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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]

75001–75100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
75058 Hanau 1999 VK5 Hanau, the city in German, famous as the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm. JPL
75063 Koestler 1999 VO8 Arthur Koestler, a journalist and writer. JPL
75072 Timerskine 1999 VU19 Timothy Joseph Erskine, American needle safety technologist, amateur astronomer, musician, artist, philanthropist JPL

75101–75200

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

75201–75300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
75223 Wupatki 1999 WP1 Wupatki pueblo served as a cultural and trade center situated in one of the warmest driest places on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. The red rock walls originally contained 100 rooms, a community room and ball court. It was built by the Ancient Pueblo People some 800 years ago. JPL

75301–75400

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
75308 Shoin 1999 XY37 Shoin Yoshida, 19th-century Japanese political scientist, executed for his anti-shogunate ideology, and whose teachings played an important role in the success of the Meiji Restoration JPL

75401–75500

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

75501–75600

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
75555 Wonaszek 1999 YW14 75555 Wonaszek Discovered 1999 Dec. 31 by K. Sárneczky and L. Kiss at Piszkesteto. Hungarian astronomer Antal Wonaszek (1871-1902) was director of the Kiskartal Observatory during 1897-1902. His main field of research was the observation of clouds in Jupiter's atmosphere and the study of irregularities in Saturn's rings. He also made observations of the sun, moon and comets.JPL
75562 Wilkening 1999 YV22 Laurel Wilkening, a retired meteoriticist who served on numerous commissions related to the US space program. JPL
75564 Audubon 2000 AJ John James Audubon, Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter JPL
75569 IRSOL 2000 AD2 75569 IRSOL Discovered 2000 Jan. 2 by Stefano Sposetti at Gnosca. The Institute IRSOL (Istituto Ricerche Solari), located in Locarno, is a leading observatory in the field of solar spectropolarimetry.JPL
75570 Jenőwigner 2000 AP4 Jenő Wigner, 20th-century Hungarian-American physicist and Nobelist (this minor planet was discovered on the fifth anniversary of his death) JPL

75601–75700

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

75701–75800

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

75801–75900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
75823 Csokonai 2000 BJ15 75823 Csokonai Discovered 2000 Jan. 28 by K. Sárneczky and L. Kiss at Piszkéstető. Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773-1805) was one of the greatest Hungarian poets. His works reflect great knowledge of philosophy, politics and the arts of his time. This minor planet was discovered on the 195th anniversary of his death.JPL
75829 Alyea 2000 BH23 Gerald "Gerry" Alyea (1932–2010), a founder of the Warren Astronomical Society in Michigan. JPL
75836 Warrenastro 2000 BY28 The Warren Astronomical Society in suburban Detroit Michigan, is a long-lived, very active and well educated club. JPL

75901–76000

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

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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