Meanings of minor planet names: 197001–198000

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".

197001–197100

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

197101–197200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
197189 Raymond	2003 UL317	Sean Raymond (born 1977), an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.	JPL · 197189
197196 Jamestaylor	2003 VB8	James Taylor (born 1965) is in charge of publicity for the Huachuca Astronomy Club	JPL · 197196

197201–197300

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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

197301–197400

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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

197401–197500

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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

197501–197600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
197525 Versteeg	2004 DG65	Maarten H. Versteeg (born 1960) is a Staff Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute. He served as the Alice UV Spectrometer Instrument Software Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 197525

197601–197700

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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

197701–197800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
197707 Paulnohr	2004 PN	Paul Nohr, coordinator of the Cincinnati Observatory	JPL · 197707
197708 Kalipona	2004 PQ1	Clifford "Kalipona" Livermore (born 1941) has performed astronomy outreach on Mauna Kea for over 40 years. His efforts have helped locals and visitors to appreciate the value of maintaining Mauna Kea as a protected dark-sky site.	JPL · 197708

197801–197900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
197845 Michaelvincent	2004 PU110	Michael A. Vincent (born 1978), an Assistant Director for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, served as the REX Instrument Project Manager and Deputy Payload Systems Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 197845
197856 Tafelmusik	2004 QH16	Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Canada	JPL · 197856
197864 Florentpagny	2004 RQ1	Florent Pagny (born 1961), a French musician.	JPL · 197864
197870 Erkman	2004 RC8	Suren Erkman (born 1955), a professor of the University of Lausanne and an industrial ecology specialist, as well as a friend of the discoverer.	JPL · 197870

197901–198000

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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

References

Preceded by 196,001–197,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 197,001–198,000

Succeeded by 198,001–199,000

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