 Odokaigan
(Odokaigan, a beach on the Otsuki Peninsula)
15387 Hanazukayama
(Hanazukayama,
Fukushima Prefecture
)
18609 Shinobuyama
(
Mount Shinobu
,
Fukushima Prefecture
)
20625 Noto
(
Noto Peninsula
)
23478 Chikumagawa
(Chikumagawa River)
27918 Azusagawa
(
Azusa River
)
40994 Tekaridake
(
Mount Tekari
(
Tekari-dake
))
53157 Akaishidake
(
Mount Akaishi
(
Akaishi-dake
))
55873 Shiomidake
(
Mount Shiomi
(
Shiomi-dake
))
65784 Naderayama
(Naderayama, a mountain near
Yonezawa, Yamagata
)
69496 Zaoryuzan
(Zao Ryuzan, a mountain in
Yamagata Prefecture
)
73955 Asaka
(Asaka, reclaimed land in
Kōriyama
)
79152 Abukumagawa
(
Abukuma River
(
Abukuma-gawa
))
85388 Sakazukiyama
(Sakazukiyama Mountain,
Yamagata Prefecture
)
94356 Naruto
(
Naruto Strait
)
96254 Hoyo
(
Hōyo Strait
)
100266 Sadamisaki
(
Sadamisaki Peninsula
,
Shikoku
)
100433 Hyakusyuko
(Hyakusyuko Lake,
Nagai, Yamagata
)
120462 Amanohashidate
(
Amanohashidate
,
Kyoto
)
333639 Yaima
(
Yaeyama Islands
,
Okinawa
)
571535 Okunoto
(
Oku-Noto
,
Ishikawa Prefecture
)
Buildings
6725 Engyoji
(
Engyō-ji
Temple,
Himeji
)
7533 Seiraiji
(Seiraiji Temple,
Sumoto, Hyōgo
)
9436 Shudo
(
Shudo Junior and Senior High School
)
9650 Okadaira
(
Okadaira Shell Mound
)
9990 Niiyaeki
(
Niiya Station
,
Ōzu, Ehime
)
12690 Kochimiraikagaku
(
Kōchi
MIRAI Science Center)
13015 Noradokei
(Nora Dokei Clock,
Aki, Kōchi
)
14031 Rozyo
(Rozyo Elementary School,
Ishikawa
)
14441 Atakanoseki
(Atakanoseki, a checkpoint in
Komatsu, Ishikawa
)
14449 Myogizinzya
(Myogizinzya Shrine on
Mount Myōgi
)
14843 Tanna
(Tanna, a tunnel on the
Tokaido Shinkansen
)
14981 Uenoiwakura
(Iwakura High School,
Ueno
)
15786 Hoshioka
(Hoshioka Kindergarten,
Matsuyama
)
15843 Comcom
(Com Com Science Museum,
Fukushima
)
16644 Otemaedaigaku
(
Otemae College
)
16650 Sakushingakuin
(
Sakushin Gakuin University
)
18322 Korokan
(
Kōrokan
)
19083 Mizuki
(
Mizuki Castle
,
Fukuoka
)
24640 Omiwa
(
Ōmiwa Shrine
)
24889 Tamurahosinomura
(
Tamura
Hoshinomura Observatory)
26998 Iriso
(
Iriso Station
)
29144 Taitokufuji
(Fuji Elementary School,
Tokyo
)
31151 Sajichugaku
(Sajichugaku, a high school in
Saji
)
37529 Ama-Miyayama
(Ama-Miyayama burial mound,
Osaka
)
37626 Meizen
(Meizen High School,
Fukuoka
)
39712 Ehimedaigaku
(
Ehime University
)
43605 Gakuho
(Aizu Gakuho High School,
Aizuwakamatsu
)
48408 Yoshinogari
(
Yoshinogari
, a historical site in
Saga Prefecture
)
48607 Yamagatatemodai
(
Yamagata Astronomical Observatory
)
52285 Kakurinji
(
Kakurin-ji
, a temple complex in
Kakogawa, Hyōgo
)
54510 Yakagehonjin
(
Yakage
honjin, a former accommodation in
Okayama
)
73862 Mochigasechugaku
(Mochigase High school,
Mochigase, Tottori
)
85400 Shiratakachu
(Shirata Chugakko)
187531 Omorichugakkou
(Omorichugakkou Junior High School,
Suzaka, Nagano
)
208499 Shokasonjuku
(
Shōkasonjuku Academy
,
Yamaguchi
)
278735 Kamioka
(
Kamioka Observatory
,
Gifu Prefecture
)
456378 Akashikaikyo
(
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
,
Kobe
)
Cambodia
16770 Angkor Wat
(
Angkor Wat
,
Cambodia
)
China
Country
1125 China
(
China
)
3789 Zhongguo
(China)
Provinces
2077 Kiangsu
(
Jiangsu
)
2085 Henan
(
Henan
)
2162 Anhui
(
Anhui
)
2184 Fujian
(
Fujian
)
2185 Guangdong
(
Guangdong
)
2215 Sichuan
(
Sichuan
)
2230 Yunnan
(
Yunnan
)
2255 Qinghai
(
Qinghai
)
2263 Shaanxi
(
Shaanxi
)
2336 Xinjiang
(
Xinjiang
)
2344 Xizang
(
Xizang
)
2355 Nei Monggol
(
Inner Mongolia
)
2380 Heilongjiang
(
Heilongjiang
)
2398 Jilin
(
Jilin
)
2503 Liaoning
(
Liaoning
)
2505 Hebei
(
Hebei
)
2510 Shandong
(
Shandong
)
2515 Gansu
(
Gansu
)
2539 Ningxia
(
Ningxia
)
2547 Hubei
(
Hubei
)
2592 Hunan
(
Hunan
)
2617 Jiangxi
(
Jiangxi
)
2631 Zhejiang
(
Zhejiang
)
2632 Guizhou
(
Guizhou
)
2655 Guangxi
(
Guangxi
)
3024 Hainan
(
Hainan
)
Province-level Cities
2045 Peking
(
Beijing
)
2197 Shanghai
(
Shanghai
)
2209 Tianjin
(
Tianjin
)
3011 Chongqing
(
Chongqing
)
3297 Hong Kong
(
Hong Kong
)
8423 Macao
(
Macau
)
Cities, towns, counties and villages
2078 Nanking
(
Nanjing
,
Jiangsu
)
2387 Xi'an
(
Xi'an
,
Shaanxi
)
2425 Shenzhen
(
Shenzhen
,
Guangdong
)
2514 Taiyuan
(
Taiyuan
,
Shanxi
)
2693 Yan'an
(
Yan'an
,
Shaanxi
)
2719 Suzhou
(
Suzhou
,
Jiangsu
)
2729 Urumqi
(
Ürümqi
,
Xinjiang
)
2743 Chengdu
(
Chengdu
,
Sichuan
)
2778 Tangshan
(
Tangshan
,
Hebei
)
2789 Foshan
(
Foshan
,
Guangdong
)
2851 Harbin
(
Harbin
,
Heilongjiang
)
2903 Zhuhai
(
Zhuhai
,
Guangdong
)
3048 Guangzhou
(
Guangzhou
,
Guangdong
)
3051 Nantong
(
Nantong
,
Jiangsu
)
3136 Anshan
(
Anshan
,
Liaoning
)
3139 Shantou
(
Shantou
,
Guangdong
)
3187 Dalian
(
Dalian
,
Liaoning
)
3206 Wuhan
(
Wuhan
,
Hubei
)
3239 Meizhou
(
Meizhou
,
Guangdong
)
3335 Quanzhou
(
Quanzhou
,
Fujian
)
3650 Kunming
(
Kunming
,
Yunnan
)
3729 Yangzhou
(
Yangzhou
,
Jiangsu
)
4273 Dunhuang
(
Dunhuang
,
Gansu
)
5537 Sanya
(
Sanya
,
Hainan
)
7859 Lhasa
(
Lhasa
,
Tibet
)
12418 Tongling
(
Tongling
,
Anhui
)
15001 Fuzhou
(
Fuzhou
,
Fujian
)
19300 Xinglong
(
Xinglong County
,
Hebei
)
24956 Qiannan
(
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
,
Guizhou
)
35366 Kaifeng
(
Kaifeng
,
Henan
)
69869 Haining
(
Haining
,
Zhejiang
)
72060 Hohhot
(
Hohhot
,
Inner Mongolia
)
79418 Zhangjiajie
(
Zhangjiajie
,
Hunan
)
79316 Huangshan
(
Huangshan City
,
Anhui
)
121001 Liangshanxichang
(
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
,
Sichuan
)
168234 Hsi Ching
(
Western Capital
)
175633 Yaoan
(
Yao'an County
,
Yunnan
)
185577 Hhaihao
(
Haikou
(Hhaihao City),
Hainan
)
188867 Tin Ho
(
Tianhe, Guangzhou
,
Guangdong
)
207717 Sa'a
(
Sanya
,
Hainan
)
207931 Weihai
(
Weihai
,
Shandong
)
215021 Fanjingshan
(
Fanjingshan
,
Guizhou
)
215458 Yucun
(Yucun, a village in
Zhejiang
)
216343 Wenchang
(
Wenchang
,
Hainan
)
231446 Dayao
(
Dayao County
,
Yunnan
)
256699 Poudai
(
Puqian
,
Hainan
)
278384 Mudanjiang
(
Mudanjiang
,
Heilongjiang
)
301153 Jinan
(
Jinan
,
Shandong
)
321197 Qingdao
(
Qingdao
,
Shandong
)
345959 Dafeng
(
Dafeng, Yancheng
,
Jiangsu
)
362177 Anji
(
Anji County
,
Zhejiang
)
432101 Ngari
(
Ngari Prefecture
,
Tibet Autonomous Region
)
592710 Lenghu
(
Lenghu
,
Qinghai
)
Natural features
3613 Kunlun
(
Kunlun Mountains
)
12757 Yangtze
(
Yangtze River
)
110294 Victoriaharbour
(
Victoria Harbour
,
Hong Kong
)
110297 Yellowriver
(
Yellow River
)
121007 Jiaxingnanhu
(
South Lake
,
Jiaxing
,
Zhejiang
)
178151 Kulangsu
(
Gulangyu Island
(
Kulangsu
),
Xiamen
)
199947 Qaidam
(
Qaidam Basin
)
248388 Namtso
(
Namtso
, a lake in
Tibet
)
295935 Majia
(Majia, a hill in
Shandong University
)
Buildings and schools
3088 Jinxiuzhonghua
(
Splendid China
, themed park in
Shenzhen
)
3494 Purple Mountain
(
Purple Mountain Observatory
)
8917 Tianjindaxue
(
Tianjin University
)
9442 Beiligong
(
Beijing Institute of Technology
)
10902 Hebeishida
(
Hebei Normal University
)
11139 Qingdaoligong
(
Qingdao University of Technology
)
15882 Dingzhong
(
Dingzhou
High School)
16319 Xiamenerzhong
(
Xiamen
No. 2 Middle School)
23692 Nandatianwenners
(
Nanjing University
Department of Astronomy)
25146 Xiada
(
Xiamen University
)
29438 Zhengjia
(Zhengjia Museums,
Guangzhou
)
31129 Langyatai
(Langyatai,
Qingdao
)
52487 Huazhongkejida
(
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
)
58941 Guishida
(
Guizhou Normal University
)
74092 Xiangda
(
Xiangtan University
)
85410 Ningda
(
Ningbo University
)
85558 Tianjinshida
(
Tianjin Normal University
)
91001 Shanghaishida
(
Shanghai Normal University
)
101810 Beiyou
(
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
)
118418 Yangmei
(
Central Academy of Fine Arts
)
189018 Guokeda
