6001–6100
| 6001 Thales || || Thales of Miletus (c. 625–547 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher || |-id=m002 | 6002 Eetion || 1988 RO || Eetion, from Greek mythology. He was the King of Thebe Hypoplakia, father of Andromache, and father-in-law of Hector. Eetion was killed during the raid on Thebe by Achilles. || |-id=m006 | 6006 Anaximandros || || Anaximander (c. 610–546 BC), Ancient Greek astronomer || |-id=m007 | 6007 Billevans || || Bill Evans (1929–1980), American jazz pianist || |-id=m009 | 6009 Yuzuruyoshii || || Yuzuru Yoshii (born 1951) is a Japanese astronomer and director of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo. His research interest includes formation and evolution of galaxies, galactic dynamics, and observational cosmology. He is famous for his discovery of the thick-disk component of the Milky Way galaxy. || |-id=m010 | 6010 Lyzenga || 1990 OE || Gregory Allen Lyzenga, American geophysicist, Satellite Geodesy and Geodynamics Systems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and, Physics Department, Harvey Mudd College. || |-id=m011 | 6011 Tozzi || || Gian Paolo Tozzi (born 1949), Italian astronomer at the Arcetri Observatory near Florence, Italy || |-id=m012 | 6012 Williammurdoch || || William Murdoch (1754–1839), a Scottish engineer || |-id=m013 | 6013 Andanike || 1991 OZ || Andrew (born 1996), David (born 1994), Nicholas (born 1992) and Kevin M. Martinez (born 1989), grandsons of the discoverer Henry E. Holt || |-id=m014 | 6014 Chribrenmark || || Christopher (born 1988), Brendan (born 1989) and Mark Moeller (born 1990), grandsons of the discoverer Henry E. Holt || |-id=m015 | 6015 Paularego || || Paula Rego (born 1935), Luso-British graphic artist || |-id=m016 | 6016 Carnelli || || Ian Carnelli (born 1976), a major contributor in developing asteroid mission concepts at ESA || |-id=m017 | 6017 Robertmorehead || || Robert C. Morehead, American astronomy professor at Penn State University. || |-id=m018 | 6018 Pierssac || || Piers Sellers (1955–2016), a British-American meteorologist, NASA astronaut and Director of Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Science Division || |-id=m019 | 6019 Telford || || Thomas Telford (1757–1834), a Scottish civil engineer and famed builder of roads, canals, bridges, tunnels and harbors. || |-id=m020 | 6020 Miyamoto || || Yukio Miyamoto (born 1921), Japanese astronomer, director of Seiwa Kougen Observatory || |-id=m022 | 6022 Jyuro || || Jurō Kobayashi (born 1949), Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets || |-id=m023 | 6023 Tsuyashima || || Takaaki Tsuyashima (born 1949), Japanese astronomer, director of the Kumamoto Kenmin Observatory || |-id=m024 | 6024 Ochanomizu || || Ochanomizu, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan || |-id=m025 | 6025 Naotosato || || Naoto Satō (born 1953), active amateur astronomer and junior high school science teacher. || |-id=m026 | 6026 Xenophanes || || Xenophanes (570–475 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher || |-id=m027 | 6027 Waratah || || The New South Wales waratah, Telopea speciosissima, is a large shrub endemic to New South Wales, in Australia, and it is the floral emblem of that state. || |-id=m029 | 6029 Edithrand || 1948 AG || Edith Wirtanen, who discovered this minor planet on a photographic plate taken by her husband Carl A. Wirtanen || |-id=m030 | 6030 Zolensky || || Michael Zolensky (born 1955), American meteoriticist and curator of interplanetary dust at NASA's Johnson Space Center, has been at the forefront of understanding the origin of interplanetary dust particles, their relationship to carbonaceous chondrites and the processes that formed them on comets and minor planets (Src) || |-id=m031 | 6031 Ryokan || || Ryōkan (1758–1831), a Zen Buddhist monk who lived as a hermit in Japan || |-id=m032 | 6032 Nobel || 1983 PY || Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), Swedish chemist, inventor