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.
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]
Ernesto Vallerani (born 1936) has participated in numerous important European and international scientific programs, notably playing a key role in space activities in Italy's Piedmont region.
Luciano Guerriero (born 1930) played a key role in the development of the first Italian National Space Program and the promotion of important international space research missions in astronomy.
Edoardo Pozio (born 1952), Italian biologist and researcher in the field of zoonotic parasitic diseases at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome. He serves as director of the European Commission's Community Reference Laboratory of Parasites.
Will Cuppy (1884–1949), American humorist and journalist. A gentle satirist, he is well known for his books The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody, How to Attract the Wombat, How to Become Extinct and How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes. The name was suggested by M. Walter.
University of Western Ontario is located in London, Canada, and was founded in 1878. The Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory was built on campus in 1940, and the university has a 1.2-m telescope at the Elginfield Observatory. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.
David Holcomb Scott (1916–2000) was a member of the USGS lunar geologic mapping team during the Apollo program, the senior author of the USGS geologic map of Mars based on the Mariner 9 data, and the coordinator for the preparation of the Mars Geologic Atlas.
Soushiyoukouen is a park on a hill located in the northern part of Nanyo-city, Yamagata prefecture in Japan. This park is known for pine wood, cherry trees, roses, chrysanthemums and the Nanyo Citizen Observatory
Annick Merlin (born 1953), David Merlin (born 1985), and Guillaume Merlin (born 1989), wife and sons of the discoverer Jean-Claude Merlin, respectively
William Wales (1734–1798) and his assistant Joseph Dymond (1746–1796), British astronomers sent to the shores of Hudson Bay by the Royal Society of London to observe the transit of Venus in 1769 Src
Paul Wiegert (born 1967), Canadian astrodynamicist and discoverer of minor planets. He studied at Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto, York University and Queen's University. Wiegert helped identify 3753 Cruithne as the first minor planet known to be co-orbital with the Earth. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.
Arlo U. Landolt (born 1935), a secretary of the American Astronomical Society and Professor at Louisiana State University. He has established the widely used Landolt Photometric Standard Stars through four decades of meticulous observations.
Edy Alge (born 1934), a Swiss amateur astronomer from Widnau who has built many homemade telescopes of various sizes and spent most of his time expressing enthusiasm for the science of astronomy.
Steve B. Howell (born 1955), a student of cataclysmic variable stars, master of high-precision photometry and explorer of TOADs (tremendous outburst amplitude dwarf novae). He is equally at home developing theoretical stellar models, working with the latest instrumentation or mentoring students in esoteric astrophysics.
Jonathan Tate (born 1955), an enthusiastic advocate of the search for hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs) and founder of Spaceguard-UK and the Spaceguard Centre in Wales, UK.
Maria Jesús Albors Félix (born 1965) is the wife of the discoverer J. J. Gómez. This naming is in acknowledgment of her support, patience and understanding in accommodating the discoverer's work in observing minor planets.
Branson Sparks, 2001 DYSC finalist and named 2001 Nation's Top Young Scientist. Branson was a student at the Alexandria Country Day School, Alexandria, Louisiana.
Alan Alda (born 1936) is an American actor, director, screenwriter and author. Best known as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the TV series M.A.S.H. Alda has won numerous awards for his work including 6 Emmys and 6 Golden Globes. Alda hosted the acclaimed PBS series Scientific American Frontiers from 1993 to 2005
Harold R. Povenmire (born 1939), American amateur astronomer and meteor observer has extensively searched the Georgia strewn field in an effort to find tektites and understand their complicated geology. He recently published the book Tektites: A Cosmic Enigma. He has also been an avid observer of grazing lunar occultations and of occultations by minor planets.
Michael Maryott (1936–2009) was the owner of a company that maintains research microscopes for laboratories at the University of Arizona, especially the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He was a prospector, silversmith, photographer, craftsman, musician, scientist, educator and Arizona historian
The San Antonio League of Sidewalk Astronomers, is an astronomy club whose passionate members are dedicated to sharing the night sky with everyone in a fun and friendly environment
Marijn Franx (born 1960), Dutch astronomer at Leiden. His research interests are very-high-redshift galaxies, which he observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. In 2010 he received the Dutch Spinoza Prize.
