Meanings of minor planet names: 115001–116000

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.

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.

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]

115001–115100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
115051 Safaeinili2003 RC6Ali Safaeinili (1964–2009), radar scientist and electrical engineer at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJPL · 115051
115058 Tassantal2003 RH8Antal Tass (1876–1937), Hungarian astronomer, and director of Konkoly Observatory from 1916 to 1936JPL · 115058
115059 Nagykároly2003 RJ8Károly Nagy (1797–1868), Hungarian astronomer, mathematician, chemist and politicianJPL · 115059

115101–115200

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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

115201–115300

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115254 Fényi2003 SF158Gyula Fényi (1845–1927), Hungarian Jesuit and astronomerJPL · 115254

115301–115400

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115312 Whither2003 SP215Whitney Young (born 1990) and Heather Young (born 1992), granddaughters of American astronomer James Whitney Young who discovered this minor planetJPL · 115312
115326 Wehinger2003 SC221Peter A. Wehinger (born 1938), American astronomer, and development officer for the Giant Magellan TelescopeJPL · 115326
115331 Shrylmiles2003 SL224Shryl Miles, American from Benson, Arizona, who has campaigned against light pollutionJPL · 115331

115401–115500

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115434 Kellyfast2003 TU2Kelly E. Fast (born 1968), a program scientist for the MAVEN spacecraft at NASA.JPL · 115434
115449 Robson2003 TG10Monty Robson, American founder and director of the John J. McCarthy Observatory (932) in New Milford, ConnecticutJPL · 115449
115477 Brantanica2003 UK8Brandon Danielson (born 1994), Brittany Danielson (born 1996) and Monica Rahn (born 2006), grandchildren of American astronomer James Whitney Young, who discovered this minor planetJPL · 115477

115501–115600

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115561 Frankherbert2003 UF80Frank Herbert (1920–1986), American science fiction writer best known for his novel DuneJPL · 115561

115601–115700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

115701–115800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

115801–115900

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115801 Punahou2003 UW236Punahou School, a private college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii, United StatesJPL · 115801
115885 Ganz2003 VL1Ábrahám Ganz (1814–1867), Swiss-Hungarian technical engineerJPL · 115885
115891 Scottmichael2003 VW2Scott Young (born 1996) and Michael Young (born 1998), grandsons of American astronomer James Whitney Young who discovered this minor planetJPL · 115891

115901–116000

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115950 Kocherpeter2003 WT33Peter Kocher (born 1939), Swiss amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planetsJPL · 115950

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
114,001–115,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 115,001–116,000		 Succeeded by
116,001–117,000
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