Meanings of minor planet names: 199001–200000

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]

199001–199100

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

199101–199200

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199194 Calcatreppola2006 AOEryngium maritimum also known as Calcatreppola marittima, is a plant that can be found near seashores in Sardinia, Italy. The island's inhabitants name it "Corra de screu".JPL · 199194

199201–199300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

199301–199400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

199401–199500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

199501–199600

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199574 Webbert2006 EX67Richard Webbert (born 1959), a senior electrical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who worked for the New Horizons mission to Pluto as the Power Systems LeadJPL · 199574

199601–199700

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199631 Giuseppesprizzi2006 GXGiuseppe Sprizzi (born 1973), son-in-law of Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Casulli who discovered this minor planetJPL · 199631
199677 Terzani2006 HH6Tiziano Terzani (1938–2004), Italian writer and journalistJPL · 199677
199687 Erősszsolt2006 HA18Zsolt Erőss (1968–2013), the most successful Hungarian high-altitude mountaineerJPL · 199687
199688 Kisspéter2006 HK18Péter Kiss (1986–2003), the first Hungarian mountaineer, who scaled all 82 four-thousanders in the AlpsJPL · 199688

199701–199800

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199741 Weidner2006 HC152Scott E. Weidner (born 1961), an Assistant Vice President for Engineering at Princeton University, who worked for the New Horizons mission to Pluto as a SWAP Instrument Project ManagerJPL · 199741
199763 Davidgregory2006 JJ77David Arthur Gregory (born 1951), a Canadian physician in St. Thomas, Ontario, who is an expert and collector of meteoritesJPL · 199763

199801–199900

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199838 Hafili2007 EY38Mohamed Ali Hafili (born 1980), a Moroccan amateur astronomer from Marrakech who has organized several astronomical events in Morocco such as festivals, school stargazing and astronomical trips in the desertJPL · 199838
199900 Brunoganz2007 GA1Bruno Ganz (1941–2019), a Swiss actor of theater and cinemaJPL · 199900

199901–200000

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199947 Qaidam2007 HR7Qaidam, meaning salt marshes in Mongolian, located in the north of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is one of the China's four big basins and the main region of Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureJPL · 199947
199950 Sierpc2007 HK16Sierpc, one of the oldest towns in the Mazovie Region of PolandJPL · 199950
199953 Mingnaiben2007 HK28Min Naiben (1935–2018), a Chinese physicist, materials scientist, professor at Nanjing University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesJPL · 199953
199986 Chervone2007 JD21The Ukrainian village of Chervone, where airplanes had been manufactured, is located near the discovering Andrushivka Astronomical ObservatoryJPL · 199986

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
198,001–199,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 199,001–200,000		 Succeeded by
200,001–201,000
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