Meanings of minor planet names: 49001–50000

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]

49001–49100

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49036 Pelion1998 QM107Pelion, a mountain in Thessaly in central Greece, where the Centaurs were said to liveJPL · 49036

49101–49200

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49109 Agnesraab1998 SO2Agnes Raab (born 1969), Austrian amateur astronomer, long-time member of the Astronomical Society of Linz (German: Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft). The first prediscovery image of this asteroid was found on a plate exposed on her eighth birthday. She is the wife of Herbert Raab, also an amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets (Src).JPL · 49109
49110 Květafialová1998 SU2Květa Fialová (born 1929) is a well-known actress in Czech-Slovak cinematography and theatre, who has been active for almost 70 yearsJPL · 49110
49187 Zucchini1998 SY75Roberto Zucchini (born 1958) is an Italian theoretical physicist who teaches theoretical physics and mathematical methods at the Bologna University. He is very interested in the mathematical physics concerning theories of quantum gravity, strings and branes.JPL · 49187

49201–49300

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49272 Bryce Canyon1998 UT16Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, home of some of the darkest night skies in the continental United StatesJPL · 49272

49301–49400

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49350 Katheynix1998 WQ8Kathey Nix (1953–2003), an American amateur astronomer , manager of theaters for the Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, and a founding member of the Society of Low-Energy Observers (SLO). Her enthusiasm and selfless dedication to amateur astronomy and to her many friends will be sorely missed.JPL · 49350
49382 Lynnokamoto1998 XG5Lynn Okamoto (born 1970) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga and anime series Elfen Lied. He resides in Tokyo, Japan.JPL · 49382
49384 Hubertnaudot1998 XX9Hubert Naudot (1913–1994), a French engineer a pioneer of astronomical calculations using personal computers in the 1980s. He worked for the French Railways (SNCF) and was involved in the creation of the astronomical association of the SNCF. He also taught astronomy to children.JPL · 49384

49401–49500

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49440 Kenzotange1998 YP5Kenzo Tange (1913–2005), a Japanese architect who designed many public buildings, including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Kagawa Prefectural Office and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings.JPL · 49440
49441 Scerbanenco1998 YM6Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911–1969) was a Ukrainian-born Italian writer, best known for his crime and detective novels. He was one of the fathers of the thriller genre in Italy. He wrote The scandal of the astronomical observatory, a thriller which revolves around the discovery of a new asteroid.JPL · 49441
49443 Marcobondi1998 YN7Marco Bondi (born 1963), an Italian astrophysicist who works at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Bologna, where his research activity is mainly focused on radio studies of active galactic nuclei and star-forming galaxies. His multiwavelength surveys are aimed at investigating the properties and cosmological evolution of the sub-millijansky population.JPL · 49443
49448 Macocha1998 YJ12The Macocha Gorge, a very popular visitor site in the Czech Republic. The sinkhole is 168 meters deep and was formed in the early Pleistocene era. It is part of the Moravian Karst, a cave system created by the lost river Punkva.JPL · 49448
49466 Huanglin1999 AX8Huang Lin (born 1934) is an observational astrophysicist and has made significant contributions to developing the research of stellar physics at Beijing Astronomical Observatory. He shared a First Class National Science and Technology Progress Award for participating in building the first 2-meter class optical telescope in China.JPL · 49466
49469 Emilianomazzoni1999 AL25Emiliano Mazzoni (born 1953), is an Italian amateur astronomer from Tuscany, expert telescope maker and discoverer of minor planets and supernovae, who founded the Monte Agliale Observatory (159).JPL · 49469
49481 Gisellarubini1999 BJ12Gisella Rubini (born 1959), girlfriend of the Italian discoverer Matteo Santangelo. She sometimes helps him at the Monte Agliale Observatory (159).JPL · 49481
49500 Ishitoshi1999 CP9Toshihiro Ishikawa (born 1975) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Club.JPL · 49500

49501–49600

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49501 Basso1999 CN10Antonella Basso (born 1972), a friend of the Italian discoverer Gianluca Masi. A lawyer by profession, she has a great passion and interest in the arts, particularly in painting and cinema.JPL · 49501

49601–49700

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49698 Váchal1999 VAJosef Váchal (1884–1969), a Czech artist whose specific work combined graphic art, wood carving, handmade printing, poetry and writing on the borderline of symbolism, secession and expressionism. His masterpieces include The Bloody Romance and Šumava mountains dying and romantic.JPL · 49698
49699 Hidetakasato1999 VZHidetaka Sato (born 1978), Japanese obstetrician and an amateur astronomer interested in small Solar System bodies. He observes comets and unusual minor planets at the Gunma Astronomical Observatory (D80) and at the Rent-a-Scope observatories.JPL · 49699
49700 Mather1999 VN1John C. Mather (born 1946), an American cosmologist and senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope. He led the team that constructed the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE). For his role in mapping microwave radiation and understanding the early Universe he received the 2006 Nobel prize in physics.JPL · 49700

49701–49800

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49702 Koikeda1999 VC2Chuzo Koikeda (born 1928), a Japanese amateur astronomer, was president of "Kanazawa hoshinokai", an astronomy club in Kanazawa, from 1962 to 2002. His wife Yoko Koikeda (born 1932), also an amateur astronomer, is a serious observer of the Sun, solar eclipses and aurorae.JPL · 49702
49777 Cappi1999 XSMargaret Capitola Sonntag Comba (born 1940), second wife of American amateur astronomer Paul G. Comba, who discovered this minor planet. She is a psychologist and art therapist by profession and a faculty member at Prescott College.JPL · 49777

49801–49900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

49901–50000

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49987 Bonata2000 AB5Diego Bonata (born 1968), an Italian aerospace engineer who has promoted laws for the control of light pollution and energy saving through the Cielobuio Association, of which he is president. At the Carl Sagan Observatory in Brignano Gera d´Adda he has developed new environmentally compatible technologies for lighting engineering.JPL · 49987
50000 Quaoar2002 LM60Quaoar, a creation deity in Tongva mythology. The Tongva are the indigenous people of the Los Angeles basin. Quaoar has no form or gender and dances and sings Weywot, Sky Father, into existence. Together, they create Chehooit, Earth Mother, and the trio bring Tamit, Grandfather Sun, to life.JPL · 50000

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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48,001–49,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 49,001–50,000		 Succeeded by
50,001–51,000
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