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.
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]
Andalucia (Andalusia) is an autonomous Spanish community with the largest number of inhabitants spread out over 80 000 km². The community is key to the history of southern Europe, and its ports were essential to the discovery and exploration of America.
Josep Bosch (born 1983), son of Josep Maria Bosch, a principal observer and discoverer of minor planets at the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory (B74) in Catalonia, Spain