Meanings of minor-planet names: 42001–43000
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]
42001–42100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42073 Noreen | 2001 AS1 | Noreen Pray, wife of American discoverer Donald P. Pray | JPL · 42073 |
42101–42200
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42113 Jura | 2001 AB49 | Canton of Jura, the 23rd state of Switzerland | JPL · 42113 |
42191 Thurmann | 2001 CJ37 | Jules Thurmann (1804–1855), French-Swiss geologist and botanist | JPL · 42191 |
42201–42300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42271 Keikokubota | 2001 QL154 | Keiko Kubota (born 1985) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group "Kalafina". She has also performed with "FictionJunction". | JPL · 42271 |
42295 Teresateng | 2001 UG17 | Teresa Teng, Taiwanese popular and influential pop singer | JPL · 42295 |
42301–42400
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42354 Kindleberger | 2002 CK43 | Charles P. Kindleberger, American economist | JPL · 42354 |
42355 Typhon | 2002 CR46 | Typhon, mythological enemy of the Olympian gods, leader of the Titans, and its mother, Echidna ((42355) Typhon I Echidna) | JPL · 42355 |
42365 Caligiuri | 2002 CM115 | Michael P. Caligiuri, American neurologist and amateur astro-imager | JPL · 42365 |
42377 KLENOT | 2002 EU2 | KLENOT (initialism of Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope), a project conducted at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic | MPC · 42377 |
42401–42500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42403 Andraimon | 6844 P-L | Andraimon, father of the Greek Trojan War hero Thoas | JPL · 42403 |
42478 Inozemtseva | 1981 RX1 | Galina Alexeevna Inozemtseva, the head of Municipal Children's Diagnostic Center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia | JPL · 42478 |
42479 Tolik | 1981 SE7 | Anatolij (Tolik) Leonidovich Zhuravlev, Ukrainian computer expert and engineer, husband of Russian discoverer Lyudmila Zhuravleva | JPL · 42479 |
42482 Fischer-Dieskau | 1988 RT3 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone, lieder and oratorio singer, orchestra conductor and author | JPL · 42482 |
42485 Stendhal | 1991 BC1 | Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle, 1783–1842), an original and complex French writer of the first half of the 19th century. Well known for his masterpieces Le Rouge et le Noir (1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839). | JPL · 42485 |
42487 Ångström | 1991 RY2 | Anders Jonas Ångström, 19th-century Swedish physicist, cofounder of astrospectroscopy | JPL · 42487 |
42492 Brüggenthies | 1991 TD7 | Wilhelm Brüggentihies, a former civil engineer. | JPL · 42492 |
42501–42600
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42516 Oistrach | 1993 VH5 | David Oistrach (1908–1974), and his son Igor (Игорь), Jewish-Russian-Ukrainian violin virtuosi | JPL · 42516 |
42522 Chuckberry | 1994 CB17 | Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson, 1926–2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. | JPL · 42522 |
42523 Ragazzileonardo | 1994 ES | I Ragazzi della Leonardo ("Leonardo's Children"), Italian cultural association | JPL · 42523 |
42531 McKenna | 1995 LJ | Martin McKenna (born 1978), Irish astronomer. In 2005, he was named "Astronomer of the Year" by the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies. | JPL · 42531 |
42566 Ryutaro | 1996 XQ25 | Ryutaro Hirota (1892–1952), a renowned Japanese composer, was born in Aki city, Kochi prefecture and studied musical composition at Tokyo Music School. | JPL · 42566 |
42585 Pheidippides | 1997 FJ1 | Pheidippides (fl. 490 B.C.E.) was a legendary Athenian herald who ran 240 km between the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in two days to report the Greek victory over the Persians. The modern marathon takes its name from this legend. | JPL · 42585 |
42593 Antoniazzi | 1997 JQ | Antonio Maria Antoniazzi (1872–1925), an Italian astronomer. | JPL · 42593 |
42601–42700
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42609 Daubechies | 1998 DB34 | Ingrid Daubechies (born 1954), a Belgian physicist and mathematician. | JPL · 42609 |
42614 Ubaldina | 1998 EY6 | Ubaldina Caronia, mother of Italian co-discoverer Alfredo Caronia | JPL · 42614 |
42697 Lucapaolini | 1998 LP2 | Luca Paolini (born 1977), one of the best Italian bicycle racers. | JPL · 42697 |
42701–42800
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42747 Fuser | 1998 SU10 | Ireneo Fuser, Italian author and professor of organ, piano and composition | JPL · 42747 |
42748 Andrisani | 1998 SV10 | Donato Andrisani, Italian dental surgeon, amateur astronomer, and friend of Italian discoverer Vittorio Goretti | JPL · 42748 |
42775 Bianchini | 1998 UO23 | Francesco Bianchini, 17th–18th century Italian catholic priest, calendar reformer and astronomer | JPL · 42775 |
42776 Casablanca | 1998 UV26 | Casablanca, Morocco, and Casablanca (1942), one of the most renowned movies of all time | JPL · 42776 |
42801–42900
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42849 Podjavorinská | 1999 RK44 | Ľudmila Podjavorinská (Riznerová), Slovak poet and writer, recipient of a National artist award for her contributions to Slovak literature | JPL · 42849 |
42901–43000
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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42924 Betlem | 1999 TJ2 | Hans Betlem (born 1954), Dutch amateur meteor astronomer and founder of the Dutch Meteor Society | JPL · 42924 |
42929 Francini | 1999 TW9 | Claudio Francini (born 1926), Italian amateur astronomer at the discovering San Marcello Observatory | JPL · 42929 |
42981 Jenniskens | 1999 TY224 | Peter Jenniskens (born 1962), American meteor astronomer | JPL · 42981 |
42998 Malinafrank | 1999 UV1 | Frank Joseph Malina Jr (1912–1981), American aeronautical engineer and painter | JPL · 42998 |
References
- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "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.