Meanings of minor planet names: 93001–94000

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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]

93001–93100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for...Ref · Catalog
93061 Barbagallo 2000 SX20Mariano Barbagallo (1933–2005), a former colleague and friend of co-discoverer Ermes Colombini, was a retiree of a bank and an exemplary Italian father, patient and generous with his four sons. JPL  · 93061

93101–93200

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93102 Leroy 2000 ST43Valère Leroy (born 1961), a French physical sciences teacher and amateur astronomer has also been an active member of the Rouen Observatory for more than 20 years. He has been very devoted to bringing young people to astronomy and communicates his passion to them. JPL  · 93102
93164 Gordontelepun 2000 SR89Gordon Telepun (born 1957), an American amateur astronomer and observer of solar eclipses who lives in Decatur, Alabama. He is a cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon and graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. IAU  · 93164

93201–93300

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93256 Stach 2000 SD163 Daniel Stach  [ cs ] (born 1988) is a Czech journalist covering science. In the last five years he has moderated a TV show where he interviewed 15 Nobel Prize laureates and many other leading world scientists. He has been awarded the Vojtěch Náprstek Medal for achievements in popularizing science from the Czech Academy of Sciences. JPL  · 93256

93301–93400

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93401–93500

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93501–93600

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93601–93700

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93701–93800

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93801–93900

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93901–94000

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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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