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.

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. Public Domain 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]

42001–42100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42073 Noreen2001 AS1Noreen Pray, wife of American discoverer Donald P. PrayJPL · 42073

42101–42200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42112 Hongkyumoon2001 AF48Hong-Kyu Moon (born 1965) is a planetary scientist at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (Daejeon, South Korea). He studies survey simulations for near-Earth objects and is P.I. of the DEEP-South observation project for asteroids and comets in the southern sky.IAU · 42112
42113 Jura2001 AB49Canton of Jura, the 23rd state of SwitzerlandJPL · 42113
42175 Yuyang2001 CR21Yang Yu (born 1986) is a professor at Beihang University who studies orbits around irregularly shaped small bodies and has worked on understanding the shape evolution of asteroids.IAU · 42175
42177 Bolin2001 CL22Bryce T. Bolin (born 1986) is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, United States of America) whose observational and numerical studies focus on mini-moons, asteroid families, active asteroids, near-Earth objects, and interstellar objects.IAU · 42177
42183 Tubiana2001 CY29Cecilia Tubiana (born 1980) is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Göttingen, Germany) who studies the nuclei and dust of comets. She played a core role in the operation of the OSIRIS cameras on the Rosetta mission and is now the payload coordinator for Comet Interceptor.IAU · 42183
42191 Thurmann2001 CJ37Jules Thurmann (1804–1855), French-Swiss geologist and botanistJPL · 42191

42201–42300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42271 Keikokubota2001 QL154Keiko Kubota (born 1985) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group "Kalafina". She has also performed with "FictionJunction".JPL · 42271
42295 Teresateng2001 UG17Teresa Teng, Taiwanese popular and influential pop singerJPL · 42295

42301–42400

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42354 Kindleberger2002 CK43Charles P. Kindleberger, American economistJPL · 42354
42355 Typhon2002 CR46Typhon, the mythological enemy of the Olympian gods, leader of the Titans, and its mother, Echidna ((42355) Typhon I Echidna)JPL · 42355
42365 Caligiuri2002 CM115Michael P. Caligiuri, American neurologist and amateur astro-imagerJPL · 42365
42377 KLENOT2002 EU2KLENOT (initialism of Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope), a project conducted at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech RepublicMPC · 42377

42401–42500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42403 Andraimon6844 P-LAndraimon, father of the Greek Trojan War hero ThoasJPL · 42403
42478 Inozemtseva1981 RX1Galina Alexeevna Inozemtseva, the head of Municipal Children's Diagnostic Center in Rostov-on-Don, RussiaJPL · 42478
42479 Tolik1981 SE7Anatolij (Tolik) Leonidovich Zhuravlev, Ukrainian computer expert and engineer, husband of Russian discoverer Lyudmila ZhuravlevaJPL · 42479
42482 Fischer-Dieskau1988 RT3Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone, lieder, and oratorio singer, orchestra conductor, and authorJPL · 42482
42485 Stendhal1991 BC1Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle, 1783–1842), an original and complex French writer of the first half of the 19th century. Well known for his masterpieces Le Rouge et le Noir (1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839).JPL · 42485
42487 Ångström1991 RY2Anders Jonas Ångström, 19th-century Swedish physicist, cofounder of astrospectroscopyJPL · 42487
42492 Brüggenthies1991 TD7Wilhelm Brüggenthies, a former civil engineer.JPL · 42492

42501–42600

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42516 Oistrach1993 VH5David Oistrakh (1908–1974), and his son Igor Oistrakh, Jewish-Russian-Ukrainian violin virtuosiJPL · 42516
42522 Chuckberry1994 CB17Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson, 1926–2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was one of the pioneers of rock and roll.JPL · 42522
42523 Ragazzileonardo1994 ESI Ragazzi della Leonardo ("Leonardo's Children"), Italian cultural associationJPL · 42523
42531 McKenna1995 LJMartin McKenna (born 1978), Irish astronomer. In 2005, he was named "Astronomer of the Year" by the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies.JPL · 42531
42566 Ryutaro1996 XQ25Ryutaro Hirota (1892–1952), a renowned Japanese composer, was born in Aki city, Kochi prefecture and studied musical composition at Tokyo Music School.JPL · 42566
42585 Pheidippides1997 FJ1Pheidippides (fl. 490 B.C.E.) was a legendary Athenian herald who ran 240 km between the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in two days to report the Greek victory over the Persians. The modern marathon takes its name from this legend.JPL · 42585
42593 Antoniazzi1997 JQAntonio Maria Antoniazzi (1872–1925), an Italian astronomer.JPL · 42593

42601–42700

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42609 Daubechies1998 DB34Ingrid Daubechies (born 1954), a Belgian physicist and mathematician.JPL · 42609
42611 Manchu1998 EU1Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words.IAU · 42611
42614 Ubaldina1998 EY6Ubaldina Caronia, mother of Italian co-discoverer Alfredo CaroniaJPL · 42614
42697 Lucapaolini1998 LP2Luca Paolini (born 1977), one of the best Italian bicycle racers.JPL · 42697

42701–42800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42733 Andrébaranne1998 RH2Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words.IAU · 42733
42747 Fuser1998 SU10Ireneo Fuser, Italian author and professor of organ, piano, and compositionJPL · 42747
42748 Andrisani1998 SV10Donato Andrisani, Italian dental surgeon, amateur astronomer, and friend of Italian discoverer Vittorio GorettiJPL · 42748
42772 Kokotanekova1998 TJ34Rosita Kokotanekova (born 1991) is a Research Fellow at ESO in Garching, Germany. She studies surface characteristics of comets, trans-Neptunian objects, and other small solar system bodies using ground-based photometry.IAU · 42772
42775 Bianchini1998 UO23Francesco Bianchini, 17th–18th century Italian catholic priest, calendar reformer and astronomerJPL · 42775
42776 Casablanca1998 UV26Casablanca, Morocco, and Casablanca (1942), one of the most renowned movies of all timeJPL · 42776
42795 Derekmuller1999 CO12Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words.IAU · 42795

42801–42900

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42849 Podjavorinská1999 RK44Ľudmila Podjavorinská (Riznerová), Slovak poet and writer, recipient of a National artist award for her contributions to Slovak literatureJPL · 42849

42901–43000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42910 Samanthalawler1999 RB221Samantha Lawler (born 1982) is an assistant professor at the University of Regina (Canada) who observationally studies small body populations around the Sun and exoplanetary systems.IAU · 42910
42924 Betlem1999 TJ2Hans Betlem (born 1954), Dutch amateur meteor astronomer and founder of the Dutch Meteor SocietyJPL · 42924
42929 Francini1999 TW9Claudio Francini (born 1926), Italian amateur astronomer at the discovering San Marcello ObservatoryJPL · 42929
42981 Jenniskens1999 TY224Peter Jenniskens (born 1962), American meteor astronomerJPL · 42981
42985 Marsset1999 TR230Michael Marsset (born 1989) is a postdoctoral associate at MIT (Cambridge, MA). An expert in small solar system bodies, his research includes adaptive optics imaging, photometric colors, and spectroscopic measurements of asteroids and Trans-Neptunian Objects.IAU · 42985
42998 Malinafrank1999 UV1Frank Joseph Malina Jr (1912–1981), American aeronautical engineer and painterJPL · 42998

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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