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]

275001–275100

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

275101–275200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
275106 Sarahdubeyjames2009 VP42Sarah Jane Dubey-James (born 1977), the second daughter of British discoverer Norman FallaJPL · 275106

275201–275300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
275215 Didiermarouani2009 WL184Didier Marouani (born 1953) is a world famous French composer and musician. He is the leader of the band Space, a pioneer of electronic space music. His music is loved by several generations of fans of astronomy and cosmonautics, who feel it inspires them to reach out to the stars.IAU · 275215
275225 Kotarbinski2009 WO215Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words.IAU · 275225
275264 Krisztike2010 AB4Kristina Kürtiova (born 1995), a daughter of Slovak amateur astronomer Stefan Kürti who discovered this minor planetJPL · 275264
275281 Amywalsh2010 AE129Amy L. Walsh (born 1970), an avionics engineer at Ball Aerospace who developed and helps operate the WISE/NEOWISE command and data handling system (Src).JPL · 275281

275301–275400

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

275401–275500

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

275501–275600

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

275601–275700

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

275701–275800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
275786 Bouley2001 QX72Sylvain Bouley (born 1982), a French planetary geologist who studies impact cratering (Src)JPL · 275786

275801–275900

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

275901–276000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
275962 Chalverat2001 WU5Joseph Chalverat (born 1950), the second curator of the Jura natural science museum in Porrentruy from 1999 to 2008.JPL · 275962

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.
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