8001–8100
| 8001 Ramsden || || Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800) was the British designer and producer of highly accurate sextants, theodolites and other instruments. Piazzi discovered using the Ramsden vertical circle of the Palermo Observatory. The name was suggested by J. Ticha on seeing this instrument during the Asteroids 2001 conference. || |-id=m002 | 8002 Tonyevans || || Anthony Evans (born 1944) is an English amateur astronomer involved in tracking Near-Earth Asteroids. He established the "A-Team" of asteroid- and comet-tracking enthusiasts, using robotic telescopes, providing tutorials and assistance to those interested in submitting observations to the MPC. || |-id=m003 | 8003 Kelvin || 1987 RJ || William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (Lord Kelin; 1824–1907), Scots-Irish physicist || |-id=m005 | 8005 Albinadubois || 1988 MJ || Albina du Boisrouvray (born 1941), French philanthropist || |-id=m006 | 8006 Tacchini || 1988 QU || Pietro Tacchini (1838–1905), Italian astronomer, founder of the Italian Society of Spectroscopists, the forerunner of the Societá Astronomica Italiana (Italian Astronomical Society) || |-id=m009 | 8009 Béguin || || The word Béguin, or "flirtation" in English, gives rise to the vigorous dance of the French West Indies, the beguine. || |-id=m010 | 8010 Böhnhardt || || Hermann Böhnhardt (born 1955), German astronomer at ESO || |-id=m011 | 8011 Saijokeiichi || || Keiichi Saijo (born 1949), curator of the astronomy section of National Science Museum, Tokyo. || |-id=m013 | 8013 Gordonmoore || 1990 KA || Gordon Moore (born 1929), American physicist, businessman and co-founder of Intel || |-id=m015 | 8015 Marksimons || || Mark Simons, an American geophysicist. || |-id=m019 | 8019 Karachkina || || Lyudmila Karachkina (born 1948), Ukrainian astronomer, wife of Yurii Vasilievich Karachkin, physics teacher, after whom 8089 Yukar was named. || |-id=m020 | 8020 Erzgebirge || || The Ore Mountains, a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic † || |-id=m021 | 8021 Walter || || Walter Anderson (born 1944) is a long-time editor of Parade, a magazine that reaches more than 80 million readers weekly. || |-id=m022 | 8022 Scottcrossfield || || Albert Scott Crossfield (1921–2006), a test pilot who was the first X-15 pilot and made a total of 14 flights. In 1953 Crossfield was the first pilot to exceed Mach 2 in the D-558-II Skyrocket. While an NACA research pilot, he made a total of 87 flights in the rocket-powered X-1 and D-558-II research aircraft || |-id=m023 | 8023 Josephwalker || 1991 DD || Joseph A. Walker (1921–1966), a NASA research pilot who was the second pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 25 flights. Three of these flights entered space and he received NASA astronaut wings posthumously in 2005. || |-id=m024 | 8024 Robertwhite || 1991 FN || Robert Michael White (1924–2010), an Air Force test pilot who was the third pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. He was the first pilot to fly Mach 4, Mach 5 and Mach 6, and the first to fly a winged vehicle into space. White received Air Force astronaut wings for the flight. || |-id=m025 | 8025 Forrestpeterson || || Forrest S. Petersen (1922–1990), a Navy test pilot who was the 4th pilot, and the only Navy pilot, to fly the X-15 and made a total of five flights. || |-id=m026 | 8026 Johnmckay || || John B. McKay (1922–1975), a NASA research pilot who was the 5th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 29 flights. Before joining the X-15 program, he made 46 flights in the X-1 and D-558-II Skyrocket. In 2005 McKay received posthumous NASA astronaut wings for a flight that reached an altitude of 89900 metres. || |-id=m027 | 8027 Robertrushworth || || Robert A. Rushworth (1924–1993), an Air Force test pilot who was the 6th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 34 flights. One of these flights reached 86800 meters, for which Rushworth received Air Force astronaut wings. || |-id=m028 | 8028 Joeengle || 1991 QE || Joe Engle (born 1932), an Air Force test pilot who was the 8th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. He received Air Force astronaut wings for a flight that took him to 85500 meters. Engle also flew the Space Shuttle, becoming the only person who reached space before being selected as an astronaut. || |-id=m029 | 8029 Miltthompson || || Milton Orville Thompson (1926–1993), a NASA research pilot who was the 9th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 14 flights. He subsequently made the first flights of the M2-F1 and M2-F2 lifting bodies, which were the forerunners of the Space Shuttle. || |-id=m030 | 8030 Williamknight || 1991 SK || William J. Knight (1929–2004), an Air Force test pilot who was the 10th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. These included the fastest X-15 flight, which reached Mach 6.7, and another flight to 69600 meters for which he received astronaut wings. || |-id=m031 | 8031 Williamdana || 1992 ER || William H. Dana (1930–2014), a NASA research pilot who was the 11th pilot to fly the X-15 and made a total of 16 flights. These included a 1967 flight to 93500 meters and he received NASA astronaut wings in 2005. Dana made the 199th and final X-15 flight in 1968 and subsequently flew the M2-F3 and HL-10 lifting bodies. || |-id=m032 | 8032 Michaeladams || || Michael J. Adams (1930–1967), an Air Force test pilot who was the 12th pilot to fly the X-15 and made seven flights. On 1967 Nov. 15, he was killed when his X-15 broke up during reentry. The first American to die in the course of a spaceflight, Adams was awarded posthumous Air Force astronaut wings. || |-id=m034 | 8034 Akka || 1992 LR || Akka, the Finnish earth mother and goddess of the harvest and female sexuality. || |-id=m036 | 8036 Maehara || || Hideo Maehara (born 1940), professor of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and director of the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory || |-id=m039 | 8039 Grandprism || || The Grand Prism Objectiv-40 cm astrograph (GPO), used without prism, has served for many years for searching for minor planets at La Silla. || |-id=m040 | 8040 Utsumikazuhiko || || Kazuhiko Utsumi (born 1937), made the first identification of many of the spectral lines and determined element abundances for carbon stars. At Hiroshima University he has taught astronomy and astrophysics to more than 30~000 students. || |-id=m041 | 8041 Masumoto || || Takeji Masumoto, builder of the discoverer's observatory. || |-id=m043 | 8043 Fukuhara || || Naohito Fukuhara (born 1965), a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. || |-id=m044 | 8044 Tsuchiyama || 1994 YT || Yukiko Tsuchiyama (born 1963), a Japanese amateur variable star observer who studies star names as a hobby. || |-id=m045 | 8045 Kamiyama || 1995 AW || Haruki Kamiyama (born 1960), an amateur astronomer and computer programmer. || |-id=m046 | 8046 Ajiki || 1995 BU || Osamu Ajiki (born 1965), an amateur astronomer and computer programmer, contributed to the popularization of astronomy by developing a wide variety of astronomical software that is regularly used by astronomers around the world. || |-id=m047 | 8047 Akikinoshita || || Akihiko Kinoshita (born 1963), an amateur astronomer and editor. || |-id=m048 | 8048 Andrle || || Pavel Andrle (1936–1991), Czech astronomer. || |-id=m049 | 8049 Janvier || || Miho Janvier, French solar and space physicist at the European Space Agency. || |-id=m050 | 8050 Beishida || 1996 ST || Beishida, the Beijing Normal University, is one of the earliest well-known Chinese universities. Founded in 1902, it is an important center for scientific research and the training of excellent teachers and other professionals. || |-id=m051 | 8051 Pistoria || || Pistoia, Italy || |-id=m052 | 8052 Novalis || 2093 P-L || Novalis (1772–1801), poet and philosopher of Early German Romanticism || |-id=m053 | 8053 Kleist || 4082 P-L || Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), a