Meanings of minor planet names: 239001–240000
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 origen 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]
239001–239100
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239046 Judysyd | 2006 DQ212 | Judith J. Levine (born 1937) and Sydney P. Levine (born 1933), orthopedic surgeon and maritime economic consultant respectively, supported and nurtured the creative and scientific aspirations of their children, one of whom discovered this asteroid. | JPL · 239046 |
| 239071 Penghu | 2006 GF | The Taiwanese archipelago of Penghu, the country's only island county consisting of 64 small islands | JPL · 239071 |
239101–239200
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239105 Marcocattaneo | 2006 HP57 | Marco Cattaneo (born 1963), a science journalist and director of the Italian edition of Scientific American. | JPL · 239105 |
| 239200 Luoyang | 2006 MD13 | Luoyang, an ancient city situated on the central plain of China. | JPL · 239200 |
239201–239300
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239203 Simeon | 2006 OK14 | Simeon I of Bulgaria (864–927), who ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927. | JPL · 239203 |
| 239282 Kevinmccarron | 2007 OC8 | Kevin McCarron (born 1959) is a retired high school astronomy & physics teacher at Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois, as well as an educator at Yerkes Observatory. He advances initiatives for diversity in STEM opportunities for people of color, females, the deaf and hard of hearing, as well as youth who are blind or deafblind. | JPL · 239282 |
239301–239400
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239307 Kruchynenko | 2007 QS3 | Vitaliy Grygorovych Kruchynenko (born 1934), professor of physics and mathematics and researcher on meteors and comets | JPL · 239307 |
239401–239500
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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 | |||
239501–239600
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239593 Tianwenbang | 2008 UD55 | Tianwenbang, an alliance of the astronomy clubs of several senior high schools in Kaohsiung, Taiwan | JPL · 239593 |
239601–239700
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239611 Likwohting | 2008 UC212 | Kwoh-Ting Li (born 1911) was trained as a physicist but became the mastermind of Taiwan's industrial revolution and economic miracle between 1960 and 1990. | JPL · 239611 |
| 239645 Shandongas | 2008 WQ58 | ShandongAS is the abbreviation of Shandong Astronomical Society (SAS). Shandong province is the origen of astronomical education and scientific research in modern China. SAS is a new organization founded in 2021. Its mission is to serve astronomers, astronomical educators and amateurs and promote the development of astronomy. | IAU · 239645 |
| 239672 SOFIA | 2008 YS1 | The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint German-US air-borne observatory. With its 2.5-meter telescope on board a Boeing 747SP aircraft, it allows infrared and sub-millimeter observations from above earth's troposphere, leaving most of the atmospheric water vapor below. | JPL · 239672 |
| 239675 Mottez | 2008 YW24 | Fabrice Mottez (born 1963), a French astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory | JPL · 239675 |
239701–239800
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239716 Felixbaumgartner | 2009 BF12 | Felix Baumgartner (born 1969), an Austrian skydiver, extreme athlete and BASE jumper | JPL · 239716 |
| 239792 Hankakováčová | 2010 EM34 | Hanka Kovácová (born 1986), a director and dramaturgist. | JPL · 239792 |
239801–239900
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239890 Edudeldon | 2000 RX11 | Eduardo Delgado Donate (1977–2007), an astrophysicist who mainly studied the formation of multiple-star and brown-dwarf systems. | JPL · 239890 |
239901–240000
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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.