Meanings of minor planet names: 320001–321000

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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]

320001–320100

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320065 Erbaghjolu 2007 EW38Erbaghjolu is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. South of this village, 750 meters above sea level, is the Stelle di Corsica astronomical observatory. IAU  · 320065

320101–320200

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320153 Eglitis 2007 FU20 Ilgmārs Eglītis (born 1951) was the head of the Baldone Observatory and director of the Institute of Astronomy of University of Latvia. JPL  · 320153

320201–320300

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320260 Bertout 2007 QA5Claude Bertout (born 1946), a French astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of star formation and was a long-time editor in chief of Astronomy & Astrophysics . JPL  · 320260

320301–320400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

320401–320500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

320501–320600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

320601–320700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

320701–320800

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320790 Anestin 2008 EN145 Victor Anestin (1875–1918), a Romanian journalist who popularized astronomy and sciences. JPL  · 320790

320801–320900

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320880 Cabu 2008 GV21 Jean Cabut (Cabu, 1938–2015), a French comic strip artist and caricaturist. JPL MPC  · 320880

320901–321000

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320942 Jeanette-Jesse 2008 GC145Jeanette (1916–2014) and Jesse (1916–2014) Wasserman, parents of American discoverer Lawrence H. Wasserman JPL  · 320942

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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