Meanings of minor planet names: 53001–54000
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.
53001–53100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53029 Wodetzky | 1998 WY6 | József Wodetzky, Hungarian astronomer and mathematician | JPL · 53029 |
53093 La Orotava | 1998 YO12 | La Orotava, Tenerife Island † | MPC · 53093 |
53101–53200
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53157 Akaishidake | 1999 CP | Akaishidake Mountain, Shizuoka, Japan | JPL · 53157 |
53159 Mysliveček | 1999 CN3 | Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer † ‡ | MPC · 53159 |
53201–53300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53237 Simonson | 1999 CU118 | Walter Simonson (born 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist. | JPL · 53237 |
53250 Beucher | 1999 DY3 | Jacqueline Beucher (born 1947) has been a tireless promoter of astronomy for several decades. She has served in various official roles for the Astronomical Society of Kansas City and the Astronomical League. Beucher also has helped plan and organize many astronomy conventions and has led several solar eclipse tours. | JPL · 53250 |
53252 Sardegna | 1999 EY4 | Sardinia, in Italian | JPL · 53252 |
53253 Zeiler | 1999 EV5 | Michael Zeiler (born 1956) is a technical writer at the Environmental Systems Research Institute who helped develop the ArcGIS geographic information system | JPL · 53253 |
53256 Sinitiere | 1999 FD | Robert Sinitiere (born 1950), an amateur astronomer and pharmacist. | JPL · 53256 |
53285 Mojmír | 1999 FM53 | Mojmír, 9th-century Moravian prince †‡ | MPC · 53285 |
53301–53400
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53311 Deucalion | 1999 HU11 | Deucalion, the Ancient Greek mythological Adam | JPL · 53311 |
53316 Michielford | 1999 JY3 | Michiel Ford, American amateur astronomer, recipient of a Milken National Educator Award | JPL · 53316 |
53401–53500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53468 Varros | 2000 AC2 | George Varros, amateur astronomer | JPL · 53468 |
53501–53600
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 |
53601–53700
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53629 Andrewpotter | 2000 CJ112 | Andrew E. Potter (born 1926) is a space scientist who discovered the sodium and potassium components of the atmospheres of both Mercury and the moon. | JPL · 53629 |
53701–53800
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
---|---|---|---|
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
53801–53900
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53843 Antjiekrog | 2000 FG10 | Antjie Krog (born 1952), a South African writer. | JPL · 53843 |
53901–54000
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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53910 Jánfischer | 2000 GF4 | Ján Fischer, Slovak theoretical physicist | JPL · 53910 |
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 52,001–53,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 53,001–54,000 |
Succeeded by 54,001–55,000 |
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