Meanings of minor planet names: 49001–50000

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.

49001–49100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49036 Pelion1998 QM107Pelion, mountain in Thessaly where the Centaurs were said to liveJPL · 49036

49101–49200

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49109 Agnesraab1998 SO2Agnes Raab (born 1969), Austrian amateur astronomer, member of the "Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft" (Linzer A. G.) †MPC · 49109
49110 Květafialová1998 SU2Květa Fialová (born 1929) is a well-known actress in Czech-Slovak cinematography and theatre, who has been active for almost 70 yearsJPL · 49110
49187 Zucchini1998 SY75Roberto Zucchini (born 1958) is an Italian theoretical physicist who teaches theoretical physics and mathematical methods at the Bologna University. He is very interested in the mathematical physics concerning theories of quantum gravity, strings and branes.JPL · 49187

49201–49300

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49272 Bryce Canyon1998 UT16Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, home of some of the darkest night skies in the continental U.S.JPL · 49272

49301–49400

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49350 Katheynix1998 WQ8Kathey Nix, American amateur astronomer, founding member of the Society of Low-Energy Observers (SLO)JPL · 49350
49382 Lynnokamoto1998 XG5Lynn Okamoto (born 1970) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga and anime series Elfen Lied. He resides in Tokyo, Japan.JPL · 49382
49384 Hubertnaudot1998 XX9Hubert Naudot, engineer who worked in the French Railways (SNCF)JPL · 49384

49401–49500

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49440 Kenzotange1998 YP5Kenzo Tange, Japanese architectJPL · 49440
49441 Scerbanenco1998 YM6Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911–1969) was a Ukrainian-born Italian writer, best known for his crime and detective novels. He was one of the fathers of the thriller genre in Italy. He wrote The scandal of the astronomical observatory, a thriller which revolves around the discovery of a new asteroid.JPL · 49441
49443 Marcobondi1998 YN7Marco Bondi, astrophysicist who works at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in BolognaJPL · 49443
49448 Macocha1998 YJ12Macocha chasm, part of the cave system created by the lost river Punkva in the Moravian Karst, Czech RepublicJPL · 49448
49469 Emilianomazzoni1999 AL25Emiliano Mazzoni (born 1953), an active amateur astronomer in Tuscany.JPL · 49469
49481 Gisellarubini1999 BJ12Gisella Rubini, girlfriend of the discovererJPL · 49481
49500 Ishitoshi1999 CP9Toshihiro Ishikawa (born 1975) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Club.JPL · 49500

49501–49600

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49501 Basso1999 CN10Antonella Basso, friend of the discovererJPL · 49501

49601–49700

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49698 Váchal1999 VAJosef Váchal, Czech artistJPL · 49698
49699 Hidetakasato1999 VZHidetaka Sato (born 1978), Japanese obstetrician and an amateur astronomerJPL · 49699
49700 Mather1999 VN1John C. Mather, American cosmologist and Nobelist, senior project scientist for the James Webb Space TelescopeJPL · 49700

49701–49800

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49702 Koikeda1999 VC2Chuzo Koikeda and his wife Yoko Koikeda, both Japanese amateur astronomers JPLMPC · 49702
49777 Cappi1999 XSMargaret Capitola Sonntag Comba, the discoverer's second wifeJPL · 49777

49801–49900

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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

49901–50000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
49987 Bonata2000 AB5Diego Bonata, Italian aerospace engineer, light pollution fighter, president of the CieloBuio AssociazioneJPL · 49987
50000 Quaoar2002 LM60Quaoar, a creation deity in Tongva mythologyJPL · 50000

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
48,001–49,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 49,001–50,000		 Succeeded by
50,001–51,000
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