Russian names in space

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This is a list of space objects and features which were named after Russian people and places:

Features on asteroids

As of August 2025, there are 118+ asteroids named after Soviet/Russian people and places, most of which are located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

  Near-Earth obj.     MBA (inner)   MBA (outer)   Centaur
  Mars-crosser   MBA (middle)     Jupiter trojan    Trans-Neptunian obj.
  Unclassified
Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
232 RussiaA883 BARussia[1] · 232
675 Ludmilla1908 DUA character in the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820) by Mikhail Glinka[2] · 675
749 Malzovia1913 RFNikolai Maltsov[3] · 749
762 Pulcova1913 SQPulkovo Observatory, Russia[4] · 762
769 Tatjana1913 TAThe heroine of Eugene Onegin (1833) by Aleksandr Pushkin[5] · 769
779 Nina1914 UBNina N. Neujmina (1877–1956), sister of Grigory Neujmin[6] · 769
786 Bredichina1914 UOFyodor Bredikhin (1831–1904)[7] · 786
787 Moskva1914 UQMoscow, Russia[8] · 787
807 Ceraskia1915 WYVitold Tserasky (1849–1925)[9] · 807
824 Anastasia1916 ZHAnastasia Semenoff[10] · 824
825 Tanina1916 ZLPrincess Tanina[11] · 825
829 Academia1916 ZYRussian Academy of Sciences[12] · 829
830 Petropolitana1916 ZZSt. Petersburg, Russia[13] · 830
847 Agnia1915 XXAgnia I. Bad'ina (1877–1956)[14] · 847
848 Inna1915 XSNikolaevna L. Balanovskaya (1881–1945)[15] · 848
852 WladilenaA916 GMVladimir Lenin (1870–1924)[16] · 852
856 BacklundaA916 GQOskar Backlund (1846–1916)[17] · 856
857 GlasenappiaA916 GRSergey Glazenap (1848–1937)[18] · 857
882 Swetlana1917 CMSvetlana, a Russian feminine name[19] · 882
969 Leocadia1921 KZLeocadia, a Russian feminine name[20] · 969
995 Sternberga1923 NPPavel Shternberg (1865–1920)[21] · 995
1004 Belopolskya1923 OSAristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934)[22] · 1004
1007 Pawlowia1923 OXIvan P. Pavlov (1849–1936)[23] · 1007
1028 Lydina1923 PGLydia Albitskaya, wife of Vladimir Albitsky[24] · 1028
1059 Mussorgskia1925 OAModest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)[25] · 1059
1074 Beljawskya1925 BESergey Belyavsky (1883–1953)[26] · 1074
1075 Helina1926 SCHelij G. Neujmin, son of Grigory Neujmin[27] · 1075
1094 Siberia1926 CBSiberia, Russia[28] · 1094
1099 Figneria1928 RQVera Figner (1852–1942)[29] · 1099
1113 Katja1928 QCKatja, a Russian feminine name[30] · 1113
1118 Hanskya1927 QDAlexis Hansky (1872–1908)[31] · 1118
1121 Natascha1928 RZNatasha "Natalia" Tichomirova, Russian hydro-geologist and daughter of Grigory Neujmin[32] · 1121
1129 Neujmina1929 PHGrigory Neujmin (1885–1946)[33] · 1129
1147 Stavropolis1929 LFStavropol, Russia[34] · 1147
1149 Volga1929 PFVolga River, Russia[35] · 1149
1158 Luda1929 QFLuda, shortened version of Ludmilla[36] · 1158
1167 Dubiago1930 PBAlexander Dubyago (1903–1959)[37] · 1167
1189 Terentia1930 SGLidiya I. Terenteva (1879–1933)[38] · 1189
1190 Pelagia1930 SLPelageya Shajn (1894–1956)[39] · 1190
1204 Renzia1931 TEFranz Robert Renz (1860–1942)[40] · 1204
1206 Numerowia1931 UHBoris Numerov (1891–1941)[41] · 1206
1210 Morosovia1931 LBNikolai A. Morozov (1854–1946)[42] · 1210
1255 Schilowa1932 NCMariya V. Zhilova (1870–1934)[43] · 1255
1306 Scythia1930 OBScythia, an ancient region within present-day Russia and Ukraine[44] · 1306
1316 Kasan1933 WCKazan, Russia[45] · 1316
1330 Spiridonia1925 DBSpiridon Zaslavsky (1883–1942)[46] · 1330
1369 Ostanina1935 QBOstanin, Russia[47] · 1369
1379 Lomonosowa1936 FCMikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765)[48] · 1379
1380 Volodia1936 FMVladimir Vesselovsky[49] · 1380
1459 Magnya1937 VAMagnya, Russian word meaning "clear, bright and wonderful"[50] · 1459
1479 Inkeri1938 DEIngria, Russia[51] · 1479
1480 Aunus1938 DKOlonets, Russia[52] · 1480
1590 Tsiolkovskaja1933 NAKonstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935)[53] · 1590
1603 Neva1926 VHNeva River, Russia[54] · 1603
1606 Jekhovsky1950 RHBenjamin Jekhowsky (1881–1975)[55] · 1606
