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.
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51001–51100
Named minor planet |
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This minor planet was named for... |
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51501–51600
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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51569 Garywessen | 2001 HV3 | Gary Wessen (born 1949) has conducted archaeological research in western North America for over 40 years and has recorded over 250 new sites. He works with many Native American tribes, especially the Makah. He has also served as an officer for many archaeological associations. | JPL · 51569 |
51570 Phendricksen | 2001 HE4 | Peter B. Hendricksen (born 1951), electrical engineer, mathematician, accomplished classical guitarist and past president of the Black Hills Astronomical Society | JPL · 51570 |
51599 Brittany | 2001 HR24 | Brittany Johnson, niece of the discoverer | JPL · 51599 |
51801–51900
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51823 Rickhusband | 2001 OY28 | Rick Husband, American astronaut, commander of the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51823 |
51824 Mikeanderson | 2001 OE30 | Michael P. Anderson, American astronaut, payload commander of the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51824 |
51825 Davidbrown | 2001 OQ33 | David M. Brown, American astronaut, mission specialist on board the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51825 |
51826 Kalpanachawla | 2001 OB34 | Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut, mission specialist on board the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51826 |
51827 Laurelclark | 2001 OH38 | Laurel B. Clark, American astronaut, mission specialist on board the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51827 |
51828 Ilanramon | 2001 OU39 | Ilan Ramon, Israeli astronaut, payload specialist on board the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51828 |
51829 Williemccool | 2001 OD41 | William C. "Willie" McCool, American astronaut, pilot of the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) † ‡ | MPC · 51829 |
51895 Biblialexa | 2001 QX33 | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a revival of the old library at Alexandria | JPL · 51895 |
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