Meanings of minor planet names: 268001–269000
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.
268001–268100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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268057 Michaelkaschke | 2004 RQ24 | Under the leadership of Michael Kaschke (born 1957), ZEISS has evolved into a full-fledged global company. Outside the company, he sponsored general scientific, social projects and university research. Kaschke is also the driving force to create the German Optical Museum in Jena. | JPL · 268057 |
268101–268200
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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268115 Williamalbrecht | 2004 TK9 | William B. Albrecht (1917–2009), an American amateur astronomer | JPL · 268115 |
268201–268300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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268242 Pebble | 2005 JW1 | Pebble Johnson (born 1971), an American teacher of middle-school science and technology in Forsyth County, Georgia | JPL · 268242 |
268301–268400
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
268401–268500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
268501–268600
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
268601–268700
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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268669 Bunun | 2006 FA | The Bunun, a native tribe of Taiwan | JPL · 268669 |
268686 Elenaaprile | 2006 GW | Elena Aprile (born 1954) is an Italian physicist, who teaches at Columbia University in New York. She is head of the Xenon1T experiment at Laboratori Nationali Gran Sasso (LNGS), which is searching for dark matter. | JPL · 268686 |
268701–268800
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
268801–268900
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
268901–269000
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
References
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by 267,001–268,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 268,001–269,000 |
Succeeded by 269,001–270,000 |
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