12001–12100

| 12001 Gasbarini || || Ron Gasbarini (born 1960) is an amateur astronomer whose interest was inspired by the Apollo missions in the 1960s. He has served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Niagara Centre and won the service award of the society in 1995. || |-id=m002 | 12002 Suess || || Franz Eduard Suess (1867–1941), Austrian geologist who coined the term tektite. He was the son of geologist Eduard Suess (1831–1914) || |-id=m003 | 12003 Hideosugai || || Hideo Sugai (born 1930), a retired teacher, is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He has been observing variable stars since 1951, and his data have been reported to the Variable Star Observers League in Japan. || |-id=m005 | 12005 Delgiudice || || Maria del Giudice (born 1964), friend and now wife of one of the discovery team's observers and measurers, Frank Shelly || |-id=m006 | 12006 Hruschka || 1996 OO || František Hruschka (1819–1888) invented the centrifugal honey extractor and demonstrated it at an exposition in Brno (now in the Czech Republic) in 1865. He gained recognition for the development of modern beekeeping || |-id=m007 | 12007 Fermat || || Pierre de Fermat, (1601–1665), a lawyer in Toulouse, is considered the greatest amateur mathematician of all time. || |-id=m008 | 12008 Kandrup || || Henry Kandrup (1955–2003), an American astrophysicist and professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville. His eccentric and energetic lecturing style and love of nonlinear dynamics are now reflected in his celestial namesake, an unusual minor planet on a chaotic trajectory. The asteroid was named in his memory. || |-id=m010 | 12010 Kovářov || 1996 UN || Kovářov, first mentioned in 1220, is a south Bohemian village situated in a pleasant hilly landscape near Milevsko. It is known for its rich community life, including living folk customs as well as for its Gothic church and Brokoff's baroque statues. Its Czech name originates from blacksmith work. || |-id=m012 | 12012 Kitahiroshima || || Kitahiroshima, a city in Hokkaido in northeastern Japan. || |-id=m013 | 12013 Sibatahosimi || || Sibatamachi-hosiwomirukai, a Japanese amateur astronomer club in Sibata town, Miyagi prefecture, founded in 1986 || |-id=m014 | 12014 Bobhawkes || || Robert Lewis Hawkes (born 1951), Canadian physicist Src || |-id=m016 | 12016 Green || 1996 XC || George Green (1793–1841), a self-taught miller's son of Nottingham, was instrumental (along with Gauss) in making the theories of electricity and magnetism a part of mathematical physics. || |-id=m022 | 12022 Hilbert || || David Hilbert (1862–1943), professor at Göttingen and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. || |-id=m027 | 12027 Masaakitanaka || || Japanese amateur astronomer Masaaki Tanaka (born 1952) uses a Schmidt camera and binoculars to observe comets. He was one of the observers who rediscovered comet 122P/de Vico on 17 September 1995 || |-id=m028 | 12028 Annekinney || || Astronomer Anne L. Kinney (born 1950) quantified the misalignment of the central black hole accretion disk and galaxy disk in Seyfert galaxies. She served as Director of NASA's Universe Division and Director of Goddard's Solar System Exploration Division. In 2015 she was named Chief Scientist for the Keck Observatory. || |-id=m031 | 12031 Kobaton || || Kobaton is a Eurasian collared dove (Shirakobato in Japanese), and is the official mascot character of Saitama Prefecture since 2005. || |-id=m032 | 12032 Ivory || || Sir James Ivory (1765–1842), Scottish mathematician. || |-id=m033 | 12033 Anselmo || || Anselmo Antonini (born 1946), an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group. || |-id=m035 | 12035 Ruggieri || || Guido Ruggieri (1913–1976), an Italian amateur astronomer known for his visual observations of Mars and Jupiter || |-id=m040 | 12040 Jacobi || || Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, (1804–1851), professor at Königsberg and Berlin. || |-id=m042 | 12042 Laques || 1997 FC || Pierre Laques (born 1934), a French astronomer and one of the co-discoverers of Helene (Saturn XII), a moon of Saturn, at the Pic du Midi Observatory || |-id=m044 | 12044 Fabbri || 1997 FU || Luciano Fabbri (born 1945), an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group. || |-id=m045 | 12045 Klein || || Felix Klein (1849–1925), a professor of mathematics at Erlangen and later at Göttingen. || |-id=m047 | 12047 Hideomitani || || In 1975, Hideo Mitani (born 1946) founded a library of nature photographs, including astronomical photographs. It became the most famous library of its kind in Japan and cultivated many other nature photographers. || |-id=m050 | 12050 Humecronyn || || Hume Blake Cronyn, Canadian businessman and politician † || |-id=m051 | 12051 Pícha || 1997 JO || Jaroslav Pícha (1921–1998), Czech meteorologist and amateur astronomer || |-id=m052 | 12052 Aretaon || || Aretaon, a Trojan warrior who was killed by Teucer. || |-id=m053 | 12053 Turtlestar || || Turtle Star Observatory (obs. code 628) located in Mülheim-Ruhr, Germany. It was built in 1995, by Andreas Boeker, his wife Karolin, Axel Martin and M. Tator. † || |-id=m056 | 12056 Yoshigeru || || Yoshida Shigeru (1952–1997), a Japanese physician. || |-id=m057 | 12057 Alfredsturm || || Alfred Sturm (born 1924) co-founder with Martin Geffert of the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) in Heppenheim, Germany † ‡ || |-id=m059 | 12059 du Châtelet || || Emilie du Châtelet (1706–1749), an acknowledged scientist among the leading thinkers of her time, translated Newton's Principia Mathematica into French in 