Meanings of minor planet names: 180001–181000

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. 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]

180001–180100

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

180101–180200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
180141 Sperauskas	2003 FA123	Julius Sperauskas (born 1950), President of Lithuanian Astronomical Union (2003–2007), is a senior researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University (570).	JPL · 180141
180143 Gaberogers	2003 FE124	Gabe D. Rogers (born 1973) is an assistant group supervisor at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Spacecraft Systems Engineer for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.	JPL · 180143

180201–180300

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

180301–180400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
180367 Vonfeldt	2003 YQ110	Kevin Joseph VonFeldt (1983–2009), of Stafford, Texas, husband of Thanh, son of Randy and Mary and brother of Brian, was a licensed aircraft mechanic who loved family, baseball and motorcycles	JPL · 180367

180401–180500

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

180501–180600

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

180601–180700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
180643 Cardoen	2004 GK20	Dany Cardoen (born 1949), French amateur astronomer and optician	JPL · 180643

180701–180800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
180739 Barbet	2004 KX7	Alix Barbet (born 1940), French archaeologist and author, and Jean Barbet, French aeronautical engineer	JPL · 180739

180801–180900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
180824 Kabos	2005 GU8	Gyula Kabos (1887–1941), Hungarian actor and comedian	JPL · 180824
180855 Debrarose	2005 GO205	Debra M. Rose (born 1959) is a Senior Program Manager for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, and served as a Payload Instrument Sequencer for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.	JPL · 180855
180857 Hofigéza	2005 HG7	Géza Hofi (1936–2002), an actor and comedian, had a strong influence on Hungarian cabaret	JPL · 180857

180901–181000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
180940 Bighornfire	2005 ML2	all firefighting personnel and organizations who tirelessly fought and suppressed the Bighorn Fire, a wildfire which scorched 120 000 acres of forest in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona in summer 2020. Their heroic efforts kept thousands of people safe, and saved the astronomical facilities located there.	IAU · 180940

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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.

Preceded by 179,001–180,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 180,001–181,000

Succeeded by 181,001–182,000