Meanings of minor planet names: 283001–284000

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]

283001–283100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
283057 Casteldipiazza 2008 OZ5 Castel di Piazza, a historic Italian village in northern Tuscany, near Florence, and home of co-discoverer Giancarlo Fagioli JPL · 283057

283101–283200

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283141 Dittsche 2008 YW26 Olli Dittrich (born 1956), known as "Dittsche", is a German actor, comedian and musician. JPL · 283141
283142 Weena 2008 YV29 Weena, a fictional character in H. G. Wells sci-fi novel The Time Machine JPL · 283142

283201–283300

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283277 Faber 2011 HX34 Sandra Moore Faber (born 1944), an astronomer at University of California at Santa Cruz JPL · 283277
283279 Qianweichang 2011 HH38 Qian Weichang (1912–2010), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, was the founder of mechanics in China. He discovered the Qian Weichang equation and systematically developed the theory of large deflection of circular thin plates. JPL · 283279

283301–283400

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

283401–283500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
283455 Philipkrider 2001 FV221 E. Philip Krider (born 1940) made fundamental contributions to understanding physical processes producing atmospheric electrical discharges while at the University of Arizona. He chaired a panel providing recommendations to prevent lightning strikes such as those hitting the Apollo 12 launch. He is also an expert on the life and science of Benjamin Franklin. JPL · 283455
283461 Leacipaola 2001 PX28 Paola Leaci (born 1980), a researcher at the Physics Department of the Sapienza University of Rome JPL · 283461

283501–283600

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

283601–283700

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

283701–283800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
283786 Rutebeuf 2003 QF104 Rutebeuf (1245–1285), a French poet JPL · 283786

283801–283900

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

283901–284000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
283990 Randallrosenfeld 2004 SG2 Randall Rosenfeld (born 1959), the national archivist of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada JPL · 283990

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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