Meanings of minor planet names: 56001–57000
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.
56001–56100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56041 Luciendumont | 1998 XO4 | Lucien Dumont, aeronautics engineer who worked for the French Railways (SNCF) | JPL · 56041 |
56088 Wuheng | 1999 AZ23 | Heng Wu, leader and organizer of China's science and technology † | MPC · 56088 |
56100 Luisapolli | 1999 BM14 | Luisa Polli, sister of the grandmother of the discoverer † ‡ | MPC · 56100 |
56101–56200
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 |
56201–56300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56280 Asemo | 1999 KS5 | ASEMO, the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri | JPL · 56280 |
56301–56400
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56329 Tarxien | 1999 WO1 | The Tarxien temples on Malta † | MPC · 56329 |
56401–56500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56422 Mnajdra | 2000 GV3 | Mnajdra, prehistoric temple complex built with large limestone blocks, located on the southern coast of Malta | JPL · 56422 |
56501–56600
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56561 Jaimenomen | 2000 JG7 | Jaume Nomen (born 1960) Spanish prolific discoverer of minor planets at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca | MPC · 56561 |
56601–56700
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56678 Alicewessen | 2000 LR1 | Alice Wessen (born 1957) has worked for over twenty years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as Outreach Manager for planetary missions. She is a Co-Investigator for the Planetary Science Education and Public Outreach Forum, and is a recipient of NASA's Exceptional Service Medal. | JPL · 56678 |
56701–56800
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
---|---|---|---|
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
56801–56900
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 |
56901–57000
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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56957 Seohideaki | 2000 SY20 | Hideaki Seo, the governor of Sundai Gakuen high school. | JPL · 56957 |
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 55,001–56,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 56,001–57,000 |
Succeeded by 57,001–58,000 |
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