(
University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
)
192391 Yunda
(
Yunnan University
)
192450 Xinjiangdaxue
(
Xinjiang University
)
200002 Hehe
(
Suzhou
Hehe Culture Foundation)
204839 Suzhouyuanlin
(
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
)
207723 Jiansanjiang
(
Jiansanjiang
,
Heilongjiang
)
216319 Sanxia
(
China Three Gorges University
)
216446 Nanshida
(
Nanjing Normal University
)
227997 NIGLAS
(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
236788 Nanxinda
(
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
)
346150 Nanyi
(
Nanjing Medical University
)
356768 Shuike
(Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute)
406308 Nanwai
(
Nanjing Foreign Language School
)
412687 Shaxigao
(Shaxi High School,
Taicang
)
420612 Nuptel
(
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
)
445156 Cheeloomed
(Cheeloo College of Medicine,
Shandong University
)
448988 Changzhong
(
Changzhou Senior High School
)
513557 NIGPAS
(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology)
526997 Hohai
(
Hohai University
)
527205 Zhongdatianwen
(
Sun Yat-sen University
)
529729 Xida
(
Northwest University of China
)
529828 Jinhuayizhong
(
Jinhua
No. 1 High School)
530739 Nanligong
(
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
)
530768 Nanpu
(
Nanjing
No. 1 Middle School)
546845 Wulumuqiyizhong
(
Ürümqi No. 1 Senior High School
)
599587 Shangjiaouni
(
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
)
719987 Zhonghe
(
Hefei
No. 4 Middle School)
Taiwan
2169 Taiwan
(
Taiwan
)
207661 Hehuanshan
(
Hehuanshan
)
278956 Shei-Pa
(
Shei-Pa National Park
)
300286 Zintun
(
Sun Moon Lake
,
Nantou
)
321131 Alishan
(
Alishan, Chiayi
)
365190 Kenting
(
Kenting National Park
)
724875 Hengchun
(
Hengchun Township
,
Pingtung
)
Counties and Special Municipalities
171381 Taipei
(
Taipei
)
175411 Yilan
(
Yilan County
)
175583 Pingtung
(
Pingtung County
)
200033 Newtaipei
(
New Taipei City
)
212631 Hsinchu
(
Hsinchu
)
237164 Keelung
(
Keelung
)
239071 Penghu
(
Penghu County
)
246504 Hualien
(
Hualien County
)
281561 Taitung
(
Taitung County
)
336392 Changhua
(
Changhua County
)
435728 Yunlin
(
Yunlin County
)
Buildings and schools
175452 Chenggong
(
Cheng Kung Senior High School
)
187636 Chungyuan
(
Chung Yuan Christian University
)
204842 Fengchia
(
Feng Chia University
)
207655 Kerboguan
(
National Museum of Natural Science
)
281569 Taea
(
Tainan Astronomical Education Area
)
300150 Lantan
(Lan Tan Elementary School)
300300 TAM
(
Taipei Astronomical Museum
)
320541 Asiaa
(
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
)
528489 Ntuef
(
National Taiwan University
Experimental Forest)
590888 Chengda
(
National Cheng Kung University
)
713133 Taiping
(Taipei Municipal Taiping Elementary School)
India
78118 Bharat
(
Bhārat Ganarājya
, native name of the Republic of
India
)
85267 Taj Mahal
(
Taj Mahal
)
100292 Harmandir
(
Golden Temple
)
230736 Jalyhome
(Jalyhome, a school/orphanage for lepers in
Pondicherry
)
Indonesia
536 Merapi
(
Mount Marapi
,
West Sumatra
)
732 Tjilaki
(
Cilaki River
,
West Java
)
754 Malabar
(
Mount Malabar
, West Java)
770 Bali
(
Bali Island
)
772 Tanete
(Tanete,
Sulawesi
)
46824 Tambora
(
Mount Tambora
,
Sumbawa
,
West Nusa Tenggara
)
85047 Krakatau
(
Krakatoa
, a volcanic island situated in the
Sunda Strait
, between
Java
and
Sumatra
)
118102 Rinjani
(
Mount Rinjani
,
Lombok Island
, West Nusa Tenggara)
Korea
12252 Gwangju
(
Gwangju
,
South Jeolla
)
31179 Gongju
(
Gongju
,
South Chungcheong
)
34666 Bohyunsan
(
Bohyeon Mountain
)
38423 Jeokjungchogye
(
Jeokchung-Chogye Basin
)
Nepal
33002 Everest
(
Mount Everest
, the highest mountain in the world)
Middle East
697 Galilea
(
Galilee
)
1157 Arabia
(
Arabia
)
7079 Baghdad
(
Baghdad
,
Iraq
)
7507 Israel
(
Israel
)
[
failed verification
]
13128 Aleppo
(
Aleppo
,
Syria
)
13131 Palmyra
(
Palmyra
, Syria)
15417 Babylon
(
Babylon
, capital of ancient Mesopotamia)
15861 Ispahan
(
Ispahan
,
Iran
)
22260 Ur
(
Ur
, city-state of ancient Mesopotamia)
22292 Mosul
(
Mosul
, Iraq)
30936 Basra
(
Basra
, Iraq)
56000 Mesopotamia
(
Mesopotamia
)
63163 Jerusalem
(
Jerusalem
)
282903 Masada
(
Masada
)
Philippines
13513 Manila
(
Manila
, the capital of the
Philippines
)
134346 Pinatubo
(
Mount Pinatubo
, volcano on
Luzon island
in the Philippines)
Vietnam
7816 Hanoi
(
Hanoi
)
Russia and the former Soviet Union (Asia)
Countries
780 Armenia
(
Armenia
)
2178 Kazakhstania
(
Kazakhstan
)
2671 Abkhazia
(
Abkhazia
, now in
Georgia
)
2566 Kirghizia
(
Kirghiz SSR
, now
Kyrgyzstan
)
2584 Turkmenia
(
Turkmen SSR
, now
Turkmenistan
)
2698 Azerbajdzhan
(
Azerbaijan
)
Russia
1094 Siberia
(
Siberia
,
Russia
)
2593 Buryatia
(
Buryatia
, Russia)
2657 Bashkiria
(
Bashkortostan
(Bashkiria), Russia)
2120 Tyumenia
(
Tyumen Oblast
, Russia)
2140 Kemerovo
(
Kemerovo
,
Russian SFSR
, now Russia)
2297 Daghestan
(
Dagestan
, Russia)
2776 Baikal
(
Lake Baikal
, Russia)
5471 Tunguska
(
Tunguska
, Russia)
16563 Ob
(
Ob River
in central Asia)
21054 Ojmjakon
(
Oymyakon
(Ojmjakon),
Siberia
, the coldest city in the earth)
22739 Sikhote-Alin
(
Sikhote-Alin
, near
Vladivostok
)
37561 Churgym
(Churgym, a minor river near the
Tunguska event
impact site)
73610 Klyuchevskaya
(
Klyuchevskaya Sopka
)
212998 Tolbachik
(
Tolbachik
, a volcano complex in
Kamchatka Peninsula
)
343322 Tomskuniver
(
Tomsk State University
)
364566 Yurga
(
Yurga
,
Kemerovo
)
Other Central Asian States
2700 Baikonur
(
Baikonur Cosmodrome
,
Kazakhstan
)
65541 Kasbek
(
Mount Kazbek
,
Georgia
)
210271 Samarkand
(
Samarkand
, the ancient city in
Uzbekistan
)
Sri Lanka
311231 Anuradhapura
(
Anuradhapura
)
607372 Colombounilanka
(
University of Colombo
)
Thailand
13957 NARIT
(
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
)
Europe
416 Vaticana
(
Vatican City
)
1381 Danubia
(
River Danube
)
2236 Austrasia
(
Austrasia
, historic region from western Germany to eastern France)
7671 Albis
(
Latin
name for the
Elbe
)
8020 Erzgebirge
(German name for the
Ore Mountains
)
10957 Alps
(
Alps
, a great mountain chain stretching from the Mediterranean Sea between southern France and Italy)
22618 Silva Nortica
(
Silva Nortica
, a region at the border of Austria and the Czech Republic)
30773 Schelde
(
Scheldt
, a river crossing
Belgium
and
France
)
293909 Matterhorn
(
Matterhorn
, a mountain of the Alps)
350969 Boiohaemum
(
Bōiohǽmum
, an area around Central Europe)
Austria
136 Austria
(
Austria
)
6332 Vorarlberg
(
Vorarlberg
)
96506 Oberösterreich
(
Upper Austria
(Oberösterreich))
117156 Altschwendt
(
Altschwendt
, a municipality in
Upper Austria
)
175730 Gramastetten
(
Gramastetten
, a municipality in
Upper Austria
)
178243 Schaerding
(
Schärding
,
Upper Austria
)
181824 Königsleiten
(Königsleiten, a village in
Wald im Pinzgau
municipality,
Salzburg
)
185633 Rainbach
(
Rainbach im Innkreis
, a municipality in
Upper Austria
)
431436 Gahberg
(Gahberg, a mountain near
Weyregg am Attersee
in
Upper Austria
)
Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Countries
1284 Latvia
(
Latvia
)
1541 Estonia
(
Estonia
)
2577 Litva
(
Lithuania
)
Estonia
4163 Saaremaa
(
Saaremaa
, Estonia)
4227 Kaali
(
Kaali crater
, Estonia)
13995 Tõravere
(
Tõravere
, Estonia)
35618 Tartu
(
Tartu
, Estonia)
Latvia
1796 Riga
(
Riga
, Latvia)
23617 Duna
(
Riga
, Latvia)
24709 Mitau
(
Jelgava
, Latvia)
24794 Kurland
(
Courland
, Latvia)
31267 Kuldiga
(
Kuldīga
, Latvia)
37623 Valmiera
(
Valmiera
, Latvia)
274084 Baldone
(
Baldone
, Latvia)
567580 Latuni
(
