Meanings of minor planet names: 204001–205000

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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]

204001–204100

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204101–204200

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204201–204300

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204301–204400

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204370 Ferdinandvaněk 2004 TH70 Ferdinand Vaněk, a fictitious character in the play Audience by Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel JPL  · 204370

204401–204500

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204501–204600

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204601–204700

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204701–204800

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204702 Péquignat 2006 FN9 Pierre Péquignat  [ fr ] (1669–1740), one of the most popular heroes for people living in Jura Switzerland. JPL  · 204702
204710 Gaoxing 2006 GE Gao Xing (born 1974), a Chinese amateur astronomer and founder of the Xingming Observatory ( C42 ) of Ürümqi. JPL  · 204710
204711 Luojialun 2006 GN Luo Jialun (1897–1969) was a Chinese educator, historian, thinker and diplomat. He was President of National Central University from 1932 to 1941. JPL  · 204711
204786 Wehlau 2006 KU131William Henry Wehlau (1926–1995), an American-born Canadian astronomer JPL  · 204786

204801–204900

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204805 Šipöcz 2006 TS9Tibor Šipöcz (born 1950) is a Slovak physicist and senior lecturer, formerly at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava. JPL  · 204805
204816 Andreacamilleri 2007 OZ Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019), an Italian writer, screenwriter and director who received a number of honorary degrees from several Italian universities JPL  · 204816
204831 Levski 2007 PQ28 Vasil Levski (1837–1873), national hero of Bulgaria and styled the Apostle of Freedom. JPL  · 204831
204836 Xiexiaosi 2007 QS1Xie Xiaosi (1905–2008), known as the Guardian of World Cultural Heritage, was a famous Chinese garden landscape artist and painter. JPL  · 204836
204839 Suzhouyuanlin 2007 QK13Suzhou Yuanlin, Suzhou Chinese-style gardens, are typical ancient gardens with traditional Chinese architectures and cultures. JPL  · 204839
204842 Fengchia 2007 RN19 Feng Chia University, located in central Taiwan, is a university characterized by educational excellence and breakthrough research. JPL  · 204842
204852 Frankfurt 2007 RH133The German city of Frankfurt in Hesse JPL  · 204852
204873 FAIR 2007 SW1The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), an international science center for studying the building blocks of matter and the evolution of the universe JPL  · 204873
204896 Giorgiobocca 2007 UQ1 Giorgio Bocca (1920–2011), an Italian essayist and journalist, also known for his participation in the World War II partisan movement. JPL  · 204896

204901–205000

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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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