Meanings of minor planet names: 127001–128000

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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]

127001–127100

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127005 Pratchett 2002 GY1 Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English author known for his comic fantasy book series, Discworld JPL  · 127005
127030 Herrington 2002 GZ28John Herrington (born 1958) is a former NASA astronaut and a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Herrington was a mission specialist for the 16th space shuttle flight to the International Space Station and he performed three space walks during the mission. JPL  · 127030

127101–127200

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127196 Hanaceplechová 2002 HHHana Ceplechová (born 1945), long-time secretary in the Interplanetary Matter Department of the Ondrejov Observatory in the Czech Republic JPL  · 127196

127201–127300

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127301–127400

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127401–127500

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127477 Fredalee 2002 RS211Freda Denham Lee (1914–1991) was a highly regarded teacher; her career spanned the dawn of the Space Age. Though not trained in science, her science-minded students found a tireless mentor who effectively guided independent explorations. She gifted such students fulfilling science and engineering careers. IAU  · 127477

127501–127600

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127515 Nitta 2002 TY306Atsuko Nitta (born 1966), Japanese-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 127515
127516 Oravetz 2002 TT307Daniel Oravetz (born 1984), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 127516
127517 Kaikepan 2002 TJ371Kaike Pan (born 1965), Chinese-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 127517
127545 Crisman 2002 XZ91James R. Crisman (born 1937), president of the Astronomy Club of Sun City West in Arizona and supporter of the Lowell Observatory JPL  · 127545

127601–127700

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127689 Doncapone 2003 EE17Don Giuseppe Capone (1922–2009), Italian cleric, archeoastronomer, and scholar of the origins of the city of Alatri (Aletrium) and rector of the diocesan Seminar JPL  · 127689

127701–127800

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127801–127900

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127803 Johnvaneepoel 2003 FP77John M. Van Eepoel (born 1977), contributor to the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission and to its navigation and flight dynamics team JPL  · 127803
127810 Michaelwright 2003 FK85Michael Wright (born 1960) is the project lead for assembly, test, and launch operations for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He is also an exploration systems engineer, developing concepts for human exploration of Mars. He served as an integration and test manager for over a dozen missions including FREESTAR on the final flight of space shuttle Columbia JPL  · 127810
127870 Vigo 2003 FE123 Vigo, Galicia, Spain, the first discoverer's birthplace JPL  · 127870

127901–128000

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127933 Shaunoborn 2003 HF1Shaun Oborn (born 1964), member of the "Solo Effects LLC" team and contributor to the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission working and its navigation and flight dynamics team JPL  · 127933
127935 Reedmckenna 2003 HM1Reed McKenna (born 1959), member of the "Solo Effects LLC" team and contributor to the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission working and its navigation and flight dynamics team JPL  · 127935
127936 Maia 2003 HU1Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words. IAU  · 127936

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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