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.
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]
Massimiliano Vasile (born 1970) is a professor of Space Systems Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He has developed innovative techniques for the design and optimization of space trajectories and is an astrodynamics expert. He is leader of the EuTN STARDUST project on asteroid and space debris monitoring and mitigation..
Vladislav Yakovlevich Panchenko (born 1947), an authority in laser information technologies, scientific instrumentation technologies, non-linear optics and medical physics.
Michele Maoret (born 1971), a mathematics teacher and president of the association of scientific education 'Luigi Lagrange', which is involved in the teaching of physics, mathematics and astronomy.
Izumi Shikibu (born c. 976) was a Japanese poet from the 11th century Heian period. She wrote Izumi Shikibu Nikki, which was a notable diary containing waka poems about her affairs with the Imperial Prince. It is said that she was born in Shiroishi district and spent her younger days in Shiota in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
The "Rotary Club Torino", the third oldest Rotary Club in Italy and from its foundation in 1925 has contributed with its services to the development of science and technology, the most important enterprises in the Piedmont scientific and industrial area.
Philipp Nicolai, German Lutheran pastor and poet, author of the hymns Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Wake, awake! for night is flying) and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How brightly beams the morning star!)
Huitzilopochtli is an Aztec god associated with the sun. His name, meaning "hummingbird of the south" came from the Aztec belief that the spirits of killed warriors followed the sun through the sky during four subsequent years. Thereafter they were transformed into hummingbirds.
The Chinese Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Huazhongkejida or HUST) is a research university located in Wuhan, Hubei province. It was the first university in central China to establish an Astronomy Department.
Antonio Pigafetta (c. 1492—c. 1531) was an Italian navigator and geographer. He participated in the first circumnavigation of the globe from 1519 to 1522.
Laura Colombini (born 1986), a European Languages and Cultures graduate of the University of Modena, is the first daughter of one of the co-discoverers of this minor planet.
Barry Sydney Turvey (born 1950) has devoted many years to the cause of popularizing astronomy in the UK, as Membership Secretary, Merchandising Manager and Council Member of the Society for Popular Astronomy.
Alberto ("Alby") Colombini (born 1989) is a graduate accountant, employed in a transport company, and an amateur soccer player. He is the second son of one of the co-discoverers of this minor planet.
Deirdre Kelleghan (born 1957) is an Irish astronomer, artist and educator. She invents, designs and enacts creative workshops to help children understand our solar system through drawing. Her activities take place in schools, libraries, science centres and observatories throughout Ireland.
Vercingetorix (ca. 82 BC – 46 BC) was a King of the Arverni and military leader of the Celtic people against the Roman invasion. He beat Julius Caesar's forces at the Battle of Gergovia (52 BCE), but surrendered during the battle of Alesia, presumably because of superstitions related to the lunar eclipse of 26 Sep. 52 BCE.
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
^"Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^"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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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 Index100K200K300K400K500K600K 47 000s 48 000s 49 000s 50 000s 51 000s 52 000s 53 000s 54 000s 55 000s 56 000s 57 000s52 001 52 101 52 201 52 301 52 401 52 501 52 601 52 701 52 801 52 901 52001 52100 editNamed minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52005 Maik 2002 CL13 Maik Meyer born 1970 German amateur astronomer MPC 5200552008 Johnnaka 2002 EP111 John Yoshio Naka 1914 2004 the preeminent American bonsai master of the late 20th century JPL 5200852030 Maxvasile 2002 PX33 Massimiliano Vasile born 1970 is a professor of Space Systems Engineering at the University of Strathclyde He has developed innovative techniques for the design and optimization of space trajectories and is an astrodynamics expert He is leader of the EuTN STARDUST project on asteroid and space debris monitoring and mitigation JPL 5203052057 Clarkhowell 2002 PS130 Francis Clark Howell 1925 2007 generally known as F Clark Howell was an American anthropologist JPL 5205752101 52200 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range52201 52300 