University of Latvia
)
678676 Liepāja
(
Liepāja
, Latvia)
Lithuania
3072 Vilnius
(
Vilnius
, Lithuania)
73059 Kaunas
(
Kaunas
, Lithuania)
124192 Moletai
(
Molėtai
, Lithuania)
140628 Klaipeda
(
Klaipėda
, Lithuania)
151430 Nemunas
(
Nemunas River
, the largest river in Lithuania)
157534 Siauliai
(
Šiauliai
, Lithuania)
166229 Palanga
(
Palanga
, Lithuania)
185150 Panevezys
(
Panevėžys
, Lithuania)
202704 Utena
(
Utena
, Lithuania)
233661 Alytus
(
Alytus
, Lithuania)
242479 Marijampole
(
Marijampolė
, Lithuania)
248839 Mazeikiai
(
Mažeikiai
, Lithuania)
248993 Jonava
(
Jonava
, Lithuania)
288959 Biržai
(
Biržai
, Lithuania)
289020 Ukmerge
(
Ukmergė
, Lithuania)
289121 Druskininkai
(
Druskininkai
, Lithuania)
294664 Trakai
(
Trakai
, Lithuania)
308934 Merkinė
(
Merkinė
, Lithuania)
319601 Šilutė
(
Šilutė
, Lithuania)
321045 Kretinga
(
Kretinga
, Lithuania)
322539 Telšiai
(
Telšiai
, Lithuania)
324417 Kaišiadorys
(
Kaišiadorys
, Lithuania)
339855 Kedainiai
(
Kėdainiai
, Lithuania)
346318 Elektrėnai
(
Elektrėnai
, Lithuania)
386056 Tauragė
(
Tauragė
, Lithuania)
400072 Radviliškis
(
Radviliškis
, Lithuania)
444562 Visaginas
(
Visaginas
, Lithuania)
555128 Birštonas
(
Birštonas
, Lithuania)
604827 Rietavas
(
Rietavas
, Lithuania)
612946 Žirmūnai
(
Žirmūnai
, Lithuania)
658882 Žemaitija
(
Samogitia
, Lithuania)
Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
Countries
1052 Belgica
(
Belgium
)
2713 Luxembourg
(
Luxembourg
)
Belgium
1276 Ucclia
(
Uccle
, Belgium)
1294 Antwerpia
(
Antwerp
, Belgium)
2689 Bruxelles
(
Brussels
, Belgium)
3374 Namur
(
Namur
, Belgium)
9471 Ostend
(
Ostend
, Belgium)
9472 Bruges
(
Bruges
, Belgium)
9473 Ghent
(
Ghent
, Belgium)
9579 Passchendaele
(
Passendale
, Belgium)
10612 Houffalize
(
Houffalize
, Belgium)
12276 IJzer
(
Yser
River)
12339 Carloo
(
Carloo
, Belgium)
12340 Stalle
(
Stalle
, Belgium)
12341 Calevoet
(
Calevoet
, Belgium)
13293 Mechelen
(
Mechelen
, Belgium)
16908 Groeselenberg
(
Groeselenberg
– a hill in Uccle, where the
Royal Observatory of Belgium
is located)
17437 Stekene
(
Stekene
, Belgium)
19141 Poelkapelle
(
Poelkapelle
, Belgium)
19142 Langemarck
(
Langemark
, Belgium)
30835 Waterloo
(
Waterloo, Belgium
)
59369 Chanco
(Toponym for
Genk
)
90717 Flanders
(
Flanders
, Belgium)
Netherlands
1132 Hollandia
(
Holland
)
1133 Lugduna
(
Leiden
, Netherlands)
1336 Zeelandia
(
Zeeland
, Netherlands)
9663 Zwin
(
Zwin
– a
nature reserve
at the
North Sea
coast, on the
Belgian
–
Dutch
border)
11945 Amsterdam
(
Amsterdam
, Netherlands)
12634 LOFAR
(
Low-Frequency Array
)
12652 Groningen
(
Groningen
, Netherlands)
12695 Utrecht
(
Utrecht
, Netherlands)
12709 Bergen op Zoom
(
Bergen op Zoom
, Netherlands)
12710 Breda
(
Breda
, Netherlands)
12716 Delft
(
Delft
, Netherlands)
13209 Arnhem
(
Arnhem
, Netherlands)
20243 Den Bosch
(
Den Bosch
, Netherlands)
27718 Gouda
(
Gouda
, Netherlands)
346886 Middelburg
(
Middelburg
, Netherlands)
Bulgaria
2206 Gabrova
(
Gabrovo
,
Bulgaria
)
2575 Bulgaria
(
Bulgaria
)
2530 Shipka
(
Shipka Mount
and
Shipka Pass
)
3860 Plovdiv
(
Plovdiv
)
6267 Rozhen
(
Rozhen
– a locality in the
Rhodope Mountains
, where the
Rozhen Observatory
is located)
11852 Shoumen
(
Shumen (Shoumen) University
)
12246 Pliska
(
Pliska
)
510466 Varna
(
Varna
)
543229 Matiganis
(ancient name for
Shumen
)
560085 Perperikon
(
Perperikon
, ancient city and archaeological site)
Czech Republic
2315 Czechoslovakia
(
Czechoslovakia
, now the
Czech Republic
and
Slovakia
)
Regions
257 Silesia
(
Silesia
)
371 Bohemia
(
Bohemia
)
1901 Moravia
(
Moravia
)
21257 Jižní Čechy
(
South Bohemia
, a region)
Cities
2080 Jihlava
(
Jihlava
)
2367 Praha
(
Prague
)
2524 Budovicium
(
Latin
name for
České Budějovice
)
2889 Brno
(
Brno
)
11128 Ostravia
(Latin name for
Ostrava
)
11134 České Budějovice
(
České Budějovice
)
30564 Olomouc
(
Olomouc
)
31650 Frýdek-Místek
(
Frýdek-Místek
)
Towns and villages
1942 Jablunka
(
Jablůnka
)
2599 Veselí
(
Veselí nad Lužnicí
)
2613 Plzeň
(
Plzeň
)
2672 Písek
(
Písek
)
2747 Český Krumlov
(
Český Krumlov
)
2811 Střemchoví
(
Střemchoví
, birthplace of discoverer)
3735 Třeboň
(
Třeboň
)
4054 Turnov
(
Turnov
)
4249 Křemže
(
Křemže
)
4277 Holubov
(
Holubov
)
4408 Zlatá Koruna
(
Zlatá Koruna
)
4610 Kájov
(
Kájov
)
4823 Libenice
(
Libenice
)
4824 Stradonice
(
Stradonice
)
5894 Telč
(
Telč
)
6060 Doudleby
(
Doudleby
)
6064 Holašovice
(
Holašovice
)
6802 Černovice
(
Černovice
)
7118 Kuklov
(
Kuklov
)
7204 Ondřejov
(
Ondřejov
)
7532 Pelhřimov
(
Pelhřimov
)
7694 Krasetín
(
Krasetín
)
9711 Želetava
(
Želetava
)
9884 Příbram
(
Příbram
)
11167 Kunžak
(
Kunžak
)
11339 Orlík
(
Orlík
, a castle and a reservoir)
12010 Kovářov
(
Kovářov
)
12468 Zachotín
(
Zachotín
)
12833 Kamenný Újezd
(
Kamenný Újezd
)
13804 Hrazany
(
Hrazany
)
14537 Týn nad Vltavou
(
Týn nad Vltavou
)
14974 Počátky
(
Počátky
)
15890 Prachatice
(
Prachatice
)
15960 Hluboká
(
Hluboká nad Vltavou
, a castle)
17600 Dobřichovice
(
Dobřichovice
)
17607 Táborsko
(
Tábor District
)
18497 Nevězice
(
Nevězice
)
18531 Strakonice
(
Strakonice
)
20254 Úpice
(
Úpice
)
21873 Jindřichůvhradec
(
Jindřichův Hradec
)
22450 Nové Hrady
(
Nové Hrady
)
24829 Berounurbi
(
Beroun
)
24837 Mšecké Žehrovice
(
Mšecké Žehrovice
)
24838 Abilunon
(
Abilunon
, nowadays non-existing ancient town)
26328 Litomyšl
(
Litomyšl
)
26971 Sezimovo Ústí
(
Sezimovo Ústí
)
27079 Vsetín
(
Vsetín
)
27088 Valmez
(
Valašské Meziříčí
)
29760 Milevsko
(
Milevsko
)
31232 Slavonice
(
Slavonice
)
31238 Kroměříž
(
Kroměříž
)
35683 Broumov
(
Broumov
)
38246 Palupín
(Palupín, near
Strmilov
)
40206 Lhenice
(
Lhenice
)
43954 Chýnov
(
Chýnov
)
59001 Senftenberg
(Senftenberg, now
Žamberk
)
61208 Stonařov
(
Stonařov
)
69469 Krumbenowe
(Oldest documented name of
Český Krumlov
)
100728 Kamenice n Lipou
(
Kamenice nad Lipou
)
121089 Vyšší Brod
(
Vyšší Brod
)
131181 Žebrák
(
Žebrák
)
159799 Kralice
(
Kralice nad Oslavou
)
167208 Lelekovice
(
Lelekovice
)
175017 Záboří
(
Záboří
)
215841 Čimelice
(
Čimelice
)
Buildings
12406 Zvíkov
(
Zvíkov Castle
)
76628 Kozí Hrádek
(Kozí Hrádek, an abandoned castle near
Tábor
)
90892 Betlémská kaple
(
Bethlehem Chapel
)
95072 ČVUT
(
Czech Technical University in Prague
)
235621 Kratochvíle
(
Kratochvíle
, a chateau)
401820 Špilas
(
Špilberk Castle
,
Brno
)
Natural Features
2081 Sázava
(
Sázava
River)
2123 Vltava
(
Vltava
River)
2199 Kleť
(
Kleť
, a hill and
its observatory
, place of discovery)
2321 Lužnice
(
Lužnice
River)
2337 Boubín
(
Boubín
, a hill)
2390 Nežárka
(
Nežárka
River)
2403 Šumava
(
Bohemian Forest
)
3137 Horky
(Horký, a hill)
4405 Otava
(
Otava River
)
4698 Jizera
(
Jizera
River)
4702 Berounka
(
Berounka
River)
4801 Ohře
(
Ohře
River)
7440 Závist
(
Závist
, a hill and Celtic oppidum)
7498 Blaník
(
Blaník
, a hill)
7669 Malše
(
Malše
River)
7711 Říp
(
Říp
, a mountain)
8554 Gabreta
(ancient name for
Bohemian Forest
)
11163 Milešovka
(
Milešovka
, a mountain)
11656 Lipno
(
Lipno Reservoir
)
16801 Petřínpragensis
(
Petřín
, a hill in
Prague
)
20964 Mons Naklethi
(old name of the hill
Kleť
)
21290 Vydra
(
Vydra
River)
31323 Lysá hora
(
Lysá hora
, a mountain)
47294 Blanský les
(
Blanský les
, highlands)
49448 Macocha
(
Macocha Gorge
)
68779 Schöninger
(old name for the hill
Kleť
)
71783 Izeryna
(
Jizera Dark-Sky Park
)
79347 Medlov
(Medlov, a pond near
Nové Město na Moravě
)
159743 Kluk
(Kluk, a Czech hill near
Kleť
mountain)
Denmark
2117 Danmark
(
Danmark
, Danish for Denmark)
2676 Aarhus
(
Aarhus
,
Denmark
)
12188 Kalaallitnunaat
(
Greenland
, an autonomous territory in the
