Meanings of minor planet names: 100001–101000
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.
Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] 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.[4][5]
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. 
100001–100100
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100007 Peters | 1988 CP4 | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813–1890), a German-American astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and of comet 80P/Peters–Hartley | JPL · 100007 |
| 100019 Gregorianik | 1989 UO7 | Gregorian chant (German shortening Gregorianik) a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the Roman Catholic Church | JPL · 100019 |
| 100027 Hannaharendt | 1990 TR3 | Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher and political theorist | JPL · 100027 |
| 100028 von Canstein | 1990 TZ9 | Carl Hildebrand von Canstein (1667–1719) established the Cansteinsche Bible Society in Halle (Saale) in 1710. Von Canstein was a friend of August Hermann Francke. | JPL · 100028 |
| 100029 Varnhagen | 1990 TQ10 | Rahel Varnhagen (née Levin; 1771–1833), German writer of Jewish descent, the subject of a famous biography by Hannah Arendt | JPL · 100029 |
| 100033 Taizé | 1991 GV10 | Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France, where the Taizé Community is located | JPL · 100033 |
| 100046 Worms | 1991 TT6 | Worms is one of the oldest German towns. | JPL · 100046 |
| 100047 Leobaeck | 1991 TU6 | Rabbi Leo Baeck (1873–1956), German-Jewish scholar, president of both the Council of Jews from Germany and the World Union for Progressive Judaism | JPL · 100047 |
| 100049 Césarann | 1991 TD15 | César Hernandez (born 1959) and Ann Hernandez (born 1964), brother-in-law and sister, respectively, of the discoverer Andrew Lowe | JPL · 100049 |
| 100050 Carloshernandez | 1991 TR15 | Carlos R. Hernandez (born 1996), nephew of the discoverer Andrew Lowe | JPL · 100050 |
| 100051 Davidhernandez | 1991 TC16 | David A. Hernandez (born 1998), nephew of the discoverer Andrew Lowe | JPL · 100051 |
| 100053 Danstinebring | 1992 AR2 | Dan Stinebring (b. 1953) obtained degrees from Williams College and Cornell, and is an Oberlin College professor emeritus. He is a senior researcher in the NANOGrav (North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational waves) consortium, which uses high-precision timing of pulsars to study ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves. | IAU · 100053 |
| 100077 Tertzakian | 1992 PZ6 | Peter Tertzakian (born 1961), Canadian author and energy economist | JPL · 100077 |
| 100084 Gußmann | 1992 SY13 | Ernst-August Gußmann (b. 1933), a German theoretical astrophysicist based in Potsdam. | IAU · 100084 |
100101–100200
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100122 Alpes Maritimes | 1993 PE7 | Alpes-Maritimes, French département where the discovery site is located | JPL · 100122 |
| 100133 Demosthenes | 1993 RG14 | Demosthenes (384–322 BC), a famous orator of ancient Athens who was considered by Cicero as the greatest among all orators. | JPL · 100133 |
100201–100300
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100229 Jeanbailly | 1994 PB18 | Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736–1793), a French astronomer, mathematician and freemason. In 1759 he calculated an orbit for the next appearance of Halley's comet. | JPL · 100229 |
| 100231 Monceau | 1994 PB20 | Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782), a French physician, naval engineer and botanist. | JPL · 100231 |
| 100266 Sadamisaki | 1994 TV14 | Sadamisaki peninsula, in the westernmost part of Shikoku, the narrowest peninsula in Japan | JPL · 100266 |
| 100267 JAXA | 1994 TK15 | JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, where the second discoverer works, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of JAXA in 2008 | JPL · 100267 |
| 100268 Rosenthal | 1994 TL16 | Hans Rosenthal (1925–1987), German Holocaust survivor, later radio and television moderator, member of the Council of Jews from Germany | JPL · 100268 |
| 100292 Harmandir | 1995 DP2 | The Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), located in the Indian state of Punjab, is the spiritual and cultural center for the Sikh religion. | JPL · 100292 |
100301–100400
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100308 ČAS | 1995 HB | The Česká Astronomická Společnost (Czech Astronomical Society) was established in Prague in 1917. | JPL · 100308 |
| 100309 Misuzukaneko | 1995 HD | Misuzu Kaneko (1903–1930), a Japanese poet and songwriter, who composed as many as 512 poems. | JPL · 100309 |
