Meanings of minor planet names: 123001–124000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

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 approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] 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.[4][5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]

123001–123100

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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

123101–123200

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123120 Peternewman 2000 SQ372 Peter R. Newman (born 1954), British astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 123120

123201–123300

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123290 Manoa 2000 UH100 Manoa valley, on the island of Oahu, where the University of Hawaiʻi was founded in 1907 (the provisional designation's subscript stands for the university's centennial celebration of 2007) JPL · 123290

123301–123400

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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

123401–123500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

123501–123600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

123601–123700

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123647 Tomáško 2000 YG66 Tomáš Kušnirák (born 2002), the only child of the Slovak discoverers Peter Kušnirák and Ulrika Babiaková JPL · 123647

123701–123800

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123794 Deadwood 2001 BE42 The rowdy mining camp of Deadwood, South Dakota, was founded in 1876 during the Black Hills Gold Rush, and was home to many colorful western characters including Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Seth Bullock. Name suggested by the Deadwood High School Class of 1961. IAU · 123794

123801–123900

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123818 Helenzier 2001 BC75 Helen Zier (born 1938), American amateur astronomer, birder and volunteer in several scientific research programs JPL · 123818
123852 Jánboďa 2001 CM37 Ján Boda (born 1956), Slovak geophysicist and senior lecturer at the Comenius University in Bratislava JPL · 123852
123860 Davederrick 2001 DX David Derrick (born 1952), American educator, who built a private planetarium, space museum and observatory JPL · 123860

123901–124000

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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

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  1. ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  7. ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.


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