Danish Realm
)
13586 Copenhagen
(
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
)
Eastern Europe
Countries
589 Croatia
(
Croatia
)
9674 Slovenija
(
Slovenia
)
Cities, towns and villages
1517 Beograd
(
Belgrade
, capital of
Serbia
)
10415 Mali Lošinj
(
Mali Lošinj
, Croatia)
12123 Pazin
(
Pazin
, Croatia)
12124 Hvar
(
Hvar
, Croatia)
66669 Aradac
(
Aradac
, Serbia)
100897 Piatra Neamt
(
Piatra Neamț
,
Romania
)
178267 Sarajevo
(
Sarajevo
, the capital and largest city of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
)
187700 Zagreb
(
Zagreb
,
Croatia
)
708722 Timișoara
(
Timișoara
,
Romania
)
Geographical features
183 Istria
(
Istria
,
Croatia
)
1160 Illyria
(
Illyria
,
Croatia
)
1537 Transylvania
(
Transylvania
,
Romania
)
1989 Tatry
(
Tatra Mountains
)
13121 Tisza
(
Tisza
River)
38674 Těšínsko
(
Těšínsko
, a region in south-eastern
Silesia
, nowadays in the
Czech Republic
and
Poland
)
40092 Memel
(the other name of
Neman
River)
Finland
1656 Suomi
(
Finland
)
Historical Provinces
1494 Savo
(
Savonia
)
2512 Tavastia
(
Häme
)
Cities, towns and villages
1471 Tornio
(
Tornio
)
1472 Muonio
(
Muonio
)
1495 Helsinki
(
Helsinki
)
1496 Turku
(
Turku
)
1497 Tampere
(
Tampere
)
1498 Lahti
(
Lahti
)
1499 Pori
(
Pori
)
1500 Jyväskylä
(
Jyväskylä
)
1503 Kuopio
(
Kuopio
)
1504 Lappeenranta
(
Lappeenranta
)
1507 Vaasa
(
Vaasa
)
1518 Rovaniemi
(
Rovaniemi
)
1519 Kajaani
(
Kajaani
)
1520 Imatra
(
Imatra
)
1521 Seinäjoki
(
Seinäjoki
)
1522 Kokkola
(
Kokkola
)
1523 Pieksämäki
(
Pieksämäki
)
1524 Joensuu
(
Joensuu
)
1525 Savonlinna
(
Savonlinna
)
1526 Mikkeli
(
Mikkeli
)
1659 Punkaharju
(
Punkaharju
)
1757 Porvoo
(
Porvoo
)
1758 Naantali
(
Naantali
)
1882 Rauma
(
Rauma
)
1883 Rimito
(
Rymättylä
)
2299 Hanko
(
Hanko
)
2397 Lappajärvi
(
Lappajärvi
)
2479 Sodankylä
(
Sodankylä
)
2501 Lohja
(
Lohja
)
2535 Hämeenlinna
(
Hämeenlinna
)
2733 Hamina
(
Hamina
)
2737 Kotka
(
Kotka
)
2750 Loviisa
(
Loviisa
)
2820 Iisalmi
(
Iisalmi
)
Natural features
1460 Haltia
(
Halti
, a fell)
1473 Ounas
(
Ounasjoki
, a river tributary)
1488 Aura
(
Aurajoki River
)
1532 Inari
(
Lake Inari
)
1533 Saimaa
(
Lake Saimaa
)
1534 Näsi
(
Lake Näsijärvi
)
1535 Päijänne
(
Lake Päijänne
)
1536 Pielinen
(
Lake Pielinen
)
2291 Kevo
(
Kevo Strict Nature Reserve
)
2292 Seili
(
Seili
)
2678 Aavasaksa
(
Aavasaksa
, a hill)
2679 Kittisvaara
(
Kittisvaara
, a mountain)
2774 Tenojoki
(
Tana River
)
2840 Kallavesi
(
Kallavesi
, a lake)
2841 Puijo
(
Puijo
,a hill)
France
148 Gallia
(
Gaul
, the Latin name for
France
)
Regions
374 Burgundia
(
Burgundy
)
971 Alsatia
(
Alsace
)
100122 Alpes Maritimes
(
Alpes-Maritimes
, a department of the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
)
272209 Corsica
(
Corsica
)
402852 Picardie
(
Picardy
)
Cities
20 Massalia
(old name of
Marseille
)
21 Lutetia
(old name of
Paris
)
138 Tolosa
(old name of
Toulouse
)
3317 Paris
(
Paris
)
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failed verification
]
6268 Versailles
(
Versailles
)
4690 Strasbourg
(
Strasbourg
)
9381 Lyon
(
Lyon
)
326732 Nice
(
Nice
, Alpes-Maritimes)
371220 Angers
(
Angers
)
Towns, villages and communes
6177 Fécamp
(
Fécamp
, a commune in
Seine-Maritime
department in the
Normandy
region)
8371 Goven
(
Goven
)
9385 Avignon
(
Avignon
)
19306 Voves
(
Voves
, part of
Les Villages Vovéens
commune in
Eure-et-Loir
department)
35137 Meudon
(
Meudon
,
Hauts-de-Seine
)
39516 Lusigny
(
Lusigny-sur-Barse
,
Aube
)
39641 Pézy
(
Pézy
, former commune in
Eure-et-Loir
department)
48159 Saint-Véran
(
Saint-Véran
,
Hautes-Alpes
)
86048 Saint-Tropez
(
Saint-Tropez
, Var)
100033 Taizé
(
Taizé, Saône-et-Loire
)
128627 Ottmarsheim
(
Ottmarsheim
,
Grand Est
)
133404 Morogues
(
Morogues
,
Centre-Val de Loire
)
152583 Saône
(
Saône, Doubs
)
181702 Forcalquier
(
Forcalquier
,
Alpes-de-Haute
)
224592 Carnac
(
Carnac
,
Morbihan
)
229631 Cluny
(
Cluny
,
Saône-et-Loire
)
235027 Pommard
(
Pommard
,
Côte-d'Or
)
238593 Paysdegex
(
Arrondissement of Gex
,
Ain
)
259905 Vougeot
(
Vougeot
,
Côte-d'Or
)
262705 Vosne-Romanee
(
Vosne-Romanée
,
Côte-d'Or
)
291847 Ladoix
(
Ladoix
, a village / commune in
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
region)
297026 Corton
(
Aloxe-Corton
, a village / commune in
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
region)
314808 Martindutertre
(
Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, Val-d'Oise
)
320065 Erbaghjolu
(
Erbajolo
, a commune in
Haute-Corse
department in the
Corsica
region)
349606 Fleurance
(
Fleurance
, a commune in
Gers
department in
Occitania
)
375007 Buxy
(
Buxy
, a commune in
Saône-et-Loire
department in the
Bourgogne
region)
419521 Meursault
(
Meursault
, a commune in
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
region)
423205 Echezeaux
(
Flagey-Echezeaux
, a village / commune between
Beaune
and
Dijon
)
469748 Volnay
(
Volnay
, a commune in
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
region)
490628 Chassigny
(
Chassigny
, a commune in
Haute-Marne
department in the
Grand Est
region)
547666 Morgon
(
Morgon
, a village in
Rhône
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
region)
548032 Ensisheim
(
Ensisheim
, a commune in
Haut-Rhin
department in the
Grand Est
region)
552385 Rochechouart
(
Rochechouart
, a commune in
Haute-Vienne
department,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
region)
597933 Bélesta
(
Bélesta-en-Lauragais
, a commune in
Haute-Garonne
department in the
Occitania
region)
600639 Gevreychambertin
(
Gevrey-Chambertin
, a commune in
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
region)
600665 Nuitsaintgeorges
(
Nuits-Saint-Georges
, a commune in
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
region)
Buildings
25129 Uranoscope
(
Uranoscope Observatory
)
30939 Samaritaine
(
La Samaritaine
,a department store)
Natural Features
7399 Somme
(
Somme
River)
10735 Seine
(
Seine
River)
13256 Marne
(
Marne
River)
30938 Montmartre
(
Montmartre
, a hill in
Paris
)
128633 Queyras
(
Queyras
, a valley)
336108 Luberon
(
Luberon
Mountains)
Germany
Country
241 Germania
(
Germany
)
States
301 Bavaria
(
Bavaria
)
449 Hamburga
(
Hamburg
)
5846 Hessen
(Hessen, German word for
Hesse
)
5866 Sachsen
(Sachsen, German word for
Saxony
)
6068 Brandenburg
(
Brandenburg
)
6099 Saarland
(
Saarland
)
6320 Bremen
(
Bremen
)
Geographical Regions
418 Alemannia
(
Alamannia
)
930 Westphalia
(
Westphalia
)
5616 Vogtland
(
Vogtland
)
5904 Württemberg
(
Württemberg
)
6070 Rheinland
(
Rhineland
)
6120 Anhalt
(
Anhalt
)
6124 Mecklenburg
(
Mecklenburg
)
6209 Schwaben
(Schwaben, German word for
Swabia
)
6293 Oberpfalz
(Oberpfalz German word for
Upper Palatinate
)
6305 Helgoland
(
Heligoland
, a small German archipelago in the
North Sea
)
6402 Holstein
(
Holstein
)
Historical Entities
5628 Preussen
(Preußen (Preussen), German word for
Prussia
)
6396 Schleswig
(
Duchy of Schleswig
)
54827 Kurpfalz
(
Electoral Palatinate
)
Cities
263 Dresda
(
Dresden
,
Saxony
)
325 Heidelberga
(
Heidelberg
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
386 Siegena
(
Siegen
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
)
526 Jena
(
Jena
,
Thuringia
)
5199 Dortmund
(
Dortmund
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
)
5816 Potsdam
(
Potsdam
,
Brandenburg
)
5820 Babelsberg
(
Babelsberg
, a borough in
Potsdam
)
9336 Altenburg
(
Altenburg
,
Thuringia
)
10114 Greifswald
(
Greifswald
,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
)
10775 Leipzig
(
Leipzig
,
Saxony
)
55735 Magdeburg
(
Magdeburg
,
Saxony-Anhalt
