Meanings of minor planet names: 207001–208000

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]

207001–207100

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
207013 Fischetti 2004 TC354 Joel T. Fischetti (b. 1993), an American engineer at KinetX Aerospace. IAU · 207013

207101–207200

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207109 Stürmenchopf 2005 AA27 The Stürmenchopf, a sugarloaf mountain located in the South of Laufon, Switzerland. JPL · 207109

207201–207300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

207301–207400

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
207319 Eugenemar 2005 GZ109 Eugene Y. Mar (born 1956), humanitarian, healer, and physician at Tucson Orthopedic Institute JPL · 207319
207321 Crawshaw 2005 GL110 Steven A. Crawshaw (born 1950), director of the Introductory Physics and Astronomy Labs at the University of Arkansas, United States JPL · 207321
207341 Isabelmartin 2005 JD22 Isabel Lacruz Martin (born 1956), doctorate graduated from Experimental Psychology at Kent State University in 2005 JPL · 207341
207385 Maxou 2005 RU4 Max Aebischer (1914–2009), mayor of Fribourg, Switzerland, from 1960 to 1966, and director of the Education Department at the University of Fribourg. His nickname "Maxou" is a variation of "Max" in Alemannic German. JPL · 207385
207394 Rickfitzgerald 2005 XL101 Richard J. Fitzgerald (b. 1962), an American engineer. IAU · 207394

207401–207500

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207420 Jehin 2006 DR65 Emmanuel Jehin (born 1973) is a Senior Research Associate at the Universite de Liège, Belgium. He is the principal investigator of the TRAPPIST telescopes and his research includes observations and characterization of comets, with a particular focus on production rate determination. IAU · 207420
207481 Kékes 2006 HC31 Kékes, the highest mountain peak in Hungary. IAU · 207481

207501–207600

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207504 Markusovszky 2006 HK152 Lajos Markusovszky (1815–1893) was a physician, a military doctor, an organizers of modern Hungarian health education, and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was the founder of the Hungarian Medical Journal, and later an advisor to the Ministry for Religion and Education regarding university affairs. JPL · 207504
207547 Charito 2006 LO Rosario Lacruz Martín ("Charito"; born 1961), astronomer at Monte del Pardo, Madrid JPL · 207547
207563 Toscana 2006 PC The Italian region of Tuscany (Toscana), widely known for its landscapes, traditions, history and heritage JPL · 207563
207585 Lubar 2006 QA24 The ancient city of Bolokhov, capital of the Bolokhov principality in the times of Kievan Rus'. It is currently known as Lubar. JPL · 207585

207601–207700

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207603 Liuchaohan 2006 QD111 Liu Chao-Han (born 1939), a Taiwanese physicist and educator who served as President of National Central University from 1990 to 2003. JPL · 207603
207653 Anatolymokrenko 2007 OS3 Anatoly Yuriyovych Mokrenko (1933–2020), a Ukrainian operatic baritone. IAU · 207653
207655 Kerboguan 2007 OE8 The National Museum of Natural Science (Kerboguan), a combined science center and natural history museum, is the first and the largest museum of natural science in Taiwan. It entertains more than three million visitors annually, and has become an important educational base for natural science since it opened in 1986. JPL · 207655
207657 Mangiantini 2007 PA Giovanni Mangiantini (1947–2006), Italian amateur astronomer JPL · 207657
207661 Hehuanshan 2007 PR5 Mount Hehuan is a 3416-m mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the boundaries of Nantou and Hualien counties and is within the Taroko Gorge National Park. The Taiwan Star Party is held in the Hehuan Mountains every year. JPL · 207661
207666 Habibula 2007 PA11 Giles Habibula, one of the main characters of the space opera Legion of Space JPL · 207666
207681 Caiqiao 2007 QO Cai Qiao (1897–1990), Chinese physiologist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences JPL · 207681
207687 Senckenberg 2007 RZ15 Johann Christian Senckenberg (1707–1772), a German physician and naturalist in his native city of Frankfurt JPL · 207687
207695 Olgakopyl 2007 RO39 Olga Andrivna Kopyl (born 1950), director of Zhytomyr Museum of Astronautics and a historian of cosmonautics in Russia and Ukraine JPL · 207695

207701–207800

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207715 Muqinshuijiao 2007 RC119 Muqinshuijiao (Water cellar for Mothers) is a charity project implemented by the China Women's Development Foundation. JPL · 207715
207716 Wangxichan 2007 RQ119 Wang Xichan (1628–1682) was a Chinese astronomer of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, who developed a computational method to calculate accurately the times of transits of Venus and Mercury. He also published several astronomical works. JPL · 207716
207717 Sa'a 2007 RE120 Sanya City (local pronunciation Sa'a), founded in 110 B.C. as Ngaiziu. It is the southernmost city of China. JPL · 207717
207723 Jiansanjiang 2007 RC148 Jiansanjiang, located in the hinterland of Sanjiang Plain, is known as "China Green Rice City". Its Honghe farm is the first modernized farm in China. JPL · 207723
207754 Stathiskafalis 2007 ST4 Stathis Kafalis (born 1962) is a German engineer, amateur astronomer and telescope maker with Greek roots. He promotes astronomy via his mirror-grinding courses and he has helped many amateur astronomer to build their own telescope. JPL · 207754
207763 Oberursel 2007 TP23 The German town of Oberursel in Hesse JPL · 207763

207801–207900

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207809 Wuzuze 2007 TC247 Wu Zuze (born 1935), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the founder of hematopoietic stem cell research and a pioneer of Experimental Hematology in China. JPL · 207809
207899 Grinmalia 2008 UC3 Eugene Grinishyn (born 1956), a stonemason, and Sergiy Malinovskiy (born 1964), a farmer, are neighbors of the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in Ukraine JPL · 207899

207901–208000

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207901 Tzecmaun 2008 US91 The Tzec Maun Foundation, a foundation that provides free access to remote-controlled telescopes JPL · 207901
207931 Weihai 2008 YM9 The Chinese city of Weihai, a widely known harbor and tourist city, as well as the location of the Shandong University JPL · 207931

References

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  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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