Meanings of minor planet names: 342001–343000

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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]

342001–342100

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342017 Ramonin 2008 RA80Ramon Lacruz Alcaraz (born 1988) is an aeronautical engineer at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. JPL  · 342017

342101–342200

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342201–342300

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342301–342400

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342372 Titia 2008 UQ5Patricia ‘Titia’ Colombin (1954–2022) was the companion of the discoverer. A talented painter, she also contributed to the creation and development of the Dauban Observatory. IAU  · 342372

342401–342500

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342431 Hilo 2008 UQ90 Hilo, the largest city on Big island of Hawaii, United States JPL  · 342431

342501–342600

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342601–342700

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342620 Beita 2008 UL341Beatriz Lacruz Alcaraz (born 1990), a computer sciences engineer at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. JPL  · 342620

342701–342800

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342764 Alantitus 2008 WL95Alan Titus (born 1964) is an American paleontologist specializing in ammonites. He has also been instrumental in finding and describing new species of dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous subcontinent of Laramidia. JPL  · 342764

342801–342900

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342843 Davidbowie 2008 YN3 David Bowie (David Robert Jones, 1947–2016), a British musician, singer, producer and actor. JPL  · 342843
342864 Teresamateo 2008 YF32Teresa Mateo (b. 1967) is a Spanish economist and an amateur astronomer. IAU  · 342864

342901–343000

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343000 Ijontichy 2009 BH73 Ijon Tichy: Space Pilot , a satirical German science fiction TV-series. The space traveller Ijon Tichý navigates the universe in his ""three-room rocket". The story is based on The Star Diaries by Stanisław Lem. JPL  · 343000

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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