)
75058 Hanau
(
Hanau
,
Hesse
)
85196 Halle
(
Halle (Saale)
,
Saxony-Anhalt
)
100046 Worms
(
Worms
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
)
118173 Barmen
(
Barmen
,
Wuppertal
)
133243 Essen
(
Essen
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
)
104020 Heilbronn
(
Heilbronn
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
204852 Frankfurt
(
Frankfurt
,
Hesse
)
221516 Bergen-Enkheim
(
Bergen-Enkheim
, a borough of
Frankfurt
)
241418 Darmstadt
(
Darmstadt
,
Hesse
)
243097 Batavia
(
Passau
, known as Batavia in Roman times)
274835 Aachen
(
Aachen
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
)
281140 Trier
(
Trier
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
)
283117 Bonn
(
Bonn
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
)
295565 Hannover
(
Hanover
,
Lower Saxony
)
405207 Konstanz
(
Konstanz
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
Towns and villages
811 Nauheima
(
Bad Nauheim
,
Hesse
)
3539 Weimar
(
Weimar
,
Thuringia
)
10746 Mühlhausen
(
Mühlhausen
,
Thuringia
)
10774 Eisenach
(
Eisenach
,
Thuringia
)
10801 Lüneburg
(
Lüneburg
,
Lower Saxony
)
73686 Nussdorf
(Nußdorf, a village in
Rhineland-Palatinate
)
73699 Landaupfalz
(
Landau/Pfalz
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
)
79138 Mansfeld
(
Mansfeld
,
Saxony-Anhalt
)
90711 Stotternheim
(Stotternheim, a village in
Thuringia
)
113256 Prüm
(
Prüm
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
)
117506 Wildberg
(
Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg
)
149884 Radebeul
(
Radebeul
,
Saxony
)
183182 Weinheim
(
Weinheim
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
207763 Oberursel
(
Oberursel (Taunus)
,
Hesse
)
266711 Tuttlingen
(
Tuttlingen
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
270601 Frauenstein
(
Frauenstein
,
Saxony
)
279723 Wittenberg
(
Wittenberg
,
Saxony-Anhalt
)
281764 Schwetzingen
(
Schwetzingen
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
301394 Bensheim
(
Bensheim
,
Hesse
)
340980 Bad Vilbel
(
Bad Vilbel
,
Hesse
)
342000 Neumünster
(
Neumünster
,
Schleswig-Holstein
)
347020 Hofheim
(
Hofheim am Taunus
,
Hesse
)
350178 Eisleben
(
Eisleben
,
Saxony-Anhalt
)
365130 Birnfeld
(Birnfeld, a village in northern
Bavaria
)
365159 Garching
(
Garching
,
Bavaria
)
410928 Maidbronn
(
Maidbronn
, a small village in northern
Bavaria
)
435950 Bad Königshofen
(
Bad Königshofen
,
Bavaria
)
501132 Runkel
(
Runkel
,
Hesse
)
557396 Crailsheim
(
Crailsheim
,
Baden-Württemberg
)
Municipalities
2424 Tautenburg
(
Tautenburg
,
Thuringia
)
52334 Oberammergau
(
Oberammergau
,
Bavaria
)
85214 Sommersdorf
(
Sommersdorf
, a municipality in
Saxony-Anhalt
)
142408 Trebur
(
Trebur
,
Hesse
)
301061 Egelsbach
(
Egelsbach
,
Hesse
)
425442 Eberstadt
(
Eberstadt
, a municipality in
Baden-Württemberg
)
Natural Features
10245 Inselsberg
(
Großer Inselsberg
, a mountain in
Thuringian Forest
)
10246 Frankenwald
(Frankenwald or
Franconian Forest
, a mountain range in Northern
Bavaria
)
10248 Fichtelgebirge
(Fichtelgebirge or
Fichtel Mountains
, a mountain range in northeastern
Bavaria
)
10249 Harz
(
Harz
, a mountain range in northern Germany)
10253 Westerwald
(
Westerwald
, a mountain range in
Rhineland-Palatinate
,
Hesse
and
North Rhine-Westphalia
)
10254 Hunsrück
(
Hunsrück
, a mountain range in
Rhineland-Palatinate
)
10255 Taunus
(
Taunus
, a mountain range in
Hesse
)
21074 Rügen
(
Rügen
, Germany's largest island by area)
22322 Bodensee
(Bodensee, German word for
Lake Constance
, a lake on the
Rhine
at the northern foot of the
Alps
)
29668 Ipf
(
Ipf
, a mountain in
Baden-Württemberg
)
150118 Petersberg
(
Petersberg
, a hill near
Halle
)
293809 Zugspitze
(
Zugspitze
, the highest mountain in
Germany
)
365131 Hassberge
(
Haßberge Hills
, a hill range in
Bavaria
)
Buildings
78386 Deuzelur
(
German Aerospace Center
)
85198 Weltenburg
(
Weltenburg Abbey
)
810657 ESOC
(
European Space Operations Centre
)
Greece
582 Olympia
(
Olympia
)
1119 Euboea
(
Euboea
)
1138 Attica
(
Attica
)
1142 Aetolia
(
Aetolia
)
1150 Achaia
(
Achaea
)
1151 Ithaka
(
Ithaca
)
1161 Thessalia
(
Thessaly
)
4356 Marathon
(
Marathon
)
4357 Korinthos
(
Corinth
)
5123 Cynus
(
Cynus
)
5209 Oloosson
(
Oloosson
)
6090 Aulis
(
Aulis
)
9431 Pytho
(
Pytho
, an alternate name for
Delphi
)
9590 Hyria
(
Hyria
)
9799 Thronium
(
Thronium
)
22754 Olympus
(
Mount Olympus
)
49036 Pelion
(Mount
Pelion
,
Thessaly
)
73769 Delphi
(
Delphi
, archaeological site and modern town)
110293 Oia
(
Oia
)
293131 Meteora
(
Meteora
, UNESCO World Heritage Site in
Thessaly
)
Hungary
434 Hungaria
(
Hungary
)
908 Buda
(
Buda
)
2242 Balaton
(
Lake Balaton
)
3103 Eger
(
Eger
)
28196 Szeged
(
Szeged
)
82071 Debrecen
(
Debrecen
)
82092 Kalocsa
(
Kalocsa
)
107052 Aquincum
(
Aquincum
)
129259 Tapolca
(
Tapolca
)
137066 Gellért-hegy
(
Gellért Hill
)
157141 Sopron
(
Sopron
)
159974 Badacsony
(
Badacsony
)
111468 Alba Regia
(
Alba Regia
, Roman name for
Székesfehérvár
)
161349 Mecsek
(
Mecsek
, a mountain range)
167341 Börzsöny
(
Börzsöny
, a mountain range)
171118 Szigetköz
(
Szigetköz
Island)
207481 Kékes
(
Kékes
, the tallest mountain in Hungary)
209791 Tokaj
(
Tokaj
)
217398 Tihany
(
Tihany
, a village in
Veszprém County
)
240697 Gemenc
(
Gemenc
, a forest)
560388 Normafa
(
Normafa
, a tourist destination in
Budapest
)
566631 Svábhegy
(Svábhegy, a neighbourhood in
Budapest
)
589718 Csopak
(
Csopak
)
589780 Ajka
(
Ajka
)
Iceland
24090 Grindavík
(
Grindavík
)
39529 Vatnajökull
(
Vatnajökull
(Glacier of Lakes), the largest glacier in Iceland)
85095 Hekla
(
Hekla
, one of Iceland's prominent volcanoes)
110299 Iceland
(
Iceland
)
Ireland
2320 Blarney
(
Blarney
) (A town and townland in
County Cork
, Ireland)
5029 Ireland
(
Ireland
)
10501 Ardmacha
(The Irish Gaelic name of the city of
Armagh
, Northern Ireland)
10502 Armaghobs
(
Armagh Observatory
, in Armagh, Northern Ireland)
Italy
477 Italia
(
Italy
)
Regions
6851 Chianti
(
Chianti
,
Tuscany
)
14486 Tuscia
(the ancient name of
Tuscany
, region in central Italy)
53252 Sardegna
(the Italian name of
Sardinia
)
117093 Umbria
(
Umbria
)
168261 Puglia
(
Apulia
(
Puglia
))
207563 Toscana
(
Tuscany
)
212705 Friûl
(
Friuli
, a region in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
)
218636 Calabria
(
Calabria
,
Southern Italy
)
335853 Valléedaoste
(Vallée d'Aoste, French name for
Aosta Valley
)
Cities
363 Padua
(
Padua
)
472 Roma
(
Rome
)
487 Venetia
(
Venice
)
704 Interamnia
(
Teramo
)
2601 Bologna
(
Bologna
)
3122 Florence
(
Florence
)
4335 Verona
(
Verona
)
4695 Mediolanum
(Latin name of
Milan
)
4697 Novara
(
Novara
,
Piedmont
)
4744 Rovereto
(
Rovereto
,
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
)
10001 Palermo
(
Palermo
, the capital of
Sicily
)
30585 Firenze
(
Florence
)
214928 Carrara
(
Carrara
, Tuscany)
236784 Livorno
(
Livorno
)
251619 Ravenna
(
Ravenna
,
Emilia-Romagna
)
277816 Varese
(
Varese
,
Lombardy
)
367436 Siena
(
Siena
,
Tuscany
)
Towns and villages
1191 Alfaterna
(
Nocera Inferiore
, previously called Nuceria Alfaterna)
4800 Veveri
(Veveri, a suburb of
Novara
,
Piedmont
)
6289 Lanusei
(
Lanusei
,
Sardinia
)
7501 Farra
(
Farra d'Isonzo
)
7675 Gorizia
(
Gorizia
)
9101 Rossiglione
(
Rossiglione
,
Liguria
)
9173 Viola Castello
(Viola Castello, a village in
Piedmont
)
9278 Matera
(
Matera
)
12987 Racalmuto
(
Racalmuto
,
Sicily
)
13684 Borbona
(
Borbona
,
Province of Rieti
)
18441 Cittadivinci
(
Vinci, Tuscany
)
20048 Alfianello
(
Alfianello
,
Lombardy
)
21287 Santa-Lucia
(Santa-Lucia,
