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.
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117001–117100
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Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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117032 Davidlane | 2004 JN20 | David Lane (born 1963), a Canadian amateur astronomer, supernova hunter, and author of The Earth Centered Universe (a planetarium and telescope-control program) | JPL · 117032 |
117086 Lóczy | 2004 LZ23 | Lajos Lóczy (1849–1920), a Hungarian geologist, first western geologist to describe the structure, geomorphology and stratigraphy of the mountain chains bordering the Tibetan Plateau | JPL · 117086 |
117093 Umbria | 2004 NE9 | The Italian region of Umbria is characterized by rolling green hills and medieval cities rich in history and traditions. | JPL · 117093 |
117301–117400
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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117329 Spencer | 2004 XJ6 | Henry Spencer, Canadian computer scientist and small-satellite engineer | JPL · 117329 |
117350 Saburo | 2004 XL62 | Saburo Itagaki, the discoverer's father | JPL · 117350 |
117381 Lindaweiland | 2004 YU | Linda Weiland, American zoning administrator of Cochise County, Arizona, and foe of light pollution | JPL · 117381 |
117384 Halharrison | 2004 YD16 | Hal Harrison (born 1947) is an amateur astronomer and photographer and has always been fascinated by planetary science and astronomy. | JPL · 117384 |
117386 Thomasschlapkohl | 2004 YV20 | Thomas Schlapkohl (born 1987) is a guidance, navigation and control engineer at Lockheed Martin for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. | JPL · 117386 |
117387 Javiercerna | 2004 YP21 | Javier Cerna (born 1981) is a Telecom Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also a Telecom Engineer on the GRAIL program, and the Telecom UHF Transceiver lead on the InSight program. | JPL · 117387 |
117388 Jamiemoore | 2004 YB23 | Jamie Moore (born 1986) is a flight system contamination control engineer and spacecraft-curation interface at Lockheed Martin for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. She has supported multiple NASA interplanetary missions helping to ensure that contamination control requirements are met. | JPL · 117388 |
117390 Stephanegendron | 2004 YK26 | Stephane Gendron (born 1963) is Materials and Thermal Engineer at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and he acted as the CSA Thermal Engineer in the project OLA, a sophisticated Lidar instrument provided by CSA for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. | JPL · 117390 |
117501–117600
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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117506 Wildberg | 2005 CO25 | Wildberg, Germany, host city of Observatorium Wildberg | JPL · 117506 |
117539 Celletti | 2005 DJ1 | Alessandra Celletti, Italian astronomer | JPL · 117539 |
117568 Yadame | 2005 EK30 | Yadame Yoshikazu, a farmer in the Kitami region of Hokkaido, founded the Kitami Astronomical Society in 1963 | JPL · 117568 |
117572 Hutsebaut | 2005 EX33 | Robert Hutsebaut, Belgian amateur astronomer | JPL · 117572 |
117581 Devinschrader | 2005 EG37 | Devin Schrader (born 1984) is a meteoriticist and cosmochemist, and is Assistant Director of the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University. He is a Science Team Collaborator with the Carbonaceous Meteorite Working Group for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. | JPL · 117581 |
117586 Twilatho | 2005 EV43 | Twila Gore Peck and Thom Peck are an astronomical outreach powerhouse | JPL · 117586 |
117595 Jemmadavidson | 2005 EG62 | Jemma Davidson (born 1984) is a cosmochemist and meteoriticist specializing in the study of presolar grains and pristine chondrites to determine how minor bodies formed and evolved in the early Solar System. She was previously a Science Team collaborator and webmaster for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. | JPL · 117595 |
117596 Richardkuhns | 2005 EK64 | Richard Kuhns (born 1972) is the OSIRIS-REx Program Manager for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Before OSIRIS-REx, he was the Avionics Manager for the GeoEye-2 spacecraft, and a manager for Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies. His experience includes work in machine vision and adaptive optics. | JPL · 117596 |
117601–117700
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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117610 Keithmahoney | 2005 ES91 | Keith Mahoney (born 1970) was the flight system Guidance, Navigation, and Control LIDAR engineer at Lockheed Martin for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. | JPL · 117610 |
117614 Hannahmclain | 2005 EU94 | Hannah McLain (born 1985) is an astrobiologist at the Goddard Space Flight Center supporting organic contamination analysis for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. | JPL · 117614 |
117640 Millsellie | 2005 EK137 | Amelia Lucas (born 2014) and Eloise Thornton (born 2014) were born during the OSIRIS-REx Mission. Mills, daughter of Kristen and Scott Lucas, and Ellie, daughter of Jennifer and Kevin Thornton, enjoy exploring new frontiers, hearing about the universe, and looking at stars with their grandparents Thomas and Karen Connors. | JPL · 117640 |
117652 Joséaponte | 2005 EY161 | José Aponte (born 1981) is an astrobiologist at the Goddard Space Flight Center for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. His research emphasis is in organic chemistry in meteorites. | JPL · 117652 |
117657 Jamieelsila | 2005 EP187 | Jamie Elsila (born 1974) is an astrobiologist at the Goddard Space Flight Center for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. Her research emphasis is in organic chemistry in meteorites and in spacecraft-returned samples from asteroids and comets. | JPL · 117657 |
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