Meanings of minor planet names: 60001–61000
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".
60001–60100[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60001 Adélka | 1999 TG5 | Adélka Kotková, daughter of Lenka Kotková, the discoverer | JPL · 60001 |
| 60006 Holgermandel | 1999 TB16 | Holger Mandel, German astronomer at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg and an honorary member of the Starkenburg-Sternwarte | JPL · 60006 |
| 60008 Jarda | 1999 TP16 | Jaroslav Kotek, husband of the discoverer Lenka Kotková | JPL · 60008 |
60101–60200[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60148 Seanurban | 1999 US1 | Sean E. Urban (born 1962) has made significant advances to astrometry, including completion of the reductions of the 22,000 Astrographic Catalogue plates. These data formed the basis of proper motions for the most important reference star catalogs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including Tycho-2 and the UCAC. | JPL · 60148 |
| 60183 Falcone | 1999 VR11 | Giovanni Falcone, Italian magistrate who fought against organized crime | JPL · 60183 |
| 60186 Las Cruces | 1999 VH22 | Las Cruces, New Mexico † | MPC · 60186 |
60201–60300[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
60301–60400[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
60401–60500[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60406 Albertosuci | 2000 CR1 | Alberto Suci, Italian amateur astronomer | JPL · 60406 |
| 60423 Chvojen | 2000 CO39 | Chvojen is a small village in the Benešov District Central Bohemia in the Czech Republic | JPL · 60423 |
60501–60600[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60558 Echeclus | 2000 EC98 | Echeclus, centaur who attended Pirithous' wedding, fought against the Lapiths, and was killed by Ampyx (Amycus), son of Ophion | JPL · 60558 |
60601–60700[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60609 Kerryprice | 2000 EA175 | Kerry Price (born 1939), an accomplished jazz singer who has performed with numerous dixieland jazz bands in southern Michigan over the last 50 years. She is also the music director for a church in suburban Detroit, Michigan. | JPL · 60609 |
| 60614 Tomshea | 2000 EU198 | Thomas William Shea (1931–1982) was an American ragtime composer best known for his "prairie ragtime" style and the more than 20 "rags" he composed. He was active in ragtime and jazz in the Detroit, Michigan area throughout the 1960s and 1970s. | JPL · 60614 |
| 60622 Pritchet | 2000 FK8 | Christopher J. Pritchet, Canadian physicist and astronomer † | MPC · 60622 |
| 60669 Georgpick | 2000 GE4 | Georg Alexander Pick (1859–1942), an Austrian mathematician. | JPL · 60669 |
60701–60800[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
60801–60900[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
60901–61000[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60972 Matenko | 2000 KN | Mateno ("Matenko") is a nickname of Alexander Pravda, friend of the discoverer Adrián Galád and Peter Kolény | JPL · 60972 |
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 59,001–60,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 60,001–61,000 |
Succeeded by 61,001–62,000 |
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