Meanings of minor planet names: 127001–128000

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.

127001–127100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
127005 Pratchett2002 GY1Terry Pratchett, popular English authorJPL · 127005

127101–127200

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127196 Hanaceplechová2002 HHHana Ceplechová, served as a secretary in the Interplanetary Matter Department of the Ondrejov Observatory for three decadesJPL · 127196

127201–127300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

127301–127400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

127401–127500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

127501–127600

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127515 Nitta2002 TY306Atsuko Nitta, Japanese-American astronomerJPL · 127515
127516 Oravetz2002 TT307Daniel Oravetz, American astronomerJPL · 127516
127517 Kaikepan2002 TJ371Kaike Pan, Chinese-American astronomerJPL · 127517
127545 Crisman2002 XZ91James Crisman, president of the Astronomy Club of Sun City West (Arizona) in 1986 and for 13 yearsJPL · 127545

127601–127700

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127689 Doncapone2003 EE17Don Giuseppe Capone, rector of the diocesan Seminar of Alatri since 1956JPL · 127689

127701–127800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

127801–127900

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127803 Johnvaneepoel2003 FP77John M. Van Eepoel (born 1977) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as part of the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team.JPL · 127803
127810 Michaelwright2003 FK85Michael Wright (born 1960) is OSIRIS-REx project lead for assembly, test, and launch operations. He is also an exploration systems engineer, developing concepts for human exploration of Mars. He served as an integration and test manager for over a dozen missions including FREESTAR on the final flight of space shuttle ColumbiaJPL · 127810
127870 Vigo2003 FE123Vigo, Galicia, Spain, the first discoverer's birthplaceJPL · 127870

127901–128000

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127933 Shaunoborn2003 HF1Shaun Oborn (born 1964) is a member of the team at Solo Effects LLC and has contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission working with the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team.JPL · 127933
127935 Reedmckenna2003 HM1Reed McKenna (born 1959) is a member of the team at Solo Effects LLC and has contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission working with the Navigation/Flight Dynamics TeamJPL · 127935

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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126,001–127,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 127,001–128,000		 Succeeded by
128,001–129,000
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