Stroncone
)
21337 Sansepolcro
(
Sansepolcro
,
Tuscany
)
27985 Remanzacco
(
Remanzacco
, a municipality)
32891 Amatrice
(
Amatrice
, a municipality)
32911 Cervara
(
Cervara di Roma
, a municipality)
32945 Lecce
(
Lecce
,
Province of Lecce
)
33100 Udine
(
Udine
)
44717 Borgoamozzano
(
Borgo a Mozzano
,
Tuscany
)
46692 Taormina
(
Taormina
,
Sicily
)
48268 Comitini
(
Comitini
,
Sicily
)
55427 Rosta
(
Rosta, Piedmont
)
66207 Carpi
(
Carpi, Emilia-Romagna
)
78652 Quero
(
Quero, Veneto
)
79271 Bellagio
(
Bellagio, Lombardy
)
79900 Coreglia
(
Coreglia Antelminelli
,
Tuscany
)
86195 Cireglio
(Cireglio,
Tuscany
)
90278 Caprese
(
Caprese Michelangelo
,
Tuscany
)
90718 Castel Gandolfo
(
Castel Gandolfo
,
Lazio
)
103966 Luni
(
Luni, La Spezia
)
113659 Faltona
(
Faltona
,
Tuscany
)
113626 Centorenazzo
(Centorenazzo,
Emilia-Romagna
)
126161 Piazzano
(Piazzano,
Florence
)
142558 Rosarno
(
Rosarno
,
Calabria
)
152481 Stabia
(
Castellammare di Stabia
,
Campania
)
177853 Lumezzane
(
Lumezzane
,
Brescia
)
185448 Nomentum
(the old name of
Mentana
,
Lazio
)
216345 Savigliano
(
Savigliano
,
Piedmont
)
225076 Vallemare
(Vallemare,
Lazio
)
243637 Frosinone
(
Frosinone
)
261291 Fucecchio
(
Fucecchio
,
Tuscany
)
282034 Torinodisangro
(
Torino di Sangro
,
Abruzzo
)
283057 Casteldipiazza
(Castel di Piazza, a village in
Tuscany
)
331011 Peccioli
(
Peccioli
,
Province of Pisa
)
379767 Barcis
(
Barcis
,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
)
399442 Radicofani
(
Radicofani
,
Tuscany
)
400193 Castión
(
Castiglione dei Pepoli
, a municipality)
575195 Carpineti
(
Carpineti
,
Emilia-Romagna
)
788153 Trabia
(
Trabia
,
Sicily
)
826631 Frascati
(
Frascati
,
Lazio
)
Natural Features
4464 Vulcano
(
Vulcano
, Italy)
6501 Isonzo
(
Isonzo
River)
10038 Tanaro
(
Tanaro
River, the longest river of
Piedmont, Italy
)
11249 Etna
(
Mount Etna
,
Sicily
)
40134 Marsili
(
Marsili
, a large undersea volcano in the
Tyrrhenian Sea
)
129882 Ustica
(
Ustica
, an island in
Palermo
)
344413 Campodeifiori
(
Campo dei Fiori di Varese
)
345720 Monte Vigese
(Monte Vigese, a mountain in
Emilia-Romagna
)
Buildings and man-made features
15249 Capodimonte
(
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
)
19968 Palazzolascaris
(The Palazzo Lascaris in
Turin
)
28007 Galhassin
(GAL Hassin Planetarium)
113671 Sacromonte
(
Sacro Monte di Varese
)
215970 Campidoglio
(
Capitoline Hill
, a hill in
Rome
)
273994 Cinqueterre
(
Cinque Terre
,
Liguria
)
274246 Reggiacaserta
(
Royal Palace of Caserta
)
435127 Virtelpro
(
Virtual Telescope Project
)
Poland
1112 Polonia
(
Poland
)
16689 Vistula
(Latin name
Vistula River
)
Regions
257 Silesia
(
Silesia
)
38674 Těšínsko
(
Těšínsko
, a region in south-eastern
Silesia
, nowadays in the
Czech Republic
and
Poland
)
Cities
690 Wratislavia
(Latin name
Wrocław
)
764 Gedania
(Latin name of
Gdańsk
)
1110 Jaroslawa
(Paul Herget
The Names of the Minor Planets
Jarosław
?)
1263 Varsavia
(Latin name
Warsaw
)
1419 Danzig
(German name
Gdańsk
)
1572 Posnania
(Latin name
Poznań
)
12999 Toruń
(
Toruń
)
19981 Bialystock
(
Białystok
)
46977 Krakow
(
Kraków
)
199950 Sierpc
(
Sierpc
)
352214 Szczecin
(
Szczecin
)
420779 Świdwin
(
Świdwin
)
535266 Chorzów
(
Chorzów
)
551231 Żywiec
(
Żywiec
)
Buildings
1352 Wawel
(
Wawel Castle
in
Kraków
)
96765 Poznańuni
(
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
)
97786 Oauam
(
Adam Mickiewicz University
Astronomical Observatory)
296968 Ignatianum
(
Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum
)
604001 Iagiellonica
(
Jagiellonian University
)
661178 Żywiecmed
(the Hospital in
Żywiec
)
Portugal
3933 Portugal
(
Portugal
)
13599 Lisbon
(
Lisbon
)
Russia and the former Soviet Union (Europe)
Countries
232 Russia
(
Russia
)
1284 Latvia
(
Latvia
)
1541 Estonia
(
Estonia
)
1709 Ukraina
(
Ukraine
)
2170 Byelorussia
(
Belarus
)
2419 Moldavia
(
Moldavia
)
2577 Litva
(
Lithuania
)
Belarus
3012 Minsk
(
Minsk
,
Belarus
)
237845 Neris
(
Neris River
,
Belarus
)
Russia
787 Moskva
(
Moscow
, Russia)
1146 Biarmia
(
Bjarmaland
, historical region in northern Russia)
1147 Stavropolis
(
Stavropol
, Russia)
1149 Volga
(
Volga River
)
1316 Kasan
(
Kazan
, Russia)
1391 Carelia
(
Karelia
)
1479 Inkeri
(
Ingria
)
1480 Aunus
(
Olonets
, Russia)
1928 Summa
(
Summa
)
1929 Kollaa
(
Kollaa
)
2046 Leningrad
(Leningrad, now
Saint Petersburg
, Russia)
2250 Stalingrad
(Stalingrad, now
Volgograd
)
2258 Viipuri
(
Vyborg
, Russia)
2699 Kalinin
(Kalinin, now
Tver
, Russia)
3799 Novgorod
(
Veliky Novgorod
, Russia)
10711 Pskov
(
Pskov
, Russia)
11026 Greatbotkin
(
Moscow Botkin Multidisciplinary Scientific-Clinical Center
)
21088 Chelyabinsk
(
Chelyabinsk
)
32766 Voskresenskoe
(
Voskresenskoye
,
Nizhny Novgorod
)
37645 Chebarkul
(
Chebarkul
, Russia)
65637 Tsniimash
(
TsNIIMash
, an institute in
Korolyov
)
160013 Elbrus
(
Mount Elbrus
, the highest mountain of the Caucasus in Russia)
216439 Lyubertsy
(
Lyubertsy
, Russia)
269251 Kolomna
(
Kolomna
)
296577 Arkhangelsk
(
Arkhangelsk
, Russia)
328563 Mosplanetarium
(
Moscow Planetarium
)
549706 Spbuni
(
Saint Petersburg State University
)
591763 Orishut'
(Orishut', near
Yoshkar-Ola
, Russia)
Ukraine
951 Gaspra
(
Gaspra
, Ukraine)
1140 Crimea
(
Crimea
, Ukraine)
2121 Sevastopol
(
Sevastopol
,
Ukraine
)
2141 Simferopol
(
Simferopol
,
Ukraine
)
2171 Kiev
(
Kyiv
,
Ukraine
)
2606 Odessa
(
Odesa
,
Ukraine
)
2922 Dikanʹka
(
Dykanka
,
Ukraine
)
2983 Poltava
(
Poltava
,
Ukraine
)
3006 Livadia
(
Livadia
,
Ukraine
)
3242 Bakhchisaraj
(
Bakhchisaraj
,
Ukraine
)
3298 Massandra
(
Massandra
,
Ukraine
)
3373 Koktebelia
(
Koktebel
,
Ukraine
)
8141 Nikolaev
(
Mykolaiv (Nikolaev)
,
Ukraine
)
117240 Zhytomyr
(
Zhytomyr
,
Ukraine
)
120405 Svyatylivka
(Svyatylivka,
Ukraine
)
159011 Radomyshl
(
Radomyshl
,
Ukraine
)
159181 Berdychiv
(
Berdychiv
,
Ukraine
)
175636 Zvyagel
(
Zviahel
,
Ukraine
)
185250 Korostyshiv
(
Korostyshiv
,
Ukraine
)
190026 Iskorosten
(
Korosten
(
Iskorosten
),
Ukraine
)
207585 Lubar
(
Liubar
,
Ukraine
)
214487 Baranivka
(
Baranivka
,
Ukraine
)
216451 Irsha
(Irsha River,
Ukraine
)
217420 Olevsk
(
Olevsk
,
Ukraine
)
220418 Golovyno
(Golovyno,
Ukraine
)
221073 Ovruch
(
Ovruch
,
Ukraine
)
227326 Narodychi
(
Narodychi
,
Ukraine
)
274334 Kyivplaniy
(
Kyiv Planetarium
)
318794 Uglia
(
Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum
)
565139 Sumshchyna
(Sumshchyna,
Sumy Oblast
,
Ukraine
)
Scandinavia
Countries
11870 Sverige
(Sverige, Swedish name for Sweden)
11871 Norge
(Norge,
Bokmål
name for
Norway
)
Sweden
378 Holmia
(
Holmia
, the Latin name for
Stockholm
,
Sweden
)
2191 Uppsala
(
Uppsala
and
Uppsala University
, Sweden)
6795 Örnsköldsvik
(
Örnsköldsvik
, Sweden)
6796 Sundsvall
(
Sundsvall
, Sweden)
6797 Östersund
(
Östersund
, Sweden)
9358 Faro
(
Fårö
, small island off of
Gotland
)
10549 Helsingborg
(
Helsingborg
, Sweden)
10550 Malmö
(
Malmö
, Sweden)
10551 Göteborg
(
Gothenburg
, Sweden)
10552 Stockholm
(
Stockholm
, Sweden)
13912 Gammelgarn
(
Gammelgarn
, Sweden)
23418 Malmbäck
(
Malmbäck
, Sweden)
Slovakia
1807 Slovakia
(
Slovakia
)
2315 Czechoslovakia
(
Czechoslovakia
, now the
Czech Republic
and
Slovakia
)
4018 Bratislava
(
Bratislava
)
9543 Nitra
(
Nitra
)
11118 Modra
(
Modra
)
20664 Senec
(
Senec
)
20495 Rimavská Sobota
(
Rimavská Sobota
)
22185 Štiavnica
(
Banská Štiavnica
)
24260 Kriváň
(
Kriváň
, a mountain)
25384 Partizánske
(
Partizánske
)
38238 Holíč
(
Holíč
)
59419 Prešov
(
Prešov
)
67019 Hlohovec
(
Hlohovec
)
121336 Žiarnadhronom
(
Žiar nad Hronom
)
194262 Nové Zámky
(
Nové Zámky
)
270556 Kolonica
(
