Meanings of minor planet names: 63001–64000

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.

63001–63100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
63032 Billschmitt2000 WS62William C. Schmitt, science educator, museum administrator, curriculum developer and university instructorJPL · 63032
63068 Moraes2000 WT123Wenceslau de Moraes, Portuguese writerJPL · 63068

63101–63200

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63129 Courtemanche2000 WH183Michel Courtemanche, Canadian (Québécois) comedian and actorJPL · 63129
63145 Choemuseon2000 XY13Choe Mu-seon, 14th-century (late Koryeo Dynasty) Korean chemistJPL · 63145
63156 Yicheon2000 XQ44Yi Cheon, 14th-century (Joseon Dynasty) Korean polymathJPL · 63156
63162 Davidčapek2000 YE11David Čapek (born 1977), an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.JPL · 63162
63163 Jerusalem2000 YR11Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine, ancient Middle Eastern city and holy city of four great monotheistic religions †MPC · 63163

63201–63300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

63301–63400

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63305 Bobkepple2001 FEGeorge Robert ("Bob") Kepple, American author of the Astro Cards observing aids and co-author of The Night Sky Observer's Guide †MPC · 63305
63387 Brazos Bend2001 HC67Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, home to the George Observatory, the discovery siteJPL · 63387
63389 Noshiro2001 JC1Noshiro City, located in the northwestern part of Akita Prefecture, Japan.JPL · 63389

63401–63500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

63501–63600

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63528 Kocherhans2001 PX13Joseph G. Kocherhans, scientist in Badlands ObservatoryJPL · 63528

63601–63700

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63605 Budperry2001 QE68Bud Perry (born 1936) is the president of the Oakley Foundation which provided major funding for the construction of the Oakley Observatory were this minor planet was discovered.JPL · 63605
63609 Francoisecolas2001 QY72Francoise Colas (born 1958) is a French amateur astronomer who has taken part in numerous trans-Neptunian stellar occultation observations all over the world. She is also part of the observation team at the Pic du Midi 1-m telescope.JPL · 63609

63701–63800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

63801–63900

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63897 Ofunato2001 SM9Ofunato City is located on the south coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.JPL · 63897

63901–64000

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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.
Preceded by
62,001–63,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 63,001–64,000		 Succeeded by
64,001–65,000
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