Meanings of minor planet names: 109001–110000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See main page for an introduction.

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 published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). 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. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Meanings marked with * are from legacy sources may not be accurate.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB".

109001–109100

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109097 Hamuy	2001 QM33	Mario Hamuy, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chile	JPL · 109097

109101–109200

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109201–109300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

109301–109400

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109330 Clemente	2001 QW142	Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He died in a plane crash attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Managua, Nicaragua. He was the first Latin American player enshrined in the Hall of Fame.	JPL · 109330

109401–109500

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109435 Giraud	2001 QB197	Jean Giraud (1938–2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer. Using an abstract and often surreal style, he produced a wide range of science fiction and fantasy works. He also contributed storyboards and concept designs to films such as Alien, The Fifth Element, Heavy Metal, the Abyss and Tron.	JPL · 109435

109501–109600

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109573 Mishasmirnov	2001 QQ269	Mikhail Alexandrovich (Misha) Smirnov, 20th-century Russian astronomer	JPL · 109573

109601–109700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

109701–109800

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109712 Giger	2001 RH46	H. R. Giger (1940–2014) was a Swiss painter, sculptor, set designer and film director. His themes included science fiction, the occult, and fantasy. He was part of a team that won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for its work on the film Alien.	JPL · 109712

109801–109900

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109879 Letelier	2001 SL	Patricio Letelier, a Chilean mathematical physicist	JPL · 109879

109901–110000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

Preceded by 108,001–109,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 109,001–110,000

Succeeded by 110,001–111,000

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