1610 Mirnaya1928 RTMirnaya, Russian word meaning "peaceful"[56] · 1610
1621 Druzhba1926 TMDruzhba, Russian word meaning "friendship"[57] · 1621
1648 Shajna1935 RFGrigory Shajn (1892–1956)[58] · 1648
1653 Yakhontovia1937 RAN. S. Yakhontova[59] · 1653
1654 Bojeva1931 TLNina F. Bojeva (1890–1956)[60] · 1654
1671 Chaika1934 TDValentina Tereshkova[61] · 1671
1772 Gagarin1968 CBYuri Gagarin (1934–1968)[62] · 1772
1836 Komarov1971 OTVladimir Komarov (1927–1967)[63] · 1836
1855 Korolev1969 TU1Sergei Korolev (1907–1966)[64] · 1855
1979 Sakharov2006 P-LAndrei Sakharov (1921–1989)[65] · 1979
2227 Otto Struve1955 RXOtto Struve (1897–1963)[66] · 2227
2233 Kuznetsov1972 XE1Nikolai Kuznetsov (1911–1944)[67] · 2233
2266 Tchaikovsky1974 VKPyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)[68] · 2266
2325 Chernykh1979 SPLyudmila (1935–2017) and Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004)[69] · 2325
2700 Baikonur1976 YP7Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan[70] · 2700
2776 Baikal1976 SZ7Lake Baikal, Russia[71] · 2776
3010 Ushakov1978 SB5Fyodor Ushakov (1745–1817)[72] · 3010
3013 Dobrovoleva1979 SD7Oleg Dobrovolsky (1914–1989)[73] · 3013
3036 Krat1937 TOVladimir Krat (1911–1983)[74] · 3036
3038 Bernes1978 QB3Mark Bernes (1911–1969)[75] · 3038
3039 Yangel1978 SP2Mikhail Yangel (1911–1971)[76] · 3039
3044 Saltykov1983 RE3Nikita Saltykov (1893–1946)[77] · 3044
3049 Kuzbass1968 FHKuznets Basin, Siberia, Russia[78] · 3049
3052 Herzen1976 YJ3Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)[79] · 3052
3054 Strugatskia1977 RE7Arkady (1925–1991) and Boris Strugatsky (1933–2012)[80] · 3054
3055 Annapavlova1978 TR3Anna Pavlova (1881–1931)[81] · 3055
3067 Akhmatova1982 TE2Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966)[82] · 3067
3068 Khanina1982 YJ1Frida Khanina[83] · 3068
3071 Nesterov1973 FT1Pyotr Nesterov (1887–1914)[84] · 3071
3073 Kursk1979 SW11Kursk, Russia[85] · 3073
3074 Popov1979 YE9Alexander S. Popov (1859–1906)[86] · 3074
3080 Moisseiev1935 TENikolay Moiseyev (1902–1955)[87] · 3080
3082 Dzhalil1972 KEMusa Cälil (1906–1944)[88] · 3082
3084 Kondratyuk1977 QB1Yuri Kondratyuk (1897–1942)[89] · 3084
3093 Bergholz1971 MGOlga Bergholz (1910–1975)[90] · 3093
3094 Chukokkala1979 FE2Korney Chukovsky (1882–1969)[91] · 3094
3100 Zimmerman1977 EQ1Nikolaj V. Zimmerman (1890–1942)[92] · 3100
3170 Dzhanibekov1979 SS11Vladimir Dzhanibekov[93] · 3170
3942 Churivannia1977 RH7Ivan I. Churyumov (1929–1988)[94] · 3942
3946 Shor1983 EL2Viktor A. Shor (1929–2021)[95] · 3946
5154 Leonov1969 TL1Yevgeny Leonov (1926–1994)[96] · 5154
6180 Bystritskaya1986 BX4Ehlina A. Bystritskaya (1928–2019)[97] · 6180
6278 Ametkhan1971 TFAmet-khan Sultan (1920–1971)[98] · 6278
6355 Univermoscow1969 TX5Lomonosov Moscow State University[99] · 6355
6356 Tairov1976 QRVasiliy E. Tairov (1859–1938)[100] · 6356
6357 Glushko1976 SK3Valentin Glushko (1908–1989)[101] · 6357
6358 Chertok1977 AL1Boris Chertok (1912–2011)[102] · 6358
6359 Dubinin1977 AZ1Yuri Dubinin (1930–2013)[103] · 6359
6719 Gallaj1990 UL11Mark L. Gallaj (1914–1998)[104] · 6719
6763 Kochiny1981 RA2Pelageya (1899–1999) and Nikolai Kochin (1901–1944)[105] · 6763
6764 Kirillavrov1981 TM3Kirill Lavrov (1925–2007)[106] · 6764
6821 Ranevskaya1986 SZ1Faina Ranevskaya (1896–1984)[107] · 6821
6890 Savinykh1975 RPViktor Savinykh[108] · 6890
7469 Krikalev1990 VU14Sergei Krikalev[109] · 7469
9533 Aleksejleonov1981 SA7Alexei Leonov (1934–2019)[110] · 9533
11010 Artemieva1981 ET24Natalia Artemieva[111] · 11010
11011 KIAM1981 UK11Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics (KIAM)[112] · 11011
11015 Romanenko1982 SJ7Boris I. Romanenko (1912–)[113] · 11015
11016 Borisov1982 SG12Vladimir A. Borisov (1809–1862)[114] · 11016
11026 Greatbotkin1986 RE1Botkin Hospital, Moscow[115] · 11026
11027 Astafʹev1986 RX5Victor P. Astafʹev (1924–2001)[116] · 11027
14519 Ural1996 TT38Ural River, Russia/Kazakhstan[117] · 14519
365756 ISON2010 WZ71International Scientific Optical Network (ISON)[118] · 365756
Mathilde
  • Kuznetsk crater - after a Russian coal basin

