Meanings of minor planet names: 163001–164000

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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]

163001–163100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for...Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

163101–163200

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163119 Timmckay 2002 AO208Tim McKay (born 1964), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163119
163153 Takuyaonishi 2002 CO116 Takuya Onishi (born 1964), a Japanese astronaut selected by JAXA in 2009, who stayed at the ISS in 2016. He is a Boeing 767 co-pilot. JPL  · 163153

163201–163300

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163244 Matthewhill 2002 FU18Matthew E. Hill (born 1971) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a Co-Investigator for a High Energy Charged Particles Spectrometer aboard the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. JPL  · 163244
163255 Adrianhill 2002 GT27Adrian Hill (born 1964) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Fault Protection and Autonomy Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. JPL  · 163255

163301–163400

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163401–163500

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163470 Kenwallis 2002 RQ181 Ken Wallis (1916–2013), a British aviator and engineer. JPL  · 163470

163501–163600

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163601–163700

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163623 Miknaitis 2002 TR346Gajus Miknaitis (born 1976), American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163623
163624 Moorthy 2002 TD366Bhasker Moorthy (born 1978), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163624
163625 Munn 2002 TU367Jeff Munn (born 1961), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163625
163626 Glatfelter 2002 UVPam Glatfelter (born 1955), American Operational Site Manager for the Table Mountain Observatory in California JPL  · 163626
163639 Tomnash 2002 UN51Thomas Nash (born 1943), American physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163639
163640 Newberg 2002 UB59Heidi Jo Newberg (born 1965), American astronomer and software developer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163640
163641 Nichol 2002 UC68Robert Nichol (born 1966), British observational cosmologist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL  · 163641
163693 Atira 2003 CP20 Atira, the Native American Pawnee goddess of Earth and the evening star JPL  · 163693

163701–163800

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163800 Richardnorton 2003 QS69O. Richard Norton (1937–2009), author of many popular books and articles about meteorites † JPL  · 163800

163801–163900

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163819 Teleki 2003 RN8 Sámuel Teleki (1845–1916), Hungarian explorer, first to reach the snow-line on Mount Kilimanjaro, first to set foot on Mount Kenya, first European to see Lake Turkana (which he named Lake Rudolf) JPL  · 163819

163901–164000

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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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