Meanings of minor planet names: 171001–172000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

171001–171100

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

171101–171200

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171112 Sickafoose2005 ER301J. Lorin (born 1944) and Tanalynne Sickafoose (1945–2006), parents of the discoverer Amanda Sickafoose GulbisJPL · 171112
171118 Szigetköz2005 GJ1Szigetköz, a beautiful island plain in western Hungary, part of the Little Hungarian PlainJPL · 171118
171153 Allanrahill2005 GL81Allan Rahill (born 1958), meteorologist at the Canadian Meteorological CentreJPL · 171153
171171 Prior2005 GZ164Richard M. Prior (born 1942), a Professor of Physics who earned a PhD. in Nuclear Physics at the University of FloridaJPL · 171171
171183 Haleakala2005 HJ4Haleakala (Hawaiian for the house of the sun), high dormant volcano on the island of MauiJPL · 171183

171201–171300

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171256 Lucieconstant2005 PU5Lucie Constant (born 1983), goddaughter of French discoverer Bernard ChristopheJPL · 171256

171301–171400

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171381 Taipei2006 OG17Taipei, known officially as Taipei City, is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan.JPL · 171381
171396 Miguel2006 QH33Miguel Lacruz Martín (born 1963), Spanish mathematician at Kent State UniversityJPL · 171396

171401–171500

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171429 Hunstead2007 RD5Richard W. Hunstead (1943–2020), Australian astronomerJPL · 171429
171433 Prothous2007 RK35Prothous, from Greek mythology. He is the leader of Magnesia, son of Tenthredon, was one of the suitors of Helen of TroyJPL · 171433
171448 Guchaohao2007 RD147Gu Chaohao (1926–2012), a Chinese mathematician who has made contributions to both pure and applied mathematics, and member of the Chinese Academy of SciencesJPL · 171448
171458 Pepaprats2007 TF14Pepa Prats Cruz (1964–2008), deceased wife of the astrophysicist José Luis Ortiz Moreno, uncredited co-discoverer of this minor planet at La Sagra ObservatoryJPL · 171458
171465 Evamaria6847 P-LEva Maria Schubart (1919–2008), teacher of languages in the southern U.SJPL · 171465

171501–171600

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171588 Náprstek1999 WG1Vojta Náprstek (1826–1894), Czech philanthropist and advocate of progressive ideasJPL · 171588

171601–171700

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171624 Nicolemartin2000 CT106Nicole P. Martin (born 1973) served as a Pluto flyby sequencer for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.JPL · 171624

171701–171800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

171801–171900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

171901–172000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
170,001–171,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 171,001–172,000		 Succeeded by
172,001–173,000
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