of dynamite, and philanthropist, founder of the Nobel prize || |-id=m033 | 6033 Southwood || || David Southwood, British space scientist and Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College, London. || |-id=m035 | 6035 Citlaltépetl || 1987 OR || Citlaltépetl, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain (5636 m) in Mexico and lies near to the city of Orizaba. || |-id=m036 | 6036 Weinberg || || Steven Weinberg (1933–2021), American physicist and Nobelist || |-id=m039 | 6039 Parmenides || 1989 RS || Parmenides (born 515 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher || |-id=m041 | 6041 Juterkilian || 1990 KL || Klas Juter (born 1962), Swedish architect and photographer, and Danuta Kilian (born 1963), Polish artist. || |-id=m042 | 6042 Cheshirecat || || The Cheshire Cat, a cat appearing in Lewis Carroll's famous fairy tale Alice in Wonderland. Its unique characteristic is its laughing voice that lingers after the cat fades away. || |-id=m043 | 6043 Aurochs || || The aurochs, Bos primigenius † || |-id=m044 | 6044 Hammer-Purgstall || || Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856), Austrian orientalist and historian || |-id=m049 | 6049 Toda || 1991 VP || Kojun Toda (1879–1951) Japanese astronomer || |-id=m050 | 6050 Miwablock || 1992 AE || Miwa Block (born 1972), application systems analyst at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team. || |-id=m051 | 6051 Anaximenes || || Anaximenes of Miletus (born 545 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher || |-id=m052 | 6052 Junichi || || Junichi Watanabe (born 1960), Japanese astronomer || |-id=m054 | 6054 Ghiberti || 4019 P-L || Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378–1455), Italian sculptor || |-id=m055 | 6055 Brunelleschi || 2158 T-3 || Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446), Florentine sculptor and architect || |-id=m056 | 6056 Donatello || 2318 T-3 || Donatello (c. 1386–1466), Italian sculptor of the Renaissance || |-id=m057 | 6057 Robbia || 5182 T-3 || Luca della Robbia (1400–1482), Italian sculptor. The name also honors several other members of his family. || |-id=m058 | 6058 Carlnielsen || || Carl August Nielsen (1865–1931) is widely recognized as a great Danish composer who is especially noted for his six symphonies. || |-id=m059 | 6059 Diefenbach || 1979 TA || Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (1851–1913), a German painter and philosopher. || |-id=m060 | 6060 Doudleby || 1980 DX || Doudleby, a village in southern Bohemia, near České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. It was first mentioned as a site of a Slavonic fortified settlement above the Malše river in 981. The Gothic church of St. Vincent was built on this site. The region of Doudleby is known for its lively traditional folk customs, including carnivals. Name suggested by J. Ticha and M. Tichy. || |-id=m062 | 6062 Vespa || 1983 JQ || Vespa, an Italian–made scooter. The naming took place in 1996, in commemoration of its 50th anniversary since its launch. || |-id=m063 | 6063 Jason || 1984 KB || Jason, Greek mythological hero || |-id=m064 | 6064 Holašovice || || Holašovice, a village in Bohemia, Czech Republic || |-id=m065 | 6065 Chesneau || 1987 OC || Olivier Chesneau (1972–2014) was a French astronomer. || |-id=m066 | 6066 Hendricks || || John Hendricks (born 1952), founder of Discovery Communications (Discovery Channel; Learning Channel) || |-id=m067 | 6067 Donutil || || Miroslav Donutil, Czech actor. || |-id=m068 | 6068 Brandenburg || || Brandenburg, a federal state of Germany || |-id=m069 | 6069 Cevolani || || Giordano Cevolani (born 1945), Italian geophysicist † || |-id=m070 | 6070 Rheinland || || Rhineland, a region in western Germany along the Rhine River || |-id=m071 | 6071 Sakitama || || Sakitama, located in the city of Gyōda and from which Saitama prefecture takes its name, is known for its burial mounds, constructed from clay and rocks