Meanings of minor planet names: 296001–297000

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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]

296001–296100

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296101–296200

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296201–296300

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296301–296400

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296351 Linyongbin 2009 FZ18Lin Yong-Bin (born 1968), a Chinese meteorite hunter and member of the Xinjiang Astronomical Society, who frequently visits the Gobi Desert. IAU  · 296351

296401–296500

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296462 Corylachlan 2009 HZ81Cory Lachlan Todd (born 1997), son of Australian astronomer Michael Todd who discovered this minor planet JPL  · 296462

296501–296600

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296525 Milanovskiy 2009 OU2Aleksandr Evgen'evich Milanovskiy (1950–2004), a famous Russian geologist and meteorite searcher and investigator. JPL  · 296525
296577 Arkhangelsk 2009 RV2 Arkhangelsk, city and first Russian seaport founded in 1584, on the banks of the Northern Dvina River near the White Sea JPL  · 296577

296601–296700

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296638 Sergeibelov 2009 SD101 Sergei Belov (1944–2013), a Soviet basketball player, considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time JPL  · 296638

296701–296800

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296753 Mustafamahmoud 2009 UP14 Mustafa Mahmoud born Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Husayn (1921–2009), an Egyptian scientist and a prolific author JPL  · 296753

296801–296900

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296819 Artesian 2009 WY6The Artesian archaeological expedition (AAE) was formed in 1987 and organized by Moscow State Pedagogical University on the territory of the Bosporan Kingdom in eastern Crimea. The research included archaeoastronomy and discovered several ancient astronomical observatories (Src). JPL  · 296819

296901–297000

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296905 Korochantsev 2010 CJ36Vladimir Alexeevich Korochantsev (born 1934), a Russian journalist, publicist and writer JPL  · 296905
296907 Alexander 2010 CA52 Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), an American planetary scientist who served as the project manager for the Galileo mission to Jupiter and the U.S. project scientist for the Rosetta mission. JPL  · 296907
296928 Francescopalla 2010 CE155Francesco Palla (1954–2016) was an Italian astronomer, known for his contributions to the field of star formation. He was Director of the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory from 2005 to 2011, and author of more than 300 scientific papers. Palla coauthored, with Steve Stahler, the textbook The Formation of Stars. JPL  · 296928
296930 McLaren 2010 CB181Robert A. McLaren (b. 1946), a Canadian astronomer. IAU  · 296930
296945 Ronaldlaub 2010 DD78Ronald L. Laub (b. 1937), an American astronomer. IAU  · 296945
296950 Robertbauer 2010 EJ19A. Robert Bauer Sr., MD (1897–1984) successfully combined oxygen, heat, humidity and ease of nursing care in 1931 to create the first modern neonatal intensive care unit-grade incubator. Roughly one in eight infants are born prematurely, and many of them have benefited from Bauer's invention. JPL  · 296950
296968 Ignatianum 2010 ES74 Ignatianum is the Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education in Kraków, Poland JPL  · 296968
296987 Piotrflin 2010 ET119Piotr Flin (born 1945), a Polish astronomer and a professor at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland JPL  · 296987

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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