Meanings of minor planet names: 180001–181000

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]

180001–180100

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

180101–180200

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180141 Sperauskas2003 FA123Julius Sperauskas (born 1950), President of Lithuanian Astronomical Union (2003–2007), is a senior researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University (570).JPL · 180141
180143 Gaberogers2003 FE124Gabe D. Rogers (born 1973) is an assistant group supervisor at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Spacecraft Systems Engineer for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.JPL · 180143

180201–180300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

180301–180400

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180367 Vonfeldt2003 YQ110Kevin Joseph VonFeldt (1983–2009), of Stafford, Texas, husband of Thanh, son of Randy and Mary and brother of Brian, was a licensed aircraft mechanic who loved family, baseball and motorcyclesJPL · 180367

180401–180500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

180501–180600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

180601–180700

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180643 Cardoen2004 GK20Dany Cardoen (born 1949), French amateur astronomer and opticianJPL · 180643

180701–180800

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180739 Barbet2004 KX7Alix Barbet (born 1940), French archaeologist and author, and Jean Barbet, French aeronautical engineerJPL · 180739

180801–180900

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180824 Kabos2005 GU8Gyula Kabos (1887–1941), Hungarian actor and comedianJPL · 180824
180855 Debrarose2005 GO205Debra M. Rose (born 1959) is a Senior Program Manager for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, and served as a Payload Instrument Sequencer for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.JPL · 180855
180857 Hofigéza2005 HG7Géza Hofi (1936–2002), an actor and comedian, had a strong influence on Hungarian cabaretJPL · 180857

180901–181000

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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
179,001–180,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 180,001–181,000		 Succeeded by
181,001–182,000
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