Meanings of minor planet names: 78001–79000

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.

78001–78100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
78071 Vicent2002 LT6Francesc Vicent, Spanish author of Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100 which established the modern rules of Chess in Spain † ‡MPC · 78071

78101–78200

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
78115 Skiantonucci2002 MT4Robert "Ski" Antonucci, an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara, working on extragalactic astrophysics.JPL · 78115
78118 Bharat2002 NTBhārat Ganarājya, native name of the Republic of India (derived from the wise and pious king Bharata of ancient Hindu mythology), the discoverer's motherlandJPL · 78118
78123 Dimare2002 NQ5Linda Dimare (born 1981), a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new algorithms and software for solar system dynamics.JPL · 78123
78124 Cicalò2002 NH6Stefano Cicalò (born 1982) is a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new advanced algorithms and software for the complex dynamics of the radio science experiment of the ESA Bepi Colombo Mission to Mercury and the NASA JUNO mission to Jupiter.JPL · 78124
78125 Salimbeni2002 NU6Sara Salimbeni, Italian astronomerJPL · 78125

78201–78300

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78221 Leonmow2002 OP7Leon Mow (1919–2002) was an Australian philanthropist with a great interest in astronomy. In 1990 he donated a dark-sky site to the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV), so that others could share in his passion. The ASV holds a number of public star parties there each year.JPL · 78221
78249 Capaccioni2002 PK6Fabrizio Capaccioni, Italian astronomerJPL · 78249
78252 Priscio2002 PF11Priscilla "Priscio" Cerroni, Italian astronomerJPL · 78252

78301–78400

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78309 Alessielisa2002 PV65Elisa Maria Alessi (born 1981) has worked for several years in the fields of space debris dynamics, orbit determination for interplanetary missions, and trajectory design in planet-satellite systems.JPL · 78309
78310 Spoto2002 PW65Federica Spoto (born 1985) has worked in the field of Solar System dynamics. In particular, she is involved in the Impact Monitoring computation and research at NEODyS and AstDyS.JPL · 78310
78383 Philmassey2002 PM137Philip Massey (born 1952), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory.JPL · 78383
78391 Michaeljäger2002 PT163Michael Jäger, Austrian amateur astronomer † ‡MPC · 78391
78392 Dellinger2002 PM165Joseph A. (Joe) Dellinger, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) †MPC · 78392
78393 Dillon2002 PW165William G. (Bill) Dillon, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) †MPC · 78393
78394 Garossino2002 PB166Paul G. A. Garossino, Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer † ‡MPC · 78394

78401–78500

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
78429 Baschek2002 QN48Bodo Baschek, German astrophysicist †MPC · 78429
78430 Andrewpearce2002 QX48Andrew Pearce, Australian amateur astronomer, significant contributor to the International Comet QuarterlyJPL · 78430
78431 Kemble2002 QJ50Lucian J. Kemble, Canadian Franciscan Father and amateur astronomer, discoverer of Kemble's Cascade † ‡MPC · 78431
78432 Helensailer2002 QR50Helen R. Sailer, member of the international women's flying organization, The Ninety-Nines, and great-aunt of the discovererJPL · 78432
78433 Gertrudolf2002 QF56Gertrud and Rudolf Hönig, grandparents of the discovererJPL · 78433
78434 Dyer2002 QL58Alan Dyer, Canadian astronomy writer and astrophotographer † ‡MPC · 78434
78453 Bullock2002 RD26Sandra Annette Bullock (born 1964), an American actress and producer.JPL · 78453

78501–78600

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78534 Renmir2002 RB109Renato Bernardi (born 1946) and Mirella Ceccato (born 1946), the parents of co-discoverer Fabrizio BernardiJPL · 78534
78535 Carloconti2002 RC109Carlo Conti (born 1961), a popular Italian showman.JPL · 78535
78536 Shrbený2002 RV111Lukáš Shrbený (born 1981), an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.JPL · 78536
78577 JPL2002 RG232Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJPL · 78577
78578 Donpettit2002 RM233Don Pettit, American International Space Station Expedition 6 astronaut †MPC · 78578

78601–78700

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78652 Quero2002 TG62Quero, Belluno (Veneto), ItalyJPL · 78652
78661 Castelfranco2002 TW85Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso (Veneto), ItalyJPL · 78661

78701–78800

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78756 Sloan2002 TX349The Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a astronomical survey that uses adedicated 2.5-meter telescope to image more than a quarter of the celestial sphere. It has catalogued over 300 million objects and obtained spectra of over a million galaxies, quasars and starsJPL · 78756

78801–78900

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78816 Caripito2003 PZ9Caripito, Bolivar district, Monagas, Venezuela, where the parents of the discoverer met † ‡MPC · 78816

78901–79000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
78905 Seanokeefe2003 SK85Sean O'Keefe, American NASA administrator 2001–2004JPL · 78905

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
77,001–78,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 78,001–79,000		 Succeeded by
79,001–80,000
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