Meanings of minor planet names: 116001–117000 explained

116001–116100

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116101–116200

|-id=162| 116162 Sidneygutierrez || || Sidney M. Gutierrez (born 1951) is a former American astronaut. He was the pilot on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1991. That mission was the first Spacelab mission dedicated to biological sciences. He was the commander of a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 1994 that used radar to study the Earth. || |-id=166| 116166 Andrémaeder || 2003 XJ || André Maeder (born 1942), Swiss astronomer and former director of the Geneva Observatory || |}

116201–116300

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116301–116400

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116401–116500

|-id=446| 116446 McDermid || 2004 AG || Stuart McDermid (born 1952), senior research scientist in JPL's Science Division || |}

116501–116600

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116601–116700

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116701–116800

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116801–116900

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116901–117000

|-id=903| 116903 Jeromeapt || 2004 GW || Jerome Apt (born 1949), American astronaut and director of the Table Mountain Observatory || |-id=939| 116939 Jonstewart || || Jon Stewart (born 1962), American comedian, satirist, actor, author and producer || |}