This is a list of space objects and features which were named after Russian people and places:
As of March 2024, there are 103+ asteroids named after Soviet/Russian people and places, most of which are located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
Near-Earth obj. | MBA (inner) | MBA (outer) | Centaur |
Mars-crosser | MBA (middle) | Jupiter trojan | Trans-Neptunian obj. |
Unclassified | |||
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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232 Russia | A883 BA | Russia | [1] · 232 |
675 Ludmilla | 1908 DU | A character in the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820) by Mikhail Glinka | [2] · 675 |
749 Malzovia | 1913 RF | Nikolai Maltsov | [3] · 749 |
762 Pulcova | 1913 SQ | Pulkovo Observatory, Russia | [4] · 762 |
769 Tatjana | 1913 TA | The heroine of Eugene Onegin (1833) by Aleksandr Pushkin | [5] · 769 |
779 Nina | 1914 UB | Nina N. Neujmina (1877–1956), sister of Grigory Neujmin | [6] · 769 |
786 Bredichina | 1914 UO | Fyodor Bredikhin (1831–1904) | [7] · 786 |
787 Moskva | 1914 UQ | Moscow, Russia | [8] · 787 |
807 Ceraskia | 1915 WY | Vitold Tserasky (1849–1925) | [9] · 807 |
824 Anastasia | 1916 ZH | Anastasia Semenoff | [10] · 824 |
825 Tanina | 1916 ZL | Princess Tanina | [11] · 825 |
829 Academia | 1916 ZY | Russian Academy of Sciences | [12] · 829 |
830 Petropolitana | 1916 ZZ | St. Petersburg, Russia | [13] · 830 |
847 Agnia | 1915 XX | Agnia I. Bad'ina (1877–1956) | [14] · 847 |
848 Inna | 1915 XS | Nikolaevna L. Balanovskaya (1881–1945) | [15] · 848 |
852 Wladilena | A916 GM | Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) | [16] · 852 |
856 Backlunda | A916 GQ | Oskar Backlund (1846–1916) | [17] · 856 |
857 Glasenappia | A916 GR | Sergey Glazenap (1848–1937) | [18] · 857 |
882 Swetlana | 1917 CM | Svetlana, a Russian feminine name | [19] · 882 |
969 Leocadia | 1921 KZ | Leocadia, a Russian feminine name | [20] · 969 |
995 Sternberga | 1923 NP | Pavel Shternberg (1865–1920) | [21] · 995 |
1004 Belopolskya | 1923 OS | Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934) | [22] · 1004 |
1007 Pawlowia | 1923 OX | Ivan P. Pavlov (1849–1936) | [23] · 1007 |
1028 Lydina | 1923 PG | Lydia Albitskaya, wife of Vladimir Albitsky | [24] · 1028 |
1059 Mussorgskia | 1925 OA | Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881) | [25] · 1059 |
1074 Beljawskya | 1925 BE | Sergey Belyavsky (1883–1953) | [26] · 1074 |
1075 Helina | 1926 SC | Helij G. Neujmin, son of Grigory Neujmin | [27] · 1075 |
1094 Siberia | 1926 CB | Siberia, Russia | [28] · 1094 |
1099 Figneria | 1928 RQ | Vera Figner (1852–1942) | [29] · 1099 |
1113 Katja | 1928 QC | Katja, a Russian feminine name | [30] · 1113 |
1118 Hanskya | 1927 QD | Alexis Hansky (1872–1908) | [31] · 1118 |
1121 Natascha | 1928 RZ | Natasha "Natalia" Tichomirova, Russian hydro-geologist and daughter of Grigory Neujmin | [32] · 1121 |
1129 Neujmina | 1929 PH | Grigory Neujmin (1885–1946) | [33] · 1129 |
1147 Stavropolis | 1929 LF | Stavropol, Russia | [34] · 1147 |
1149 Volga | 1929 PF | Volga River, Russia | [35] · 1149 |
1158 Luda | 1929 QF | Luda, shortened version of Ludmilla | [36] · 1158 |
1167 Dubiago | 1930 PB | Alexander Dubyago (1903–1959) | [37] · 1167 |
1189 Terentia | 1930 SG | Lidiya I. Terenteva (1879–1933) | [38] · 1189 |
1190 Pelagia | 1930 SL | Pelageya Shajn (1894–1956) | [39] · 1190 |
1204 Renzia | 1931 TE | Franz Robert Renz (1860–1942) | [40] · 1204 |
1206 Numerowia | 1931 UH | Boris Numerov (1891–1941) | [41] · 1206 |
1210 Morosovia | 1931 LB | Nikolai A. Morozov (1854–1946) | [42] · 1210 |
1255 Schilowa | 1932 NC | Mariya V. Zhilova (1870–1934) | [43] · 1255 |
1306 Scythia | 1930 OB | Scythia, an ancient region within present-day Russia and Ukraine | [44] · 1306 |
1316 Kasan | 1933 WC | Kazan, Russia | [45] · 1316 |
