Meanings of minor-planet names: 95001–96000

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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]

95001–95100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for...Ref · Catalog
95008 Ivanobertini 2002 AH1Ivano Bertini (born 1968), Italian astronomer and active member of the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, is collaborating in the planning of observations using the OSIRIS two-camera system on board the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission. His main research field is the study of the dust environment in comets. JPL  · 95008
95016 Kimjeongho 2002 AA9 Gim Jeong-ho (1804–1866), Korean geographer and cartographer in the early 19th century whose works represented a culmination in Korea's map-making history. The publication of three maps and three topographies is his greatest achievements. JPL  · 95016
95020 Nencini 2002 AV12Erica Nencini (born 1974) earned her economics degree at the University of Pisa and is presently the CFO of SpaceDyS, a company in the aerospace sector. A valuable employee, she contributes enormously to the business development. JPL  · 95020
95024 Ericaellingson 2002 AH18Erica Ellingson (born 1962), astronomer at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is an observational cosmologist, studying the origin, content and evolution of the Universe. Her speciality is clusters of galaxies, held together by the gravity of invisible dark matter. JPL  · 95024
95072 ČVUT 2002 AW66The Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT, České vysoké učení technické) is one of the biggest and oldest technical universities in Europe. It was established at the initiative of Josef Christian Willenberg in 1707. Currently it has eight faculties, about 18 000 students, and its own nuclear reactor. IAU  · 95072

95101–95200

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95179 Berkó 2002 BOErnő Berkó (born 1955), a Hungarian amateur astronomer interested in deep-sky objects and double stars. He is an independent discoverer of the supernova 1999by, and as of Oct. 2006 the Washington Double Star Catalog contains over 160 double stars discovered by him. JPL  · 95179

95201–95300

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95219 Borgman 2002 CT14Dennis Borgman (born 1952), an American machinist, carpenter, electrician, plumber, programmer, and amateur astronomer, actively involved with the George Observatory and the Fort Bend Astronomy Club. JPL  · 95219
95247 Schalansky 2002 CH52 Judith Schalansky (born 1980) is a German writer. She has degrees in both History of Art and Communication Design. Her book Atlas of Remote Islands was the winner of The German Arts Foundation Prize for the Most Beautiful Book of The Year., German writer JPL  · 95247

95301–95400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

95401–95500

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95449 Frederickgregory 2002 CJ261 Frederick D. Gregory (born 1941) is a retired American astronaut who was the pilot on one space shuttle mission and commander on two other missions. In 1989, he was the first African American to command a space flight. He also served as Deputy Administrator at NASA. JPL  · 95449
95474 Andreajbarbieri 2002 EE4Andrea J. Barbieri (born 1969), was born in the United States and educated as a telecom engineer in Italy. He worked at JPL on the UHF systems of the Mars Odyssey and Mars Explorations Rovers, and is now involved with navigation and telecommunication satellites in England. He is the recipient of NASA and ESA group awards. JPL  · 95474

95501–95600

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95593 Azusienis 2002 FU10Algimantas Azusienis (1930–2021), a Lithuanian astronomer and teacher for 50 years at the Vilnius Pedagogical University, has investigated the variable stars and the photometric systems. With V. Straizys he improved the determination of the response curves and parameters of the UBV system. JPL  · 95593

95601–95700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

95701–95800

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95760 Protezionecivile 2003 EF41The people of the Protezione Civile , the Italian Civil Protection Department, who played an essential role in the 2020 Corona pandemic in Italy. Established in 1992, the department's responsibilities include the prevention and management of emergency events such as natural disasters. IAU  · 95760
95771 Lachat 2003 EZ49Damien Lachat (born 1977) is an electronics engineer who works at the Swiss Federal Office of Metrology and an amateur astronomer in Jura. He is one of the founders of the Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien, near Vicques. JPL  · 95771
95782 Hansgraf 2003 FS3 Hans Graf (born 1949), an Austrian conductor who has directed the Houston Symphony since 2001 and has played a pivotal role in shaping the institution. He is known for his wide-ranging repertoire and creative programming. JPL  · 95782
95783 Marceloemilio 2003 FJ6Marcelo Emilio (b. 1971), a Brazilian astronomer. IAU  · 95783
95785 Csányivilmos 2003 FV6Vilmos Csányi (born 1935) is a Hungarian biologist, biochemist, ethologist and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His main field of research is human and animal behavior, and the questions of biological and cultural evolution. He is a very active science communicator, and the author of numerous literary novels. JPL  · 95785
95793 Brock 2003 FR20Brad Brock (born 1955) is a manager with IBM Information Technology and Services. He has also been very active in local Boy Scouts of America activities in the Tucson, Arizona, area JPL  · 95793