Wilfried Boland (born 1953), a Dutch astronomer at Leiden. Having studied in Utrecht, he obtained his PhD on molecular clouds in Amsterdam. After working in the Astron directorate (Dutch radio astronomy), he later became the executive director of the Dutch Research School for Astronomy.
Erik Deul (born 1958), Dutch astronomer, who, after a career in IT support, returned to Leiden to become Scientific Head of the Informations and Communications Technologies development group.
Alexander Tielens (born 1953), Dutch astronomer at Leiden who after his PhD went to the US to become Project Scientist for the airborne observatory, SOFIA. Back in the Netherlands he continues his work on dust and the chemistry of interstellar matter.
Larisa Zinov'evna Rodnyanskaya (1938–2004) was secretary of the board of the Ukrainian Filmmakers Union. In 1987 she founded the first independent documentary studio "Contact" and was its permanent director and producer
Kirill Vladimirovich Grishanin (1909–2002), an eminent Russian specialist in the field of hydrometeorology, delivered lectures at the St. Petersburg State University for Water Communications for nearly 50 years. He is author of numerous scientific works and some textbooks, one of which was reprinted three times
Founded in 1010, Yaroslavlʹ was the capital of an independent principality, incorporated into the Moscow principality in 1463. During the Polish occupation of Moscow in 1612 it was Russia's de facto capital. The historical center of Yaroslavlʹ has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites
Yurij Vasil'evich Sumerkin (born 1935) is a Russian scientist in the field of ship mechanical engineering, ship building and ship repair. He is an author of more than 100 scientific and educational works, including eight textbooks on the technology of ship mechanical engineering.
Antti Penttilä (born 1977), a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. He is a specialist on the scattering and absorption of light by cosmic dust in cometary comae as well as on the surfaces of asteroids and cometary nuclei.
Alona (born 1997) is a daughter of Valentina Arkadievna Andreichenko, who performed the reductions for astrometric measurements by the discoverer and served as translator for the Tomsk-Uccle Observational Program.
Hisao Hori (born 1968) was born in Niihama City, Ehime prefecture, He is an amateur astronomer and member of Shikoku Astronomical Society. He works for Anan Science Center and observes with its 1.13-meter reflector
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. His work includes two piano concertos, two symphonies and several quartets. His Sensommarnätter ("Late Summer Nights", 1900–1904) includes beautiful episodes of quiet gestures that are sprinkled throughout the piece.
Yasutaka Kumeta (born 1965) is a well known Japanese amateur astronomer and keen observer and photographer of comets, nebulae, star clusters and lunar eclipses. He has been a member of the Kuroishi Subaru Association since 1992
Hidekazu Yamato (born 1956), became interested in astronomy through an event in which he participated at the age of 26. Star-field photography is his personal favorite activity
Hiroshi Nishiyama (born 1962) has been a director of the Baienno Sato Observatory since 1998. He was previously a teacher of earth sciences in a high school. His interests include observations of various galaxies, searching for supernovae and astronomical teaching
Kenichi Yoshioka (born 1948), a primary school principal. He joined the staff of Geisei Observatory in 2008 and is involved in astronomy education for children.
Emil Abderhalden (1877–1950), was a Swiss physiologist who lectured at the University of Halle during 1911–1945. He contributed more than 1000 articles to the physiologic chemistry of metabolism, created the basis of modern dietetics, discovered the defensive enzymes against exogenous proteins and promoted social welfare.
Erwin Groten (born 1935), a pioneer in modern geodesy. For three decades until his retirement in 2003 he served as director of the Institute of Physical Geodesy at the Technical University in Darmstadt. He contributed significantly to the definition of fundamental astronomical and geodetic reference frames.
