Meanings of minor planet names: 335001–336000

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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]

335001–335100

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

335101–335200

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335201–335300

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335292 Larrey 2005 PG5 Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766–1842), a surgeon of the great army of Napoleon. JPL  · 335292

335301–335400

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335306 Mouhot 2005 QK30Clement Mouhot (born 1978) is a French mathematician and academic. He is Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His research is primarily in partial differential equations and mathematical physics. JPL  · 335306

335401–335500

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335500 Espresso 2005 YQ29Espresso is a type of coffee made by forcing pressurised hot water through very finely-ground, compacted coffee beans. IAU  · 335500

335501–335600

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335533 Tarasprystavski 2006 AH83Taras Prystavski (b. 1977) is a Ukrainian amateur astronomer and prolific comet observer. His comet observations have led to the recovery of several periodic comets, and in 2020 he discovered the nucleus fragmentation of comet C/2018 F4 (PANSTARRS). IAU  · 335533

335601–335700

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335668 Ignalina 2006 ST372 Ignalina, a city in eastern Lithuania. IAU  · 335668

335701–335800

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335799 Zonglü 2007 HW15Zonglü, or Chinese windmill palm, is a palm native to tropical regions in East Asia. It is a popular ornamental plant in southern China. JPL  · 335799

335801–335900

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335853 Valléedaoste 2007 RT6 Aosta Valley, a semi-autonomous region in northwestern Italy, and location of the Astronomical Observatory of the Aosta Valley, active in scientific research, public outreach and education JPL  · 335853

335901–336000

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335968 Xiejin 2007 TW171 Xie Jin (1923–2008), a Chinese film director. IAU  · 335968

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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