Meanings of minor planet names: 215001–216000

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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]

215001–215100

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215016 Catherinegriffin 2008 US3Catherine Grennan (née Griffin, 1939–2004) was the mother of the discoverer. JPL  · 215016
215021 Fanjingshan 2009 BJ71 Fanjingshan, located in Tongren City of Guizhou Province (south-west China), was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO at the 42nd World Heritage Conference in 2018. The rare wildlife and native forest ecosystem are well protected in the region of Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve. JPL  · 215021
215023 Huangjiqing 2009 BR76 Huang Jiqing (1904–1995) was a Chinese geologist and member of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences who is considered a founder of modern geology in China. IAU  · 215023
215044 Joãoalves 2009 DW4Joõ Alves (born 1968) was the director of Calar Alto Observatory from 2006 to 2010 and is now professor of stellar astrophysics at the University of Vienna. JPL  · 215044
215080 Kaohsiung 2009 FX18 Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city. JPL  · 215080
215089 Hermanfrid 2709 P-LHermanfrid Schubart, German expert in prehistoric archaeology. JPL  · 215089

215101–215200

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215201–215300

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215301–215400

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215401–215500

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215423 Winnecke 2002 GE178 Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835–1897), astronomer at Berlin, Pulkovo and Strasbourg. JPL  · 215423
215458 Yucun 2002 PJ178Yucun, a village that located in Anji, Zhejiang Province, China. IAU  · 215458
215463 Jobse 2002 QQ66Klaas Jobse, Dutch gardener and amateur astronomer who operates the Cyclops Observatory in Oostkapelle and a fireball all-sky camera. JPL  · 215463

215501–215600

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215592 Normarose 2003 PR4Norma Rose (1929–2001) was the mother of two surviving children, Cheryll and Jim Riffle, the latter being the first discoverer of this minor planet. JPL  · 215592

215601–215700

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215701–215800

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215801–215900

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215809 Hugoschwarz 2004 RN287Hugo Schwarz (1953–2006), Dutch astronomer. JPL  · 215809
215841 Čimelice 2005 CH37 Cimelice, a south Bohemian village on the route from Písek to Prague. JPL  · 215841
215868 Rohrer 2005 EA153 Heinrich Rohrer (1933–2013), Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate JPL  · 215868
215886 Barryarnold 2005 FPBarry Arnold (born 1945), a friend of French discoverer Bernard Christophe JPL  · 215886

215901–216000

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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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