Meanings of minor planet names: 292001–293000

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]

292001–292100

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292051 Bohlender2006 RD3David Bohlender (born 1959) a Canadian astrophysicist and member of the IAU, who uses high-resolution spectroscopy to research magnetars and chemically peculiar stars (such as Bp stars), emission-line stars, exoplanets, and the interstellar medium (Src, IAU)JPL · 292051

292101–292200

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292159 Jongoldstein2006 RU105Jon Goldstein (born 1981), an American research engineer and PhD student at George Mason University and BAE Systems, who is focused in computer simulations of social systemsJPL · 292159
292160 Davefask2006 RG107David Fask (born 1982), an American psychologist from the University of Virginia whose research is focused on substance dependence and abuse. His PhD thesis explored the cognitive development of twins.JPL · 292160

292201–292300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

292301–292400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

292401–292500

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292459 Antoniolasciac2006 SO366Antonio Lasciac (1856–1946), an Italian–Slovene architect, engineer, poet and musician, who designed the Khedive Palace in Istanbul and the Tahra Palace in CairoJPL · 292459

292501–292600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

292601–292700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

292701–292800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

292801–292900

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292872 Anoushankar2006 VV12Anoushka Shankar (born 1981), an Indian sitar musician and composerJPL · 292872

292901–293000

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292991 Lyonne2006 WB1Laurence Lyonne (born 1965) and Jean-Claude Lyonne (born 1969), both active and enthusiastic leaders of the French astronomy club "Le Curieux du Ciel" at Gueugnon, Burgundy, which they founded in 1999JPL · 292991

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
291,001–292,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 292,001–293,000		 Succeeded by
293,001–294,000
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