Walter Ernsting (1920–2005; pen name Clark Darlton), was a German science fiction writer who founded the German Science Fiction Club in 1955. His novels are characterized by his desire for humanity and peace.
The Kolyma, a river in northeastern Siberia, has a total length of 2129 km. It rises in the mountains north of the coast of Okhotsk and the Magadan area. Each winter the river is frozen to a depth of several meters
Wendeline Froger (born 1948) has a beautiful soprano voice and a preference for singing Schubert's Lieder. Educated as a professional singer, she performs regularly at church celebrations, weddings and for select audiences at her residence
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803–1877) was a German instrument maker and researcher who invented the Ruhmkorff coil, used in many physical experiments where high voltages are needed. The coil was applied for energizing discharge tubes, notably for generating x-rays.
Paul Pâquet (born 1937) has contributed to earth-rotation studies and interpretation of the earth rotation variations in relation to the atmosphere and solar activity. As director of the Royal Observatory of Belgium from 1990 to 2002, he increased the number of scientists and renovated and enlarged the center.
Franz Marc (1880–1916), a German expressionist painter and graphic artist who created an individual style, especially with animal representations. He invented geometrized and rhythmically arranged image composition. He co-founded the group Der Blaue Reiter in Munich in 1911. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.
Lynn Underwood (born 1949), an American building plans examiner of Vail, Arizona, has completed successful and innovative designs of two major extensions to the Jarnac Observatory, thus enabling it to redouble its observations and join in an expanded public observing program with Dean Koenig and "Starizona".
Helena T. Kuipers-Rietberg ("Tante Riek", 1893–1944) was one of the founders of the Dutch resistance organization "Landelijke organisatie voor hulp aan Onderduikers", which helped to hide Jews and escaped prisoners of war during World War II. She was betrayed and died in the concentration camp Ravensbrück
Geertruida ("Truus") Wijsmuller-Meijer (1896–1978) was a member of the Dutch resistance who rescued some ten thousand Jewish children before and during WWII and smuggled them to safety. In 1966 she was named Righteous Among the Nations. Name suggested by W. A. Fröger
Okagakimachi is a small town in Fukuoka Prefecture, west Japan, where the Hokuto Sichisei (the Big Dipper) appears to dip into the Sea of Genkai at lower culmination in the early morning during the summer and autumn.
With his wife Donna, Dean Koenig (born 1956) has devoted years to inspiring people to become interested in the night sky. Through observing sessions and other facilities of his store "Starizona", located in Tucson, Arizona, Koenig has a fine record of restoring and repairing telescopes.
Amaury Augusto de Almeida (born 1946) is a Brazilian astronomer with expertise in cometary science and astrochemistry. His major contributions include studies of gas and dust production in comets and theoretical determination of basic molecular data for simple radicals and ions of astrophysical importance.
CERN (originally the Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire; now the Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire, European Organization for Nuclear Physics), Geneva, Switzerland, the world's largest subatomic particle laboratory.
Elisabetta Pierazzo (1963–2011) was an expert in impact modeling, in particular of the Chicxulub impact, as well as in modeling the effects of impacts on Earth and Mars.
Colin Stuart (born 1986) is a British astronomy writer and presenter. He has given public astronomy talks to over 250,000 people in schools and at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, written many popular astronomy articles and space books. In 2014 he was runner up in the European Astronomy Journalism Prize.
Moncalvo is a small town in the Monferrato Hills region of Piedmont, a land of ancient and noble traditions. In addition to its renowned gastronomical specialties, Moncalvo has been a sponsor of cultural-scientific initiatives in astronomy and space exploration
Katsuji Koyama (born 1945), a professor emeritus of Kyoto University, works in x-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics. In particular, he has investigated the x-ray emission mechanisms and structures of supernova remnants. He was a vice-president of the Astronomical Society of Japan during 1999–2000
Kanji Nagao, whose nickname is Kanchi, is the hero in Tokyo Love Story, originally a cartoon written by Fumi Saimon, and broadcast as a TV drama in 1991.