1330 Spiridonia | 1925 DB | Spiridon Zaslavsky (1883–1942) | [46] · 1330 |
1369 Ostanina | 1935 QB | Ostanin, Russia | [47] · 1369 |
1379 Lomonosowa | 1936 FC | Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765) | [48] · 1379 |
1380 Volodia | 1936 FM | Vladimir Vesselovsky | [49] · 1380 |
1459 Magnya | 1937 VA | Magnya, Russian word meaning "clear, bright and wonderful" | [50] · 1459 |
1479 Inkeri | 1938 DE | Ingria, Russia | [51] · 1479 |
1480 Aunus | 1938 DK | Olonets, Russia | [52] · 1480 |
1590 Tsiolkovskaja | 1933 NA | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) | [53] · 1590 |
1603 Neva | 1926 VH | Neva River, Russia | [54] · 1603 |
1606 Jekhovsky | 1950 RH | Benjamin Jekhowsky (1881–1975) | [55] · 1606 |
1610 Mirnaya | 1928 RT | Mirnaya, Russian word meaning "peaceful" | [56] · 1610 |
1621 Druzhba | 1926 TM | Druzhba, Russian word meaning "friendship" | [57] · 1621 |
1648 Shajna | 1935 RF | Grigory Shajn (1892–1956) | [58] · 1648 |
1653 Yakhontovia | 1937 RA | N. S. Yakhontova | [59] · 1653 |
1654 Bojeva | 1931 TL | Nina F. Bojeva (1890–1956) | [60] · 1654 |
1671 Chaika | 1934 TD | Valentina Tereshkova | [61] · 1671 |
1772 Gagarin | 1968 CB | Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) | [62] · 1772 |
1836 Komarov | 1971 OT | Vladimir Komarov (1927–1967) | [63] · 1836 |
1855 Korolev | 1969 TU1 | Sergei Korolev (1907–1966) | [64] · 1855 |
1979 Sakharov | 2006 P-L | Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) | [65] · 1979 |
2227 Otto Struve | 1955 RX | Otto Struve (1897–1963) | [66] · 2227 |
2233 Kuznetsov | 1972 XE1 | Nikolai Kuznetsov (1911–1944) | [67] · 2233 |
2266 Tchaikovsky | 1974 VK | Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) | [68] · 2266 |
2325 Chernykh | 1979 SP | Lyudmila (1935–2017) and Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004) | [69] · 2325 |
2700 Baikonur | 1976 YP7 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan | [70] · 2700 |
2776 Baikal | 1976 SZ7 | Lake Baikal, Russia | [71] · 2776 |
3010 Ushakov | 1978 SB5 | Fyodor Ushakov (1745–1817) | [72] · 3010 |
3013 Dobrovoleva | 1979 SD7 | Oleg Dobrovolsky (1914–1989) | [73] · 3013 |
3038 Bernes | 1978 QB3 | Mark Bernes (1911–1969) | [74] · 3038 |
3039 Yangel | 1978 SP2 | Mikhail Yangel (1911–1971) | [75] · 3039 |
3067 Akhmatova | 1982 TE2 | Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966) | [76] · 3067 |
3068 Khanina | 1982 YJ1 | Frida Khanina | [77] · 3068 |
3170 Dzhanibekov | 1979 SS11 | Vladimir Dzhanibekov | [78] · 3170 |
3942 Churivannia | 1977 RH7 | Ivan I. Churyumov (1929–1988) | [79] · 3942 |
3946 Shor | 1983 EL2 | Viktor A. Shor (1929–2021) | [80] · 3946 |
5154 Leonov | 1969 TL1 | Yevgeny Leonov (1926–1994) | [81] · 5154 |
6180 Bystritskaya | 1986 BX4 | Ehlina A. Bystritskaya (1928–2019) | [82] · 6180 |
6278 Ametkhan | 1971 TF | Amet-khan Sultan (1920–1971) | [83] · 6278 |
6355 Univermoscow | 1969 TX5 | Lomonosov Moscow State University | [84] · 6355 |
6356 Tairov | 1976 QR | Vasiliy E. Tairov (1859–1938) | [85] · 6356 |
6357 Glushko | 1976 SK3 | Valentin Glushko (1908–1989) | [86] · 6357 |
6358 Chertok | 1977 AL1 | Boris Chertok (1912–2011) | [87] · 6358 |
6359 Dubinin | 1977 AZ1 | Yuri Dubinin (1930–2013) | [88] · 6359 |
6719 Gallaj | 1990 UL11 | Mark L. Gallaj (1914–1998) | [89] · 6719 |
6763 Kochiny | 1981 RA2 | Pelageya (1899–1999) and Nikolai Kochin (1901–1944) | [90] · 6763 |
6764 Kirillavrov | 1981 TM3 | Kirill Lavrov (1925–2007) | [91] · 6764 |
6821 Ranevskaya | 1986 SZ1 | Faina Ranevskaya (1896–1984) | [92] · 6821 |
6890 Savinykh | 1975 RP | Viktor Savinykh | [93] · 6890 |
7469 Krikalev | 1990 VU14 | Sergei Krikalev | [94] · 7469 |
9533 Aleksejleonov | 1981 SA7 | Alexei Leonov (1934–2019) | [95] · 9533 |
11010 Artemieva | 1981 ET24 | Natalia Artemieva | [96] · 11010 |
11011 KIAM | 1981 UK11 | Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics (KIAM) | [97] · 11011 |