Comets

As of August 2025, there are 33 known comets discovered by Russian astronomers

Comet designation Namesake(s) Discovery
(year)		 Ref
25D/Neujmin 2Grigory Neujmin (1885–1946)1916[119]
28P/Neujmin 11913[120]
42P/Neujmin 31929[121]
57P/du Toit-Neujmin-DelporteDaniel du Toit (1917–1981)
Grigory Neujmin
Eugène J. Delporte (1882–1955)		1941[122]
58P/Jackson-NeujminCyril Jackson (1903–1988) and Grigory Neujmin1936[123]
61P/Shajn-SchaldachPelageya Shajn (1894–1956) and Robert Schaldach1949[124]
74P/Smirnova-ChernykhTamara Smirnova (1935–2001) and Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004)1975[125]
101P/ChernykhNikolai Chernykh (1931–2004)1977[126]
408P/Novichonok-GerkeArtyom Novichonok and Vladimir Gerke2011[127]
479P/EleninLeonid Elenin2011[128]
C/1914 M1 (Neujmin)Grigory Neujmin (1885–1946)1914[129]
C/1921 H1 (Dubiago)Alexander Dubyago (1903–1959)1921[130]
C/2010 X1 (Elenin)Leonid Elenin2010[131]
C/2012 S1 (ISON)International Scientific Optical Network (ISON)2012[132]
C/2013 N4 (Borisov)Gennadiy Borisov2013[133]
C/2013 V2 (Borisov)2013[134]
C/2014 Q3 (Borisov)2014[135]
C/2014 Q3 (Borisov)2014[135]
C/2014 R1 (Borisov)2014[136]
C/2015 D4 (Borisov)2015[137]
C/2015 X4 (Elenin)Leonid Elenin2010[138]
C/2016 R3 (Borisov)Gennadiy Borisov2016[139]
C/2017 A3 (Elenin)Leonid Elenin2010[140]
C/2017 E1 (Borisov)Gennadiy Borisov2017[141]
C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)2019[142]
Also known as 2I/Borisov
C/2019 V1 (Borisov)Gennadiy Borisov2019[143]
C/2020 Q1 (Borisov)2020[144]
C/2021 L3 (Borisov)2021[145]
C/2023 T2 (Borisov)2023[146]
C/2024 V1 (Borisov)2024[147]
C/2025 B2 (Borisov)2025[148]
C/2025 J1 (Borisov)2025[149]
P/2014 X1 (Elenin)Leonid Elenin2014[150]
P/2015 PD229 (Cameron–ISON)Dave Cameron and the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON)2015[151]

