46001–46100
|-id=053
| 46053 Davidpatterson || || David Patterson, American amateur astronomer, founding member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club in Arizona. || |-id=076 | 46076 Robertschottland || || Robert Schottland (born 1948) is a software and database developer who has made significant contributions to projects at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. These projects include observational programs to study near-Earth asteroids and meteors, and Lowell's "astorb" database of minor planets. || |-id=083 | 46083 Aaronkingery || || Aaron Kingery (born 1987) is an astronomer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. He develops meteor observation hardware and meteor analysis software for NASA's meteor programs. || |-id=095 | 46095 Frédérickoby || || Frédéric Édouard Koby (1890–1969), Swiss ophthalmologist and paleontologist, specialist on the cave bear. He is the son of Frédéric Louis Koby (1852–1930) || |}
46101–46200
|-id=110
| 46110 Altheamoorhead || || Althea Moorhead (born 1981) is a research astronomer at NASA. She helps to bridge the gap between meteor astronomy and engineering by characterizing meteoroid populations, modeling their dynamics, and developing software that can be used to predict impacts on spacecraft. || |}
46201–46300
|-id=208
| 46208 Gicquel || || Adeline Gicquel Brodtke (born 1985) is a French scientist, working as a researcher at the University of Maryland. She specializes in modeling gas and dust activity of comets. || |-id=277 | 46277 Jeffhall || || Jeffrey C. Hall, director of Lowell Observatory || |-id=280 | 46280 Hollar || || Václav Hollar, 17th-century Czech painter and graphic artist || |}
46301–46400
|-id=308
| 46308 Joelsercel || || Joel C. Sercel (born 1960) is a leader in the development of technology to extract Lunar and asteroidal resources. He has had a long career in advanced engineering with JPL, the USAF, aerospace consulting, and teaching at Caltech. || |-id=392 | 46392 Bertola || || Francesco Bertola (born 1937), Italian author, professor of astrophysics and director of the astronomy department at Padua University. His research includes expert in galactic structure and dynamics. He is also known for the discovery of the new class of type Ib supernovae || |}
46401–46500
|-id=441
| 46441 Mikepenston || || Michael Penston (1943–1990), a British observational astronomer at Royal Greenwich Observatory, who studied NGC 4151 and determined the mass of the central object. The name for this minor planet was proposed by Keith Tritton (see below). || |-id=442 | 46442 Keithtritton || || Keith Tritton (born 1944), a British astronomer; the discoverers recently found his lost short-period comet D/1978 C1, now known as 157P/Tritton || |}
46501–46600
|-id=513
| 46513 Ampzing || 1972 FC || Samuel Ampzing, Dutch minister, poet and purist ||
|-id=514
| 46514 Lasswitz || 1977 JA || Kurd Lasswitz, German philosopher and poet ||
|-id=539
| 46539 Viktortikhonov || || Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (1930–2014), an outstanding Soviet ice hockey player and coach. || |-id=563 | 46563 Oken || || Lorenz Oken, German professor of medicine and Romantic natural philosopher, founder of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte (Society of German Naturalists and Physicians) || |-id=568 | 46568 Stevenlee || 1991 SL || Steven Lee, Australian astronomer, discoverer of comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) || |-id=580 | 46580 Ryouichiirie || 1992 GC || Ryouichi Irie (born 1949), a Japanese amateur astronomer in Toyooka city, Hyogo prefecture, and an independent discoverer of C/1988 P1 (Machholz). || |-id=592 | 46592 Marinawatanabe || 1992 YP || Marina Watanabe (1990–2019), together with her mother Yoshie, acted as a manager/producer for her father, Junichi Watanabe on his outreach activities in astronomy and planetary sciences. || |-id=595 | 46595 Kita-Kyushu || || Kita-Kyushu, a city in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan || |-id=596 | 46596 Tobata || 1993 BD || Tobata, a ward of Kita-Kyushu City in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan || |}