List of named minor planets: W

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For the numerically ordered list, see List of named minor planets (numerical).

This is a partial list of named minor planets, containing all those starting with the letter `W`, as of 15 August 2022[update]. It is ordered in a case-insensitive, alphabetical manner and contains a total of 532 entries. Grey minor planets have no article and redirect to the list of minor planets instead (see List of minor planets § Main index).[1][2]

Partial lists by letter (main):

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## W[edit]

* 2453 Wabash
* 10585 Wabi-Sabi
* 8501 Wachholz
* 1704 Wachmann
* 157541 Wachter
* 12861 Wacker
* 4710 Wade
* 210983 Wadeparker
* 121032 Wadesisler
* 8356 Wadhwa
* 21387 Wafakhalil
* 22562 Wage
* 3110 Wagman
* 3992 Wagner
* 9725 Wainscoat
* 5128 Wakabayashi
* 8399 Wakamatsu
* 41199 Wakanaootaki
* 6208 Wakata
* 12415 Wakatatakayo
* 17038 Wake
* 7627 Wakenokiyomaro
* 5847 Wakiya
* 5960 Wakkanai
* 3734 Waland
* 1695 Walbeck
* 25942 Walborn
* 31956 Wald
* 18021 Waldman
* 32561 Waldron
* 11005 Waldtrudering
* 25019 Walentosky
* 15045 Walesdymond
* 4629 Walford
* 1260 Walhalla
* 1417 Walinskia
* 6372 Walker
* 205599 Walkowicz
* 877 Walküre
* 21903 Wallace
* 6670 Wallach
* 1153 Wallenbergia
* 2114 Wallenquist
* 23477 Wallenstadt
* 79410 Wallerius
* 987 Wallia
* 66661 Wallin
* 22630 Wallmuth
* 3198 Wallonia
* 256 Walpurga
* 1946 Walraven
* 17506 Walschap
* 7398 Walsh
* 7987 Walshkevin
* 23014 Walstein
* 4266 Waltari
* 8021 Walter
* 3145 Walter Adams
* 9132 Walteranderson
* 172317 Walterbos
* 19178 Walterbothe
* 15968 Waltercugno
* 25680 Walterhansen
* 2749 Walterhorn
* 9187 Walterkröll
* 246153 Waltermaria
* 168638 Waltersiegmund
* 157015 Walterstraube
* 30080 Walterworman
* 54932 Waltharris
* 8811 Waltherschmadel
* 22998 Waltimyer
* 890 Waltraut
* 19162 Wambsganss
* 33681 Wamsley
* 10657 Wanach
* 9484 Wanambi
* 1057 Wanda
* 10428 Wanders
* 20778 Wangchaohao
* 26680 Wangchristi
* 17693 Wangdaheng
* 192353 Wangdazhong
* 210231 Wangdemin
* 26688 Wangenevieve
* 14558 Wangganchang
* 25573 Wanghaoyu
* 28305 Wangjiayi
* 16944 Wangler
* 25577 Wangmanqiang
* 3171 Wangshouguan
* 172318 Wangshui
* 66885 Wangxiaomo
* 207716 Wangxichan
* 4913 Wangxuan
* 355704 Wangyinglai
* 21770 Wangyiran
* 46669 Wangyongzhi
* 23759 Wangzhaoxin
* 43259 Wangzhenyi
* 18593 Wangzhongcheng
* 18291 Wani
* 5762 Wänke
* 289608 Wanli
* 11807 Wannberg
* 13044 Wannes
* 31283 Wanruomeng
* 33523 Warashina
* 6027 Waratah
* 28019 Warchal
* 2276 Warck
* 4908 Ward