Moons

The Moon

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
AndronovCrater22°41′S 146°07′E / 22.68°S 146.11°E / -22.68; 146.11 (Andronov)Aleksandr Andronov (1901–1952)[152]
AndrusovDorsa1°34′S 56°46′E / 1.56°S 56.77°E / -1.56; 56.77 (Andrusov)Nicolai I. Andrusov (1861–1924)[153]
ArtamonovCatena26°05′N 105°46′E / 26.09°N 105.77°E / 26.09; 105.77 (Catena Artamonov)Nikolay Artamonov (1906–1965)[154]
Crater25°26′N 103°47′E / 25.44°N 103.79°E / 25.44; 103.79 (Artamonov)[155]
BeketovCrater16°14′N 29°11′E / 16.23°N 29.18°E / 16.23; 29.18 (Beketov)Nikolay Beketov (1827–1911)[156]
Belopol'skiyCrater17°15′S 128°14′W / 17.25°S 128.23°W / -17.25; -128.23 (Belopol'skiy)Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934)[157]
BelyaevCrater23°06′N 143°07′E / 23.10°N 143.11°E / 23.10; 143.11 (Belyaev)Pavel Belyayev (1925–1970)[158]
BorisCrater30°32′N 33°30′W / 30.53°N 33.50°W / 30.53; -33.50 (Boris)Boris, a Russian masculine name[159]
Rupes30°40′N 33°36′W / 30.67°N 33.60°W / 30.67; -33.60 (Rupes Boris)[160]
ButlerovCrater12°03′N 108°49′W / 12.05°N 108.81°W / 12.05; -108.81 (Butlerov)Aleksandr Butlerov (1828–1886)[161]
EvdokimovCrater34°34′N 153°02′W / 34.57°N 153.04°W / 34.57; -153.04 (Evdokimov)Nikolaj N. Evdokimov (1868–1940)[162]
FedorovCrater28°14′N 37°03′W / 28.23°N 37.05°W / 28.23; -37.05 (Fedorov)Aleksandr P. Fedorov (1872–1910)[163]
FeoktistovCrater30°44′N 140°30′E / 30.73°N 140.50°E / 30.73; 140.50 (Feoktistov)Konstantin Feoktistov (1926–2009)[164]
FesenkovCrater23°10′S 135°08′E / 23.16°S 135.14°E / -23.16; 135.14 (Fesenkov)Vasily Fesenkov (1889–1972)[165]
FirsovCrater4°12′N 112°42′E / 4.20°N 112.70°E / 4.20; 112.70 (Firsov)Georgij F. Firsov (1917–1960)[166]
GagarinCrater19°40′S 149°21′E / 19.66°S 149.35°E / -19.66; 149.35 (Gagarin)Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968)[167]
GavrilovCrater17°25′N 131°13′E / 17.41°N 131.22°E / 17.41; 131.22 (Gavrilov)Aleksandr (1884–1955) and Igor Gavrilov (1928–1982)[168]
KleymenovCrater32°29′S 140°22′W / 32.48°S 140.36°W / -32.48; -140.36 (Kleymenov)Ivan Kleymyonov (1899–1938)[169]
KomarovCrater24°35′N 152°15′E / 24.59°N 152.25°E / 24.59; 152.25 (Komarov)Vladimir Komarov (1927–1967)[170]
KonstantinovCrater19°34′N 158°20′E / 19.56°N 158.34°E / 19.56; 158.34 (Konstantinov)Konstantin Konstantinov (1818–1871)[171]
KramarovCrater2°17′S 98°53′W / 2.29°S 98.89°W / -2.29; -98.89 (Kramarov)Grigory Kramarov (1887–1970)[172]
KrasnovCrater29°56′S 79°49′W / 29.93°S 79.82°W / -29.93; -79.82 (Krasnov)Aleksandr V. Krasnov (1866–1911)[173]
