Meanings of minor planet names: 245001–246000

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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]

245001–245100

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245101–245200

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245158 Thomasandrews 2004 TU18 Thomas Andrews (1873–1912), the British shipbuilder who was primarily responsible for the design of the RMS Titanic JPL  · 245158

245201–245300

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245301–245400

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245401–245500

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245417 Rostand 2005 JA46 Edmond Rostand (1868–1918), a French poet and playwright. JPL  · 245417

245501–245600

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245601–245700

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245701–245800

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245801–245900

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245890 Krynychenka 2006 QE58Galyna Ivanivna Biletska (born 1961), the leader of the "Krynychenka" folk song and dance ensemble from Andrushivka JPL  · 245890

245901–246000

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245943 Davidjoseph 2006 RZ114David Joseph Masiero (1953–2013 [9] ), an American mechanical engineer, specializing in nuclear power plant design. He is the father of the discoverer Joseph Masiero. JPL  · 245943
245983 Machholz 2006 SG198 Donald Machholz (1952–2022) is an American amateur astronomer. He discovered visually 11 new comets in 1978–2010 (including periodic comets 96P and 141P). He is one of the inventors of the Messier marathon, a race to observe all the Messier objects in a single night. JPL  · 245983

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.
  9. ↑ "David J. Masiero Obituary". www.williamjleberfh.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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