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]
^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.
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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 591 000s 592 000s 593 000s 594 000s 595 000s 596 000s 597 000s 598 000s 599 000s 600 000s 601 000s596 001 596 101 596 201 596 301 596 401 596 501 596 601 596 701 596 801 596 901 596001 596100 editNamed minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596101 596200 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596201 596300 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596301 596400 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596401 596500 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596501 596600 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog596588 Jamesliebert 2005 XN80 Description available see ref Please summarize in your own words IAU 596588596601 596700 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596701 596800 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596801 596900 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref CatalogThere are no named minor planets in this number range596901 597000 editback to top nbsp Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref Catalog596996 Suhantzong 2006 QQ58 Han Tzong Su born 1956 a popularizer of astronomy at National Cheng Kung University Taiwan who has been translating content of NASA s Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD website into Chinese for over two decades IAU 596996back 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 by595 001 596 000 Meanings of minor planet namesList of minor planets 596 001 597 000 Succeeded by597 001 598 000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meanings of minor planet names 596001 597000 amp oldid 1185989994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