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52225 Panchenko 1968 OF1 Vladislav Yakovlevich Panchenko born 1947 an authority in laser information technologies scientific instrumentation technologies non linear optics and medical physics JPL 5222552226 Saenredam 1974 PA Pieter Jansz Saenredam 1597 1665 Dutch Baroque era painter and engraver JPL 5222652228 Protos 1977 RN Greek word for first the discoverer s first minor planet detection JPL 5222852231 Sitnik 1978 RX1 Grigorij Fedorovich Sitnik 1911 1996 professor of the Moscow State University JPL 5223152242 Michelemaoret 1981 EX Michele Maoret born 1971 a mathematics teacher and president of the association of scientific education Luigi Lagrange which is involved in the teaching of physics mathematics and astronomy JPL 5224252246 Donaldjohanson 1981 EQ5 Donald Johanson born 1943 an American paleoanthropologist who discovered the fossil of a female hominin australopithecine known as Lucy JPL 5224652260 Ureshino 1982 KA Ureshino a city located in Saga prefecture Kyushu island Japan JPL 5226052261 Izumishikibu 1982 VL4 Izumi Shikibu born c 976 was a Japanese poet from the 11th century Heian period She wrote Izumi Shikibu Nikki which was a notable diary containing waka poems about her affairs with the Imperial Prince It is said that she was born in Shiroishi district and spent her younger days in Shiota in Saga Prefecture Japan JPL 5226152266 Van Flandern 1986 AD Tom Van Flandern 1940 2009 astronomer and lunar occultations analylist at the U S Naval Observatory in the 1970s JPL 5226652267 Rotarytorino 1986 EP2 The Rotary Club Torino the third oldest Rotary Club in Italy and from its foundation in 1925 has contributed with its services to the development of science and technology the most important enterprises in the Piedmont scientific and industrial area JPL 5226752270 Noamchomsky 1988 CH5 Noam Chomsky born 1928 an American linguist and philosopher JPL 5227052271 Lecorbusier 1988 RP3 Le Corbusier Charles Edouard Jeanneret 1887 1965 Swiss French architect and city planner JPL 5227152285 Kakurinji 1990 OX2 Kakurinji built by Prince Shotoku in AD 589 is a historically significant Buddhist temple complex in Kakogawa city Hyogo prefecture JPL 5228552291 Mott 1990 TU1 John R Mott 1865 1955 American organizer of the modern ecumenical movement and Peace Prize Nobelist JPL 5229152292 Kamdzhalov 1990 TB2 Yordan Kamdzhalov born 1980 Bulgarian conductor JPL 5229252293 Mommsen 1990 TQ3 Theodor Mommsen 1817 1903 German classical historian epigraphist and Nobelist JPL 5229352294 Detlef 1990 TJ4 Detlef Ninnemann born 1944 a German patent attorney and electrical engineer JPL 5229452295 Koppen 1990 VK4 Wladimir Koppen 1846 1940 a Russian German botanist climatologist JPL 5229552301 52400 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52301 Qumran 1991 RQ2 Qumran Palestine where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found JPL 5230152308 Hanspeterroser 1991 TE3 Hans Peter Roser born 1949 director of the Institute of Space Studies at the University of Stuttgart JPL 5230852309 Philnicolai 1991 TQ7 Philipp Nicolai German Lutheran pastor and poet author of the hymns Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme Wake awake for night is flying and Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern How brightly beams the morning star JPL 5230952316 Daveslater 1992 BD David C Slater 1957 2011 a U S physicist with Southwest Research Institute JPL 5231652334 Oberammergau 1992 FS3 Oberammergau Bavaria Germany festival place of a famous Passion Play JPL 5233452337 Compton 1992 RS Arthur Holly Compton American physicist and Nobelist JPL 5233752341 Ballmann 1992 SB2 Helga Ballmann born 1954 the personal assistant of the Director of the Astronomisches Rechen Institut Heidelberg JPL MPC 5234152344 Yehudimenuhin 1992 YM1 Yehudi Menuhin 1916 1999 an American born violinist and conductor is considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century JPL 5234452384 Elenapanko 1993 HZ5 Elena Alekseevna Panko born 1958 a Ukrainian astronomer at Nikolaev State University JPL 5238452387 Huitzilopochtli 1993 OM7 Huitzilopochtli is an Aztec god associated with the sun His name meaning hummingbird of the south came from the Aztec belief that the spirits of killed warriors followed the sun through the sky during four subsequent years Thereafter they were transformed into hummingbirds JPL 5238752401 52500 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52421 Daihoji 1994 LA Daihōji north of Kumakōgen Japan 44th destination of the Shikoku Pilgrimage JPL 5242152422 LPL 1994 LP The University of Arizona s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory JPL 5242252426 Ritaalessandro 1994 PF Description available see ref Please summarize in your own words IAU 5242652455 Masamika 1995 AD1 Masa aki Takanashi 1959 2001 and his wife Mika