Meanings of minor planet names: 221001–222000

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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]

221001–221100

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221019 Raine 2005 PH17Raine Ann Krecic (born 2011), the granddaughter of American discoverer James Whitney Young JPL  · 221019
221026 Jeancoester 2005 QL30Jean Coester (born 1939), long-time colleague of the French discoverer Bernard Christophe JPL  · 221026
221073 Ovruch 2005 SE1 Ovruch, the ancient city in northern Ukraine. JPL  · 221073

221101–221200

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221149 Cindyfoote 2005 TG61Cindy N. Foote (born 1957), an American amateur astronomer who obtained her first telescope on a dare with her husband (see below). JPL  · 221149
221150 Jerryfoote 2005 TQ61Jerry L. Foote (born 1942), an American amateur astronomer who moved to Utah in the 1990s with his wife, Cindy (see above), where they established the Vermillion Cliffs Observatory ( G85 ) near the border to Arizona. JPL  · 221150

221201–221300

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221230 Sanaloria 2005 US158Sanaloria is an imaginary planet inhabited by humankind in the future. Developed by David, the son of the discoverer, and his friend Maxime Delorme, the universe of Sanaloria depicts a cynical vision of our species. A video game first, its philosophy still inspires musical, graphical and literary creations. JPL  · 221230

221301–221400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

221401–221500

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221454 Mayerlambert 2006 BW8Ferenc Mayer-Lambert (1795–1865), a German astronomer, university professor and director of the Gelléthegy Observatory at Buda. IAU  · 221454
221465 Rapa Nui 2006 BE99 Rapa Nui, the name of Easter Island in the Polynesian Rapanui language JPL  · 221465

221501–221600

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221516 Bergen-Enkheim 2006 PR4 Bergen-Enkheim is the easternmost borough of Frankfurt am Main in Germany JPL  · 221516

221601–221700

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221628 Hyatt 2006 YE13 Hyatt M. Gibbs (born 1938), a professor of optical sciences at the University of Arizona JPL  · 221628
221673 Duschl 2007 DPWolfgang J. Duschl (b. 1958), a German physicist and astronomer. IAU  · 221673
221698 Juliusolsen 2007 DQ63Julius Olsen (1873–?) was Dean of Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) from 1902 until 1940. JPL  · 221698

221701–221800

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221712 Moléson 2007 EA10The Moléson, a 2002-metre mountain in the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the region of Gruyeres in the canton of Fribourg. JPL  · 221712
221769 Cima Rest 2007 GQ51The Cima Rest Observatory is situated in Magasa in a nice and isolated area of the Italian Alps, at an elevation of 1250 meters. JPL  · 221769

221801–221900

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221853 Gábrisgyula 2008 GBGyula Gábris (b. 1942), a Hungarian geographer, university professor, and a prominent scientist in geomorphology and Quaternary studies. IAU  · 221853

221901–222000

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221908 Agastrophus 2008 QQ Agastrophus, who is a Paionian hero in Homer's Iliad, famed for his spear, who fought with the Trojans in the Trojan War and who was killed by Diomedes. Agastrophus was the son of Paeon and brother of Laophoon. JPL  · 221908
221917 Opites 2008 SD83Opites was a Greek soldier, a ruler of the Danaans, who was killed by Hektor in the battle for Troy. JPL  · 221917
221923 Jayeff 2009 OD3June F. Falla (born 1945), the wife of British discoverer Norman Falla JPL  · 221923

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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