KrylovCrater35°16′N 166°07′W / 35.26°N 166.11°W / 35.26; -166.11 (Krylov)Aleksey Krylov (1863–1945)[174]
KurchatovCrater38°18′N 141°44′E / 38.30°N 141.74°E / 38.30; 141.74 (Kurchatov)Igor Kurchatov (1903–1960)[175]
LeonovCrater19°04′N 148°22′E / 19.07°N 148.36°E / 19.07; 148.36 (Leonov)Alexei Leonov (1934–2019)[176]
LomonosovCrater27°21′N 98°17′E / 27.35°N 98.28°E / 27.35; 98.28 (Lomonosov)Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765)[177]
LyapunovCrater26°26′N 89°22′E / 26.43°N 89.36°E / 26.43; 89.36 (Lyapunov)Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918)[178]
MaksutovCrater40°45′S 168°39′W / 40.75°S 168.65°W / -40.75; -168.65 (Maksutov)Dmitri D. Maksutov (1896–1964)[179]
MarkovCrater53°26′N 62°50′W / 53.43°N 62.84°W / 53.43; -62.84 (Markov)Aleksandr (1897–1968) and Andrey Markov (1856–1922)[180]
MechnikovCrater10°28′S 148°59′W / 10.47°S 148.99°W / -10.47; -148.99 (Mechnikov)Ilya Mechnikov (1845–1916)[181]
MoscovienseMare27°17′N 148°07′E / 27.28°N 148.12°E / 27.28; 148.12 (Mare Moscoviense)Moscow, Russia[182]
MorozovCrater4°37′N 127°20′E / 4.62°N 127.33°E / 4.62; 127.33 (Morozov)Nikolai Morozov (1854–1946)[183]
NumerovCrater70°31′S 162°12′W / 70.52°S 162.20°W / -70.52; -162.20 (Numerov)Boris Numerov (1891–1941)[184]
OrlovCrater25°46′S 175°05′W / 25.77°S 175.08°W / -25.77; -175.08 (Orlov)Sergei Orlov (1880–1958)[185]
PavlovCrater28°17′S 142°24′E / 28.28°S 142.40°E / -28.28; 142.40 (Pavlov)Ivan P. Pavlov (1849–1936)[186]
PetrovCrater61°22′S 88°11′E / 61.36°S 88.18°E / -61.36; 88.18 (Petrov)Yevgeny Petrov[187]
PolzunovCrater25°34′N 115°01′E / 25.57°N 115.01°E / 25.57; 115.01 (Polzunov)Ivan Polzunov (1728–1766)[188]
PopovCrater16°56′N 99°23′E / 16.93°N 99.38°E / 16.93; 99.38 (Popov)Aleksandr Popov (1859–1906)[189]
RazumovCrater38°57′N 114°38′W / 38.95°N 114.63°W / 38.95; -114.63 (Razumov)Vladimir V. Razumov (1890–1967)[190]
SechenovCrater6°58′S 143°05′W / 6.97°S 143.09°W / -6.97; -143.09 (Sechenov)Ivan Sechenov (1829–1905)[191]
SharonovCrater12°22′N 173°06′E / 12.37°N 173.10°E / 12.37; 173.10 (Sharonov)Vsevolod Sharonov (1901–1964)[192]
ShatalovCrater24°16′N 140°29′E / 24.26°N 140.48°E / 24.26; 140.48 (Shatalov)Vladimir Shatalov (1927–2021)[193]
SmirnovDorsa26°25′N 25°32′E / 26.41°N 25.53°E / 26.41; 25.53 (Dorsa Smirnov)Sergei S. Smirnov (1895–1947)[194]
SteklovCrater36°44′S 105°03′W / 36.73°S 105.05°W / -36.73; -105.05 (Steklov)Vladimir A. Steklov (1864–1926)[195]
StoletovCrater44°49′N 155°30′W / 44.82°N 155.5°W / 44.82; -155.5 (Stoletov)Aleksandr Stoletov (1839–1896)[196]