95801–95900

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95802 Francismuir 2003 FM42 Francis Muir (born 1926), British-American mentor and advisor of the discoverer, Joseph A. Dellinger. He has demonstrated a deft touch over seemingly endless years of applying a variety of modern mathematical notions to the simple and practical solution of problems in the earth sciences. JPL  · 95802
95824 Elger 2003 FP85Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (1836–1897) was a British selenographer who was the first Director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association. His book The Moon (1895) is considered a classic lunar observing guide for the amateur astronomers of that time. JPL  · 95824
95851 Stromvil 2003 FD123The Stromvil photometric system, established in 1996 by V. Straizys, D. L. Crawford and A. G. Davis Philip as a combination of the Strömgren and Vilnius photometric systems, permits the classification of stars of all types on the basis of photometric measurements alone. JPL  · 95851
95852 Leatherbarrow 2003 FT127Bill Leatherbarrow (born 1947) is professor emeritus at the University of Sheffield. He was awarded an honorary doctorate for services to amateur astronomy. He served as British Astronomical Association President from 2011 to 2013, and has been BAA Lunar Section Director since 2009. JPL  · 95852
95853 Jamescarpenter 2003 FU127 James Carpenter (1840–1899), was a British astronomer known for his work on stellar spectra and planets. He co-authored "The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite" with James Nasmyth. JPL  · 95853
95882 Longshaw 2003 HWNigel Longshaw (born 1963) is a committee member of the British Astronomical Association Lunar Section and contributes to the Section Circulars. His papers have appeared in the BAA Journal and observations published in Observing the Moon by North, Observing the Moon by Wlasuk and Moon Observers Guide by Grego. JPL  · 95882
95895 Sebastiano 2003 HF12Sebastiano Foglia (born 2010) is the son of Italian amateur astronomer Sergio Foglia, who co-discovered this minor planet. IAU  · 95895

95901–96000

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95928 Tonycook 2003 JO13Tony Cook (born 1962) is the British Astronomical Association and Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Coordinator for Transient Lunar Phenomena. He also worked on the Mariner 10 imagery and the Clementine digital topographic map that was used during the planning of the impact of ESA's SMART-1. JPL  · 95928
95935 Grego 2003 KU8Peter Grego (born 1966) is a British amateur astronomer and author of many books on observational astronomy. He currently serves as assistant director of the British Astronomical Association's Lunar Section. JPL  · 95935
95939 Thagnesland 2003 KL20Thaddeus Vreeland (1866–1927) and Agnes Vreeland (1877–1961), maternal grandparents of the American discoverer James W. Young JPL  · 95939
95951 Ernestopalomba 2003 QG6 Ernesto Palomba (born 1967), an Italian planetary scientist at INAF-IAPS and discoverer of minor planets JPL  · 95951
95954 Bayzoltán 2003 QQ29 Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900–1992) was a Hungarian physicist, university professor and engineer who developed microwave technology, including tungsten lamps. He was the president of the department of nuclear physics in the National Bureau of Standards and also an honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences JPL  · 95954
95955 Claragianni 2003 QX32Clara Cagnacci (born 1933) and Giannantonio Palomba (1932–2015), the parents of the Italian discoverer Ernesto Palomba JPL  · 95955
95959 Covadonga 2003 SU224Covadonga Camblor, wife of the Spanish astronomer Juan Lacruz who discovered this minor planet JPL  · 95959
95962 Copito 2003 WZ87 Snowflake (1962–2003) represented the first known case of albinism in gorillas. In a 1967 article about the gorilla, Riopelle and Zahl gave it the name "Snowflake". The name stuck and was translated into Spanish as above and into Catalan as "Floquet de Neu". JPL  · 95962
95980 Haroldhill 2004 LE30Harold Hill (1920–2005) was a well known selenographer with the British Astronomical Association's Lunar Section and is considered to have been the last of the great visual lunar cartographers. He received the BAA Merlin Medal in 1969 and is best remembered for his seminal 1991 work, Portfolio of Lunar Drawings. JPL  · 95980
95982 Beish 2004 MH6Jeff Beish (born 1940) has been an avid amateur astronomer since the 1970s, serving in the Mars Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) from 1981 to 2005. He maintains the WIMP planetary ephemerides software and an excellent Mars website. In 1989 he received the ALPO Walter Haas observing award. JPL  · 95982

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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