Meanings of minor planet names: 114001–115000

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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]

114001–114100

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114022 Bizyaev 2002 UZ51Dmitry Bizyaev (born 1969), a Russian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 114022
114023 Harvanek 2002 UL52Michael J. Harvanek (born 1963), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 114023
114024 Scotkleinman 2002 UB62Scot J. Kleinman (born 1965), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 114024
114025 Krzesinski 2002 UC63Jurek Krzesiński (born 1962), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 114025
114026 Emalanushenko 2002 UO64Elena Malanushenko (born 1956), Ukrainian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 114026
114027 Malanushenko 2002 UL69Viktor Malanushenko (born 1955), Ukrainian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 114027
114094 Irvpatterson 2002 VX39W. Irwin Patterson (born 1930), American biology professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University JPL  · 114094
114096 Haroldbier 2002 VA40Harold D. Bier (born 1931), chemistry professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University JPL  · 114096

114101–114200

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114156 Eamonlittle 2002 VH68Eamon Little (1966–2006) was an Irish astronomer at Queen's University, Belfast, and a friend and colleague of astronomers Alan Fitzsimmons and Iwan P. Williams who discovered this minor planet JPL  · 114156

114201–114300

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114239 Bermarmi 2002 WNBernard Young (1911–1988), Mary Young (1912–1996), and Michael Young (born 1937), parents and brother of American discoverer James Whitney Young JPL  · 114239

114301–114400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

114401–114500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

114501–114600

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114601–114700

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114608 Emanuelepace 2003 DC7Emanuele Pace (born 1964), an Italian professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Florence and the director of its Chianti Observatory. He is also a project manager with ESA's ARIEL space telescope that will study explanetary atmospheres. The asteroid's name was suggested by CINEOS astronomer Mario Di Martino. IAU  · 114608
114611 Valeriobocci 2003 DE9Valerio Bocci (born 1966), is an Italian Physicist, senior technologist at INFN Roma. He has been involved in the DELPHI at LEP (CERN), KLOE experiment of DAFNE Frascati National Laboratory, in the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at LHC CERN. He was one of the first in the scientific literature to propose and demonstrate the possibility to use Field Programmable Gate Array in radiation environment. IAU  · 114611
114612 Sandrasavaglio 2003 DV12Sandra Savaglio (born 1967) is a physicist and a leading researchers on γ-ray bursts. She has taught at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Savaglio is currently teaching astronomy at the University of Calabria. IAU  · 114612
114613 Antoninobrosio 2003 DS15Antonino Brosio (born 1987) is a structural engineer, and the founder and director of the first public observatory and astronomical park in Calabria. He has carried out several national and international collaborations involving the Calabrian schools, and is the discoverer of some variable stars and extragalactic supernovae. IAU  · 114613
114649 Jeanneacker 2003 EN52Jeanne Christophe (née Acker), the mother of French astronomer Bernard Christophe, who discovered this minor planet JPL  · 114649
114659 Sajnovics 2003 FJ7 János Sajnovics (1733–1785), Hungarian linguist and Jesuit JPL  · 114659
114689 Tomstevens 2003 FJ84Tom Stevens (born 1933) and his wife Dixie (born 1938), American benefactors and advisors of the George Observatory in Needville, Texas. JPL  · 114689

114701–114800

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114703 North Dakota 2003 FA120 North Dakota, the 39th U.S. state JPL  · 114703
114705 Tamayo 2003 FP124Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 1942) was the first person of African ancestry and the first Latin American to travel into space as a Cuban cosmonaut on the crew of Soyuz 38 in September 1980. He received the first Hero of the Republic of Cuba medal and many other honors. JPL  · 114705
114725 Gordonwalker 2003 GW36Gordon A. H. Walker (born 1936), professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia JPL  · 114725
114735 Irenemagni 2003 HP9Irene Magni (born 1976), a business consultant and fiancée of Italian astronomer Fabrizio Bernardi who discovered this minor planet. IAU  · 114735
114738 Melissa 2003 HQ12Melissa Palomba (b. 2009), the eldest daughter of Ernesto Palomba, one of the CINEOS observers. IAU  · 114738
114739 Tripodi 2003 HR12Antonella Tripodi (b. 1986), an Italian amateur astronomer. IAU  · 114739
114740 Luigitatto 2003 HB14 Luigi Tatto (1922–2003), an Italian writer. IAU  · 114740

114801–114900

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114828 Ricoromita 2003 OL20Enrico Romita (born 1963), Italian software developer on Solar System dynamics, specialized on structural automatic computation JPL  · 114828
114829 Chierchia 2003 OC21Luigi Chierchia (born 1957), Italian professor of mathematical analysis, and recipient of the 1995 prize of the Institut Henri Poincaré JPL  · 114829

114901–115000

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114987 Tittel 2003 QW68Pál Tittel (1784–1831), Hungarian astronomer and professor JPL  · 114987
114990 Szeidl 2003 QV69Béla Szeidl (born 1938), Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Observatory from 1974 to 1996. and president of IAU Commission 27 (Variable Stars, 1985–1988) JPL  · 114990
114991 Balázs 2003 QY69Lajos G. Balázs (born 1941), Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Observatory since 1996) and co-discoverer of supernova 1969B JPL  · 114991

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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