Kolonica
)
347028 Važec
(
Važec
, a village in the district of
Liptovský Mikuláš
,
Žilina Region
)
376029 Blahová
(
Blahová
, a municipality in
Trnava
)
Spain
804 Hispania
(
Spain
)
Autonomous Communities
1188 Gothlandia
(Old name of
Catalonia
)
13868 Catalonia
(
Catalonia
)
47096 Canarias
(
Canary Islands
)
266465 Andalucia
(
Andalusia
(Andalucia))
325366 Asturias
(
Asturias
)
Cities, Towns and Villages
945 Barcelona
(
Barcelona
)
1159 Granada
(
Granada
)
2189 Zaragoza
(
Zaragoza
)
5227 Bocacara
(Bocacara,
Province of Salamanca
)
5229 Irurita
(
Irurita
)
5879 Almeria
(
Almería
)
5941 Valencia
(
Valencia
)
9605 A Coruña
(
A Coruña
)
13260 Sabadell
(
Sabadell
)
14967 Madrid
(
Madrid
)
71855 Incamajorca
(
Inca
, a municipality in the
Balearic Islands
)
127870 Vigo
(
Vigo
, a municipality in
Province of Pontevedra
)
164589 La Sagra
(
La Sagra
, a
comarca
)
178383 Teruel
(
Teruel
,
Aragon
)
185580 Andratx
(
Andratx
,
Mallorca
)
209540 Siurana
(
Siurana
, a village in
Catalonia
)
228180 Puertollano
(
Puertollano
)
259387 Atauta
(
Atauta
,
Province of Soria
)
284029 Esplugafrancoli
(
L'Espluga de Francolí
, a village in
Catalonia
)
309706 Ávila
(
Ávila
)
321024 Gijon
(
Gijón
)
325462 Felanitx
(
Felanitx
,
Balearic Islands
)
352834 Málaga
(
Málaga
, a municipality in
Province of Málaga
)
367693 Montmagastrell
(
Santa Maria de Montmagastrell
, a locality in
Catalonia
)
599755 Alcarràs
(
Alcarràs
, a municipality in
Catalonia
)
Buildings
3851 Alhambra
(
Alhambra
, World Heritage Site)
99193 Obsfabra
(
Fabra Observatory
in
Barcelona
)
159164 La Cañada
(
La Cañada Observatory
)
185101 Balearicuni
(
University of the Balearic Islands
)
187669 Obastromca
(
Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
)
Natural features
7742 Altamira
(
Cave of Altamira
)
9453 Mallorca
(
Mallorca
, an island in the
Balearic Islands
)
35725 Tramuntana
(
Tramontane
(Tramuntana), a mountain chain)
117874 Picodelteide
(
Mount Teide
(
Pico del Teide
), a volcano in
Canary Islands
)
181419 Dragonera
(
Sa Dragonera
, is an uninhabited islet in the
Balearic Islands
)
189848 Eivissa
(the Catalan name for
Ibiza
, an island in the
Balearic Islands
)
196640 Mulhacén
(
Mulhacén
, a mountain)
216295 Menorca
(
Menorca
, an island in the
Balearic Islands
)
263255 Jultayu
(Jultayu Mountain, in
Asturias
)
352760 Tesorero
(Pico Tesorero,
Picos de Europa
)
353432 Cabrerabalears
(
Cabrera
, an island in the
Balearic Islands
)
353595 Grancanaria
(
Gran Canaria
, an island of the
Canary Islands
)
392225 Lanzarote
(
Lanzarote
, a volcanic island, one of the seven
Canary Islands
)
579787 Formentera
(
Formentera
, an island in the
Balearic Islands
)
Switzerland
113390 Helvetia
(
Helvetia
, Latin name for
Switzerland
)
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failed verification
]
282669 Erguël
(
Erguel
, a
seignory
near
Saint-Imier
)
Cities and villages
1313 Berna
(
Bern
, capital of
Switzerland
)
1938 Lausanna
(
Lausanne
)
1935 Lucerna
(
Lucerne
)
1936 Lugano
(
Lugano
)
1937 Locarno
(
Locarno
)
1775 Zimmerwald
(
Zimmerwald
)
2033 Basilea
(Basilea, the old name of
Basel
)
13025 Zürich
(
Zürich
)
43669 Winterthur
(
Winterthur
,
Zürich
)
77755 Delémont
(
Delémont
)
104896 Schwanden
(
Schwanden, Glarus
)
Regions (Cantons)
1687 Glarona
(
Glarus
)
1768 Appenzella
(
Appenzell
)
30798 Graubünden
(
Graubünden
)
42113 Jura
(
Jura
)
47164 Ticino
(
Ticino
)
Municipalities
43027 Minusio
(
Minusio
)
43028 Gnosca
(
Gnosca
)
129342 Ependes
(
Épendes
,
Sarine
,
Fribourg
)
144096 Wiesendangen
(
Wiesendangen
,
Winterthur
,
Zürich
)
183114 Vicques
(
Vicques
,
Delémont
,
Jura
)
184508 Courroux
(
Courroux
,
Delémont
,
Jura
)
212374 Vellerat
(
Vellerat
,
Delémont
,
Jura
)
214432 Belprahon
(
Belprahon
,
Bernese Jura
,
Bern
)
218752 Tentlingen
(
Tentlingen
,
Sense
,
Fribourg
)
233943 Falera
(
Falera
,
Surselva
,
Graubünden
)
251485 Bois-d'Amont
(
Bois-d'Amont
,
Sarine
,
Fribourg
)
284945 Saint-Imier
(
Saint-Imier
,
Bernese Jura
,
Bern
)
314040 Tavannes
(
Tavannes
,
Bernese Jura
,
Bern
)
318412 Tramelan
(
Tramelan
,
Bernese Jura
,
Bern
)
Natural features
19715 Basodino
(
Basòdino
, a mountain)
23477 Wallenstadt
(
Walensee
, a lake in
St. Gallen
)
207109 Stürmenchopf
(Stürmenchopf, a mountain in the south of
Laufen
)
221712 Moleson
(
Moléson
)
276781 Montchaibeux
(Montchaibeux, a mountain in the
Jura Mountains
)
305254 Moron
(
Moron
, a mountain)
331992 Chasseral
(
Chasseral
, a mountain)
339486 Raimeux
(
Mont Raimeux
, a mountain)
363582 Folpotat
(Folpotat, a small river in an isolated Jura valley)
Buildings
6126 Hubelmatt
(
Hubelmatt Observatory
)
96206 Eschenberg
(
Eschenberg Observatory
)
232949 Muhina
(Museum of Natural History,
Fribourg
)
318676 Bellelay
(
Bellelay Abbey
)
398045 Vitudurum
(
Vitudurum
)
418419 Lacanto
(Lyceé Cantonal de
Porrentruy
)
Turkey
25 Phocaea
(
Foça
)
1174 Marmara
(
Sea of Marmara
)
1457 Ankara
(
Ankara
, capital of
Turkey
)
3286 Anatoliya
(
Anatolia
)
96205 Ararat
(
Mount Ararat
)
294296 Efeso
(
Ephesus
or Efesos)
345868 Halicarnassus
(
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
)
719840 Bilsemdüzce
(
Düzce Province
, and BILSEMs)
United Kingdom
1071 Brita
(
Great Britain
)
Counties
7603 Salopia
(
Shropshire
)
Cities, towns and villages
2830 Greenwich
(
Greenwich
)
5805 Glasgow
(
Glasgow
)
8283 Edinburgh
(
Edinburgh
)
8837 London
(
London
)
8849 Brighton
(
Brighton
)
9767 Midsomer Norton
(
Midsomer Norton
)
11626 Church Stretton
(
Church Stretton
)
Natural features
16481 Thames
(
Thames
River)
100604 Lundy
(
Lundy
, the largest island in the
Bristol Channel
)
129092 Snowdonia
(
Snowdon
, the highest mountain in
Wales
)
394445 Unst
(
Unst
,
Shetland Islands
,
Scotland
)
Buildings
69263 Big Ben
(
Big Ben
,
Westminster
, the name of the great bell and clock tower)
69423 Openuni
(
Open University
)
North America
Canada
285 Regina
(
Regina
,
Saskatchewan
)
6714 Montréal
(
Montreal
,
Québec
)
11780 Thunder Bay
(
Thunder Bay
,
Ontario
)
12310 Londontario
(
London, Ontario
)
20031 Lakehead
(
Lakehead
, the former name of
Thunder Bay
,
Ontario
)
21375 Fanshawe
(
Fanshawe College
)
22422 Kenmount Hill
(
Kenmount Hill
,
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
)
35165 Québec
(
Quebec City
,
Québec
)
96192 Calgary
(
Calgary
, Alberta)
96193 Edmonton
(
Edmonton
, Alberta)
176710 Banff
(
Banff
, Alberta)
176711 Canmore
(
Canmore
, Alberta)
223950 Mississauga
(
Mississauga
,
Ontario
)
383417 DAO
(
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
)
402920 Tsawout
(
Tsawout First Nation
)
497593 Kejimkujik
(
Kejimkujik National Park
,
Nova Scotia
)
516560 Annapolisroyal
(
Annapolis Royal
,
Nova Scotia
)
611586 Tsartlip
(
Tsartlip First Nation
)
611587 Tseycum
(
Tseycum First Nation
)
611980 Pauquachin
(
Pauquachin First Nation
)
616184 Malahat
(
Malahat First Nation
)
745492 Saanich
(
Saanich, British Columbia
)
United States
916 America
(
United States of America
)
6117 Brevardastro
(
Brevard County, Florida
, the home of the
Kennedy Space Center
, Cape Canaveral)
States
50 Virginia
(
Virginia
)
341 California
(
California
)
359 Georgia
(
Georgia
)
439 Ohio
(
Ohio
)
793 Arizona
(
Arizona
)
797 Montana
(
Montana
)
1602 Indiana
(
Indiana
)
3124 Kansas
(
Kansas
)
4547 Massachusetts
(
Massachusetts
)
10195 Nebraska
(
Nebraska
)
13688 Oklahoma
(
Oklahoma
)
19148 Alaska
(
Alaska
)
26715 South Dakota
(
South Dakota
)
35352 Texas
(
Texas
)
48575 Hawaii
(
Hawaii
)
114703 North Dakota
(
North Dakota
)
503033 New Hampshire
(
New Hampshire
)
Cities/Towns
334 Chicago
(
Chicago
