Meanings of minor planet names: 369001–370000

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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]

369001–369100

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369010 Ira 2007 OK2Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words. IAU  · 369010
369088 Marcus 2008 GG44Ella Marcus (1909–1982) was a Romanian astronomer who studied at the University of Bucharest and the Sorbonne. JPL  · 369088

369101–369200

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369134 Mariareiche 2008 RG79 Maria Reiche (1903–1998) was a German-born Peruvian scientist who studied the Nazca Lines of Peru. Her life's work was documenting and protecting the lines, as well as disseminating information about them. IAU  · 369134

369201–369300

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369297 Nazca 2009 SW20The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs, located in the Nazca Desert of Peru. Created between 500 BCE and 500 CE, the site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. IAU  · 369297

369301–369400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

369401–369500

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369423 Quintegr'al 2009 WV195Quintegr'al is a brass quintet established by five students of the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in 2012. It consists of Guillaume Fattet (trumpet), Fabien Verwaerde (trumpet), Guillaume Merlin (French horn), Nicolas Cunin (trombone) and Florian Schuegraf (tuba). JPL  · 369423

369501–369600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

369601–369700

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369701–369800

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369801–369900

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369901–370000

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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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