Meanings of minor-planet names: 63001–64000
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]
63001–63100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63032 Billschmitt | 2000 WS62 | William C. Schmitt, science educator, museum administrator, curriculum developer and university instructor | JPL · 63032 |
| 63068 Moraes | 2000 WT123 | Wenceslau de Moraes, Portuguese writer | JPL · 63068 |
63101–63200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63129 Courtemanche | 2000 WH183 | Michel Courtemanche, Canadian (Québécois) comedian and actor | JPL · 63129 |
| 63145 Choemuseon | 2000 XY13 | Choe Mu-seon, 14th-century (late Koryeo Dynasty) Korean chemist | JPL · 63145 |
| 63156 Yicheon | 2000 XQ44 | Yi Cheon, 14th-century (Joseon Dynasty) Korean polymath | JPL · 63156 |
| 63162 Davidčapek | 2000 YE11 | David Čapek (born 1977), an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. | JPL · 63162 |
| 63163 Jerusalem | 2000 YR11 | Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine, ancient Middle Eastern city and holy city of four great monotheistic religions † | MPC · 63163 |
63201–63300
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
63301–63400
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63305 Bobkepple | 2001 FE | George Robert ("Bob") Kepple, American author of the Astro Cards observing aids and co-author of The Night Sky Observer's Guide † | MPC · 63305 |
| 63387 Brazos Bend | 2001 HC67 | Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, home to the George Observatory, the discovery site | JPL · 63387 |
| 63389 Noshiro | 2001 JC1 | Noshiro City, located in the northwestern part of Akita Prefecture, Japan. | JPL · 63389 |
63401–63500
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
63501–63600
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63528 Kocherhans | 2001 PX13 | Joseph G. Kocherhans, scientist in Badlands Observatory | JPL · 63528 |
63601–63700
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63605 Budperry | 2001 QE68 | Bud Perry (born 1936) is the president of the Oakley Foundation which provided major funding for the construction of the Oakley Observatory were this minor planet was discovered. | JPL · 63605 |
| 63609 Francoisecolas | 2001 QY72 | Francoise Colas (born 1958) is a French amateur astronomer who has taken part in numerous trans-Neptunian stellar occultation observations all over the world. She is also part of the observation team at the Pic du Midi 1-m telescope. | JPL · 63609 |
63701–63800
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
63801–63900
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63897 Ofunato | 2001 SM9 | Ofunato City is located on the south coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. | JPL · 63897 |
63901–64000
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
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.