TetyaevDorsa20°01′N 64°04′E / 20.02°N 64.06°E / 20.02; 64.06 (Dorsa Tetyaev)Mikhail Tetyaev (1882–1956)[197]
TikhomirovCrater24°12′N 161°20′E / 24.2°N 161.33°E / 24.2; 161.33 (Tikhomirov)Nikolai Tikhomirov (1859–1930)[198]
TikhovCrater61°40′N 172°17′E / 61.66°N 172.29°E / 61.66; 172.29 (Tikhov)Gavriil A. Tikhov (1875–1960)[199]
TitovCrater28°33′N 150°17′E / 28.55°N 150.29°E / 28.55; 150.29 (Titov)Gherman Titov (1935–2000)[200]
TseraskiyCrater48°40′S 142°38′E / 48.66°S 142.64°E / -48.66; 142.64 (Tseraskiy)Vitold Tserasky (1849–1925)[201]
TsiolkovskiyCrater20°23′S 128°58′E / 20.38°S 128.97°E / -20.38; 128.97 (Tsiolkovskiy)Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935)[202]
UsovMons11°55′N 63°16′E / 11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.26 (Mons Usov)Mikhail Usov (1883–1939)[203]
VavilovCrater0°52′S 138°46′W / 0.87°S 138.77°W / -0.87; -138.77 (Vavilov)Nikolai (1887–1943) and Sergey Vavilov (1891–1951)[204]
VernadskiyCrater23°07′N 130°26′E / 23.11°N 130.43°E / 23.11; 130.43 (Vernadskiy)Vladimir Vernadsky (1863–1945)[205]
VetchinkinCrater23°07′N 131°05′E / 23.11°N 131.08°E / 23.11; 131.08 (Vetchinkin)Vladimir Vetchinkin (1888–1950)[206]
Vil'evCrater5°46′S 144°23′E / 5.76°S 144.39°E / -5.76; 144.39 (Vil'ev)Mikhail A. Vil'ev (1893–1919)[207]
VinogradovMons9°46′N 32°31′W / 9.77°N 32.52°W / 9.77; -32.52 (Mons Vinogradov)Alexander P. Vinogradov (1895–1975)[208]
VolkovCrater13°37′S 131°40′E / 13.62°S 131.67°E / -13.62; 131.67 (Volkov)Vladislav Volkov (1935–1971)[209]
VoskresenskiyCrater27°55′N 88°07′W / 27.91°N 88.12°W / 27.91; -88.12 (Voskresenskiy)Leonid Voskresensky (1913–1965)[210]
YablochkovCrater60°47′N 127°35′E / 60.78°N 127.58°E / 60.78; 127.58 (Yablochkov)Pavel Yablochkov (1847–1894)[211]
YakovkinCrater54°25′S 78°56′W / 54.42°S 78.93°W / -54.42; -78.93 (Yakovkin)Avenir A. Yakovkin (1887–1974)[212]
Yangel'Crater16°58′N 4°41′E / 16.96°N 4.69°E / 16.96; 4.69 (Yangel')Mikhail Yangel (1911–1971)[213]
YuriCatena24°25′N 30°23′W / 24.41°N 30.38°W / 24.41; -30.38 (Catena Yuri)Yuri, a Russian masculine name[214]
ZasyadkoCrater3°58′N 94°11′E / 3.96°N 94.19°E / 3.96; 94.19 (Zasyadko)Alexander D. Zasyadko (1779–1837)[215]
ZelinskiyCrater28°44′S 166°52′E / 28.74°S 166.86°E / -28.74; 166.86 (Zelinskiy)Nikolay Zelinsky (1861–1953)[216]
ZhiritskiyCrater24°50′S 120°16′E / 24.84°S 120.26°E / -24.84; 120.26 (Zhiritskiy)Georgy S. Zhiritskiy (1883–1966)[217]
ZhukovskiyCrater7°33′N 167°17′W / 7.55°N 167.28°W / 7.55; -167.28 (Zhukovskiy)Nikolay Y. Zhukovsky (1847–1921)[218]

