Meanings of minor planet names: 336001–337000

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]

336001–336100

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

336101–336200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
336108 Luberon 2008 JD8 Luberon, a region in the middle of Provence in the far south of France. JPL · 336108
336177 Churri 2008 RD80 Carmen "Churri" Lacruz (born 1959), sister of Spanish discoverer Juan Lacruz JPL · 336177

336201–336300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
336203 Sandrobuss 2008 SE11 Sandro Buss (born 1970) is a physicist from Geneva. During the 2016–2017 school year he trained as a teacher in Bienne to work at high school level. In the course of his training, he met the discoverer at the Lycée cantonal in Porrentruy (Jura). JPL · 336203
336204 Sardinas 2008 SM11 Charo, Miguel Angel, Elvira and Irene, "Los Sardina", have supported and encouraged operations at the La Cañada Observatory in Spain JPL · 336204

336301–336400

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
336392 Changhua 2008 UU94 Changhua County, a county situated in the mid-western part of Taiwan Island. JPL · 336392

336401–336500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
336465 Deluna 2008 VR3 Luna Ruiz (born 2000) is the daughter of Spanish astronomer Jose Maria Ruiz, who co-discovered this minor planet JPL · 336465

336501–336600

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

336601–336700

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
336680 Pavolpaulík 2010 AQ39 Pavol Paulík (1960–2013), a Slovak amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy JPL · 336680
336694 Fey 2010 AH89 Elizabeth Stamatina (Tina) Fey (born 1970), an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. JPL · 336694
336698 Melbourne 2010 CJ Melbourne, capital city of the Australian state of Victoria JPL · 336698

336701–336800

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

336801–336900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
336811 Baratoux 2011 DL21 David Baratoux (born 1973) is a French planetary scientist at IRD who has contributed to the understanding of the evolution of Mars. He promotes astronomy in developing countries and contributes regularly to public outreach in Earth and space sciences. IAU · 336811

336901–337000

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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