Meanings of minor planet names: 185001–186000 explained

185001–185100

|-id=020| 185020 Pratte || || John R. Pratte (born 1941) is an associate who has been instrumental in the construction of instrumentation at the U.S. Astronomical Research Observatory in Charleston, Illinois || |-id=039| 185039 Alessiapossenti || || Alessia Possenti (born 1972), daughter-in-law of Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Casulli who discovered this minor planet || |}

185101–185200

|-| 185101 Balearicuni || || The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB; Catalan; Valencian: Universitat de les Illes Balears|link=no, Spanish; Castilian: Universidad de las Islas Baleares|link=no) is a Balearic Spanish university, founded in 1978 and located in Palma on the island of Majorca. || |-id=150| 185150 Panevezys || || Panevezys, capital of the Aukstaitija region in North Lithuania || |-id=164| 185164 Ingeburgherz || || Ingeburg Herz (born 1920), co-owner of Tchibo and one of the most successful German entrepreneurs || |-id=196| 185196 Vámbéry || || Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), a Hungarian orientalist, traveler, university professor and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. || |}

185201–185300

|-id=216| 185216 Gueiren || || Gueiren (meaning all to be benevolent), is the earliest developed area in Taiwan || |-id=250| 185250 Korostyshiv || || Korostyshiv, an ancient city in Ukraine located on the Teteriv river || |}

185301–185400

|-id=321| 185321 Kammerlander || || Hans Kammerlander (born 1956), an Italian mountaineer and explorer, who has climbed twelve of the world's fourteen 8000-m mountains. || |-id=325| 185325 Anupabhagwat || || Anupama Bhagwat (born 1974), an Indian sitar player and composer of Hindustani classical music || |-id=364| 185364 Sunweihsin || || Wei-Hsin Sun (born 1957), director of National Museum of Natural Science in Taiwan || |}

185401–185500

|-id=448| 185448 Nomentum || || Mentana, an Italian town near Rome. The town's ancient name was "Nomentum", to which the Via Nomentana led from Rome. || |-id=484| 185484 Czochralski || || Jan Czochralski (1885–1952), a Polish chemist. || |-id=498| 185498 Majorcastroinst || 2007 SN || The Institute of Astronomy and Astronautics of Mallorca (IAAM; Spanish; Castilian: Instituto de Astronomía y Astronáutica de Mallorca|link=no) a non-profit multidisciplinary scientific entity, made up of entrepreneurs from different areas of science and knowledge, founded to promote science and technology in Balearic society (Src). || |}

185501–185600

|-id=535| 185535 Gangda || || GangDa, the Chinese abbreviation for the University of Hong Kong (Xiang Gang Da Xue), is the first and foremost tertiary institution in Hong Kong || |-id=538| 185538 Fangcheng || || Fang Cheng (born 1938), Chinese astrophysicist || |-id=546| 185546 Yushan || || Yu Shan (3,952 m), the highest mountain of Taiwan, located in the Jade Mountain Range || |-id=554| 185554 Bikushev || || Artyom Bikushev (1986–2008), a student at Kazan State University || |-id=560| 185560 Harrykroto || || Harry Kroto (born 1939), an English chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society || |-id=561| 185561 Miquelsiquier || || Miquel Siquier Capó (born 1955), professor of mathematics and former president of the Institute of Astronomy and Astronautics of Mallorca (Src). || |-id=576| 185576 Covichi || || Covadonga Lacruz Camblor (born 1990), daughter of Spanish astronomer Juan Lacruz who discovered this minor planet. "Covichi" is her nickname. || |-id=577| 185577 Hhaihao || || The Chinese city of Haikou (Hhaihao City), capital and most populous city of the province of Hainan || |-id=578| 185578 Agustínelcasta || || Agustin Martinez (b. 1963), known as Agustin El Casta, is a Mallorcan humorist || |-id=579| 185579 Jorgejuan || || Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713–1773) was a Spanish sailor who founded the Royal Observatory of Madrid in 1757. He measured the length of the terrestrial meridian and determined that Earth is an oblate spheroid. || |-id=580| 185580 Andratx || || The Spanish village of Andratx, located in the west of the island of Mallorca || |}

185601–185700

|-id=633| 185633 Rainbach || 2008 DO || The municipality of Rainbach, Austria, where the discovering Gaisberg Observatory (German: Sternwarte Gaisberg) is located || |-id=636| 185636 Shiao Lin || || Literally "Little Forest" in Mandarin Chinese, a village in Kaohsiung, Taiwan which was buried in a landslide caused by Typhoon Morakot on August 8, 2009 || |-id=638| 185638 Erwinschwab || || Erwin Schwab (born 1964), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets || |-id=639| 185639 Rainerkling || || Rainer Kling (born 1952), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets || |-id=640| 185640 Sunyisui || || Sun Yisui is an astronomer who has made contributions to both celestial mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997 || |-id=641| 185641 Judd || || Michele Judd (born 1965) was a senior engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division 32 from 2003 to 2008 || |}

185701–185800

|-id=733| 185733 Luigicolzani || || Luigi Colzani (1922–2015), an enthusiastic and helpful collaborator at Sormano Astronomical Observatory in Italy || |-id=744| 185744 Hogan || || Craig Hogan (born 1955), an American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || |}

185801–185900

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185901–186000

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