between the fourth and seventh centuries. || |-id=m072 | 6072 Hooghoudt || 1280 T-1 || Bernard Hooghoudt (1924–1995), developer of the Dutch radio telescopes || |-id=m073 | 6073 Tähtiseuraursa || 1939 UB || Tähtiseuraursa is Finnish for Astro Society Ursa. Ursa is a non-profit society of amateur astronomers, founded by Yrjö Väisälä in 1921. Ursa has grown to be one of the largest astronomical societies in Europe, with over 19 000 members in 2021. || |-id=m074 | 6074 Bechtereva || 1968 QE || Natalia Bekhtereva (1924–2008), was a Russian neurophysiologist, director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine in St. Petersburg for many years and founder of the Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Bechtereva laid the foundation for basic research into the physiology of healthy and diseased human brains. She discovered the cerebral mechanisms that optimize cognitive processes – the error detector. The theory of the brain's stable pathological state as the adaptation background for many chronic diseases was developed by Bechtereva, opening up new opportunities for their treatment. Name suggested by the Institute of the Human Brain and the Institute of Applied Astronomy. || |-id=m075 | 6075 Zajtsev || || Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev (1945–2021), Russian radio engineer and astronomer † || |-id=m076 | 6076 Plavec || 1980 CR || Miroslav Plavec (1925–2008), Czech astronomer || |-id=m077 | 6077 Messner || 1980 TM || Reinhold Messner (born 1944), an Italian mountaineer, adventurer and writer || |-id=m078 | 6078 Burt || || Burton G. Shoemaker (born 1912), uncle of Eugene M. Shoemaker || |-id=m079 | 6079 Gerokurat || || Gero Kurat (1938–2009), Austrian curator of the meteorite collection of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, and president of the Meteoritical Society || |-id=m080 | 6080 Lugmair || || Günter Lugmair (1940–2021), German cosmochemist and meteoriticist and director of the Max-Planck-Institut for Chemistry at Mainz || |-id=m081 | 6081 Cloutis || || Edward Cloutis (born 1958), Canadian physicist and professor at the University of Winnipeg || |-id=m082 | 6082 Timiryazev || || Kliment Timiryazev (1843–1920), a Russian physiologist and botanist, was a member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences || |-id=m083 | 6083 Janeirabloom || || Jane Ira Bloom (born 1955), an American soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. She is known for her chromatic, lyrical playing and compositions for orchestra, unusual ensembles and dance troupes. Her performances with traditional jazz groups appear on several critically acclaimed recordings. As the first musician in the NASA Art Program, she wrote "Most Distant Galaxy" and "Einstein's Red/Blue Universe", the latter on commission for the American Composers' Orchestra. || |-id=m084 | 6084 Bascom || 1985 CT || Florence Bascom (1862–1945), the first woman geologist in the United States. She was an expert in crystallography, mineralogy and petrography and worked in the fields of metamorphism and crystallography in their infancy. Bascom was also an educator who trained a generation of young women as professionals at Bryn Mawr, where she founded the geology department. She was the first woman hired by the U.S. Geological Survey and the first woman elected to the Council of the Geological Society of America. Her pioneering work earned her a position among the country's hundred leading geologists in the early twentieth century. || |-id=m085 | 6085 Fraethi || || Frede Pedersen, father of one of the discoverers; Frede, an old Danish name meaning peace, comes from the old Nordic name Fraethi. || |-id=m086 | 6086 Vrchlický || 1987 VU || Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912), born Emil Frída, Czech poet and one of the most prolific of all Czech writers. His works included lyric and epic poetry, plays and Czech translations of major European writers. || |-id=m087