Meanings of minor planet names: 184001–185000
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]
Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name
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. |
|---|---|---|
| 184001–184100 | ||
| 184011 Andypuckett | 2004 FT4 | Andrew Wayne Puckett (b. 1977), a college professor dedicated to creating authentic astronomical research opportunities for undergraduates and other ambitious young students, and has co-discovered over 40 minor planets. JPL |
| 184096 Kazlauskas | 2004 HB4 | Algirdas Kazlauskas, Lithuanian astronomer JPL |
| 184201–184300 | ||
| 184275 Laffra | 2005 AX | Maurice Laffra (1886–1936) established the Orchestre Symphonique du Creusot in 1920 and served as its conductor during 1920–1922 JPL |
| 184280 Yperion | 2005 AQ47 | According to Apollodorus, Yperion was a son of Priam and therefore a Trojan Millennia later a watchful telescope also named Yperion and a son of Greek. JPL |
| 184501–184600 | ||
| 184501 Pimprenelle | 2005 PV5 | Caroline "Pimprenelle" Christophe (born 1978) is the discoverer's daughter. Pimprenelle was a puppet character on the 1970s French television show Bonne nuit les petits JPL |
| 184508 Courroux | 2005 PR16 | Courroux is a village in the Swiss Jura near Delémont JPL |
| 184535 Audouze | 2005 QN30 | Jean Audouze, French astrophysicist. JPL |
| 184601–184700 | ||
| 184620 Pippobattaglia | 2005 RA24 | Pippo Battaglia, an excellent science popularizer JPL |
| 184701–184800 | ||
| 184784 Bettiepage | 2005 TZ41 | Bettie Page (1923–2008), an American model and actor who became known as The Queen of the Pin-ups. JPL |
| 184801–184900 | ||
| 184878 Gotlib | 2005 UK187 | Marcel Gotlieb, French cartoonist JPL |
| 184901–185000 | ||
| 184930 Gobbihilda | 2005 VU4 | Hilda Gobbi (1913–1988), one of Hungary’s most recognizable character actresses. JPL |
- ^ a b "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ a b "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ a b "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.