100401–100500
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100416 Syang | 1996 CB | Stephenson Yang (born 1954), Canadian astronomer and exoplanet discoverer | JPL · 100416 |
| 100417 Philipglass | 1996 EC | Philip Glass (born 1937), American composer | JPL · 100417 |
| 100433 Hyakusyuko | 1996 KU1 | Nagai Hyakusyuko is the name of the dam lake in Nagai city, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. | JPL · 100433 |
| 100434 Jinyilian | 1996 LJ | Jin Yilian (born 1929), academic of the China Academy of Engineering | JPL · 100434 |
| 100445 Pisa | 1996 RA4 | The Italian city of Pisa in Tuscany, known for its Leaning Tower and several other historic churches and medieval palaces. | IAU · 100445 |
| 100456 Chichén Itzá | 1996 TH | Chichen Itza, a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya during the late classic period. The archaeological site is located in Yucatán State, Mexico. | JPL · 100456 |
| 100483 NAOJ | 1996 US3 | NAOJ, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary | JPL · 100483 |
| 100485 Russelldavies | 1996 VX | Dennis Russell Davies (born 1944), American pianist and conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz from 2002 and musical director of the Basel Symphony Orchestra from 2009 | JPL · 100485 |
100501–100600
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100519 Bombig | 1997 BE2 | Anna Bombig (1919–2013), Italian teacher and poet of the Italian region of Friuli | JPL · 100519 |
| 100553 Dariofo | 1997 GD | Dario Fo (1926–2016), Italian satirist, playwright, theatre director, actor, composer and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature | JPL · 100553 |
| 100596 Perrett | 1997 PN2 | Kathryn M. Perrett (born 1971), Canadian astrophysicist, expert in galactic dynamics, and friend and colleague of the discoverer, David D. Balam | JPL · 100596 |
| 100600 Davidfossé | 1997 RX1 | David Fossé (b. 1974), a French science journalist. | IAU · 100600 |
100601–100700
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100604 Lundy | 1997 RY9 | Lundy, English island in the Bristol Channel | JPL · 100604 |
| 100641 Cledassou | 1997 VO4 | Rodolphe Cledassou (1965–2023), a French space engineer. | IAU · 100641 |
| 100675 Chuyanakahara | 1997 XP2 | Chūya Nakahara (1907–1937), Japanese poet | JPL · 100675 |
| 100691 Hasetoshitsuka | 1997 YF7 | Hase Toshitsuka (1903–1991), a Japanese businessman. | JPL · 100691 |
100701–100800
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100726 Marcoiozzi | 1998 BY43 | Marco Iozzi (born 1965), an Italian amateur astronomer and member of the astrometry team at Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory (K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany. | IAU · 100726 |
| 100728 Kamenice n Lipou | 1998 CK | Kamenice nad Lipou, small town situated in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands of the Czech Republic | IAU · 100728 |
| 100731 Ara Pacis | 1998 DO | Ara Pacis, located in Rome, is an altar dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of peace. | JPL · 100731 |
| 100732 Blankavalois | 1998 DQ | Blanche of Valois (or Blanka of Valois, 1316–1348) was the first wife of Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV | JPL · 100732 |
| 100733 Annafalcká | 1998 DA1 | Anne of Bavaria (or Anna Falcká, 1329–1353) was the second wife of Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV | JPL · 100733 |
| 100734 Annasvídnická | 1998 DB1 | Anna von Schweidnitz (Anna Svídnická; 1339–1362) was the third wife of Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV | JPL · 100734 |
| 100735 Alpomořanská | 1998 DE1 | Elizabeth of Pomerania (or Alžběta Pomořanská, c. 1347–1393) was the fourth and final wife of Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV. | JPL · 100735 |
100801–100900
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100897 Piatra Neamt | 1998 JW3 | Piatra Neamț, capital city of Neamț County in the region of Moldavia, eastern Romania | JPL · 100897 |
100901–101000
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100924 Luctuymans | 1998 LT3 | Luc Tuymans (born 1958), Belgian painter | JPL · 100924 |
| 100934 Marthanussbaum | 1998 MN41 | Martha Nussbaum (born 1947), American philosopher at the University of Chicago. | JPL · 100934 |
| 100936 Mekong | 1998 ME43 | The Mekong is a 4350-kilometre river flowing through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. | JPL · 100936 |
| 100940 Maunder | 1998 MM47 | Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928), a British astronomer | JPL · 100940 |
References
[edit]- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.