Meanings of minor planet names: 495001–496000

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.

495001–495100

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

495101–495200

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495181 Rogerwaters2012 PV19Roger Waters (born 1943) is an English musician, one of the founders of Pink Floyd. His solo albums, including Amused to Death and Is This the Life We Really Want?, highlight the social problems of the modern world. He has been involved in human rights activities and projects to help fight extreme poverty and malaria.JPL · 495181

495201–495300

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495253 Hanszimmer2013 OC8Hans Zimmer (born 1957) is a German film score composer and record producer. He has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award for The Lion King (1995). His works include also music for Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, and nearly 150 other productions.JPL · 495253

495301–495400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

495401–495500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

495501–495600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

495601–495700

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495701–495800

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495759 Jandesselberger2017 BS63Jan Desselberger (born 1945) is a Polish astronomy popularizer. He is the author of astronomical broadcasts on Radio Poland Katowice for over 25 years and is the co-author of the Polish Astronomical CalendarJPL · 495759

495801–495900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

495901–496000

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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.
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494,001–495,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 495,001–496,000		 Succeeded by
496,001–497,000
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