The Italian city of Agrigento in Sicily. It was founded by the Greeks in 582 B.C. (Akragas) One of the leading cities of the Mediterranean world, it demonstrates still its pride by preserving the remains of several Doric temples. In 490 B.C. the great philosopher Empedocles was born there.
Umberto Dall'Olmo (1925–1980) was an Italian amateur astronomer with degrees in both law and physics, who principally observed Jupiter and studied flare stars with Rosino. He was also interested in the history of astronomy and worked as a technician at the University of Bologna's Institute of Astronomy.
Hanazukayama is a 918-m mountain situated along the border between Kawamata town and Iitate village in Fukushima prefecture. It is officially recognized as the most northerly mountain from which Mt. Fuji is visible: 308 km away.
Coelum, the Italian astronomy journal. Established in 1931 by Guido Horn d´Arturo, it was edited by the department of astronomy of the University of Bologna and had more than 4000 subscribers. The magazine ceased publications in 1986. The citation was prepared by F. Bonoli.
Stelio Mancinelli Degli Esposti (1931–2017) was a professor of chemistry in Terni. Deeply keen on mathematics, physics and astronomy, he designed and implemented large sundials in various Italian cities. He was well known for giving lectures about the history of astronomy and for training courses for teachers.
Howard Moore (born 1943) of Chino Valley, Arizona, is an amateur astronomer and accomplished optician who made the 0.25-m telescope with which this minor planet was discovered.
Kiyoo Uda (1959–2009) was a potter at Shigaraki-ware and an amateur astronomer. He observed meteors, variable stars and occultations enthusiastically and made great contributions to astronomical popularization in Shiga prefecture
Rika Akana, girlfriend of Kanchi, is the heroine in Tokyo Love Story. Some stories of the TV drama were filmed on location in Kuma Town, where this minor planet was discovered.
A. E. Douglass (1867–1962) was an American astronomer and developer of dendochronology. For Percival Lowell, he sited Lowell Observatory. Later he directed the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona and in 1923 dedicated the 0.9-m telescope, which became the Spacewatch telescope in 1983.
Brasileirinhos ("Young Brazilians") was chosen by the winners of the third Grande Desafío organized by the Museu Exploratorio de Ciencias of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas to encourage all Brazilian students in their efforts to achieve the necessary goals in their studies
John M. Bird (born 1931) is a professor of geology at Cornell University. He is a pioneer in the geological interpretation of plate-tectonic motions and of deep-earth mineralogy. The name was suggested by P. C. Thomas.
Stewart A. Megan (born 1952) discovered the Near Earth Object 2004 BV18 in conjunction with the Spacewatch Fast-Moving-Object Project. This find, made using real-time images transferred to volunteers over the Internet, encouraged others to join the online search.
Richard Alfred Buchroeder (born 1941) is an American designer of decentered and other innovative optical systems, including those for astronomical telescopes. Three wide-field correctors used on the Spacewatch telescopes are of his design.†
Alphonse Florsch (1930–2015) a French astronomer who was the director of the Observatoire de Strasbourg for many years. A specialist in radial velocities in the Small Magellanic Cloud, he was also secretary of the Groupe d´Alsace of the Société Astronomique de France for 20 years. Now retired, he still continues to teach astronomy in schools (Src).
Lucy Annabelle Lake (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering mechanics project. She attended the Barker College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), an American actor who appeared on Broadway and was the star of many a Hollywood film. Often cast in the tough-guy role, Bogart won the Academy Award for best actor in 1951 and was voted male star of the twentieth century by the American Film Institute in 1999
Marshall P. Cloyd (born 1939), a businessman and philanthropist, has provided assistance to organizations in the U.S. and U.K. to preserve historical items and artifacts, and he has encouraged public exhibitions for naval, aeronautic and space programs. The name was suggested by E. K. Gibson and F. Vilas.
Juliana Davoglio Estradioto (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attended the IFRS Ciencia e Tecnologia, Osorio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Anne Jing (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attended the Assumption College School, Brantford, Canada.
