This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]

145001–145100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145062 Hashikami2005 GS22Hashikami, Japan, the hometown of the father of the discoverer, Kin EndateJPL · 145062
145075 Zipernowsky2005 GV33Károly Zipernowsky (1853–1942), a Hungarian electrical engineer and a pioneer of AC technologiesMPC · 145075
145078 Katherinejohnson2005 GO39Katherine Johnson (1918–2020) was a trailblazing African-American mathematician and scientist. She is renowned for her work at NASA on orbital mechanics calculations supporting the success of several early crewed spaceflight programs including Mercury and Apollo.IAU · 145078

145101–145200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145166 Leojematt2005 JLLeo Rodriguez (born 2021), Jemma Osmonson (born 2021) and Matthew Young (born 2021) are great-grandchildren of American astronomer James Whitney Young, who discovered this minor planet.IAU · 145166
145174 Irenejoliotcurie2005 JC5Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956) was a French chemist and physicist. With her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie, she shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of induced radioactivityIAU · 145174

145201–145300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

145301–145400

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

145401–145500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145445 Le Floch2005 RSJean-Christophe Le Floch (born 1965), French amateur astronomer who observes at the observatories of Bordeaux, Meudon, Haute-Provence and Pic du MidiJPL · 145445
145475 Rehoboth2005 TP52Rehoboth Christian School, New Mexico, whose campus is the site of the Calvin-Rehoboth Robotic Observatory (the discovery site)JPL · 145475
145488 Kaczendre2005 VP3Endre Kacz Komáromi (1880–1969) was a Hungarian painter and amateur astronomer. From the 1910s, he had permanent exhibitions in Budapest and several of his paintings can be found in the Hungarian National Gallery. His colorful drawings of planets are unique, and he was an independent discoverer of N Aql 1918.JPL · 145488

145501–145600

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145523 Lulin2006 EM67Lulin mountain, Taiwan, where the discovery site (the National Central University Lu-Lin Observatory) is locatedJPL · 145523
145534 Jhongda2006 GJJhongda, in Mandarin Chinese an abbreviation for "Central University", which built and operates the discovery site (the National Central University Lu-Lin Observatory)JPL · 145534
145545 Wensayling2006 KA39Sayling Wen (1948–2003), Chinese educator and promoter for social workJPL · 145545
145546 Suiqizhong2006 KU67Guangzhou Middle School, in Guangzhou, China, where the co-discoverer of this minor planet, Ye Quan-Zhi, has studiedJPL · 145546
145558 Raiatea2006 ORThe island of Raiatea in French Polynesia, the first of the Polynesian islands to be inhabitedJPL · 145558
145559 Didiermüller2006 OO1Didier Müller (born 1967), a Swiss math and computer science teacher, who has written several books on science popularization (Src, HP)JPL · 145559
145562 Zurbriggen2006 OY6Bernard Zurbriggen (born 1943), Swiss emeritus professor of natural science, director of the Observatory Naef Épendes, where this minor planet was discoveredJPL · 145562
145566 Andreasphilipp2006 ON10Andreas Philipp (born 1965), German amateur astronomer and founder of the Schurwaldsternwarte in AichwaldJPL · 145566
145588 Sudongpo2006 PQ17Su Shi (1037–1101), a Chinese writer, poet, painter, calligrapher, who composed numerous poemsJPL · 145588
145593 Xántus2006 QE1János Xántus (1825–1894), a Hungarian scientist, traveler, ethnographer and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.JPL · 145593

145601–145700

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

145701–145800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145709 Rocknowar1981 SK9"Rock No War", an international humanitarian aid organization of volunteers for children. It is based in Formigine, Italy, and was founded in 1998.JPL · 145709
145732 Kanmon1995 DH1Kanmon Straits (Kanmon-kaikyō) in Japan, a strait separating the main islands of Honshu and KyushuJPL · 145732
145768 Petiška1997 PT2Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), a Czech poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and translatorJPL · 145768

145801–145900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145820 Valeromeo1998 TL7Valentina Romeo (born 1980), Italian singer and friend of the discoverer Gianluca MasiJPL · 145820

145901–146000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
145962 Lacchini1999 YH5Giovanni Battista Lacchini (1884–1967), an Italian astronomer, noted for his work on variable stars.JPL · 145962

References

  1. ↑ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  7. ↑ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.