Meanings of minor planet names: 281001–282000

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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]

281001–281100

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281067 Barmby 2006 KU130Pauline Margaret Barmby (b. 1972), a Canadian astronomer. IAU  · 281067
281068 Chipolin 2006 OK1 Chi Po-lin (1964–2017) was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, best known for his 2013 film Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above , which won Best Documentary at the 2013 Golden Horse Awards. JPL  · 281068

281101–281200

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281105 Dionneross 2006 WT198Dionne Leah Cozier Ross (b. 1981), an American pediatrician. IAU  · 281105
281140 Trier 2007 DO7The Germany city of Trier, the birthplace of Karl Marx. It was founded by the Romans in 16 BCE, numerous historic monuments make it an outstanding testimony to the Roman Empire. The association Sternwarte Trier is heavily involved in astronomical education. JPL  · 281140

281201–281300

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281272 Arnaudleroy 2007 RC12Arnaud Leroy (born 1974), a French amateur astronomer at the Uranoscope Observatory and Pic du Midi Observatory in Paris and the Pyrenees, respectively JPL  · 281272

281301–281400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

281401–281500

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281445 Scotthowe 2008 SS84A. Scott Howe (born 1960), an American engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL  · 281445
281459 Kyrylenko 2008 SU148The brothers Peter Kyrylenko (born 1987) and Dmytro Kyrylenko (born 1985), observers at the Andrushivka Observatory in Ukraine JPL  · 281459

281501–281600

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281507 Johnellen 2008 TM9John and Ellen McDonald, parents of Irish amateur astronomer David McDonald who discovered this minor planet at the Celbridge Observatory ( J65 ) JPL  · 281507
281561 Taitung 2008 UL78 Taitung County, located in the southeast of Taiwan JPL  · 281561
281564 Fuhsiehhai 2008 UQ87Hsieh-Hai Fu (1952—2020) was serve at the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, specializing in astronomy and science education, and training university students to teach astronomy in secondary education. He is the founder of the Star Watcher journal and the author of several popular science books. JPL  · 281564
281569 Taea 2008 UV94 Tainan Astronomical Education Area (TAEA) is an astronomy museum in Tainan, Taiwan. TAEA has been dedicated to fundamental astronomy education since it was established in 2007. JPL  · 281569

281601–281700

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281661 Michaelsiems 2008 VW13Michael Siems (b. 1960), a German boomerang thrower who began building boomerangs in 1982. He is a longtime friend of the discoverer. IAU  · 281661

281701–281800

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281764 Schwetzingen 2009 DE67 Schwetzingen is a mid-sized town in the southwest of Germany. The first written reference "Suezzingen" dates back to 766 CE, while settlement can be traced back to the Stone Age. It is best known for its large baroque castle and surrounding park complex. Another famed specialty is the locally grown asparagus. JPL  · 281764
281772 Matttaylor 2009 RS26 Matt Taylor (born 1973), a British astrophysicist, involved in the landing of the Philae spacecraft on a comet during ESA's Rosetta mission JPL  · 281772

281801–281900

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281820 Monnaves 2009 XWRamon ("Mon") Naves Jr., son of one of the discoverers at Montcabre Observatory (213), Spain JPL  · 281820
281880 Wuweiren 2010 GK126Wu Weiren (born 1953), an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, is the Chief Designer of China's Lunar Exploration Program, and has contributed significantly to China's lunar and deep-space exploration. The Chang'e-4 mission, which he designed, accomplished the first soft-landing on the far side of the Moon. JPL  · 281880

281901–282000

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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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