,
Illinois
)
484 Pittsburghia
(
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
)
581 Tauntonia
(
Taunton, Massachusetts
)
716 Berkeley
(
Berkeley, California
)
1345 Potomac
(
Potomac, Virginia
)
2118 Flagstaff
(
Flagstaff, Arizona
)
2224 Tucson
(
Tucson, Arizona
)
2284 San Juan
(
San Juan, Puerto Rico
)
3031 Houston
(
Houston
,
Texas
)
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failed verification
]
3043 San Diego
(
San Diego
,
California
)
3512 Eriepa
(
Erie, Pennsylvania
)
5870 Baltimore
(
Baltimore
,
Maryland
)
6216 San Jose
(
San Jose, California
)
6296 Cleveland
(
Cleveland
,
Ohio
)
6854 Georgewest
(
George West, Texas
)
7041 Nantucket
(
Nantucket, Massachusetts
)
8084 Dallas
(
Dallas
,
Texas
)
10379 Lake Placid
(
Lake Placid, New York
)
11739 Baton Rouge
(
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
)
12464 Manhattan
(
Manhattan
)
20437 Selohusa
(
South Euclid, Ohio
and
Lyndhurst, Ohio
)
26090 Monrovia
(
Monrovia, California
)
32570 Peruindiana
(
Peru, Indiana
)
34419 Corning
(
Corning, New York
)
34611 Nacogdoches
(
Nacogdoches, Texas
)
35977 Lexington
(
Lexington, Massachusetts
)
35978 Arlington
(
Arlington, Massachusetts
)
54439 Topeka
(
Topeka, Kansas
)
58221 Boston
(
Boston, Massachusetts
)
82332 Las Vegas
(
Las Vegas, Nevada
)
107561 Quinn
(
Quinn, South Dakota
)
115492 Watonga
(
Watonga, Oklahoma
)
123794 Deadwood
(
Deadwood, South Dakota
)
143641 Sapello
(
Sapello, New Mexico
)
157064 Sedona
(
Sedona, Arizona
)
236129 Oysterbay
(
Oyster Bay, New York
)
250774 Syosset
(
Syosset, New York
)
284891 Kona
(
Kona District, Hawaii
)
342431 Hilo
(
Hilo, Hawaii
)
397279 Bloomsburg
(
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
)
Natural Features
2322 Kitt Peak
(
Kitt Peak
,
Arizona
)
12382 Niagara Falls
(
Niagara Falls
)
19204 Joshuatree
(
Joshua Tree National Park
,
California
)
21651 Mission Valley
(
Mission Valley, San Diego
)
49272 Bryce Canyon
(
Bryce Canyon National Park
,
Utah
)
159814 Saguaro
(
Saguaro National Park
,
Arizona
)
175166 Adirondack
(
Adirondack
Astronomy Retreat)
214474 Long Island
(
Long Island
,
New York
)
Buildings
508 Princetonia
(
Princeton University
,
New Jersey
)
516 Amherstia
(
Amherst College
,
Massachusetts
)
691 Lehigh
(
Lehigh University
,
Pennsylvania
)
736 Harvard
(
Harvard University
,
Massachusetts
)
4337 Arecibo
(
Arecibo Observatory
,
Puerto Rico
)
25164 Sonomastate
(
Sonoma State University
)
65688 Jarnac
(
Jarnac Observatory
, Arizona)
69406 Martz-Kohl
(Martz-Kohl Observatory,
Frewsburg, New York
)
75223 Wupatki
(
Wupatki National Monument
,
Arizona
)
87097 Lomaki
(
Lomaki pueblo
,
Arizona
)
218679 Sagamorehill
(
Sagamore Hill
,
New York
)
391795 Univofutah
(
University of Utah
)
542600 Lindahall
(
Linda Hall Library
,
Kansas City
)
Mexico
6035 Citlaltépetl
(
Citlaltépetl
, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain (5636 m) in Mexico)
10075 Campeche
(
Bay of Campeche
and
Campeche
(
10799 Yucatán
(
Yucatán
,
Mexico
)
10806 Mexico
(
Mexico
)
14217 Oaxaca
(
Oaxaca
)
26857 Veracruz
(
Veracruz
,
Veracruz
)
37471 Popocatepetl
(
Popocatépetl
, an active volcano in Mexico)
100456 Chichn Itza
(
Chichen Itza
, a
Pre-Columbian era
Mayan
city)
293477 Teotihuacan
, an ancient
Mesoamerican
city located in a sub-valley of the
Valley of Mexico
Caribbean
11094 Cuba
(
Cuba
)
11095 Havana
(
Havana
,
Cuba
)
South and Central America
Countries
293 Brasilia
(
Brazil
)
469 Argentina
(
Argentina
)
4636 Chile
(
Chile
)
9357 Venezuela
(
Venezuela
)
10071 Paraguay
(
Paraguay
)
10072 Uruguay
(
Uruguay
)
10792 Ecuador
(
Ecuador
)
10797 Guatemala
(
Guatemala
)
10866 Peru
(
Peru
)
11055 Honduras
(
Honduras
)
11908 Nicaragua
(
Nicaragua
)
325558 Guyane
(
French Guiana
)
Cities and buildings
1008 La Paz
(
La Paz
,
Bolivia
)
1029 La Plata
(
La Plata
,
Argentina
)
7850 Buenos Aires
(
Buenos Aires
, capital of Argentina)
8277 Machu-Picchu
(
Machu Picchu
,
Peru
)
8279 Cuzco
(
Cuzco
, Peru)
10344 Llanodelhato
(
Llano del Hato
, Venezuela)
10468 Itacuruba
(
Itacuruba
,
Brazil
)
10476 Los Molinos
(
Los Molinos Observatory
, Uruguay)
10867 Lima
(
Lima, Peru
)
11083 Caracas
(
Caracas
,
Venezuela
)
11193 Mérida
(
Mérida
,
Venezuela
)
11334 Rio de Janeiro
(
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil)
11335 Santiago
(
Santiago
,
Chile
)
12325 Bogota
(
Bogotá
,
Colombia
)
12360 Unilandes
(
University of Los Andes
, Venezuela)
12367 Ourinhos
(
Ourinhos
, Brazil)
12376 Cochabamba
(
Cochabamba
, Bolivia)
13509 Guayaquil
(
Guayaquil
,
Ecuador
)
29160 São Paulo
(
São Paulo
, Brazil)
32400 Itaparica
(Sertão de Itaparica Astronomical Observatory)
55737 Coquimbo
(
Coquimbo
, Chile)
78816 Caripito
(
Caripito
, Venezuela)
79889 Maloka
(Maloka Interactive Center,
Bogotá
,
Colombia
)
110295 Elcalafate
(
El Calafate
, Argentina)
128166 Carora
(
Carora
, Venezuela)
257533 Iquique
(
Iquique
, Chile)
366272 Medellín
(
Medellín
, Colombia)
423624 Udeantioquia
(
University of Antioquia
)
792972 Teresina
(
Teresina
, Brazil)
Natural features
1042 Amazone
(
Amazon River
)
1779 Paraná
(
Paraná River
, a river in south Central South America)
1821 Aconcagua
(
Aconcagua
Mountain and Aconcagua River, Argentina)
13126 Calbuco
(
Calbuco
, Chile)
18725 Atacama
(
Atacama Desert
, Chile)
26027 Cotopaxi
(
Cotopaxi
, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains)
30797 Chimborazo
(
Chimborazo
, Ecuador)
31031 Altiplano
(
Altiplano
, crossing Peru, Bolivia and Chile)
32987 Uyuni
(
Salar de Uyuni
, the largest salty expanse on the planet, located in
Bolivia
)
37596 Cotahuasi
(
Cotahuasi Canyon
, Peru)
48451 Pichincha
(
Mount Pichincha
, Ecuador)
117997 Irazu
(
Irazu
, a volcano in
Costa Rica
)
129555 Armazones
(
Cerro Armazones
, Chile)
Oceania
224 Oceana
(
Pacific Ocean
)
235 Carolina
(
Caroline Island
,
Kiribati
)
221465 Rapa Nui
(
Rapa Nui
, the name of Easter Island in the Polynesian Rapanui language)
570814 Nauru
(
Nauru
)
Australia
525 Adelaide
(
Adelaide
)
3953 Perth
(
Perth
)
5277 Brisbane
(
Brisbane
)
8088 Australia
(
Australia
)
11304 Cowra
(
Cowra
,
New South Wales, Australia
)
15550 Sydney
(
Sydney
)
336698 Melbourne
(
Melbourne
)
New Zealand
3563 Canterbury
(
Canterbury, New Zealand
)
19620 Auckland
(
Auckland
,
New Zealand
)
101461 Dunedin
(
Dunedin
, New Zealand)
386622 New Zealand
(
New Zealand
)
507490 Possum
(
Possum Observatory
, New Zealand)
French Polynesia
40227 Tahiti
(
Tahiti
, the largest island in
French Polynesia
)
81203 Polynesia
(French Polynesia)
88292 Bora-Bora
(
Bora Bora
Island, northwest of
Tahiti
)
145558 Raiatea
(
Raiatea
Island,
French Polynesia
)
Hawaii
34901 Mauna Loa
(
Mauna Loa
, the volcano forms the largest part of the Big Island of
Hawaii
)
48575 Hawaii
(
Hawaii
)
171183 Haleakala
(
Haleakalā
, volcano on the island of
Maui
)
188534 Mauna Kea
(
Mauna Kea
, volcano on the island of
Hawaii
)
284891 Kona
(
Kona District, Hawaii
)
342431 Hilo
(
Hilo, Hawaii
)
Polar regions
1031 Arctica
(
The Arctic
)
2404 Antarctica
(
Antarctica
)
110298 Deceptionisland
(
Deception Island
, a volcano in Antarctica)
Fictional places
279 Thule
(
Thule
)
1198 Atlantis
(
Atlantis
)
1282 Utopia
(
Utopia
)
1309 Hyperborea
(
Hyperborea
)
5405 Neverland
(
Neverland
)
9500 Camelot
(
Camelot
)
11553 Scheria
(
Scheria
, which is likely based off of
Corfu
)
113405 Itomori
(
Itomori
)
278141 Tatooine
(
Tatooine
)
719612 Hoshizaki
(
Hoshizaki High School
)
See also
List of minor planets
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).
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