Meanings of minor planet names: 185001–186000

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.

185001–185100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
185020 Pratte2006 QV33John R. Pratte (born 1941) is an associate who has been instrumental in the construction of instrumentation at the Astronomical Research ObservatoryJPL · 185020
185039 Alessiapossenti2006 QG137Alessia Possenti (born 1972) is the discoverer’s daughter-in-law.JPL · 185039

185101–185200

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185150 Panevezys2006 SP161Panevezys, capital of the Aukstaitija region in North LithuaniaJPL · 185150
185164 Ingeburgherz2006 SL218Ingeburg Herz (born 1920), co-owner of Tchibo and one of the most successful German entrepreneursJPL · 185164

185201–185300

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185216 Gueiren2006 TA57Gueiren (meaning all to be benevolent), is the earliest developed area in TaiwanJPL · 185216
185250 Korostyshiv2006 UY62Korostyshiv, an ancient city in Ukraine located on the Teteriv riverJPL · 185250

185301–185400

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185321 Kammerlander2006 VJ2Hans Kammerlander (born 1956), an Italian mountaineer and explorer, who has climbed twelve of the world’s fourteen 8000-m mountains.JPL · 185321
185325 Anupabhagwat2006 VE14Anupama Bhagwat (born 1974), an Indian sitar player and composer of Hindustani classical musicJPL · 185325
185364 Sunweihsin2006 VQ103Wei-Hsin Sun (born 1957), director of National Museum of Natural Science in TaiwanJPL · 185364

185401–185500

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185448 Nomentum2006 YK13Mentana, an Italian town near Rome. The town's ancient name was "Nomentum", to which the Via Nomentana led from Rome.JPL · 185448

185501–185600

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185535 Gangda2007 WH56GangDa, the Chinese abbreviation for the University of Hong Kong (Xiang Gang Da Xue), is the first and foremost tertiary institution in Hong KongJPL · 185535
185538 Fangcheng2007 XD28Fang Cheng (born 1938), Chinese astrophysicistJPL · 185538
185546 Yushan2007 YU31Yushan, in the Jade Mountains, is the highest peak of the Taiwan Central MountainsJPL · 185546
185554 Bikushev2008 AB5Artyom Bikushev (1986–2008), a student at Kazan State UniversityJPL · 185554
185560 Harrykroto2008 AQ31Harry Kroto (born 1939), an English chemist and Fellow of the Royal SocietyJPL · 185560
185576 Covichi2008 BL15Nickname of Covadonga Lacruz Camblor, daughter of the Spanish discoverer Juan LacruzJPL · 185576
185577 Hhaihao2008 BA16Haikou (Hhaihao City), the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of HainanMPC · 185577
185580 Andratx2008 BV18Andratx is a village located in the west of the island of Mallorca.MPC · 185580

185601–185700

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185633 Rainbach2008 DOThe municipality of Rainbach, Austria, where the discovering Gaisberg Observatory (German: Sternwarte Gaisberg) is locatedJPL · 185633
185636 Shiao Lin2008 DV40Literally "Little Forest" in Mandarin Chinese, a village in Kaohsiung, Taiwan which was buried in a landslide caused by Typhoon Morakot on August 8, 2009JPL · 185636
185638 Erwinschwab2008 EU7Erwin Schwab (born 1964), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsJPL · 185638
185639 Rainerkling2008 EH8Rainer Kling (born 1952), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsJPL · 185639
185640 Sunyisui2008 EB34Sun Yisui is an astronomer who has made contributions to both celestial mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997JPL · 185640
185641 Judd2008 EH69Michele Judd (born 1965) was a senior engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division 32 from 2003 to 2008JPL · 185641

185701–185800

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185733 Luigicolzani1998 WW30Luigi Colzani (1922–2015), an enthusiastic and helpful collaborator at Sormano Astronomical Observatory.JPL · 185733
185744 Hogan1999 FK90Craig Hogan (born 1955), an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.JPL · 185744

185801–185900

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

185901–186000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
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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184,001–185,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 185,001–186,000		 Succeeded by
186,001–187,000
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