* 11797 Warell
* 133854 Wargetz
* 6701 Warhol
* 12633 Warmenhoven
* 30155 Warmuth
* 8734 Warner
* 18862 Warot
* 5597 Warren
* 75836 Warrenastro
* 21671 Warrener
* 5478 Wartburg
* 9350 Waseda
* 9063 Washi
* 886 Washingtonia
* 7274 Washioyama
* 5756 Wassenbergh
* 4765 Wasserburg
* 10242 Wasserkuppe
* 2660 Wasserman
* 4783 Wasson
* 29979 Wastyk
* 11827 Wasyuzan
* 4155 Watanabe
* 1645 Waterfield
* 30835 Waterloo
* 1822 Waterman
* 27660 Waterwayuni
* 469366 Watkins
* 115492 Watonga
* 729 Watsonia
* 5961 Watt
* 133009 Watters
* 7784 Watterson
* 1798 Watts
* 1352 Wawel
* 33682 Waylonreid
* 13840 Wayneanderson
* 50721 Waynebailey
* 13425 Waynebrown
* 13880 Wayneclark
* 8996 Waynedwards
* 176103 Waynejohnson
* 8482 Wayneolm
* 14597 Waynerichie
* 19816 Wayneseyfert
* 11425 Wearydunlop
* 29198 Weathers
* 29633 Weatherwax
* 3107 Weaver
* 3041 Webb
* 199574 Webbert
* 4152 Weber
* 4529 Webern
* 12431 Webster
* 7587 Weckmann
* 5057 Weeks
* 12196 Weems
* 283142 Weena
* 5151 Weerstra
* 29227 Wegener
* 27588 Wegley
* 115326 Wehinger
* 204786 Wehlau
* 3639 Weidenschilling
* 199741 Weidner
* 14100 Weierstrass
* 18905 Weigan
* 9315 Weigel
* 200255 Weigle
* 207931 Weihai
* 8327 Weihenmayer
* 11899 Weill
* 3539 Weimar
* 196540 Weinbaum
* 6036 Weinberg
* 7114 Weinek
* 183182 Weinheim
* 4085 Weir
* 18680 Weirather
* 2802 Weisell
* 30955 Weiser
* 17050 Weiskopf
* 7571 Weisse Rose
* 22168 Weissflog
* 341317 Weisshaidinger
* 3197 Weissman
* 30112 Weistrop
* 33991 Weixunjing
* 13531 Weizsäcker
* 2405 Welch
* 13718 Welcker
* 5464 Weller
* 33419 Wellman
* 4958 Wellnitz
* 1721 Wells
* 13437 Wellton-Persson
* 85198 Weltenburg
* 3682 Welther
* 31268 Welty
* 6468 Welzenbach
* 15425 Welzl
* 1950 Wempe
* 216343 Wenchang
* 161715 Wenchuan
* 6485 Wendeesther
* 1438 Wendeline
* 15268 Wendelinefroger
* 2993 Wendy
* 35768 Wendybauer
* 5662 Wendycalvin
* 107638 Wendyfreedman
* 30111 Wendyslijk
* 133814 Wenjengko
* 32047 Wenjiali
* 14147 Wenlingshuguang
* 19470 Wenpingchen
* 145545 Wensayling
* 20585 Wentworth
* 26694 Wenxili
* 16122 Wenyicai
* 27101 Wenyucao
* 58607 Wenzel
* 381048 Werber
* 322574 Werckmeister
* 621 Werdandi
* 12244 Werfel
* 226 Weringia
* 13357 Werkhoven
* 3891 Werner
* 21989 Werntz
* 1302 Werra
* 13559 Werth
* 178294 Wertheimer
* 9281 Weryk
* 25513 Weseley
* 10019 Wesleyfraser
* 17785 Wesleyfuller
* 260601 Wesselényi
* 1945 Wesselink
* 2017 Wesson
* 2022 West
* 138445 Westenburger
* 9498 Westerbork
* 5105 Westerhout
* 2902 Westerlund
* 10253 Westerwald
* 28602 Westfall
* 12437 Westlane
* 28852 Westonbraun
* 25434 Westonia
* 930 Westphalia
* 15622 Westrich
