Meanings of minor planet names: 142001–143000

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]

142001–142100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
142014 Neirinck2002 PA168Pierre Neirinck (1926–) , French-British head of the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in the UK during the 1970sJPL · 142014
142020 Xinghaishiyan2002 PH178Xinghaishiyan, motto of The Suzhou Industry Park Xinghai Experimental Senior School, meaning "All stars shine brilliantly; All rivers flow to the Sea" and an educational philosophy "to make everyone a star". Xing means "star", hai means "sea", and shiyan means "experimental"JPL · 142020
142084 Jamesdaniel2002 QU47James Sealy (1951–1978) and Daniel Sealy (born 1957) , sons of Robert and Hazel Sealy, friends of American astronomer James Whitney Young who discovered this minor planet (also see 147397 Bobhazel)JPL · 142084
142091 Omerblaes2002 QW52Omer Michael Blaes (born 1961), an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara.JPL · 142091

142101–142200

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142106 Nengshun2002 QZ83Ye Nengshun (1894–1952), a great-grandfather of Chinese astronomer Ye Quan-Zhi, who discovered this minor planetJPL · 142106

142201–142300

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142275 Simonyi2002 RQ117Károly Simonyi (1916–2001), a professor of electrical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest.JPL · 142275
142291 Dompfaff2002 RE138"Dompfaff" is the common name for a cardinal (priest) in the German catholic liturgy. It is also the name of the endangered Eurasian bullfinch, a beautiful small bird with a red breast. It appears regularly in the Eifel (Ardennes) near the Hoher List Observatory during winter.JPL · 142291

142301–142400

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142368 Majden2002 RH233Edward Majden (born 1939), Canadian amateur astronomer, recorder of meteor spectra, associate member of the Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee, and winner of the 2006 Chant Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada †JPL · 142368
142369 Johnhodges2002 RE234John V. Hodges (1918–1983), active member and later observatory director of the Regina Astronomical SocietyJPL · 142369

142401–142500

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142408 Trebur2002 SU27The German municipality of Trebur, home of the Michael Adrian Observatory (239), where this minor planet was discoveredJPL · 142408

142501–142600

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142562 Graetz2002 TL69Paul Graetz (1889–1937), German Army officer, the first person to cross southern Africa by automobile (1907–1909)JPL · 142562

142601–142700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

142701–142800

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142752 Boroski2002 TD312William Boroski (born 1960), American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142752
142753 Briegel2002 TG316Charlie Briegel (born 1949), American computer scientist with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142753
142754 Brunner2002 TR317Robert Brunner (born 1968), American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142754
142755 Castander2002 TA318Francisco J. Castander (born 1968), Spanish astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142755
142756 Chiu2002 TF319Kuenley Chiu (born 1975), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142756
142757 Collinge2002 TS335Matthew Collinge (born 1979), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142757
142758 Connolly2002 TH358Andy Connolly (born 1966), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142758
142759 Covey2002 TQ358Kevin Covey (born 1977), American astronomer at Lowell Observatory and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142759
142760 Csabai2002 TN361Istvan Csabai (born 1965), Hungarian physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142760

142801–142900

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142822 Czarapata2002 US65Paul Czarapata (born 1947), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 142822

142901–143000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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.
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141,001–142,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 142,001–143,000		 Succeeded by
143,001–144,000
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