Io

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
PodjaPatera18°30′S 304°45′E / 18.5°S 304.75°E / -18.5; 304.75 (Podja Patera)Podja, the spirit of fire in Evenki mythology[219]
PurginePatera2°22′S 297°16′E / 2.37°S 297.26°E / -2.37; 297.26 (Purgine Patera)Purgine, the god of thunder in Mordvinian mythology[220]
Tol-AvaPatera1°45′N 322°02′E / 1.75°N 322.04°E / 1.75; 322.04 (Tol-Ava Patera)Tol-Ava, the goddess of fire in Mordvinian mythology[221]

Callisto

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
Numi-TorumCrater50°06′S 92°54′E / 50.1°S 92.9°E / -50.1; 92.9 (Numi-Torum)Num-Torum, the supreme deity in Mansi mythology[222]

Titan

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
BuyanInsula82°52′N 335°26′E / 82.87°N 335.43°E / 82.87; 335.43 (Buyan)Buyan, an island in Russian folklore said to be located somewhere in the Baltic Sea[223]
AvanchaSinus77°18′N 245°06′E / 77.3°N 245.1°E / 77.3; 245.1 (Avancha)Avacha Bay, Russia[224]

Charon

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
SadkoCrater16°06′S 331°12′E / 16.1°S 331.2°E / -16.1; 331.2 (Sadko)Sadko, a hero in medieval Russian oral epic poems called bylina[225]

