Meanings of minor planet names: 50001–51000

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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.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar-System bodies.[8]

50001–50100[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
50033 Perelman 2000 AF48 Grigori Perelman (born 1966), Russian mathematician JPL · 50033

50101–50200[]

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

50201–50300[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
50240 Cortina 2000 BY3 Cortina d'Ampezzo, holiday resort in the Dolomites, Italy, host to the 1956 Winter Olympics, and near to the Col Drusciè Observatory JPL · 50240
50250 Daveharrington 2000 BW22 David L. Harrington (born 1939) is a retired automobile engineer. JPL · 50250
50251 Iorg 2000 BY22 Caroll Iorg (born 1946), a most enthusiastic amateur astronomer having been President of the Astronomical League (2010–2014) and currently serving as Media Officer. JPL · 50251

50301–50400[]

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

50401–50500[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
50412 Ewen 2000 DG1 Harry Ewen (born 1957), a Canadian amateur astronomer MPC · 50412
50413 Petrginz 2000 DQ1 Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czech-Jewish boy who edited Vedem, a secret magazine, in the Terezín ghetto during World War II MPC · 50413
50428 Alexanderdessler 2000 DZ15 Alexander J. Dessler (born 1928) is a space physicist who shaped understanding of how charged particles interact with magnetic fields of solar system objects. He first defined the existence and characteristics of the heliosphere, confirmed when Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause JPL · 50428

50501–50600[]

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

50601–50700[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
50687 Paultemple 2000 EC117 Paul Temple, pastor and amateur astronomer in Deming, New Mexico JPL · 50687

50701–50800[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
50717 Jimfox 2000 EN138 Jim Fox (born 1945) started in astronomy in the 1950s with a "Junior Moon-Watch Team". He is the founder of what became the Minnesota Astronomical Society as well as a past President of the Astronomical League (1990–94). He was awarded the 2014 Leslie C. Peltier Award from the AAVSO. JPL · 50717
50718 Timrobertson 2000 ED139 Tim Robertson (born 1956) is a Quality Engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, with the GOES and JPSS weather satellite programs. On staff with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), he is Coordinator for the ALPO Training Program as well as Producer of the "Observer's Notebook" podcasts. JPL · 50718
50719 Elizabethgriffin 2000 EG140 Elizabeth Griffin (born 1942) is a Canadian astronomer specializing in the spectroscopic study of binary stars. She has been a staunch advocate globally for the digitization and preservation of photographic plates and using legacy science data of all kinds. JPL · 50719
50721 Waynebailey 2000 EU141 Wayne Bailey (born 1942) worked in the aerospace industry supporting the Space Shuttle Spacelab program. He became the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Lunar Coordinator in 2008 and in 2017 was the recipient of the ALPO Peggy Haas Service Award. JPL · 50721
50722 Sherlin 2000 EW141 Jerry Sherlin (1944–2018) was a meteorologist for the U.S. Air Force specializing in space weather as a research assistant at Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory. He was also the 22nd President of the Astronomical League and very well known in astronomy, being a member of many professional and amateur organizations. JPL · 50722
50768 Ianwessen 2000 FW2 Ian Remington Wessen (born 1992) has excelled as an honor student in high school, spent two summers learning the Russian language and six weeks working for the Europa Jupiter System Mission team JPL · 50768

50801–50900[]

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
50855 Williamschultz 2000 FK55 William Schultz, Jr. (1904–1975) was with the Cranbrook school system in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan from 1930 to 1969. A man of many interests (astronomy, mineralogy, ham radio), he refurbished the Cranbrook (now Hulbert) Observatory. He built their first planetarium, becoming the first Resident Astronomer. IAU · 50855
50866 Davidesprizzi 2000 GX3 Davide Sprizzi (born 2013), the son of the discoverer's daughter. JPL · 50866

50901–51000[]

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.
  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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