Meanings of minor planet names: 154001–155000

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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]

154001–154100

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154004 Haolei 2002 AW205Lei Hao (born 1976), Chinese astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 154004
154005 Hughharris 2002 AU206Hugh Harris (born 1947), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with stellar parallax measurements and white dwarf identifications JPL  · 154005
154006 Suzannehawley 2002 AD207Suzanne Hawley (born 1960), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 154006

154101–154200

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154141 Kertész 2002 EJ160 André Kertész (1894–1985), Hungarian photographer JPL  · 154141

154201–154300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

154301–154400

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154378 Hennessy 2002 XR115Gregory Hennessy (born 1963), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 154378

154401–154500

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154493 Portisch 2003 FU6 Lajos Portisch (born 1937), a Hungarian chess Grandmaster JPL  · 154493

154501–154600

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154554 Heatherelliott 2003 GC52Heather A. Elliott (born 1971) is a principal scientist at the Southwest Research Institute who served as a co-investigator for plasma and solar wind science for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. JPL  · 154554
154587 Ennico 2003 KL22Kimberly Ennico Smith (born 1972), a Research Astrophysicist at NASA Ames Research Center, served as a Deputy Project Scientist for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. JPL  · 154587

154601–154700

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154660 Kavelaars 2004 FX29 John J. Kavelaars (born 1966), Canadian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets JPL  · 154660

154701–154800

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154714 de Schepper 2004 LU5Mieke de Schepper (1943–2003) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and died fighting against the disease JPL  · 154714

154801–154900

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154865 Stefanheutz 2004 RO84Stefan Heutz (born 1980), German jurist and amateur astrophotographer JPL  · 154865

154901–155000

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154902 Davidtoth 2004 RU247David Toth (born 1955), Canadian Emergency Room physician, private pilot and radio operator JPL  · 154902
154932 Sviderskiene 2004 TB21Zinaida Sviderskiene (born 1945), Lithuanian astronomer and director of the Vilnius Planetarium JPL  · 154932
154938 Besserman 2004 TX49Lawrence Besserman (born 1945), specialist in medieval and early modern periods of English Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem JPL  · 154938
154991 Vinciguerra 2005 BX26Lucia Vinciguerra (born 1965), friend of Italian astronomer Andrea Boattini who co-discovered this minor planet JPL  · 154991
154997 Marstream 2005 NF1Margaret Streamer (born 1947), an amateur Australian astronomer with a career in biochemistry, and graduating university with a Master of Philosophy. IAU  · 154997

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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