Meanings of minor planet names: 44001–45000

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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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group Small Body 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 public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the WGSBN.[7]

44001–44100[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44001 Jonquet 1997 RE3 Pierre Jonquet, French astronomer, a founding member of the Astronomical Society at Montpellier, southern France JPL · 44001
44005 Migliardi 1997 SY3 Marco Migliardi (born 1957), Italian teacher of Italian language and literature, amateur astronomer and friend of Vittorio Goretti who discovered this minor planet JPL · 44005
44011 Juubichi 1997 UH15 Mount Juubichi (482 m), east of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture, Japan JPL · 44011
44013 Iidetenmomdai 1997 VB7 Iide Tenmomdai (Iide Astronomical observatory) is located in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture, Japan. JPL · 44013
44016 Jimmypage 1997 WQ28 Jimmy Page (born 1944), OBE, British composer, producer and master guitarist, leader of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin JPL · 44016
44027 Termain 1998 AD Patricia Ann Termain Eliason (born 1952), American support scientist for Viking, Voyager and other spacecraft missions, project manager for the GONG heliosiesmic program JPL · 44027
44033 Michez 1998 CB4 Giacomo Michez (1839–1873), an Italian astronomer. JPL · 44033
44039 de Sahagún 1998 DS33 Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590), a Franciscan missionary who after arriving in Mexico in 1529 researched the indigenous cultures of the country. JPL · 44039

44101–44200[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44103 Aldana 1998 GE1 Fernando Aldana Mayor (born 1944), Spanish astrophysicist, promoter of the 10-m Gran Telescopio Canarias JPL · 44103
44117 Haroldlarson 1998 HL27 Harold P. Larson (born 1938), American pioneer of airborne infrared astronomy and educator at the University of Arizona JPL · 44117
44192 Paulguttman 1998 ME2 Paul Guttman (1940–2013), a radiologist and entrepreneur JPL · 44192

44201–44300[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44216 Olivercabasa 1998 PH Josep Maria Oliver i Cabasa (born 1944), Spanish amateur astronomer, co-founder of the amateur astronomical society Spanish: Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell, also see 13260 Sabadell JPL · 44216
44217 Whittle 1998 PO1 Frank Whittle (1907–1996), British aeronautical engineer and pilot, inventor of the turbo-jet engine JPL · 44217
44263 Nansouty 1998 QR53 Charles-Marie-Étienne Champion Dubois de Nansouty (1815–1895), French general and meteorologist (fr-wiki) JPL · 44263

44301–44400[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

44401–44500[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44455 Artdula 1998 VK Arthur M. Dula (born 1947), a patent attorney, space lawyer and co-founder of several space technology companies. JPL · 44455
44473 Randytatum 1998 WB Randy Tatum (born 1956) is an avid observer with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) and has served as Assistant Coordinator for the Jupiter and Solar Sections of the ALPO as well as full Solar Coordinator from 1993-96. He is the 2016 recipient of the ALPO Haas Award for his prolific and expert observing. JPL · 44473
44475 Hikarumasai 1998 WF Hikaru Masai (born 1987) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group "Kalafina". JPL · 44475
44479 Oláheszter 1998 WS8 Eszter Kiss (née Oláh, 1945–2004), mother of astronomer László L. Kiss, who co-discovered this minor planet JPL · 44479

44501–44600[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44527 Tonnon 1998 YC6 Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a New Zealand musician. IAU · 44527
44530 Horáková 1998 YC8 Milada Horáková (1901–1950), Czech lawyer and politician JPL · 44530
44574 Lavoratti 1999 GF1 Piero Lavoratti (born 1935), Italian amateur astronomer JPL · 44574
44597 Thoreau 1999 PW Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American essayist and naturalist MPC · 44597

44601–44700[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44613 Rudolf 1999 RU31 Rudolf II von Habsburg (1552–1612), Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor, who employed Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler as his court astronomers in Prague JPL · 44613

44701–44800[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44711 Carp 1999 TD4 The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Japanese baseball team JPL · 44711
44717 Borgoamozzano 1999 TY6 Borgo a Mozzano is an ancient Italian town in the province of Lucca, in Tuscany. On a wooded hill nearby is the Monte Agliale Astronomical Observatory, at which numerous asteroids and supernovae have been discovered. JPL · 44717

44801–44900[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44821 Amadora 1999 TZ236 Amadora Gonzalez, Spanish wife of David Martínez-Delgado, who first observed this minor planet in September 1998 at the Las Campanas Observatory (more than a year before the actual discovery by the Catalina Sky Survey) JPL · 44821
44885 Vodička 1999 VB Karel Vodička (1880–1957) was a mathematician and physicist with a deep interest in astronomy, director of Jirsík High School (1925–1935). He founded the South Bohemian Astronomical Society (JAS) in 1928 and served as the first director of České Budějovice Observatory (1928–1942) built by JAS. JPL · 44885

44901–45000[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

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.


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