Introduction
As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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 number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.
Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. 
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document"SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.
96001–96100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96086 Toscanos | 1006 T-2 | Toscanos, Spain, where the ruins of a Phoenician colony are found | · 96086 |
96101–96200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96178 Rochambeau | 1987 SA4 | Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725–1807), a commander of the French Expeditionary Force supporting the American revolution. | · 96178 |
| 96189 Pygmalion | 1991 NT3 | Pygmalion, god of ancient Greek mythology and name of the Greek sculptor who fell in love with his statue, Galatea. | · 96189 |
| 96192 Calgary | 1991 TZ15 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada † | · 96192 |
| 96193 Edmonton | 1991 TG16 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada † | · 96193 |
| 96200 Oschin | 1992 QR2 | Samuel Oschin (1914–2003), an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. | · 96200 |
96201–96300
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96205 Ararat | 1992 ST16 | Mount Ararat | · 96205 |
| 96206 Eschenberg | 1992 SU17 | The Eschenberg Observatory, near Winterthur in Switzerland, was founded in 1979 and attracts 3000 visitors a year. Since 1998 the public observatory has undertaken scientific tasks, especially observations of asteroids. | · 96206 |
| 96217 Gronchi | 1993 RP2 | Giovanni-Federico Gronchi, Italian astronomer | · 96217 |
| 96254 Hoyo | 1995 DT2 | Hōyo Kaikyō (Hōyo Strait), between the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku | · 96254 |
| 96268 Tomcarr | 1995 SA55 | Thomas D. Carr, American astronomer | · 96268 |
96301–96400
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96327 Ullmann | 1997 EJ50 | Liv Ullmann (born 1938), Norwegian screen actress and movie director. | · 96327 |
| 96344 Scottweaver | 1997 RH3 | J. Scott Weaver (1940–2009), professor of Geology at Alfred University. | · 96344 |
| 96348 Toshiyukimariko | 1997 TU26 | Toshiyuki Miho (born 1951) and Mariko Miho (born 1956) work as lecturers in an astronomical class room to show the wonders of the night sky to the public. | · 96348 |
96401–96500
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
96501–96600
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96506 Oberösterreich | 1998 OR4 | Oberösterreich (Upper Austria), one of the nine federal states of Austria | · 96506 |
96601–96700
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96623 Leani | 1999 ET4 | Achille Leani, Italian astronomer and one of the founders of the International Union of Amateur Astronomers | · 96623 |
96701–96800
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96747 Crespodasilva | 1999 QQ2 | Lucy D. Crespo da Silva, Brazilian-American astronomer and the object's discoverer, who died in 2000 at age 22 ‡ | · 96747 |
96801–96900
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96876 Andreamanna | 1999 TY10 | Andrea Manna, Swiss journalist, guitar player, and amateur astronomer | · 96876 |
96901–97000
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||