Meanings of minor planet names: 208001–209000

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]

208001–208100

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

208101–208200

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208201–208300

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208301–208400

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208351 Sielmann2001 RO15Heinz Sielmann (1917–2006), German wildlife photographer, zoologist and documentary filmmaker.JPL · 208351

208401–208500

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208425 Zehavi2001 SF353Idit Zehavi (born 1969), an Israel-American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 208425
208499 Shokasonjuku2001 WN2The Shōkasonjuku Academy, a former private school located in Hagi city, Yamaguchi prefectureMPC · 208499

208501–208600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

208601–208700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

208701–208800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

208801–208900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

208901–209000

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208915 Andrewashcraft2002 TU314Andrew Ashcraft (1984–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 208915
208916 Robertcaldwell2002 TN317Robert Caldwell (1990–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 208916
208917 Traviscarter2002 TX362Travis Carter (1982–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 208917

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
207,001–208,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 208,001–209,000		 Succeeded by
209,001–210,000
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