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Meanings of minor-planet names: 38001–39000

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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 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]

38001–38100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38018 Louisneefs 1998 LN2 Louis Neefs (1937–1980), a well-known Flemish singer JPL · 38018
38019 Jeanmariepelt 1998 LV2 Jean-Marie Pelt (1933–2015), French botanist at the Université de Metz, founder of the European Institute of Ecology Template:Lang-fr, author of La Cannelle et le panda JPL · 38019
38020 Hannadam 1998 MP Hanna Smigiel (born 1971) and her son, Adam (born 1993), are Polish friends of Luciano Tesi, who co-discoverered this minor planet. JPL · 38020
38046 Krasnoyarsk 1998 SW144 Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, where in 1772 the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas identified a 700-kg stony-iron meteorite, now known as a pallasite JPL · 38046
38070 Redwine 1999 GG2 Kelley K. Redwine (born 1974), an American occupational therapist in Tucson, Arizona JPL · 38070
38083 Rhadamanthus 1999 HX11 Rhadamanthus, mythological son of Zeus and Europa, one of the three judges of the dead in Elysium (together with Aeacus and Minos) JPL · 38083
38086 Beowulf 1999 JB Beowulf, hero of one of the oldest surviving texts from early Britain JPL · 38086

38101–38200

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

38201–38300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38203 Sanner 1999 MJ Glen Sanner, American co-author of the two-volume Night Sky Observer's Guide, and member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club MPC · 38203
38237 Roche 1999 OF Édouard Roche (1820–1883), French astronomer and mathematician JPL · 38237
38238 Holíč 1999 OW The town of Holíč in western Slovakia JPL · 38238
38245 Marcospontes 1999 PF4 Marcos Pontes (born 1963), Brazilian astronaut JPL · 38245
38246 Palupín 1999 PL4 The village of Palupín in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. It was first mentioned in 1368. St. Wenceslaus church was built by a local landlord in 1617. The family roots of co-discoverer Jana Tichá lie in this village. JPL · 38246
38250 Tartois 1999 QS2 Lucien Tartois (born 1924), French amateur astronomer JPL · 38250
38268 Zenkert 1999 RV32 Arnold Zenkert (born 1923), German author, amateur astronomer, and director of the Bruno H. Bürgel Memorial Plaza in Potsdam, Germany MPC · 38268
38269 Gueymard 1999 RN33 Adolphe G. Gueymard (1913–?), American businessman, benefactor of the George Observatory JPL · 38269
38270 Wettzell 1999 RJ35 Geodetic Fundamental Station Wettzell in the Bavarian Forest, which supplies observational contributions to the International Terrestrial Reference System with satellite radio interferometry and laser ranging JPL · 38270

38301–38400

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

38401–38500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38442 Szilárd 1999 SU6 Leó Szilárd (1898–1964), Hungarian-German-American nuclear physicist and molecular biologist JPL · 38442
38454 Boroson 1999 TB2 Todd A. Boroson (born 1954), American astronomer, deputy director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory JPL · 38454
38461 Jiřítrnka 1999 TR17 Jiří Trnka (1912–1969), Czech graphic artist, painter, puppet-maker, film-maker, author and illustrator JPL · 38461

38501–38600

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38540 Stevens 1999 VG2 Berton L. Stevens (born 1951), American amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Desert Moon Observatory near Las Cruces, New Mexico JPL · 38540
38541 Rustichelli 1999 VT6 Vittorio Rustichelli (born 1927), Italian telescope maker and amateur astronomer JPL · 38541

38601–38700

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38628 Huya 2000 EB173 Huya, rain god of the Wayuu Indians of Venezuela and Colombia JPL · 38628
38669 Michikawa 2000 PX3 Michikawa is the name of the area in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. JPL · 38669
38671 Verdaguer 2000 PZ6 Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902), Spanish (Catalan) poet JPL · 38671
38674 Těšínsko 2000 PT8 The region of Těšínsko in south-eastern part of Silesia, in 1920 divided between Czechoslovakia and Poland JPL · 38674
38684 Velehrad 2000 QK9 The village of Velehrad, Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It is the traditional seat of the great Moravian princes and of Archbishop Methodius JPL · 38684

38701–38800

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

38801–38900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38821 Linchinghsia 2000 RJ78 Brigitte Lin (Lin Ching Hsia; born 1954), Chinese actress JPL · 38821

38901–39000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38960 Yeungchihung 2000 TS Yeung Chi-hung (1953–2010), an avid stargazer since he was a teenager, was one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society. JPL · 38960
38962 Chuwinghung 2000 TN2 Chu Wing Hung (Alan Chu; born 1946), Chinese amateur astronomer, compiler of the lunar atlas JPL · 38962
38976 Taeve 2000 UR Nickname of Gustav Adolf Schur (born 1931), German cyclist JPL · 38976
38980 Gaoyaojie 2000 UJ2 Gao Yaojie (born 1927), Chinese medical doctor, pioneer of AIDS prevention in China and winner of the 2001 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights and of Vital Voices JPL · 38980

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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