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. 
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
210001–210100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210030 Taoyuan | 2006 MF13 | Taoyuan City, the gateway to Taiwan because of its demographic diversity and Taoyuan International Airport. | JPL · 210030 |
| 210032 Enricocastellani | 2006 OC | Enrico Castellani (born 1930) is an Italian painter, considered one of the most important figures of mid-twentieth century European art. His works are among the most sought after and expensive of the period. | JPL · 210032 |
| 210035 Jungli | 2006 OG5 | Zhongli District, located in the Taoyuan City, in the north-western part of Taiwan. | JPL · 210035 |
| 210070 Robertcapa | 2006 QK11 | Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words. | IAU · 210070 |
210101–210200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210107 Pistoletto | 2006 QF137 | Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 1933) is an Italian painter and sculptor, and a significant representative of the Italian trend of the Arte Povera. | JPL · 210107 |
| 210147 Žalgiris | 2006 SU77 | The Battle of Žalgiris (Grunwald or Battle of Tannenberg) took place in 1410 with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland raging against the Knights of the Teutonic Order. | JPL · 210147 |
| 210174 Vossenkuhl | 2006 US | Wilhelm Vossenkuhl (born 1945), German philosopher known for his TV-discussions with astronomer Harald Lesch | JPL · 210174 |
| 210182 Mazzini | 2006 UE215 | Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872), nicknamed "Soul of Italy", Italian activist for the unification of Italy. | JPL · 210182 |
210201–210300
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210210 Songjian | 2007 QS12 | Song Jian (born 1931), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering | JPL · 210210 |
| 210213 Hasler-Gloor | 2007 RP14 | Niklaus Gloor (born 1940) and his wife Ursula Hasler–Gloor (born 1940), two Swiss amateur astronomers and founders of the Astronomical Society of Winterthur in Switzerland | JPL · 210213 |
| 210230 Linyuanpei | 2007 RF119 | Lin Yuanpei (born 1936), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering | JPL · 210230 |
| 210231 Wangdemin | 2007 RH119 | Wang Demin (born 1937), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is the founder of Separate Zone Production Technology and Chemical Flooding Technology in China. | JPL · 210231 |
| 210232 Zhangjinqiu | 2007 RV119 | Zhang Jinqiu (born 1936), an architect and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering | JPL · 210232 |
| 210245 Castets | 2007 RG216 | Martine Castets (born 1949), a French amateur astronomer | JPL · 210245 |
| 210271 Samarkand | 2007 TU2 | Samarkand, the ancient city in Uzbekistan which is most noted for its central position on the Silk Road. | JPL · 210271 |
| 210290 Borsellino | 2007 TE69 | Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992) was an Italian magistrate who played a very active role against organized crime. | JPL · 210290 |
| 210292 Mayongsheng | 2007 TW79 | Ma Yongsheng (born 1961), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is the founder of the Deep Buried Marine Carbonate Gas Reservoir Model, and the first to discover the Puguang gas field and Yuanba gas field in China. | JPL · 210292 |
210301–210400
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210345 Barbon | 2007 UQ | Roberto Barbon (born 1938) is an Italian astronomer at the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory and a senior scholar at UNIPD, as well as a member of the International Astronomical Union and its "Division J Galaxies and Cosmology". His research includes supernovae and open clusters (Src). | IAU · 210345 |
| 210350 Mariolisa | 2007 UA7 | Mario (born 2005) and Lisa (born 2002), the children of the Italian discoverer Fabrizio Tozzi | JPL · 210350 |
210401–210500
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210414 Gebartolomei | 2007 XT4 | Geronimo Bartolomei (born 1972), student of physics at the University of Pisa and is working at the Astronomical Observatory of San Marcello. | JPL · 210414 |
| 210421 Freundtamás | 2007 YD3 | Hungarian neurobiologist Tamás Freund (born 1959) has been involved for over 30 years in functional anatomical studies on cortical microcircuits, employing combinations of immunocytochemistry, electron microscopy, and electrophysiology. He is an active science communicator. | JPL · 210421 |
| 210425 Imogene | 2008 AM31 | Imogene Powers Johnson (born 1930), a naturalist and amateur astronomer. | JPL · 210425 |
| 210432 Dietmarhopp | 2008 XA7 | Dietmar Hopp (born 1940), German entrepreneur and founder of the non-profit Dietmar Hopp Stiftung | JPL · 210432 |
| 210433 Ullithiele | 2008 YT1 | Ulrich Thiele (born 1952), head of Calar Alto Observatory in 1988. | JPL · 210433 |
| 210434 Fungyuancheng | 2008 YH14 | Yuan-Cheng Fung (1919–), known as the Father of Modern Biomechanics, is the author of the famous Fung's Law. | JPL · 210434 |
| 210444 Frithjof | 2009 BX | Frithjof Brauer (born 1980), developed in his Ph.D. thesis the principles of dust coagulation and formation of planets beyond the meter size barrier. | JPL · 210444 |
210501–210600
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210532 Grantmckee | 1999 FA74 | Grant McKee (1992–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United States | JPL · 210532 |
| 210533 Seanmisner | 1999 FE74 | Sean Misner (1987–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United States | JPL · 210533 |
210601–210700
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210686 Scottnorris | 2000 RR107 | Scott Norris (1985–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United States | JPL · 210686 |
210701–210800
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
210801–210900
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
210901–211000
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210939 Bödök | 2001 TR197 | Zsigmond Bödök (1957–2010), Slovakian astronomer | JPL · 210939 |
| 210983 Wadeparker | 2001 VM131 | Wade Parker (1991–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United States | JPL · 210983 |
| 210997 Guenat | 2001 XA32 | François Guenat (born 1937), the first curator of the Jura natural science museum in Porrentruy, Switzerland | JPL · 210997 |
References
- ^ "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.
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