Meanings of minor planet names: 246001–247000

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".

246001–246100

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

246101–246200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246132 Lugyny	2007 NM1	Lugyny, a district in northern Ukraine, 110 km from Chernobyl and location of the Lugyny Youth Centre	JPL · 246132
246153 Waltermaria	2007 PW30	Walter E. B. Mazzucato (1921–2003) and Maria L. Pozzi (1927–2003), parents of Italian co-discoverer Michele Mazzucato	JPL · 246153
246164 Zdvyzhensk	2007 QH3	Brusyliv (Zdvyzhensk), the ancient town in Ukraine and birthplace of Ilarion Ohienko	JPL · 246164
246167 Joskohn	2007 RF8	Jos Kohn (born 1988) studied physics at the university of Fribourg, Switzerland. He promotes astronomy to more than 600 adults and children throughout the country per year and is also a member of the observatory of Ependes, where he performs astronomy experiments with students.	JPL · 246167
246171 Konrad	2007 RU15	Konrad König (born 2005), the first-born son of Agathe Schmid-König and astronomer Michael König, who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 246171

246201–246300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246238 Crampton	2007 RL274	David Crampton (born 1942) has overseen the development of exceptionally efficient, multiplexed spectrographs for CFHT and Gemini. Using them he helped establish Canadian excellence in observational cosmology. He has also excelled in research on Galactic structure and multiple stars, including X-ray binaries.	JPL · 246238
246247 Sheldoncooper	2007 SP14	Sheldon Cooper, portrayed by Jim Parsons, is a geeky fictional character on the TV series "The Big Bang Theory".	JPL · 246247

246301–246400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246345 Carolharris	2007 TH298	Carol E. Harris (born 1940), Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria.	JPL · 246345

246401–246500

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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

246501–246600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246504 Hualien	2008 BG16	Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan in terms of area, and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan.	JPL · 246504

246601–246700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246643 Miaoli	2008 YU9	Miaoli, a city located in the mountainous terrain on the western coastline of Taiwan.	JPL · 246643

246701–246800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246759 Elviracheca	2009 CL4	Elvira Checa Peña (born 1958), a chef at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory during 2008–2014	JPL · 246759
246789 Pattinson	2009 DM89	Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 1986), an English actor and musician.	JPL · 246789

246801–246900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246821 Satyarthi	2009 QW33	Kailash Satyarthi (born 1954), an Indian electrical engineer who received the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for his advocacy of children's rights and education and for his fight against child labor.	JPL · 246821
246837 Bethfabinsky	2010 CR51	Beth Fabinsky (born 1971), an American engineer who specializes in mission operations for NASA spacecraft.	JPL · 246837
246841 Williamirace	2010 DR58	William Irace (born 1941) is an engineer who worked on the Viking Mars orbiters, the InfraRed Astronomical Satellite, the W. M. Keck Ten MeterTelescopes and the Spitzer Space Telescope.	JPL · 246841
246842 Dutchstapelbroek	2010 EZ5	Maryn "Dutch" Stapelbroek (born 1947), a physicist specializing in infrared and visible light-detector design and construction.	JPL · 246842
246861 Johnelwell	2010 KC18	John Elwell (born 1958), an expert in the design, construction and calibration of infrared instrumentation for space-based missions to study astrophysics and the Earth's atmosphere.	JPL · 246861

246901–247000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
246913 Slocum	1998 SU63	Joshua Slocum (1844 – c. 1909) was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone.	JPL · 246913

References

Preceded by 245,001–246,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 246,001–247,000

Succeeded by 247,001–248,000

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