* 2128 Wetherill
* 90429 Wetmore
* 90709 Wettin
* 72802 Wetton
* 38270 Wettzell
* 19294 Weymouth
* 17258 Whalen
* 31555 Wheeler
* 518886 Wheelock
* 1940 Whipple
* 7948 Whitaker
* 10730 White
* 144907 Whitehorne
* 4036 Whitehouse
* 17612 Whiteknight
* 18839 Whiteley
* 17942 Whiterabbit
* 12863 Whitfield
* 2301 Whitford
* 28667 Whithagins
* 115312 Whither
* 4779 Whitley
* 4346 Whitney
* 249519 Whitneyclavin
* 15057 Whitson
* 931 Whittemora
* 44217 Whittle
* 27267 Wiberg
* 7103 Wichmann
* 3899 Wichterle
* 25875 Wickramasekara
* 19833 Wickwar
* 20606 Widemann
* 21564 Widmanstätten
* 3721 Widorn
* 10734 Wieck
* 15068 Wiegert
* 8108 Wieland
* 4548 Wielen
* 173094 Wielicki
* 18182 Wiener
* 178263 Wienphilo
* 41795 Wiens
* 509018 Wiese
* 144096 Wiesendangen
* 69275 Wiesenthal
* 25885 Wiesinger
* 11916 Wiesloch
* 8440 Wigeon
* 4099 Wiggins
* 5161 Wightman
* 15304 Wikberg
* 274301 Wikipedia
* 16947 Wikrent
* 2412 Wil
* 15109 Wilber
* 11247 Wilburwright
* 1941 Wild
* 117506 Wildberg
* 17493 Wildcat
* 9999 Wiles
* 21711 Wilfredwong
* 15169 Wilfriedboland
* 103770 Wilfriedlang
* 392 Wilhelmina
* 14366 Wilhelmraabe
* 4826 Wilhelms
* 48456 Wilhelmwien
* 4117 Wilke
* 75562 Wilkening
* 1688 Wilkens
* 16797 Wilkerson
* 5314 Wilkickia
* 14969 Willacather
* 7620 Willaert
* 11427 Willemkolff
* 34297 Willfrazer
* 39184 Willgrundy
* 16258 Willhayes
* 33263 Willhutch
* 270373 William
* 268115 Williamalbrecht
* 23172 Williamartin
* 21609 Williamcaleb
* 6613 Williamcarl
* 3894 Williamcooke
* 90317 Williamcutlip
* 8031 Williamdana
* 6756 Williamfeldman
* 129138 Williamfrost
* 27054 Williamgoddard
* 31501 Williamhang
* 25082 Williamhodge
* 9340 Williamholden
* 5747 Williamina
* 246841 Williamirace
* 31507 Williamjin
* 24464 Williamkalb
* 8030 Williamknight
* 40457 Williamkuhn
* 26671 Williamlopes
* 128228 Williammarsh
* 25163 Williammcdonald
* 28037 Williammonts
* 6012 Williammurdoch
* 130314 Williamodonnell
* 45298 Williamon
* 27556 Williamprem
* 34323 Williamrose
* 1763 Williams
* 3641 Williams Bay
* 50855 Williamschultz
* 29432 Williamscott
* 150035 Williamson
* 10316 Williamturner
* 129962 Williamverts
* 211378 Williamwarneke
* 22872 Williamweber
* 27458 Williamwhite
* 13113 Williamyeats
* 32101 Williamyin
* 12137 Williefowler
* 51829 Williemccool
* 22786 Willipete
* 13730 Willis
* 5445 Williwaw
* 25481 Willjaysun
* 34336 Willjenkins
* 22498 Willman
* 22005 Willnelson
* 23712 Willpatrick
* 15151 Wilmacherup
* 2465 Wilson
* 4015 Wilson-Harrington
* 391257 Wilwheaton
* 5555 Wimberly
* 12132 Wimfröger
* 12175 Wimhermans
* 10135 Wimhermsen
* 747 Winchester
