Meanings of minor planet names: 124001–125000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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. The official naming citations have been published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars and in Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings marked with † or * are from legacy sources may contain errors.

124001–124100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
124075 Ketelsen2001 GT1Dean Ketelsen, American optician and amateur astronomerJPL · 124075

124101–124200

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124104 Balcony2001 HJ46Balcony is the nickname of Francis Faux, a French amateur astronomerJPL · 124104
124143 Joséluiscorral2001 ME5José Luis Corral Berruezo (born 1967) worked from 1999 until 2014 as a chef at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory. Through his culinary skills he contributed significantly to the well-being of his colleagues, visiting astronomers, and the discoverers of this asteroid. He and his food are dearly missed.JPL · 124143
124192 Moletai2001 OM65Molėtai, Lithuania, home of the Molėtų astronomijos observatorijaJPL · 124192

124201–124300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

124301–124400

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124401–124500

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124501–124600

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124601–124700

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124701–124800

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124801–124900

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124844 Hirotamasao2001 TF15Masao Hirota, Japanese amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomyJPL · 124844

124901–125000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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123,001–124,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 124,001–125,000		 Succeeded by
125,001–126,000
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