Japanese amateur astronomers JPL 5245552457 Enquist 1995 AE4 Anna Enquist born 1945 a Dutch author and poet who studied psycho analysis at Leiden and piano at the conservatory of Den Haag JPL 5245752480 Enzomora 1995 UM5 Gian Vincenzo Mora Italian amateur astronomer JPL 5248052487 Huazhongkejida 1995 XO2 The Chinese Huazhong University of Science and Technology Huazhongkejida or HUST is a research university located in Wuhan Hubei province It was the first university in central China to establish an Astronomy Department IAU 5248752500 Kanata 1996 DC1 KANATA Japanese for Far Away name of the new 1 5 m telescope of Hiroshima University JPL 5250052501 52600 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52558 Pigafetta 1997 FR Antonio Pigafetta c 1492 c 1531 was an Italian navigator and geographer He participated in the first circumnavigation of the globe from 1519 to 1522 JPL 5255852570 Lauraco 1997 JC1 Laura Colombini born 1986 a European Languages and Cultures graduate of the University of Modena is the first daughter of one of the co discoverers of this minor planet IAU 5257052589 Montviloff 1997 PY3 Nicolas Montviloff French co founder of the Observatoire des Pises and current president of the Societe astronomique de Montpellier JPL 5258952601 52700 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52601 Iwayaji 1997 SJ16 Iwaya ji ja east of Kumakōgen Japan 45th destination of the Shikoku Pilgrimage JPL 5260152602 Floriansignoret 1997 TY5 Description available see ref Please summarize in your own words IAU 5260252604 Thomayer 1997 TZ9 Josef Thomayer 1853 1927 Czech professor of internal medicine at the Charles University of Prague JPL 5260452633 Turvey 1997 WL23 Barry Sydney Turvey born 1950 has devoted many years to the cause of popularizing astronomy in the UK as Membership Secretary Merchandising Manager and Council Member of the Society for Popular Astronomy JPL 5263352649 Chrismith 1997 YX11 Christine Elizabeth Smith American elementary school teacher JPL 5264952665 Brianmay 1998 BM30 Brian May British astrophysicist chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University and lead guitarist and songwriter for the rock group Queen JPL 5266552670 Alby 1998 DC3 Alberto Alby Colombini born 1989 is a graduate accountant employed in a transport company and an amateur soccer player He is the second son of one of the co discoverers of this minor planet IAU 5267052681 Kelleghan 1998 DK34 Deirdre Kelleghan born 1957 is an Irish astronomer artist and educator She invents designs and enacts creative workshops to help children understand our solar system through drawing Her activities take place in schools libraries science centres and observatories throughout Ireland JPL 5268152701 52800 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52767 Ophelestes 1998 MW41 Ophelestes a Trojan warrior was killed by an arrow of Teucer who was causing much havoc with his bow amongst the ranks of the Trojans JPL 5276752801 52900 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52872 Okyrhoe 1998 SG35 Okyrhoe mythological daughter of Chiron and Chariklo JPL 5287252901 53000 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog52959 Danieladepaulis 1998 TY2 Description available see ref Please summarize in your own words IAU 5295952963 Vercingetorix 1998 TB16 Vercingetorix ca 82 BC 46 BC was a King of the Arverni and military leader of the Celtic people against the Roman invasion He beat Julius Caesar s forces at the Battle of Gergovia 52 BCE but surrendered during the battle of Alesia presumably because of superstitions related to the lunar eclipse of 26 Sep 52 BCE JPL 5296352965 Laurencebentz 1998 TK17 Description available see ref Please summarize in your own words IAU 5296552975 Cyllarus 1998 TF35 Cyllarus mythological centaur JPL 52975back to top nbsp References edit WGSBN Bulletin Archive Working Group Small Body Nomenclature 14 May 2021 Retrieved 16 May 2021 MPC MPO MPS Archive Minor Planet Center Retrieved 27 July 2016 JPL Solar System Dynamics Discovery Circumstances Jet Propulsion Laboratory Retrieved 25 June 2019 Schmadel Lutz D 2003 Dictionary of Minor Planet Names Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN 978 3 540 00238 3 Retrieved 27 July 2016 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 Herget Paul 1968 The Names of the Minor Planets Cincinnati Ohio Minor Planet Center Cincinnati Observatory OCLC 224288991 Guide to Minor Body Astrometry When can I name my discovery Minor Planet Center Retrieved 20 July 2019 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 by51 001 52 000 Meanings of minor planet namesList of minor planets 52 001 53 000 Succeeded by53 001 54 000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meanings of minor planet names 52001 53000 amp oldid 1186073586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