Doug Snyder, an American amateur astronomer whose untiring work has reduced or prevented much light pollution in southern Arizona, and his educational efforts have introduced many to astronomy. He co-discovered Comet C/2002 E2 (Snyder-Murakami).
Axel Emmermann (born 1953), a Belgian amateur geologist who was the only person to alert U.S. authorities of an international e-mail sale offering of lunar material. His actions resulted in the recovery of stolen Apollo lunar rock samples and the arrest and conviction of four individuals for the theft (see Sex on the Moon). The name was suggested by E. K. Gibson.
Ian Langleben (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software team project. He attended the Dawson College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
Liana Martins-Medina (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her systems software team project. She attended the Marianopolis College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
Brendon Franz Matusch (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attended the Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Joseph Carmelo Saturnino (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines project. He attended the Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School, Hannon, Ontario, Canada.
Hu Shicheng (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for her energy project. She also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. She attended the Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, Shanghai, China.
Sun Yufeng (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attended the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Xu Jiping Bradley (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines project. He attended the Shanghai American School - Pudong Campus, Shanghai, China.
George (born 1918) and Courtney (born 1914) Paddock have retained a decades-long, educated interest in astronomy, planetary sciences and both human and robotic exploration of space.
Chen Huai-Pu (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attended the Keelung Municipal Anle Senior High School, Keelung City, Chinese Taipei.
Luo Chih-I (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attended the Taipei Fuhsing Private School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei.
Abdel Rahman Mohamed Hanafy (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering team project. He attended the STEM School of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
While working for the Spacewatch Project, Kim Cochran (born 1977) showed exceptional talent and creativity at applying new computer technologies during the design and construction of upgraded cameras for the Spacewatch 0.9-m and 1.8-m telescopes.
Salma Fawzy Lateef (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental engineering team project. She attended the STEM School of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
Adrien Chen-Wei Jathe (b. 2001) was awarded best of category, first place, and the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his materials science project. He attended the Metropolitan School Frankfurt, Germany.
Max von Wolff (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He attended the Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Mayen, Germany
Richard Joseph (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attended the Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, India.
Manya M. Kumar (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attended the Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, India.
Dylan Andrew Bagnall (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the King's Hospital School, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
Richard Douglas Beattie (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the King's Hospital School, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
Adam Kelly (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his systems software project. He also received the Dudley R.Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attended the Skerries Community College, Dublin, Ireland.
Yuma Okamoto (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa-Nishi High School, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
So Tsukamoto (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa-Nishi High School, Kakegawa city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Melwin Choon Lei Cheng (b. 2003) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attended the Chung Ling High School Penang, Georgetown, Malaysia.
Yong Shiang Tham (b. 2003) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attended the Chung Ling High School Penang, Georgetown, Malaysia.
Piotr Lazarek (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attended the Zespol Szkol Filomata, Gliwice, Slask, Poland.
Daniil Kazantsev (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attended the Municipal Lyceum #12, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Kim Yoonji (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attended the Kangwon Science High School, Wonju, South Korea.
Named in 2002 after Sara Kosmaczewski, a Hamden student, after she won the third annual Discovery Young Scientist Challenge, a national science contest.[9]
Lee Joonyoung (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attended the Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea.
Park Mincheol (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attended the Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea.
Ra Jihyun (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attended the Kangwon Science High School, Wonju, South Korea.
Maitane Alonso Monasterio (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attended the Avellaneda Ikastetxea, Sodupe, Spain.
Malhaar Agrawal (b. 2002) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences project. He attended the Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
Michael A. DiSanti (born 1954) has advanced the understanding of molecular processing and chemistry in comets, in particular of carbon monoxide and oxygen-processing mechanisms, through his studies at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Neil Dello Russo (born 1966) has advanced the understanding of molecular processing and chemistry in comets, in particular of ethane and water, through his studies at the Catholic University of America and Goddard Space Flight Center.
Karen P. Magee-Sauer (born 1961), an American astronomer who has advanced the understanding of the chemistry of HCN and acetylene in comets through her studies at Rowan University.
