# List of minor planets: 10001–11000
This range of the minor-planet catalog covers the 1,000 consecutively numbered minor planets from 10001 to 11000, small solar-system bodies (overwhelmingly asteroids) that have received permanent numbers from the [Minor Planet Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/minor-planet-center) (MPC). Each entry is identified by its number in parentheses followed by its provisional designation, in the form (10001) 1969 TC1 style used throughout the numbered catalog.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catalog range | Minor planet numbers 10001 through 11000, a block of 1,000 consecutive permanent numbers in the MPC numbered catalog[1](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/data-and-services/schema/numbered-identifications/) |
| Packed designation form | In MPC observation records, six-digit numbers are stored in packed form, with `A0000` equal to 100000, so numbers in this range appear as packed five-character codes[2](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/observations/mpc1992-format/) |
| Numbering authority | The MPC maintains the numbered identifications table, which contains all numbered objects with their primary provisional designations and is continuously updated[1](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/data-and-services/schema/numbered-identifications/) |
| Naming authority | The IAU Working Group on Small Body Nomenclature (WGSBN), a working group with 15 members, 11 of them voting, assigns names to minor planets[3](https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/) |
| Naming privilege | The discoverer may propose a name for ten years following the numbering of the object[4](https://iauarchive.eso.org/public/themes/naming/) |
| Data access | The JPL Small-Body Database Lookup accepts an IAU number such as a number in this range and returns orbital elements, physical parameters, and discovery circumstances where available[5](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html) |
## Numbering and designation
[A minor](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-minor) planet enters this range only after the MPC assigns it a permanent number, which links the object to its primary provisional designation, the year-and-letter code it carried at discovery. The numbered identifications table records this pairing for every numbered object, together with references to the MPC publications in which the numbering appeared[1](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/data-and-services/schema/numbered-identifications/). Because numbers above 99999 require six digits, the MPC's fixed-format observation records store them in a packed alphanumeric form rather than as plain numerals; the format documentation defines `A0000` as the packed representation of 100000, and numbers in the 10001–11000 range follow the same packed convention[2](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/observations/mpc1992-format/).
## Naming
Numbering and naming are separate steps run by separate bodies. Once an object is numbered, its discoverer is invited to propose a name, a privilege that lasts ten years from numbering[4](https://iauarchive.eso.org/public/themes/naming/). The fifteen-person WGSBN judges all proposals against published guidelines: names should be 16 characters or less, preferably one word, pronounceable in some language, and not too similar to existing minor-planet or satellite names; names of people or events known mainly for political or military activities are unsuitable until 100 years after the death or event, purely commercial names are not allowed, and pet-animal names are discouraged[4](https://iauarchive.eso.org/public/themes/naming/). The WGSBN publishes approved names and citations in the WGSBN Bulletin, issued in numbered batches; recent issues have added names for 8 to 65 minor planets at a time[3](https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/). Across the whole catalog, 26566 minor planets currently carry names[3](https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/), so most objects in the 10001–11000 range are identified by number and provisional designation alone.
## Where the data lives
For any object in this range, two complementary services provide the record. The MPC side holds the numbering and identification history[1](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/data-and-services/schema/numbered-identifications/). The [JPL Small-Body Database](https://www.edgepedia.org/jpl-small-body-database) (SBDB) holds orbital and selected physical data for all known asteroids and comets, computed by JPL's Solar System Dynamics group from MPC observations including radar astrometry where available; its lookup tool accepts the IAU number directly[5](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html) • [6](https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/sbdb.html). The MPC also offers a List API that can return catalog subsets such as main-belt asteroids or near-Earth objects, filtered by designation pattern[7](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/apis/list/).
## References
1. [Schema: numbered_identifications, MPC Public Documentation Hub](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/data-and-services/schema/numbered-identifications/)
2. [Format for Astrometric Observations of Comets, Minor Planets and Natural Satellites, MPC Public Documentation Hub](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/observations/mpc1992-format/)
3. [IAU Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN)](https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/)
4. [Naming of Astronomical Objects, IAU](https://iauarchive.eso.org/public/themes/naming/)
5. [Small-Body Database Lookup, JPL Solar System Dynamics](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html)
6. [SBDB API documentation, JPL SSD/CNEOS](https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/sbdb.html)
7. [List API, MPC Public Documentation Hub](https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/mpc-ops-docs/apis/list/)
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