Meanings of minor planet names: 328001–329000

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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]

328001–328100

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328101–328200

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328201–328300

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328301–328400

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328305 Jackmcdevitt 2008 HY Jack McDevitt (born 1935), an American science fiction author. JPL  · 328305

328401–328500

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328432 Thomasposch 2008 TP9Thomas Posch (1974–2019) was an Austrian astronomer of the University of Vienna, who contributed significantly to the study of circumstellar dust properties, natural philosophy, and the history of astronomy. His work for the protection of the night sky and the promotion of astronomy made him well known in Austria and abroad. JPL  · 328432
328477 Eckstein 2009 HG36Hartmut Eckstein (born 1954), an experienced astrophotographer at the Starkenburg Observatory. JPL  · 328477

328501–328600

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328563 Mosplanetarium 2009 SZ1Moscow Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in Europe, which celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2014. JPL  · 328563

328601–328700

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328677 Stofan 2009 SG309 Ellen Stofan (b. 1961) is the Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution. Stofan has researched the geology of Venus, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan. She is the former Director of the National Air and Space Museum and Chief Scientist of NASA. IAU  · 328677

328701–328800

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328801–328900

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328870 Danabarbato 2009 XN7Dana Barbato (born 1967) is a NYC science teacher and known local nature photographer. Her efforts have attracted many young folks into the sciences. She has traveled worldwide, and her nature images have appeared in the local newspaper, calendars and Fodor's Safari Guidei. IAU  · 328870

328901–329000

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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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