German poet and dramatist || |-id=m054 | 8054 Brentano || 4581 P-L || Clemens Brentano (1778–1842), a German novelist and poet of German Romanticism || |-id=m055 | 8055 Arnim || 5004 P-L || Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), a German novelist and poet of German Romanticism || |-id=m056 | 8056 Tieck || 6038 P-L || Ludwig Tieck (1773–1853), a German novelist, translator and poet of German Romanticism || |-id=m057 | 8057 Hofmannsthal || 4034 T-1 || Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929) began writing poems at the age of 16. His lyrical and dramatic work reflects Austrian impressionism and symbolism. Together with Richard Strauss and Max Reinhardt, he founded the Salzburger Festspiele. His best-known play is Jedermann. || |-id=m058 | 8058 Zuckmayer || 3241 T-3 || Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977), a German writer and playwright || |-id=m059 | 8059 Deliyannis || 1957 JP || Constantine Deliyannis (born 1959), on the faculty of Indiana University, has studied the evolution of solar-type stars through his investigations of the abundance of lithium and beryllium in star clusters. He has also made an observational verification of the roles of mixing and diffusion in the evolution of stars. || |-id=m060 | 8060 Anius || || Anius, son and priest to Apollo on the isle of Delos. || |-id=m061 | 8061 Gaudium || 1975 UF || Latin for joy, pleasure and delight, Gaudium is designed to compensate the gloom of (5708) Melancholia. || |-id=m062 | 8062 Okhotsymskij || 1977 EZ || Dmitrij Evgenievich Okhotsymskij (born 1921), a specialist in theoretical and applied mechanics. || |-id=m063 | 8063 Cristinathomas || || Cristina A. Thomas (born 1982), a postdoctoral research scientist at Northern Arizona University. || |-id=m064 | 8064 Lisitsa || 1978 RR || Physicist Mikhail Pavlovich Lisitsa (born 1921) is a professor at Kiev University. || |-id=m065 | 8065 Nakhodkin || || Nikolaj Grigorievich Nakhodkin (born 1925), a faculty head at Kiev University. || |-id=m066 | 8066 Poldimeri || || Leopold Bausbek (born 1938) and Meri Bausbek (born 1945), astronomy enthusiasts and friends of Danish discoverer Richard Martin West || |-id=m067 | 8067 Helfenstein || 1980 RU || Paul Helfenstein (born 1954), American astronomer of Cornell University || |-id=m068 | 8068 Vishnureddy || || Vishnu Vardhan Reddy (born 1978), a research professor at the University of North Dakota and a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research || |-id=m069 | 8069 Benweiss || || Benjamin P. Weiss (born 1973), a professor of planetary Science at MIT. || |-id=m070 | 8070 DeMeo || || Francesca DeMeo (born 1984), a postdoctoral researcher at MIT who completed her 2010 Ph.D. thesis at the Paris Observatory. An expert in spectral studies of small bodies, she extended to near-infrared wavelengths a taxonomic classification system for minor planets, known as the Bus–DeMeo taxonomy. || |-id=m071 | 8071 Simonelli || 1981 GO || Damon Paul Simonelli (born 1959), American astronomer and planetary scientist at Cornell University || |-id=m072 | 8072 Yojikondo || || Yoji Kondo (born 1933), Japanese-born U.S. astrophysicist. || |-id=m073 | 8073 Johnharmon || 1982 BS || John K. Harmon (born 1948), scientist at Arecibo Observatory || |-id=m074 | 8074 Slade || || Martin A. Slade (born 1942), scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory || |-id=m075 | 8075 Roero || 1985 PE || Roero, the region in Piemont, Italy || |-id=m076 | 8076 Foscarini || || Paolo Antonio Foscarini (1565–1616), an Italian Carmelite father, philosopher and scientist. || |-id=m077 | 8077 Hoyle || || Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) English astronomer, known for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his rejection of the "Big Bang". He served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1971 to 1973. || |-id=m078 | 8078 Carolejordan || || Carole Jordan, professor of physics at Somerville College, Oxford University. || |-id=m079