Planets

Mercury

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
AksakovCrater34°43′N 78°44′E / 34.71°N 78.74°E / 34.71; 78.74 (Aksakov)Sergey Aksakov (1791–1859)[226]
BalanchineCrater38°28′N 184°29′E / 38.47°N 184.48°E / 38.47; 184.48 (Balanchine)George Balanchine (1904–1983)[227]
BarmaCrater40°56′S 163°29′E / 40.93°S 163.49°E / -40.93; 163.49 (Barma)Postnik "Barma" Yakovlev (c. 16th century)[228]
BelinskijCrater77°05′S 103°55′E / 77.09°S 103.92°E / -77.09; 103.92 (Belinskij)Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848)[229]
BuninCrater84°28′N 141°46′E / 84.47°N 141.76°E / 84.47; 141.76 (Bunin)Ivan Bunin (1870–1953)[230]
ChaikovskijCrater7°52′N 50°56′E / 7.86°N 50.93°E / 7.86; 50.93 (Chaikovskij)Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)[231]
ChekovCrater36°12′S 61°14′E / 36.20°S 61.23°E / -36.20; 61.23 (Chekov)Anton Chekhov (1860–1904)[232]
DerzhavinCrater45°36′N 36°56′E / 45.60°N 36.93°E / 45.60; 36.93 (Derzhavin)Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816)[233]
DostoevskijCrater44°44′S 178°07′E / 44.73°S 178.11°E / -44.73; 178.11 (Dostoevskij)Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881)[234]
ErtéCrater27°26′N 117°20′E / 27.44°N 117.33°E / 27.44; 117.33 (Erté)Romain "Erté" de Tirtoff (1892–1890)[235]
FetCrater4°43′S 180°13′E / 4.72°S 180.22°E / -4.72; 180.22 (Fet)Afanasy Fet (1820–1892)[236]
GlinkaCrater14°50′N 112°33′E / 14.83°N 112.55°E / 14.83; 112.55 (Glinka)Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)[237]
GogolCrater28°16′S 147°28′E / 28.26°S 147.46°E / -28.26; 147.46 (Gogol)Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852)[238]
KandinskyCrater87°53′N 281°13′E / 87.89°N 281.22°E / 87.89; 281.22 (Kandinsky)Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)[239]
LermontovCrater15°14′N 48°56′E / 15.24°N 48.94°E / 15.24; 48.94 (Lermontov)Mikhail Lermontov (1814–1841)[240]
MussorgskijCrater32°49′N 97°39′E / 32.82°N 97.65°E / 32.82; 97.65 (Mussorgskij)Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)[241]
NabokovCrater14°34′S 304°14′E / 14.56°S 304.24°E / -14.56; 304.24 (Nabokov)Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)[242]
PetipaCrater11°32′S 338°57′E / 11.54°S 338.95°E / -11.54; 338.95 (Petipa)Marius Petipa (1818–1910)[243]
PopovaCrater34°43′S 66°44′E / 34.72°S 66.73°E / -34.72; 66.73 (Popova)Lyubov Popova (1889–1924)[244]
ProkofievCrater85°46′N 297°05′E / 85.77°N 297.08°E / 85.77; 297.08 (Prokofiev)Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)[245]

Venus

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
AkhmatovaCrater61°18′N 307°54′E / 61.30°N 307.90°E / 61.30; 307.90 (Akhmatova)Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966)[246]
AndreianovaCrater3°00′S 68°48′E / 3.00°S 68.80°E / -3.00; 68.80 (Andreianova)Elena Andreianova (1819–1857)[247]
BarsovaCrater61°18′N 223°00′E / 61.30°N 223.00°E / 61.30; 223.00 (Barsova)Valeria Barsova (1892–1967)[248]
BugoslavskayaCrater23°00′S 300°24′E / 23.00°S 300.40°E / -23.00; 300.40 (Bugoslavskaya)Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya (1899–1960)[249]

Mars

Dwarf planets

1 Ceres

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
KupaloCrater39°26′S 173°12′E / 39.44°S 173.20°E / -39.44; 173.20 (Safronov)Kupalo, the god of agriculture in Russian/Slavic mythology[250]
BaltayCatena49°20′S 274°29′E / 49.34°S 274.49°E / -49.34; 274.49 (Baltay Catena)Baltai, an agricultural festival of the Mordvin people[251]
GerberCatena38°18′S 215°30′E / 38.30°S 215.50°E / -38.30; 215.50 (Gerber Catena)Gerber, an agricultural festival of the Udmurt people[252]

134340 Pluto

FeatureTypeCoordinatesNamed afterRef
SafronovRegio13°22′S 209°29′E / 13.36°S 209.49°E / -13.36; 209.49 (Safronov Regio)Viktor Safronov (1917–1999)[253]

Stars and exoplanets

As of March 2024, only HAT-P-3 and its planet (b) have IAU-approved Russian formal names, which they received during the second NameExoWorlds campaign in 2019[254]

StarPlanetDistanceNamed after
Dombay
(HAT-P-3)		Teberda
(HAT-P-3b)		440 lyDombay and Teberda River, Russia

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