Meanings of asteroid names
Encyclopedia
This is a list of named minor planets (mostly asteroid
s), with links to the Wikipedia articles on the people, places, characters and concepts that they are named for.
Two systematic sources of citations are:
In both cases you need only modify the last argument of the address. The first's data base is being slowly built up in reverse chronological order; the second is more complete as of 2006.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s), with links to the Wikipedia articles on the people, places, characters and concepts that they are named for.
| 1–500 | 5,001–5,500 | 10,001–11,000 | 20,001–21,000 | 30,001–31,000 | 40,001–41,000 |
| 501–1,000 | 5,501–6,000 | 11,001–12,000 | 21,001–22,000 | 31,001–32,000 | 41,001–42,000 |
| 1,001–1,500 | 6,001–6,500 | 12,001–13,000 | 22,001–23,000 | 32,001–33,000 | 42,001–43,000 |
| 1,501–2,000 | 6,501–7,000 | 13,001–14,000 | 23,001–24,000 | 33,001–34,000 | 43,001–44,000 |
| 2,001–2,500 | 7,001–7,500 | 14,001–15,000 | 24,001–25,000 | 34,001–35,000 | 44,001–45,000 |
| 2,501–3,000 | 7,501–8,000 | 15,001–16,000 | 25,001–26,000 | 35,001–36,000 | 45,001–46,000 |
| 3,001–3,500 | 8,001–8,500 | 16,001–17,000 | 26,001–27,000 | 36,001–37,000 | 46,001–47,000 |
| 3,501–4,000 | 8,501–9,000 | 17,001–18,000 | 27,001–28,000 | 37,001–38,000 | 47,001–48,000 |
| 4,001–4,500 | 9,001–9,500 | 18,001–19,000 | 28,001–29,000 | 38,001–39,000 | 48,001–49,000 |
| 4,501–5,000 | 9,501–10,000 | 19,001–20,000 | 29,001–30,000 | 39,001–40,000 | 49,001–50,000 |
| 50,001–51,000 | 60,001–61,000 | 70,001–71,000 | 80,001–81,000 | 90,001–91,000 | |
| 51,001–52,000 | 61,001–62,000 | 71,001–72,000 | 81,001–82,000 | 91,001–92,000 | |
| 52,001–53,000 | 62,001–63,000 | 72,001–73,000 | 82,001–83,000 | 92,001–93,000 | |
| 53,001–54,000 | 63,001–64,000 | 73,001–74,000 | 83,001–84,000 | 93,001–94,000 | |
| 54,001–55,000 | 64,001–65,000 | 74,001–75,000 | 84,001–85,000 | 94,001–95,000 | |
| 55,001–56,000 | 65,001–66,000 | 75,001–76,000 | 85,001–86,000 | 95,001–96,000 | |
| 56,001–57,000 | 66,001–67,000 | 76,001–77,000 | 86,001–87,000 | 96,001–97,000 | |
| 57,001–58,000 | 67,001–68,000 | 77,001–78,000 | 87,001–88,000 | 97,001–98,000 | |
| 58,001–59,000 | 68,001–69,000 | 78,001–79,000 | 88,001–89,000 | 98,001–99,000 | |
| 59,001–60,000 | 69,001–70,000 | 79,001–80,000 | 89,001–90,000 | 99,001–100,000 | |
| 100,001–110,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 100,001–110,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
110,001–120,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 110,001–120,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
120,001–130,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 120,001–130,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
130,001–140,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 130,001–140,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
140,001–150,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 140,001–150,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
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| 150,001–160,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 150,001–160,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
160,001–170,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 160,001–170,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
170,001–180,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 170,001–180,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
180,001–190,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 180,001–190,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
190,001–200,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 190,001–200,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
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| 200,001–210,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 200,001–210,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
210,001–220,000 Meanings of minor planet names: 210,001–220,000 Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.... |
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See also
- List of minor planets
- List of minor planets named after people
- List of minor planets named after places
External links
- Asteroids discovered at the observatory of San Marcello Pistoiese in Italy
- Asteroids discovered by Tsutomu Seki
- Asteroids discovered by Uppsala astronomers
- Asteroids honoring people associated with Cornell Department of astronomy
- Asteroids named after members of staff and graduates of the Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland
- Asteroids with Canadian Connections
- Asteroids with a Hamburg connection
- Hungarian asteroids
- In Our Skies journalistic article on asteroid nomenclature
- Institute of Applied Astronomy's list of (accented) names
- Kleť Numbered Minor Planets
- List of "Dutch" asteroids (in Dutch)
- Planetary Society asteroids
- Schmadel's list of (accented) names
- The Ceres Connection (asteroids named after students)
Two systematic sources of citations are:
- The Show Citation script of the Harvard University Center for Astronomy MPES (Minor Planet Ephemeris Service): http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/ShowCitation.COM?num=37601
- The JPL Small-Body Database Browser: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=37601
In both cases you need only modify the last argument of the address. The first's data base is being slowly built up in reverse chronological order; the second is more complete as of 2006.