Meanings of minor planet names: 172001–173000

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".

172001–172100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172090 Davidmccomas	2002 CL257	David J. McComas (born 1958), a Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, served as a Co-Investigator on the Particles and Plasma Science Team for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 172090

172101–172200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172191 Ralphmcnutt	2002 PH152	Ralph McNutt (born 1953) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a science team co-investigator and as the Principal Investigator of the PEPSSI instrument aboard the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 172191

172201–172300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172269 Tator	2002 TJ69	Michael Tator (1956–2009), German amateur astronomer and co-founder of Turtle Star Observatory in Muelheim-Ruhr	JPL · 172269

172301–172400

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172315 Changqiaoxiaoxue	2002 TL300	Suzhou ChangQiao Primary School. It was founded in 1911 and is located in the historic town of Lishu, China.	JPL · 172315
172317 Walterbos	2002 TZ315	René Walterbos (born 1957), Dutch–American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 172317
172318 Wangshui	2002 TY342	Shu-i Wang (born 1964), American optical engineer and a Sloan Digital Sky Survey builder	JPL · 172318

172401–172500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172425 Taliajacobi	2003 OJ18	Talia Jacobi (born 1977), Israeli medical student, nature guide and fan of astronomy, wife of the discoverer David Polishook	JPL · 172425

172501–172600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172505 Kimberlyespy	2003 SC202	Kimberly Andrews Espy (born 1963) is the former Senior Vice President for Research at the University of Arizona, and was instrumental in establishing the space situational awareness initiative. A translational clinical neuroscientist and psychologist, she pioneered the integration of cognitive neuroscience tools.	JPL · 172505
172525 Adamblock	2003 TY1	Adam Block (born 1973), American astronomy popularizer, discoverer of minor planets and astronomical director of the Mount Lemmon Science Center	JPL · 172525
172526 Carolinegarcia	2003 TN3	Caroline M. Garcia (born 1961) is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Arizona. She has been instrumental in the administration of research resources at the university. An accountant by training, she has served the university for more than three decades.	JPL · 172526
172593 Vörösmarty	2003 VM	Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855) was a poet and dramatist, one of the greatest Hungarian romanticists, and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Science. His poetry Szózat became a second national anthem, and Csongor és Tünde is one of the best Hungarian plays of the nineteenth century.	JPL · 172593

172601–172700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

172701–172800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172734 Giansimon	2004 CN1	Gianluca (born 1969) and Simona (born 1971), sons of Italian co-discoverer Giancarlo Fagioli	JPL · 172734

172801–172900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172850 Coppens	2005 EU27	Yves Coppens (born 1934), French paleoanthropologist, codiscoverer of the Australopithecus afarensis Lucy	JPL · 172850

172901–173000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
172932 Bachleitner	2005 JC	Hannes Bachleitner (born 1965), a well-known Austrian amateur astronomer and astrophotographer	JPL · 172932
172947 Baeyens	2005 JQ138	Dennis A. Baeyens (born 1946), is a molecular biologist who earned a PhD at Michigan State University.	JPL · 172947
172951 Mehoke	2005 JN174	Douglas S. Mehoke (born 1956) is a thermal engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Thermal Systems Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 172951
172985 Ericmelin	2006 HW147	Eric D. Melin (born 1977) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as the Ground Systems Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 172985
172989 Xuliyang	2006 KW67	Xu Liyang (born 1989), a friend of Chinese co-discoverer Ye Quan-Zhi	JPL · 172989
172996 Stooke	2006 KL141	Philip John Stooke (born 1952), Canadian geographer, author of the International Atlas of Lunar Exploration	JPL · 172996

References

Preceded by 171,001–172,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 172,001–173,000

Succeeded by 173,001–174,000

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