Meanings of minor planet names: 211001–212000

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]

211001–211100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
211021 Johnpercin2001 YC159John Percin Jr. (1989–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United StatesJPL · 211021

211101–211200

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211172 Tarantola2002 JX10Albert Tarantola (1949–2009) was a visionary geophysicist who made seminal contributions to Inverse Problem Theory. He was the first to use inversion methods to image the Earth's interior using seismic waveforms.JPL · 211172

211201–211300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

211301–211400

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211343 Dieterhusar2002 TJ68Dieter Husar (born 1947), a German physicist and amateur astronomerJPL · 211343
211374 Anthonyrose2002 TN309Anthony Rose (1990–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211374
211375 Jessesteed2002 TS326Jesse Steed (1977–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211375
211376 Joethurston2002 TT330Joe Thurston (1981–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211376
211377 Travisturbyfill2002 TK333Travis Turbyfill (1986–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211377
211378 Williamwarneke2002 TF334William Warneke (1988–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211378
211379 Claytonwhitted2002 TH334Clayton Whitted (1985–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211379
211380 Kevinwoyjeck2002 TY336Kevin Woyjeck (1992–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211380
211381 Garretzuppiger2002 TZ343Garret Zuppiger (1986–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in ArizonaJPL · 211381

211401–211500

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211473 Herin2003 ER1Thierry Herin (born 1966), a French amateur astronomerJPL · 211473

211501–211600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

211601–211700

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211613 Christophelovis2003 UB30Christophe Lovis (born 1977), Swiss astrophysicist and member of the extrasolar planet group at Geneva University. He co-discovered three Neptune-sized exoplanets – HD 69830 b, HD 69830 c, and HD 69830 d – around the star HD 69830.JPL · 211613

211701–211800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

211801–211900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

211901–212000

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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
210,001–211,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 211,001–212,000		 Succeeded by
212,001–213,000
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