Meanings of minor planet names: 211001–212000
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.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] 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.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] 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".
211001–211100[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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211021 Johnpercin | 2001 YC159 | John Percin Jr. (1989–2013), 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 · 211021 |
211101–211200[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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211172 Tarantola | 2002 JX10 | Albert Tarantola (1949–2009) was a visionary geophysicist who made seminal contributions to Inverse Problem Theory. He was the first to use inversion methods to image the Earth's interior using seismic waveforms. | JPL · 211172 |
211201–211300[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
211301–211400[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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211343 Dieterhusar | 2002 TJ68 | Dieter Husar (born 1947), a German physicist and amateur astronomer | JPL · 211343 |
211374 Anthonyrose | 2002 TN309 | Anthony Rose (1990–2013), 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 · 211374 |
211375 Jessesteed | 2002 TS326 | Jesse Steed (1977–2013), 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 · 211375 |
211376 Joethurston | 2002 TT330 | Joe Thurston (1981–2013), 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 · 211376 |
211377 Travisturbyfill | 2002 TK333 | Travis Turbyfill (1986–2013), 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 · 211377 |
211378 Williamwarneke | 2002 TF334 | William Warneke (1988–2013), 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 · 211378 |
211379 Claytonwhitted | 2002 TH334 | Clayton Whitted (1985–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United States | JPL · 211379 |
211380 Kevinwoyjeck | 2002 TY336 | Kevin Woyjeck (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 · 211380 |
211381 Garretzuppiger | 2002 TZ343 | Garret Zuppiger (1986–2013), 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 · 211381 |
211401–211500[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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211473 Herin | 2003 ER1 | Thierry Herin (born 1966), a French amateur astronomer | JPL · 211473 |
211501–211600[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
211601–211700[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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211613 Christophelovis | 2003 UB30 | Christophe Lovis (born 1977), Swiss astrophysicist and member of the extrasolar planet group at Geneva University. He co-discovered three Neptune-sized exoplanets – HD 69830 b, HD 69830 c, and HD 69830 d – around the star HD 69830. | JPL · 211613 |
211701–211800[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
211801–211900[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
211901–212000[edit]
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
References[edit]
- ↑ "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. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991. Search this book on
Preceded by 210,001–211,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 211,001–212,000 |
Succeeded by 212,001–213,000 |
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