Meanings of minor planet names: 486001–487000

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]

486001–486100

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486101–486200

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486170 Zolnowska2012 YX2Marta Zolnowska (born 1974) is a child neurologist who has long treated patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. She has had significant input to clinical trials. Her main interest is focused on the efficacy of cannabinoids. In addition to great clinical work, she always shows a vivid passion for astronomy.JPL · 486170

486201–486300

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486239 Zosiakaczmarek2013 BK16Zosia Kaczmarek (born 1998) is a winner of 59th and 60th Polish Astronomy Olympiad in 2016 and 2017, and silver medalist in 10th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in India. Zosia is a diminutive of the name Zofia.JPL · 486239

486301–486400

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486401–486500

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486416 Mami2013 EZ110Mami Laher (1954–2019) was the beloved wife of Russ and mother of son Josh. Born in Japan, she earned a B.A. in Sociology from Utah State University in 1984. She enjoyed jewelry making and figure skating. Mami translates to truth in Japanese.JPL · 486416

486501–486600

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486601–486700

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486701–486800

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486801–486900

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486901–487000

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486958 Arrokoth2014 MU69Arrokoth is the word for "sky" from the Powhatan language of native people from the Chesapeake Bay region. Institutions in this region played a prominent role in facilitating the discovery and exploration of this ancient and distant object.JPL · 486958

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.
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485,001–486,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 486,001–487,000		 Succeeded by
487,001–488,000
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