Meanings of minor planet names: 185001–186000
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. 
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]
185001–185100
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185020 Pratte | 2006 QV33 | John R. Pratte (born 1941) is an associate who has been instrumental in the construction of instrumentation at the U.S. Astronomical Research Observatory (H55) in Charleston, Illinois | JPL · 185020 |
| 185039 Alessiapossenti | 2006 QG137 | Alessia Possenti (born 1972), daughter-in-law of Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Casulli who discovered this minor planet | JPL · 185039 |
185101–185200
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185101 Balearicuni | 2006 SX19 | The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB; Catalan: Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spanish: Universidad de las Islas Baleares) is a Balearic Spanish university, founded in 1978 and located in Palma on the island of Majorca. | IAU · 185101 |
| 185150 Panevezys | 2006 SP161 | Panevėžys, a city of Lithuania | JPL · 185150 |
| 185164 Ingeburgherz | 2006 SL218 | Ingeburg Herz (born 1920), co-owner of Tchibo and one of the most successful German entrepreneurs | JPL · 185164 |
| 185196 Vámbéry | 2006 TR10 | Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), a Hungarian orientalist, traveler, university professor and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. | IAU · 185196 |
185201–185300
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185216 Gueiren | 2006 TA57 | Gueiren (meaning all to be benevolent), is the earliest developed area in Taiwan | JPL · 185216 |
| 185250 Korostyshiv | 2006 UY62 | Korostyshiv, an ancient city in Ukraine located on the Teteriv river | JPL · 185250 |
185301–185400
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185321 Kammerlander | 2006 VJ2 | Hans Kammerlander (born 1956), an Italian mountaineer and explorer, who has climbed twelve of the world's fourteen 8000-m mountains. | JPL · 185321 |
| 185325 Anupabhagwat | 2006 VE14 | Anupama Bhagwat (born 1974), an Indian sitar player and composer of Hindustani classical music | JPL · 185325 |
| 185364 Sunweihsin | 2006 VQ103 | Wei-Hsin Sun (born 1957), director of National Museum of Natural Science in Taiwan | JPL · 185364 |
185401–185500
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185448 Nomentum | 2006 YK13 | Mentana, an Italian town near Rome. The town's ancient name was "Nomentum", to which the Via Nomentana led from Rome. | JPL · 185448 |
| 185484 Czochralski | 2007 DB85 | Jan Czochralski (1885–1952), a Polish chemist. | IAU · 185484 |
| 185498 Majorcastroinst | 2007 SN | The Institute of Astronomy and Astronautics of Mallorca (IAAM; Spanish: Instituto de Astronomía y Astronáutica de Mallorca) a non-profit multidisciplinary scientific entity, made up of entrepreneurs from different areas of science and knowledge, founded to promote science and technology in Balearic society (Src). | IAU · 185498 |
185501–185600
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185535 Gangda | 2007 WH56 | GangDa, the Chinese abbreviation for the University of Hong Kong (Xiang Gang Da Xue), is the first and foremost tertiary institution in Hong Kong | JPL · 185535 |
| 185538 Fangcheng | 2007 XD28 | Fang Cheng (born 1938), Chinese astrophysicist | JPL · 185538 |
| 185546 Yushan | 2007 YU31 | Yu Shan (3,952 m), the highest mountain of Taiwan, located in the Jade Mountain Range | JPL · 185546 |
| 185554 Bikushev | 2008 AB5 | Artyom Bikushev (1986–2008), a student at Kazan State University | JPL · 185554 |
| 185560 Harrykroto | 2008 AQ31 | Harry Kroto (born 1939), an English chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society | JPL · 185560 |
| 185561 Miquelsiquier | 2008 AV31 | Miquel Siquier Capó (born 1955), professor of mathematics and former president of the Institute of Astronomy and Astronautics of Mallorca (Src). | IAU · 185561 |
| 185576 Covichi | 2008 BL15 | Covadonga Lacruz Camblor (born 1990), daughter of Spanish astronomer Juan Lacruz who discovered this minor planet. "Covichi" is her nickname. | JPL · 185576 |
| 185577 Hhaihao | 2008 BA16 | The Chinese city of Haikou (Hhaihao City), capital and most populous city of the province of Hainan | MPC · 185577 |
| 185578 Agustínelcasta | 2008 BJ16 | Agustin Martinez (b. 1963), known as Agustin El Casta, is a Mallorcan humorist | IAU · 185578 |
| 185579 Jorgejuan | 2008 BS16 | Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713–1773) was a Spanish sailor who founded the Royal Observatory of Madrid in 1757. He measured the length of the terrestrial meridian and determined that Earth is an oblate spheroid. | IAU · 185579 |
| 185580 Andratx | 2008 BV18 | The Spanish village of Andratx, located in the west of the island of Mallorca | MPC · 185580 |
185601–185700
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185633 Rainbach | 2008 DO | The municipality of Rainbach, Austria, where the discovering Gaisberg Observatory (German: Sternwarte Gaisberg) is located | JPL · 185633 |
| 185636 Shiao Lin | 2008 DV40 | Literally "Little Forest" in Mandarin Chinese, a village in Kaohsiung, Taiwan which was buried in a landslide caused by Typhoon Morakot on August 8, 2009 | JPL · 185636 |
| 185638 Erwinschwab | 2008 EU7 | Erwin Schwab (born 1964), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets | JPL · 185638 |
| 185639 Rainerkling | 2008 EH8 | Rainer Kling (born 1952), German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets | JPL · 185639 |
| 185640 Sunyisui | 2008 EB34 | Sun Yisui is an astronomer who has made contributions to both celestial mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997 | JPL · 185640 |
| 185641 Judd | 2008 EH69 | Michele Judd (born 1965) was a senior engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division 32 from 2003 to 2008 | JPL · 185641 |
185701–185800
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185733 Luigicolzani | 1998 WW30 | Luigi Colzani (1922–2015), an enthusiastic and helpful collaborator at Sormano Astronomical Observatory (587) in Italy | JPL · 185733 |
| 185744 Hogan | 1999 FK90 | Craig Hogan (born 1955), an American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey | JPL · 185744 |
185801–185900
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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 | |||
185901–186000
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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
[edit]- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "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.