Meanings of minor planet names: 111001–112000
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 published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] 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.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]
111001–111100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
111101–111200
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
111201–111300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
111301–111400
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
111401–111500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
111801–111900
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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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 |
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111913 Davidgans | 2002 GD | David Gans (1541–1613), a Jewish chronicler, mathematician, geographer and astronomer | JPL · 111913 |
References
- "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.
Preceded by 110,001–111,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 111,001–112,000 |
Succeeded by 112,001–113,000 |