* 11847 Winckelmann
* 15606 Winer
* 18730 Wingip
* 1556 Wingolfia
* 1575 Winifred
* 22584 Winigleason
* 6473 Winkler
* 18851 Winmesser
* 215423 Winnecke
* 99863 Winnewisser
* 17262 Winokur
* 8270 Winslow
* 103734 Winstonscott
* 15111 Winters
* 43669 Winterthur
* 19384 Winton
* 2044 Wirt
* 227770 Wischnewski
* 3402 Wisdom
* 717 Wisibada
* 4588 Wislicenus
* 2256 Wiśniewski
* 25348 Wisniowiecki
* 4295 Wisse
* 16022 Wissnergross
* 90487 Witherspoon
* 10653 Witsen
* 2732 Witt
* 90712 Wittelsbach
* 11349 Witten
* 279723 Wittenberg
* 11404 Wittig
* 4299 WIYN
* 852 Wladilena
* 229836 Wladimarinello
* 11461 Wladimirneumann
* 324787 Wlodarczyk
* 13368 Wlodekofman
* 2155 Wodan
* 4608 Wodehouse
* 53029 Wodetzky
* 32724 Woerlitz
* 21846 Wojakowski
* 32089 Wojtania
* 13908 Wölbern
* 7686 Wolfernst
* 5674 Wolff
* 576373 Wolfgangbusch
* 236111 Wolfgangbüttner
* 234292 Wolfganghansch
* 4723 Wolfgangmattig
* 13093 Wolfgangpauli
* 266887 Wolfgangries
* 827 Wolfiana
* 14412 Wolflojewski
* 18520 Wolfratshausen
* 20304 Wolfson
* 30829 Wolfwacker
* 293499 Wolinski
* 8316 Wolkenstein
* 90481 Wollstonecraft
* 21699 Wolpert
* 1795 Woltjer
* 229614 Womack
* 6827 Wombat
* 75555 Wonaszek
* 27061 Wong
* 41742 Wongkakui
* 4651 Wongkwancheng
* 88874 Wongshingsheuk
* 31907 Wongsumming
* 1660 Wood
* 13732 Woodall
* 7549 Woodard
* 17241 Wooden
* 28785 Woodjohn
* 13001 Woodney
* 13038 Woolston
* 7550 Woolum
* 11195 Woomera
* 21630 Wootensmith
* 22994 Workman
* 7011 Worley
* 100046 Worms
* 9742 Worpswede
* 14382 Woszczyk
* 2218 Wotho
* 690 Wratislavia
* 19721 Wray
* 3062 Wren
* 1747 Wright
* 33017 Wronski
* 1765 Wrubel
* 2705 Wu
* 2752 Wu Chien-Shiung
* 10976 Wubbena
* 483488 Wudeshi
* 76713 Wudia
* 3206 Wuhan
* 56088 Wuheng
* 34028 Wuhuiyi
* 3987 Wujek
* 26727 Wujunjun
* 9221 Wuliangyong
* 546845 Wulumuqiyizhong
* 17606 Wumengchao
* 23274 Wuminchun
* 20347 Wunderlich
* 11040 Wundt
* 22499 Wunibaldkamm
* 75223 Wupatki
* 26323 Wuqijin
* 1785 Wurm
* 5904 Württemberg
* 317452 Wurukang
* 256892 Wutayou
* 281880 Wuweiren
* 7683 Wuwenjun
* 3570 Wuyeesun
* 175718 Wuzhengyi
* 207809 Wuzuze
* 32060 Wyattpontius
* 5090 Wyeth
* 15160 Wygoda
* 29845 Wykrota
* 126444 Wylie
* 34388 Wylonis
* 18128 Wysner

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## See also[edit]

* List of minor planet discoverers
* List of observatory codes
* Meanings of minor planet names § Index

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List (W)". Minor Planet Center. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
2. ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.