1749, this still being considered the best existing translation. In 1745 she showed that the energy of a moving object is proportional to its mass and the square of its velocity || |-id=m061 | 12061 Alena || || Alena Ruth Robbins, the mother of the discoverer. || |-id=m062 | 12062 Tilmanspohn || || Tilman Spohn (born 1950) was director of the Institute of Planetary Research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin. He pioneered in-situ measurements of thermal and mechanical properties of planetary surfaces and was Principal Investigator for the instrument MUPUS on the Rosetta lander Philae. || |-id=m064 | 12064 Guiraudon || || Jean-Claude Guiraudon, who founded the in 1961, which later evolved into the . He now works at the international level with MILSET, the , which he helped create. || |-id=m065 | 12065 Jaworski || || Victor Jaworski (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m067 | 12067 Jeter || || Crystal Lynn Jeter (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m068 | 12068 Khandrika || || Harish Gautam Khandrika (born 1987), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m069 | 12069 Michaelbruno || || Michael Bruno mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina. || |-id=m070 | 12070 Kilkis || || Siir Sirinyasam Kilkis (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m071 | 12071 Davykim || || Davy Kim (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m072 | 12072 Anupamakotha || || Anupama Kotha (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m073 | 12073 Larimer || || Curtis James Larimer (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m074 | 12074 Carolinelau || || Caroline Sue-Yuk Lau (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m075 | 12075 Legg || || Tiffany Amelia Legg (born 1987), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m077 | 12077 Frankthorne || || Frank Thorne mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. || |-id=m078 | 12078 Ikezi || || Chihiro Ikezi mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Saint Francis High School, Mountain View, California. || |-id=m079 | 12079 Kaibab || || The Kaibab Formation, a massive limestone layer of Permian age that forms the bedrock of much of Northern Arizona. || |-id=m083 | 12083 Darone || || Gregory Darone mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware. || |-id=m084 | 12084 Unno || || Juza Unno (a.k.a. Sano Shoichi), Japanese mystery writer and pioneer of science fiction || |-id=m085 | 12085 Susanmoore || || Susan Moore mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York. || |-id=m086 | 12086 Joshualevine || || Joshua Levine (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m087 | 12087 Tiffanylin || || Tiffany Fangtse Lin (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m088 | 12088 Macalintal || || Jeric Valles Macalintal (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m089 | 12089 Maichin || || Diana Marie Maichin (born 1983), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m091 | 12091 Jesmalmquist || || Jessica Lea Malmquist (born 1987), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m092 | 12092 Erinorourke || || Erin O'Rourke mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York. || |-id=m093 | 12093 Chrimatthews || || Christina Marie Matthews (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m094 | 12094 Mazumder || || Mark Mohan Mazumder (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m095 | 12095 Pinel || || Philippe Pinel (1745–1826), a French physician who made revolutionary contributions to the treatment of patients suffering from mental illness, became chief physician at the La Salpêtrière clinic in Paris. His Traité médico-philosophique sur l´Aliénation mentale (1801) has been translated into several languages || |-id=m097 | 12097 Peterlowen || || Peter Lowen (born 1966) mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches mathematics at the Ravenwood High School, Brentwood, Tennessee, USA. || |-id=m099 | 12099 Meigooni || || David Nima Meigooni (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m100 | 12100 Amiens || || The French city of Amiens, the capital of Picardy. It is famous for its cathedral, the tallest of the Gothic churches in France. Notable for its beautiful sculptures on the principal façade, it has been named the "Parthenon of Gothic architecture". The city is also worth a visit for its complex of gardens along the Somme river. ||

12101–12200

| 12101 Trujillo || || Chad Trujillo (born 1973), an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets of the California Institute of Technology, specializes in the study of Kuiper belt objects. || |-id=m102 | 12102 Piazzolla || || Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) was an Argentine composer best known for his distinct nuevo tango. His fusion of the tango with Western musical elements, especially jazz, was successful in producing a new individual musical style. || |-id=m104 | 12104 Chesley || || Steven R. Chesley (born 1965), of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an expert in determination of the orbits of minor planets and application to the study of earth-impact probability. || |-id=m106 | 12106 Menghuan || || Meng Huan (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002 || |-id=m107 | 12107 Reneebarcia || || Renee Barcia mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, New York. || |-id=m108 | 12108 Jamesaustin || || James Austin mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Garnet Valley High School, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. || |-id=m111