Rohan Ahluwalia (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical engineering project. He attended the Westview High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
The Greek hero Periphas from Aetolia was killed by the god Ares. Ares tried to get the armor of Periphas, but Diomedes wounded Ares, with the help of Pallas Athene.
Boris Grigor'evich Pshenichner (born 1933) dealt with space education for 50 years. Since 1958 he worked in the Moscow planetarium, and since 1962 in the Moscow palace for children's creativity. A member of the Russian space academy, he is head of the Moscow scientific-educational program "Experiment in Space"
Suzanne V. Débarbat (born 1928), an astronomer of the Observatory of the Paris. She contributed to the development of the Danjon-Astrolabe and wrote La méthode des hauteurs égales en astronomie. She was the president of IAU Commission 41 from 1991 to 1994 (IAU).
Alexandr Alexandrovich Moisheev (born 1943) was a designer of the space observatory ASTRON that successfully operated during 1983–1989. As deputy designer general of the Lavochkin Association he significantly contributed to the implementation of a series of Soviet and Russian space missions to Mars and Venus
Vladimir Anatol'evich Maslov (born 1965), an engineer in Simferopol and an inventor in the area of storage and transport of oil, is a friend of the discoverer's family.
Fedor Ivanovich Shpig (born 1955), a qualified specialist in economical sciences, is the president of the amateur football association in Ukraine. He promotes the development of sport and a healthy life-style among teenagers in Ukraine.
Antoine Hautot (1909–1998) was the discoverer's physics professor at the University of Liège. He did seminal work on the study of the photographic process and on the foundations of subatomic physics. The name was suggested by C. Sterken
Satoshi Imokawa (born 1965) is an astronomy instructor at the public astronomical observatory Hoshino Bunkakan in Yame city, Fukuoka prefecture. His main interests are observing comets, nebulae, star clusters and solar eclipse.
Yumiko Itahana (born 1965), who worked together with Japanese astronomer Atsushi Takahashi (first discoverer), and greatly influenced his astronomical career.
Hamanasu, the name of a Japanese rose, is also the name of a sleeper train that connects Aomori and Sapporo (a 480-km distance) in 7.5 hours. Hamanasu is the only sleeper express train that passes through Seikan, the longest tunnel in the world. The train will be retired in the spring of 2016.
Laura Bassi (1711–1778) was the first woman to receive a philosophical degree in physics at a European university (Bologna). Not allowed to teach, she gave lectures on physics and performed experimental demonstrations, based on Newton's Principia, at her home. Name suggested by K. Leterme.
Yuliya Germanova (born 1986), studied English and Chinese at the Ural University in Chelyabinsk. During the 2013 "First International Conference on the Chelyabinsk/Chebarkul Meteor/Meteorite", she did live Russian translations of the discoverer's talk, as well as live English translations of Russian talks.
Albion is the island-dwelling primordial man who divided himself into the Four Zoas (Urthona, Urizen, Luvah and Tharmas), in the creation mythology of William Blake (1757–1827). Each Zoa represents important aspects of human character.
Scott Roberts (born 1959) for many years has encouraged amateur astronomers to pursue their love of the night sky, spending much time teaching people how to use and enjoy their telescopes.
Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1585–1669), a Spanish poet, became famous for his lyrical work Las Eréoticas (1618), setting with its purely formal poetry a precedent for neoclassism. The naming honors also Jean-Baptiste de Villegas (1721–1806), a member of the Gezelschap van den Heiligen Bloede in Bruges
Keizan Zenji (1268–1325), a Japanese priest who practiced asceticism at the Eiheiji Temple in Fukui prefecture. He contributed to the spread of Zen Buddhism by founding several temples including the Sojiji Temple in 1321.
Yoshie Watanabe (born 1963) is a Japanese writer for popular Japanese astronomy magazines. She has published, with her husband Junichi, several popular books on astronomy and general science.
Giorgio Parisi (born 1948), an Italian theoretical physicist, who was awareded with the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales".
