Meanings of minor planet names: 143001–144000

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]

143001–143100

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143048 Margaretpenston2002 VR132Margaret Penston (born 1941), the past president of the Society for Popular Astronomy based in the United KingdomJPL · 143048

143101–143200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

143201–143300

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143301–143400

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143401–143500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

143501–143600

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143579 Dérimiksa2003 FE7Miksa Déri (1854–1938), a Hungarian electrical engineer.JPL · 143579

143601–143700

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143622 Robertbloch2003 HGRobert Bloch (1922–1994), a Swiss art, literature and music benefactor, founder of the "Fondation Anne et Robert Bloch"JPL · 143622
143641 Sapello2003 NK5Sapello, New MexicoJPL · 143641

143701–143800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

143801–143900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

143901–144000

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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.
Preceded by
142,001–143,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 143,001–144,000
Succeeded by
144,001–145,000
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