Meanings of minor planet names: 176001–177000

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.

176001–176100

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176014 Vedrana2000 RS106Vedrana Ivezic (born 2000), is an American amateur astronomer and the daughter of Croatian-American astrophysicist Željko IvezićJPL · 176014

176101–176200

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176103 Waynejohnson2001 BE61Wayne Johnson, a.k.a. "Mr. Galaxy", American amateur astronomer, president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club and chair of the western region of the Astronomical League, discoverer of several supernovae, the first amateur to find two on the same nightJPL · 176103

176201–176300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

176301–176400

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176380 Goran2001 TE248Goran Ivezic (born 1971), is a Croatian amateur astronomer and the brother of SDSS team member Željko Ivezić.JPL · 176380

176401–176500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

176501–176600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

176601–176700

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176610 Nuñez2002 FW18Jorge I. Nunez (born 1981) is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a LORRI Instrument Data Scientist for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 176610

176701–176800

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176710 Banff2002 QR56Banff, Alberta, well known for its hot springs and mountainous scenery, is one of Canada's most popular tourist attractions.JPL · 176710
176711 Canmore2002 QM57The town of Canmore, the most important coal-mining centers in southern AlbertaJPL · 176711

176801–176900

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176866 Kuropatkin2002 TO316Nickolai Kuropatkin, Russian-American physicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 176866
176867 Brianlee2002 TA321Brian C. Lee, American physicist and Sloan Digital Sky Survey builderJPL · 176867
176884 Jallynsmith2002 UZ58J. Allyn Smith, American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPLMPC · 176884

176901–177000

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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.
Preceded by
175,001–176,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 176,001–177,000		 Succeeded by
177,001–178,000
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