Composer Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758–1834) set Goethe's poems to music and wrote songs for male choirs. As director of the Berliner "Singakademie" beginning in 1800, he performed in particular the music of Bach. He founded in Berlin the first "Liedertafel", the prototype for choral societies in cities and towns around the world.
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (born 1942), a German biologist who intensely studied the development stages of the fly Drosophila melanogaster and shared the 1995 Nobel prize for medicine for her epoch-making discoveries of the fundamental genetic steering mechanisms of embryogeny.
James B. ("Jim") DeVeny (1943–2004), born in Alliance, Ohio, joined the staff of Kitt Peak National Observatory in 1967 and became leader of the Instrument Support Group, playing a major role in the success and development of the observatory for more than 30 years.
Tatsushi Iijima (1963–2015) was a journalist who worked at Kyodo News for about 28 years. He was a professional photographer who loved motorbikes. He supported the Japanese space missions Hayabusa and Hayabusa2.
Eugene G. Fahnestock (born 1980) has made seminal contributions to the dynamical study of binary asteroids. He was the first to investigate the fully coupled dynamics of a detailed binary asteroid system model using the radar-based shape models of 1999 KW4.
Mario Capecchi (born 1937), an Italian-born molecular geneticist, who was awareded with the 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of "principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells".
Boris Fillipovich Sincheskul (born 1936), Ukrainian astronomer, has worked at the Poltava Gravimetric Observatory since 1962. He has observed lunar occultations for over 46 years and he was a pioneer in occultation astronomy in Ukraine.
Neil McBride (born 1966) British astronomer who has worked on many aspects of solar system dynamics, including meteor stream formation, interrelations between minor planets, comets and meteors, as well as the structure of the trans-Neptunian region.
William Fyfe (1927–2013), was a New Zealand-born Canadian geochemist at the University of Western Ontario, known for his research on the environmental implications of human energy consumption (Src).
William Leonard Harper (born 1943) specializes in the philosophy of science. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Rochester and has been in the department of philosophy at the University of Western Ontario since 1970. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.
Christopher Edward John Fleming (born 1956) is a dedicated amateur astronomer, active in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre. As chair of the society's national observing committee, he has encouraged many new observers. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.
Maria Salvatore (born 1963) is an enthusiast of small Solar System bodies, who has played a major role in promoting astronomy to the public. She has organized astronomical and scientific events, especially conferences and seminars for the study of asteroids. Name suggested by Claudio Casacci.
Koji Yano (born 1964) is a Japanese amateur astronomer in Ehime Prefecture. A skilled photographer of nebula and star clusters, he is highly regarded for the superior technique. He is a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association.
Yasuo Touji (born 1949) is a Japanese amateur astronomer in Ishigakijima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He is now the Chief director of a local astronomy club, "Yaeyama Hoshinokai", and contributes to the popularization of astronomy.
Gustáv Siráň (1934–2000), a Slovak geophysicist and former professor at Comenius University, Bratislava. From 1981 to 1989 he was head of the department of astronomy, geophysics and meteorology, and during this time the Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory in Modra was built.
Tullus Hostilius (reigned 673–642 BC), third king of Rome. He was a warrior king, and during the war against the city of Alba Longa there was a famous fight between Oratii and Curiatii.
Oto Obůrka (1909–1982), Czech astronomer and professor at Brno University of Technology, who founded the Nicholas Copernicus Observatory there and led it for 20 years. He established a program, aimed at young amateurs, for monitoring short-period variable stars. He was an honorary president of the International Union of Amateur Astronomers.
Maspalomas is a town in Gran Canaria Island, Spain. The Maspalomas Tracking Station of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is located there to conduct command operations and receive telemetry from satellites that observe the earth and the moon
David Leslie Clark (born 1956) is an amateur astronomer active in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre, particularly in educational activities. He created ClearSky, a planetarium software package. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.
Prachatice is a southern Bohemian town that began as a small settlement on the Golden Trail that had the rights to sell salt from Passau. The Prachatice of today, founded in the 14th century, is dominated by the Gothic Church of St. James.
