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.
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. 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]
Tony Wiese (born 1956) has led the Fort Bend Astronomy Club's astronomical outreach efforts for over a decade. Over that time FBAC provided nearly 10% of the total volunteer hours reported to the Astronomical League, an organization that includes over 300 astronomy clubs across the United States.
Umberto Martissa (b. 1935) is teaching in an Italian mathematics high-school. For many years he has been President of the Circolo Culturale Astronomico di Farra d'Isonzo.
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