Dictionary of Minor Planet Names

Last updated June 08, 2023

The Dictionary of Minor Planet Names is a reference book containing information about the discovery and naming of 12,804 asteroids (March 2006). It is published by the International Astronomical Union.

Editions

Lutz D. Schmadel (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (1st ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
———————— (1993). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (2nd ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
———————— (1996). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (3rd ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.(5,252 names, 7,041 numbered until June 1996)
———————— (1999). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (4th ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
———————— (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. (+10,000 names)
———————— (2005). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names Addendum to 5th edition. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-34360-1.
———————— (2008). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names Addendum to 5th edition. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7.
———————— (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-29717-5. (+17,000 names)
———————— (2014). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names Addentum to 6th edition. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-29717-5. (22,000 names)

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