Meanings of minor planet names: 171001–172000 explained

171001–171100

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171101–171200

|-id=112| 171112 Sickafoose || || J. Lorin (born 1944) and Tanalynne Sickafoose (1945–2006), parents of the discoverer Amanda Sickafoose Gulbis || |-id=118| 171118 Szigetköz || || Szigetköz, a beautiful island plain in western Hungary, part of the Little Hungarian Plain || |-id=153| 171153 Allanrahill || || Allan Rahill (born 1958), meteorologist at the Canadian Meteorological Centre || |-id=171| 171171 Prior || || Richard M. Prior (born 1942), a professor of physics who earned a PhD. in Nuclear Physics at the University of Florida || |-id=183| 171183 Haleakala || || Haleakala (Hawaiian for the house of the sun), high dormant volcano on the island of Maui || |}

171201–171300

|-id=256| 171256 Lucieconstant || || Lucie Constant (born 1983), goddaughter of French discoverer Bernard Christophe || |}

171301–171400

|-id=381| 171381 Taipei || || Taipei, known officially as Taipei City, is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan. || |-id=396| 171396 Miguel || || Miguel Lacruz Martín (born 1963), Spanish mathematician at Kent State University || |}

171401–171500

|-id=424| 171424 Rudyfernández || || Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Fernandez Farrs (b. 1985), a Spanish basketball player for Real Madrid. || |-id=429| 171429 Hunstead || || Richard W. Hunstead (1943–2020), Australian astronomer || |-id=433| 171433 Prothous || || Prothous, from Greek mythology. He is the leader of Magnesia, son of Tenthredon, was one of the suitors of Helen of Troy || |-id=448| 171448 Guchaohao || || Gu Chaohao (1926–2012), a Chinese mathematician who has made contributions to both pure and applied mathematics, and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences || |-id=458| 171458 Pepaprats || || Pepa Prats Cruz (1964–2008), deceased wife of the astrophysicist José Luis Ortiz Moreno, uncredited co-discoverer of this minor planet at La Sagra Observatory || |-id=465| 171465 Evamaria || 6847 P-L || Eva Maria Schubart (1919–2008), teacher of languages in the southern U.S. || |}

171501–171600

|-id=588| 171588 Náprstek || || Vojta Náprstek (1826–1894), Czech philanthropist and advocate of progressive ideas || |}

171601–171700

|-id=624| 171624 Nicolemartin || || Nicole P. Martin (born 1973) served as a Pluto flyby sequencer for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. || |}

171701–171800

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171801–171900

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171901–172000

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