George David Birkhoff (1884–1944) was one of the foremost American mathematicians of the early twentieth century. He made important contributions to ergodic theory, the topological theory of dynamical systems, ordinary differential equations and difference equations.
The asteroid group at the Astronomical Observatory of Kharkiv National University has made important contributions to studies of the physical properties of minor planets. The group's photometric and polarimetric techniques, as well as its numerical and laboratory modeling, are known worldwide.
Víťa Dostál (born 1959), a Czech globetrotter who became a legend as the first person in his country to cycle alone 60~000 km around the world. He described the 1994–1997 adventure in Lucky Planet. A professional farmer, during 2006–2007 he made the Panamericana solo bike tour from Anchorage to Ushuaia in 223 days.
Jérôme Berthier (born 1968) works on minor planets at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. His main goal is to develop both accurate ephemerides and the reduction package PRIAM to predict stellar occultations by minor planets.
Shigeo Yamada (1942–2002), an aerospace engineer at the National Space Development Agency of Japan, managed the lunar explorer KAGUYA and the engineering test satellites ETS-VII. Generous and thoughtful, he devoted himself to working on NASDA projects until the "fuel" of his life was finally exhausted
Josef Havel (1930–2008) was a significant personality in Czech rose breeding. A diligent and modest man, he detected and preserved several color mutations and obtained numerous awards in international rose contests, including the gold medal in Rome for Nette Ingeborg
Axel Martin (born 1968) is a longtime German amateur astronomer and co-founder of the Turtle Star Observatory. As a member of the VdS Fachgruppe "Kleine Planeten" he works on the astrometry and photometry of minor planets
Rokycany is a town in West Bohemia about which the first written evidence dates from 1110. In 1947 a public observatory was founded there, concentrating on occultation observations, work with youth, teachers and amateur telescope making
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866–1932) invented amplitude modulation as a means of transmitting sounds by radio. He was a professor at Purdue University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514–1574) was an Austrian humanist, physician, mathematician and astronomer at the universities of Vienna, Leipzig and Wittenberg. He summarized and popularized the work of his teacher Copernicus, initiating the first printing of De Revolutionibus.
Divjot Singh Bedi (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems team project. He attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
Bill Gray (born 1965) has made several contributions to astrometry, in particular with his Guide series of starcharting software, his Charon astrometry program and his reduction of the GSC 1.1 star catalog to the ACT frame (GSC-ACT).
Walter Cugno (born 1950) works in the Italian space industry. During his career, he developed projects for the International Space Station and space exploration. He supported satellite projects including Sax, Hipparcos and ExoMars. Name suggested by Ilaria Locantore.
Charles Green (1735–1771), British astronomer who was the official astronomer on Cook's expedition aboard the Endeavour to Tahiti to observe the 1769 transit of Venus. After the successful observation of the event, the expedition left Tahiti and sailed for Australia and Jakarta. In Batavia Green caught malaria and was buried at sea.
Daniel Hestroffer (born 1965), a French astronomer who works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris on the determination of an inertial frame from the Hipparcos observations of minor planets. He has also worked on the determination of the shapes of minor planets.
Rinni Bhansali (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. She attended the Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York, U.S.A
Amogh Bhatnagar (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attended the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Agnes Fienga (born 1973), French astronomer who works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris on the global adjustment of analytical theories of planetary motion to observations. She also worked on space navigation at CNES and JPL.
Anusha Bhattacharyya (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attended the Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Cynthia Hug, the discoverer's wife; Cynthia is also an alternate name for the Moon goddess Artemis (from her birthplace, Mount Cynthus on Delos), and this minor planet was imaged many times with the Moon above the horizon
Neil Gehrels (1952–2017), was an American astrophysicist who has worked to develop gamma-ray astronomy into a full astronomical discipline. He is the Principal Investigator for the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission (launched Nov. 2004) and was Project Scientist for the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (1991–2000). His father was astronomer Tom Gehrels.
