Meanings of minor planet names: 38001–39000
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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".
38001–38100[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38018 Louisneefs | 1998 LN2 | Louis Neefs (1937–1980), a well-known Flemish singer | JPL · 38018 |
| 38019 Jeanmariepelt | 1998 LV2 | Jean-Marie Pelt (1933–2015), French botanist at the Université de Metz, founder of the European Institute of Ecology French: Institut européen d'écologie, author of La Cannelle et le panda | JPL · 38019 |
| 38020 Hannadam | 1998 MP | Hanna Smigiel (born 1971) and her son, Adam (born 1993), are Polish friends of Luciano Tesi, who co-discoverered this minor planet. | JPL · 38020 |
| 38046 Krasnoyarsk | 1998 SW144 | Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, where in 1772 the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas identified a 700-kg stony-iron meteorite, now known as a pallasite | JPL · 38046 |
| 38070 Redwine | 1999 GG2 | Kelley K. Redwine (born 1974), an American occupational therapist in Tucson, Arizona | JPL · 38070 |
| 38083 Rhadamanthus | 1999 HX11 | Rhadamanthus, mythological son of Zeus and Europa, one of the three judges of the dead in Elysium (together with Aeacus and Minos) | JPL · 38083 |
| 38086 Beowulf | 1999 JB | Beowulf, hero of one of the oldest surviving texts from early Britain | JPL · 38086 |
38101–38200[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
38201–38300[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38203 Sanner | 1999 MJ | Glen Sanner, American co-author of the two-volume Night Sky Observer's Guide, and member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club | MPC · 38203 |
| 38237 Roche | 1999 OF | Édouard Roche (1820–1883), French astronomer and mathematician | JPL · 38237 |
| 38238 Holíč | 1999 OW | The town of Holíč in western Slovakia | JPL · 38238 |
| 38245 Marcospontes | 1999 PF4 | Marcos Pontes (born 1963), Brazilian astronaut | JPL · 38245 |
| 38246 Palupín | 1999 PL4 | The village of Palupín in the Czech-Moravian Highlands. It was first mentioned in 1368. St. Wenceslaus church was built by a local landlord in 1617. The family roots of co-discoverer Jana Tichá lie in this village. | JPL · 38246 |
| 38250 Tartois | 1999 QS2 | Lucien Tartois (born 1924), French amateur astronomer | JPL · 38250 |
| 38268 Zenkert | 1999 RV32 | Arnold Zenkert (born 1923), German author, amateur astronomer, and director of the Bruno H. Bürgel Memorial Plaza in Potsdam, Germany | MPC · 38268 |
| 38269 Gueymard | 1999 RN33 | Adolphe G. Gueymard (1913–?), American businessman, benefactor of the George Observatory | JPL · 38269 |
| 38270 Wettzell | 1999 RJ35 | Geodetic Fundamental Station Wettzell in the Bavarian Forest, which supplies observational contributions to the International Terrestrial Reference System with satellite radio interferometry and laser ranging | JPL · 38270 |
38301–38400[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
38401–38500[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38442 Szilárd | 1999 SU6 | Leó Szilárd (1898–1964), Hungarian-German-American nuclear physicist and molecular biologist | JPL · 38442 |
| 38454 Boroson | 1999 TB2 | Todd A. Boroson (born 1954), American astronomer, deputy director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory | JPL · 38454 |
| 38461 Jiřítrnka | 1999 TR17 | Jiří Trnka (1912–1969), Czech graphic artist, painter, puppet-maker, film-maker, author and illustrator | JPL · 38461 |
38501–38600[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38540 Stevens | 1999 VG2 | Berton L. Stevens (born 1951), American amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Desert Moon Observatory near Las Cruces, New Mexico | JPL · 38540 |
| 38541 Rustichelli | 1999 VT6 | Vittorio Rustichelli (born 1927), Italian telescope maker and amateur astronomer | JPL · 38541 |
38601–38700[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38628 Huya | 2000 EB173 | Huya, rain god of the Wayuu Indians of Venezuela and Colombia | JPL · 38628 |
| 38669 Michikawa | 2000 PX3 | Michikawa is the name of the area in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. | JPL · 38669 |
| 38671 Verdaguer | 2000 PZ6 | Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902), Spanish (Catalan) poet | JPL · 38671 |
| 38674 Těšínsko | 2000 PT8 | The region of Těšínsko in south-eastern part of Silesia, in 1920 divided between Czechoslovakia and Poland | JPL · 38674 |
| 38684 Velehrad | 2000 QK9 | The village of Velehrad, Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It is the traditional seat of the great Moravian princes and of Archbishop Methodius | JPL · 38684 |
38701–38800[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
38801–38900[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38821 Linchinghsia | 2000 RJ78 | Brigitte Lin (Lin Ching Hsia; born 1954), Chinese actress | JPL · 38821 |
38901–39000[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38960 Yeungchihung | 2000 TS | Yeung Chi-hung (1953–2010), an avid stargazer since he was a teenager, was one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society. | JPL · 38960 |
| 38962 Chuwinghung | 2000 TN2 | Chu Wing Hung (Alan Chu; born 1946), Chinese amateur astronomer, compiler of the lunar atlas | JPL · 38962 |
| 38976 Taeve | 2000 UR | Nickname of Gustav Adolf Schur (born 1931), German cyclist | JPL · 38976 |
| 38980 Gaoyaojie | 2000 UJ2 | Gao Yaojie (born 1927), Chinese medical doctor, pioneer of AIDS prevention in China and winner of the 2001 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights and of Vital Voices | JPL · 38980 |
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
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Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 38,001–39,000 |
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