Meanings of minor planet names: 54001–55000

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.

54001–54100

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

54101–54200

back to top

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

54201–54300

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54237 Hiroshimanabe2000 JD18Hiroshi Manabe, Japanese illustratorJPL · 54237
54288 Daikikawasaki2000 JV53Daiki Kawasaki (born 1996), the discoverer’s oldest grandchild.JPL · 54288

54301–54400

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54362 Restitutum2000 KP38Latin term for "something that has been replaced or restored to its former place"; this minor planet was originally lost soon after discovery, then found again †MPC · 54362

54401–54500

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54411 Bobestelle2000 LH10George Robert ("Bob") Stetson and Estelle Marie Ives, the discoverer's parentsJPL · 54411
54439 Topeka2000 MG3Topeka, KansasJPL · 54439

54501–54600

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54509 YORP2000 PH5YORP effectJPL · 54509
54521 Aladdin2000 QD1Aladdin is the central character in a well-known folk tale of the same name. The story originates from western China or possibly the Middle East. It tells of Aladdin's battle with evil sorcerers to gain control of a magic lamp containing a genie who emerges to grant wishes whenever the lamp is rubbed.JPL · 54521
54522 Menaechmus2000 QS1Menaechmus, 4th-century B.C. Greek mathematician, credited with the discovery of the conic sectionsJPL · 54522
54563 Kinokonasu2000 QJ147Kinoko Nasu (born 1973) is a Japanese author. His best-known works are Tsukihime, Fate/stay night, and Kara no Kyoukai (English title “Garden of Sinners”). All have been produced as anime series.JPL · 54563
54598 Bienor2000 QC243Bienor, mythological centaur that attended Pirithous' wedding, fought in the ensuing battle against the Lapiths, and was killed by TheseusJPL · 54598

54601–54700

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54693 Garymyers2001 FM6Gary Myers, American amateur astronomer, member of the Huachuca Astronomy ClubJPL · 54693

54701–54800

back to top

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

54801–54900

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54810 Molleigh2001 MS24Molleigh Elena Struble (1994–2010) grew up near Yerkes Observatory, where she volunteered for educational programs such as one connecting Yerkes and the Science Museum, Tokyo.JPL · 54810
54820 Svenders2001 NV1Enders Robinson (born 1929) and Sven Treitel (born 1930), American pioneers of applied geophysical signal analysis †MPC · 54820
54827 Kurpfalz2001 NQ8The County Palatine of the Rhine ("Kurpfalz") goes back to a territory of the Holy Roman Empire. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815 it was separated from Rheinland. The region around Heidelberg–Mannheim (now a part of Baden–Württemberg) is today still called "Kurpfalz" referring also to the people talking "Kurpfälzisch".JPL · 54827
54852 Mercatali2001 OZ16Antonio Mercatali (born 1962), an amateur astronomer and astrometrist of minor planets from Livorno, ItalyJPL · 54852
54862 Sundaigakuen2001 OW25Sundaigakuen, a high school in Tokyo, the alma mater of Japanese discoverer Hiroshi MaenoJPL · 54862
54863 Gasnault2001 OG28Olivier Gasnault (born 1973) specializes in remote sensing and is deeply involved in the exploration of the Moon and Mars, both from orbit and on the ground with the Curiosity Rover. Name and citation provided by S. Le Mouelic.JPL · 54863

54901–55000

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
54902 Close2001 OG77Gary Close (1940–1999), American director of Hopkins Planetarium †MPC · 54902
54963 Sotin2001 PS12Christophe Sotin (born 1958), chief scientist of the proposed Titan orbiter Oceanus at JPL and director of the Laboratory for Planetology and Geodynamics at the University of NantesJPL · 54963
54967 Millucci2001 PF29Vincenzo Millucci (born 1947), an Italian science communicator and professor of mathematical physics at the University of Siena. He established the university's Torre Luciana Observatory in Florence.JPL · 54967

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
53,001–54,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 54,001–55,000		 Succeeded by
55,001–56,000
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.