Meanings of minor planet names: 212001–213000

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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]

212001–212100

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212073 Carlzimmer 2005 EF65 Carl Zimmer (born 1966) is a world-renowned popular science writer and science advocate. He has authored over a dozen science related books covering topics such as viruses, evolution, and heredity. IAU  · 212073

212101–212200

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212176 Fabriziospaziani 2005 GV60Fabrizio Spaziani (1963–2012), Italian anaesthetist, posthumously awarded the Italian gold medal for civil merit JPL  · 212176

212201–212300

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212301–212400

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212373 Pietrocascella 2006 HL17Pietro Cascella (1921–2008) was an Italian sculptor, painter and ceramist. His greatest work is the monument at Auschwitz. JPL  · 212373
212374 Vellerat 2006 HG18The Swiss village of Vellerat, located at the bottom of a mountain range in the canton of Jura, between the towns of Delemont and Moutier JPL  · 212374

212401–212500

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212465 Goroshky 2006 QD40Goroshky settlement, currently Volodarsk-Volynsky, museum of decorative and precious stones in Ukraine. JPL  · 212465
212500 Robertojoppolo 2006 RTRoberto Joppolo (born 1939) is an Italian sculptor. His main works are statues and church doors realized in bronze. JPL  · 212500

212501–212600

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212587 Bartasiute 2006 SQ161Stanislava Bartasiute (born 1953), associate professor at the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University. JPL  · 212587

212601–212700

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212606 Janulis 2006 SF285Rimvydas Janulis (born 1953), a Lithuanian astronomer JPL  · 212606
212631 Hsinchu 2006 TW56Hsinchu is a city in northern Taiwan, popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" for its windy climate. Hsinchu Science Park is renowned as the Silicon Valley of Asia. JPL  · 212631
212692 Lazauskaite 2007 FT20Romualda Lazauskaite (born 1961), a Lithuanian astronomer JPL  · 212692

212701–212800

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212705 Friûl 2007 RF15 Friuli (also known as "Friûl" in the Friulian language) is an area of northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and is the place where the discovering Remanzacco Observatory is located. The name Friuli originates from the ancient Roman town of Forum Iulii. JPL  · 212705
212723 Klitschko 2007 RN138The Klitschko brothers, Vitali (born 1971) and Wladimir (born 1976), widely known Ukrainian heavyweight boxers and philanthropists JPL  · 212723
212795 Fangjiancheng 2007 TD247Fang Jiancheng (born 1965), is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been recognized as a leader in Inertial Instrument and System Technology, and the founder of theory and practice of Magnetically Suspended Inertial Actuators in China. JPL  · 212795
212796 Guoyonghuai 2007 TE247 Guo Yonghuai (1909–1968), a professor at University of Science and Technology of China, served as the first dean of the Department of Chemical Physics. He was one of the founders of modern mechanics in China, and made significant contributions to mechanics, applied mathematics and aeronautics. JPL  · 212796
212797 Lipei 2007 TG247Li Pei (1917–2017), a professor at University of Science and Technology of China and a famous linguist, made significant contributions to the foreign language teaching and research. She was honored as "the mother of Chinese applied linguistics". JPL  · 212797

212801–212900

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212901–213000

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212924 Yurishevchuk 2008 AK1 Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Russian poet, composer and producer, cult rock performer and long-time leader of the rock band DDT. JPL  · 212924
212929 Satovski 2008 AD112Boris Satovski (1908–1982), Russian inventor, scientist and laureate of the USSR State Prize JPL  · 212929
212977 Birutė 2009 CT3 Birutė (died 1382) was the second wife of Kestutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. There is very little known about Birut\.e's life, but after her death a strong cult devoted to her developed among Lithuanians. JPL  · 212977
212981 Majalitović 2009 CH51Maja Litović Crnić (born 1958), a Croatian amateur astronomer JPL  · 212981
212991 Garcíalorca 2009 DE30 Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet, dramatist and theater director JPL  · 212991
212998 Tolbachik 3931 T-3 Tolbachik, the complex volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The highest summit rises to 3182 meters. JPL  · 212998

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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