Asteroid 85179, Meistereckhart, was discovered on October 11, 1990 by Freimut Börngen and Lutz D. Schmadel at Tautenburg, Thuringia, Germany. It has a period of 3 years, 238 days.
It was named for medieval German mystic Eckhart von Hochheim, known as Master (in German, Meister) Eckhart (1260?-1328?), a Thuringia native. His philosophy is unique, although it combines Greek, Neoplatonic, Arabic and Scholastic elements. Because part of his theological writings are in German, he influenced German language and terminology.
Meister Eckhart
The meaning of asteroid Meistereckhart seems to be: authenticity, sincerity, to lead a spiritual life, asceticism.