Meanings of minor-planet names: 181001–182000

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. 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]

181001–181100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
181043 Anan	2005 PV	Anan, a city which located in eastern Shikoku Island, Japan	JPL · 181043

181101–181200

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181136 Losonczrita	2005 QA152	Rita Losoncz (born 1985), the fiancée of Krisztián Vida who participated with many observations in the minor planet survey at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary	JPL · 181136

181201–181300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
181241 Dipasquale	2005 UD7	Pietro Di Pasquale (born 1947), a cardiologist at the hospital in Palermo city	JPL · 181241
181249 Tkachenko	2005 UZ158	Viktor Tkachenko (born 1953), former director of the Kyiv Palace of Sports	JPL · 181249
181279 Iapyx	2006 BF8	Iapyx from Greek mythology. He was the son of Iasus and favourite of Apollo, the healer of Aeneas during the Trojan War, and mythological founder of Apulia.	JPL · 181279
181298 Ladányi	2006 QY	Tamás Ladányi (born 1972), a Hungarian amateur astronomer and a member of "The World At Night" group.	JPL · 181298

181301–181400

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181392 Katonajózsef	2006 SY77	József Katona (1791–1830), a Hungarian playwright and poet, lawyer, and the author of the Hungarian historical tragedy Bánk bán.	IAU · 181392

181401–181500

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181419 Dragonera	2006 SN218	Sa Dragonera, a small island in the Balearic Islands, 3.2 km long and 500 meters high.	JPL · 181419
181483 Ampleforth	2006 TA95	Ampleforth, England, home to the Benedictine community of Ampleforth Abbey, to Ampleforth College where the discoverer was educated, and to the churchyard of Our Lady and St. Benedict's where his stepfather is buried	JPL · 181483
181494 Forestale	2006 UJ4	The name is dedicated to the women and men of the Italian State Forestry Corps (1822–2016).	IAU · 181494

181501–181600

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181518 Ursulakleguin	2006 UL86	Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929–2018), an American novelist and the author of many books and stories for adults and children. Recipient of numerous literary awards, Le Guin's words will be remembered, worlds will be visited, and characters beloved, for as long as her namesake orbits the Sun.	JPL · 181518
181562 Paulrosendall	2006 UT325	Paul E. Rosendall (born 1984), a senior software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Lead for Software Fault Protection for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.	JPL · 181562
181569 Leetyphoon	2006 VD21	Typhoon Lee (born 1948), an isotope geochemist and nuclear astrophysicist who is a member of Taiwan's Academia Sinica	JPL · 181569

181601–181700

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181627 Philgeluck	2006 XZ5	Philippe Geluck (born 1954), a Belgian comedian, humorist and cartoonist, creator of the comic strip Le Chat	JPL · 181627
181661 Alessandro	2007 YO47	Alessandro Foglia (born 1968) is the brother of one of the discoverers. He is a financial manager and a leader of the local Astronomy Club and he has introduced astronomy to young people.	IAU · 181661
181670 Kengyun	2008 BO15	KengYun (1924–2000), a master of Zen, who taught others how to understand themselves, and to recognize the laws of universe and reality. He helped others accomplish their completeness and human evolution toward the bliss of lives.	JPL · 181670

181701–181800

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181702 Forcalquier	1988 RC9	Forcalquier, a community in southeastern France. It is located on the foot of the Luberon mountain ranges in the Alpes-de Haute Provence department.	JPL · 181702
181751 Phaenops	1996 HS12	Phaenops from Greek mythology. After hearing that Diomedes had killed both of his sons, Xanthos (Xanthus) and Thouon (Thoön), he was left in bitter grief and anguish.	JPL · 181751

181801–181900

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181824 Königsleiten	1998 SY35	Königsleiten, an Austrian village in the province of Salzburg and part of Wald im Pinzgau	JPL · 181824
181829 Houyunde	1998 SY62	Hou Yunde (born 1929) laid the foundation for modern infectious disease prevention and control technology systems in China. He is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The medical drugs he developed have cured millions of patients. He won the 2017 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China.	JPL · 181829
181872 Cathaysa	1999 FL90	Cathaysa was the name of a Guanche aboriginal girl who lived in Tenerife and was sold in Valencia as a slave in 1494, as well as the daughter (born 2005) of the Spanish astronomer David Martinez-Delgado. This name recognizes the Canary Islands' contribution to astronomy.	IAU · 181872

181901–182000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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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.

Preceded by 180,001–181,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 181,001–182,000

Succeeded by 182,001–183,000