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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]

111001–111100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

111101–111200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

111201–111300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

111301–111400

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

111401–111500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
111468 Alba Regia 2001 YD5 Alba Regia, "White Region", the Roman name of the Hungarian town of Székesfehérvár, birthplace of the second discoverer JPL · 111468

111501–111600

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
111558 Barrett 2002 AZ Michael Barrett (born 1955), American amateur astronomer and eclipse chaser JPL · 111558
111561 Giovanniallevi 2002 AH3 Giovanni Allevi (born 1969) is an Italian piano soloist and composer of contemporary music. JPL · 111561
111570 Ágasvár 2002 AG11 Ágasvár, a 635 m peak in the Mátra Mountains, and its Ágasvár hostel, a mountain station of Hungarian amateur astronomers JPL · 111570
111571 Bebevio 2002 AD13 Beatrice Vio (born 1997), better known as "Bebe Vio", is an Italian wheelchair fencer who won the European championship (2014 and 2016), World championship (2015 and 2017), and Paralympic games (2016 and 2020) in the foil B category. IAU · 111571
111594 Ráktanya 2002 AX66 Ráktanya, a famed hostel in the Bakony Mountains in Hungary JPL · 111594

111601–111700

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
111660 Jimgray 2002 AP205 Jim Gray (1944–2007), an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 JPL · 111660
111661 Mamiegeorge 2002 BP Mamie George (1877–1971) and Albert George (1873–1955), husband and wife, founded the George Foundation in 1945 to promote the future of Fort Bend County, Texas JPL · 111661
111696 Helenorman 2002 CU14 Helen Belton Orman (1938–2004), American professor and artist JPL · 111696

111701–111800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

111801–111900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
111818 Deforest 2002 DT Craig Edward DeForest (born 1968), an American solar physicist JPL · 111818

111901–112000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
111913 Davidgans 2002 GD David Gans (1541–1613), a Jewish chronicler, mathematician, geographer and astronomer JPL · 111913
111933 Alphonsetardif 2002 GK37 Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words. IAU · 111933

References

  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.


Preceded by Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 111,001–112,000 		Succeeded by
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings_of_minor_planet_names:_111001%E2%80%93112000