11015 Romanenko | 1982 SJ7 | Boris I. Romanenko (1912–) | [98] · 11015 |
11016 Borisov | 1982 SG12 | Vladimir A. Borisov (1809–1862) | [99] · 11016 |
11026 Greatbotkin | 1986 RE1 | Botkin Hospital, Moscow | [100] · 11026 |
11027 Astafʹev | 1986 RX5 | Victor P. Astafʹev (1924–2001) | [101] · 11027 |
14519 Ural | 1996 TT38 | Ural River, Russia/Kazakhstan | [102] · 14519 |
365756 ISON | 2010 WZ71 | International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) | [103] · 365756 |
As of March 2024, there are 28 known comets discovered by Russian astronomers
Comet designation | Namesake(s) | Discovery (year) |
Ref |
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25D/Neujmin 2 | Grigory Neujmin (1885–1946) | 1916 | [104] |
28P/Neujmin 1 | 1913 | [105] | |
42P/Neujmin 3 | 1929 | [106] | |
57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte | Daniel du Toit (1917–1981) Grigory Neujmin Eugène J. Delporte (1882–1955) |
1941 | [107] |
58P/Jackson-Neujmin | Cyril Jackson (1903–1988) and Grigory Neujmin | 1936 | [108] |
61P/Shajn-Schaldach | Pelageya Shajn (1894–1956) and Robert Schaldach | 1949 | [109] |
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh | Tamara Smirnova (1935–2001) and Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004) | 1975 | [110] |
101P/Chernykh | Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004) | 1977 | [111] |
408P/Novichonok-Gerke | Artyom Novichonok and Vladimir Gerke | 2011 | [112] |
479P/Elenin | Leonid Elenin | 2011 | [113] |
C/1914 M1 (Neujmin) | Grigory Neujmin (1885–1946) | 1914 | [114] |
C/2010 X1 (Elenin) | Leonid Elenin | 2010 | [115] |
C/2012 S1 (ISON) | International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) | 2012 | [116] |
C/2013 N4 (Borisov) | Gennadiy Borisov | 2013 | [117] |
C/2013 V2 (Borisov) | 2013 | [118] | |
C/2014 Q3 (Borisov) | 2014 | [119] | |
C/2014 Q3 (Borisov) | 2014 | [119] | |
C/2014 R1 (Borisov) | 2014 | [120] | |
C/2015 D4 (Borisov) | 2015 | [121] | |
C/2015 X4 (Elenin) | Leonid Elenin | 2010 | [122] |
C/2016 R3 (Borisov) | Gennadiy Borisov | 2016 | [123] |
C/2017 A3 (Elenin) | Leonid Elenin | 2010 | [124] |
C/2017 E1 (Borisov) | Gennadiy Borisov | 2017 | [125] |
C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) | 2019 | [126] | |
Also known as 2I/Borisov | |||
C/2019 V1 (Borisov) | Gennadiy Borisov | 2019 | [127] |
C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) | 2020 | [128] | |
C/2021 L3 (Borisov) | 2021 | [129] | |
C/2023 T2 (Borisov) | 2023 | [130] | |
P/2014 X1 (Elenin) | Leonid Elenin | 2014 | [131] |
Feature | Type | Coordinates | Named after | Ref |
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Podja | Patera | 18°30′S 304°45′E / 18.5°S 304.75°E | Podja, the spirit of fire in Evenki mythology | [199] |
Purgine | Patera | 2°22′S 297°16′E / 2.37°S 297.26°E | Purgine, the god of thunder in Mordvinian mythology | [200] |
Tol-Ava | Patera | 1°45′N 322°02′E / 1.75°N 322.04°E | Tol-Ava, the goddess of fire in Mordvinian mythology | [201] |
Feature | Type | Coordinates | Named after | Ref |
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Akhmatova | Crater | 61°18′N 307°54′E / 61.30°N 307.90°E | Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966) | [222] |
Andreianova | Crater | 3°00′S 68°48′E / 3.00°S 68.80°E | Elena Andreianova (1819–1857) | [223] |
Barsova | Crater | 61°18′N 223°00′E / 61.30°N 223.00°E | Valeria Barsova (1892–1967) | [224] |
Bugoslavskaya | Crater | 23°00′S 300°24′E / 23.00°S 300.40°E | Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya (1899–1960) | [225] |
As of March 2024, only HAT-P-3 and its planet (b) have IAU-approved Russian formal names, which they received during the second NameExoWorlds campaign in 2019[226]
Star | Planet | Distance | Named after |
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Dombay (HAT-P-3) |
Teberda (HAT-P-3b) |
440 ly | Dombay and Teberda River, Russia |