Meanings of minor-planet names: 44001–45000

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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.

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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. PD-icon.svg 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]

44001–44100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for...Ref · Catalog
44001 Jonquet 1997 RE3Pierre Jonquet, French astronomer, a founding member of the Astronomical Society at Montpellier, southern France JPL  · 44001
44005 Migliardi 1997 SY3Marco Migliardi (born 1957), Italian teacher of Italian language and literature, amateur astronomer and friend of Vittorio Goretti who discovered this minor planet JPL  · 44005
44011 Juubichi 1997 UH15Mount Juubichi (482 m), east of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture, Japan JPL  · 44011
44013 Iidetenmondai 1997 VB7Iide Tenmondai (Iide Astronomical observatory) is located in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture, Japan. JPL  · 44013
44016 Jimmypage 1997 WQ28 Jimmy Page (born 1944), OBE, British composer, producer and master guitarist, leader of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin JPL  · 44016
44027 Termain 1998 ADPatricia Ann Termain Eliason (born 1952), American support scientist for Viking, Voyager and other spacecraft missions, project manager for the GONG heliosiesmic program JPL  · 44027
44033 Michez 1998 CB4Giacomo Michez (1839–1873), an Italian astronomer. JPL  · 44033
44039 de Sahagún 1998 DS33 Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590), a Franciscan missionary who after arriving in Mexico in 1529 researched the indigenous cultures of the country. JPL  · 44039
44041 Françoiselaunay 1998 ER1Françoise Launay (b. 1944), a research engineer at Meudon Observatory. IAU  · 44041

44101–44200

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44103 Aldana 1998 GE1Fernando Aldana Mayor (born 1944), Spanish astrophysicist, promoter of the 10-m Gran Telescopio Canarias JPL  · 44103
44110 Cassegrain 1998 HT5 Laurent Cassegrain (c. 1629–1693), a French priest and teacher. IAU  · 44110
44117 Haroldlarson 1998 HL27Harold P. Larson (born 1938), American pioneer of airborne infrared astronomy and educator at the University of Arizona JPL  · 44117
44167 Patriciaquinn 1998 JA3Patricia Quinn (born 1956), American water project engineer who joined the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board in 2022 IAU  · 44167
44192 Paulguttman 1998 ME2Paul Guttman (1940–2013), a radiologist and entrepreneur JPL  · 44192
44194 Urmuz 1998 MQ7 Urmuz (1883-1923), Romanian absurdist writer whose work was influential for the development of Dadaism and Surrealism IAU  · 44194
44195 Michaelcordova 1998 MW7Michael Cordova (born 1956), American airline pilot and astronomy enthusiast. Cordova joined the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board in 2022. IAU  · 44195

44201–44300

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44206 Clareschneider 1998 OMClare Schneider (b. 1962), an American technical writer. IAU  · 44206
44216 Olivercabasa 1998 PHJosep Maria Oliver i Cabasa (born 1944), Spanish amateur astronomer, co-founder of the amateur astronomical society Spanish: Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell, also see 13260 Sabadell JPL  · 44216
44217 Whittle 1998 PO1 Frank Whittle (1907–1996), British aeronautical engineer and pilot, inventor of the turbo-jet engine JPL  · 44217
44263 Nansouty 1998 QR53Charles-Marie-Étienne Champion Dubois de Nansouty (1815–1895), French general and meteorologist (fr-wiki) JPL  · 44263

44301–44400

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44360 Ferlet 1998 SK10Roger Ferlet (b. 1948), a French astrophysicist. IAU  · 44360
44368 Andreafrigo 1998 SR26Andrea Frigo (born 1982), an Italian friar and material scientist at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Padua, who has been instrumental in refurbishing the planetarium of Amelia with astronomical instruments at the Santissima Annunziata convent in Umbria, Italy (Src). IAU  · 44368

44401–44500

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44455 Artdula 1998 VKArthur M. Dula (born 1947), a patent attorney, space lawyer and co-founder of several space technology companies. JPL  · 44455
44456 Vidal-Madjar 1998 VP4Alfred Vidal-Madjar (b. 1942), a French observational astrophysicist. IAU  · 44456
44473 Randytatum 1998 WBRandy Tatum (born 1956) is an avid observer with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) and has served as Assistant Coordinator for the Jupiter and Solar Sections of the ALPO as well as full Solar Coordinator from 1993 to 1996. He is the 2016 recipient of the ALPO Haas Award for his prolific and expert observing. JPL  · 44473
44475 Hikarumasai 1998 WFHikaru Masai (born 1987) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group "Kalafina". JPL  · 44475
44479 Oláheszter 1998 WS8Eszter Kiss (née Oláh, 1945–2004), mother of astronomer László L. Kiss, who co-discovered this minor planet JPL  · 44479

44501–44600

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44527 Tonnon 1998 YC6Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a New Zealand musician. IAU  · 44527
44530 Horáková 1998 YC8 Milada Horáková (1901–1950), Czech lawyer and politician JPL  · 44530
44570 Yuribeletsky 1999 FX5Yuri Beletsky (b. 1976), a Belarusian professional astronomer and astrophotographer living in Chile. IAU  · 44570
44574 Lavoratti 1999 GF1Piero Lavoratti (born 1935), Italian amateur astronomer JPL  · 44574
44597 Thoreau 1999 PW Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American essayist and naturalist MPC  · 44597

44601–44700

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44613 Rudolf 1999 RU31 Rudolf II von Habsburg (1552–1612), Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor, who employed Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler as his court astronomers in Prague JPL  · 44613
44694 Aprilhinton 1999 RT234April Jewell Hinton (b. 1977), an American dentist. JPL  · 44694

44701–44800

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44711 Carp 1999 TD4The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Japanese baseball team JPL  · 44711
44715 Paolovezzosi 1999 TZ5Paolo Vezzosi (b. 1959), an Italian amateur astronomer. IAU  · 44715
44717 Borgoamozzano 1999 TY6 Borgo a Mozzano is an ancient Italian town in the province of Lucca, in Tuscany. On a wooded hill nearby is the Monte Agliale Astronomical Observatory, at which numerous asteroids and supernovae have been discovered. JPL  · 44717

44801–44900

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44821 Amadora 1999 TZ236Amadora Gonzalez, Spanish wife of David Martínez-Delgado, who first observed this minor planet in September 1998 at the Las Campanas Observatory (more than a year before the actual discovery by the Catalina Sky Survey) JPL  · 44821
44885 Vodička 1999 VBKarel Vodička (1880–1957) was a mathematician and physicist with a deep interest in astronomy, director of Jirsík High School (1925–1935). He founded the South Bohemian Astronomical Society (JAS) in 1928 and served as the first director of České Budějovice Observatory (1928–1942) built by JAS. JPL  · 44885

44901–45000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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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