Meanings of minor-planet names: 81001–82000

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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]

81001–81100

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81101–81200

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81201–81300

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81203 Polynesia 2000 FQ10 French Polynesia, because it was the first discovery from this region of the world JPL  · 81203

81301–81400

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81401–81500

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81501–81600

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81601–81700

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81701–81800

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81790 Lewislove 2000 JL84Lewis E. Love (born 1928), American physics teacher at Great Neck North High School JPL  · 81790

81801–81900

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81822 Jamesearly 2000 KN38 James M. Early (1922–2004), American co-inventor of the transistor JPL  · 81822
81859 Joetaylor 2000 KP69 Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), American astronomer, pulsar hunter extraordinaire, Nobel laureate and MacArthur fellow. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement as a professor at Princeton University in September 2006. JPL  · 81859

81901–82000

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81915 Hartwick 2000 NS11F. David A. Hartwick (born 1941), Canadian astrophysicist at the University of Victoria MPC  · 81915
81947 Fripp 2000 OF69 Robert Fripp (born 1946) is a musician who pushes the boundaries of music using guitars, masterful technique, and recording and sound processing effects. His leadership of King Crimson and work with fellow experimentalist Brian Eno has been an essential innovative driving force in music. JPL  · 81947
81948 Eno 2000 OM69 Brian Eno (born 1948) is an experimental sculptor of sound who has worked with many musicians in his career, notably as an iconic duo with Robert Fripp (see entry above). Along with Fripp, he is from the research and development branch of music intermingled with Oblique Strategies. JPL  · 81948
81971 Turonclavere 2000 QX68Marie-Hélène Turon Clavère (born 1949), French schoolteacher and amateur astronomer JPL  · 81971

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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