Meanings of minor planet names: 44001–45000

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]

44001–44100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44001 Jonquet1997 RE3Pierre Jonquet, French astronomer, a founding member of the Astronomical Society at Montpellier, southern FranceJPL · 44001
44005 Migliardi1997 SY3Marco Migliardi (born 1957), Italian teacher of Italian language and literature, amateur astronomer and friend of Vittorio Goretti who discovered this minor planetJPL · 44005
44011 Juubichi1997 UH15Mount Juubichi (482 m), east of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture, JapanJPL · 44011
44013 Iidetenmomdai1997 VB7Iide Tenmomdai (Iide Astronomical observatory) is located in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture, Japan.JPL · 44013
44016 Jimmypage1997 WQ28Jimmy Page (born 1944), OBE, British composer, producer and master guitarist, leader of the Yardbirds and Led ZeppelinJPL · 44016
44027 Termain1998 ADPatricia Ann Termain Eliason (born 1952), American support scientist for Viking, Voyager and other spacecraft missions, project manager for the GONG heliosiesmic programJPL · 44027
44033 Michez1998 CB4Giacomo Michez (1839–1873), an Italian astronomer.JPL · 44033
44039 de Sahagún1998 DS33Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590), a Franciscan missionary who after arriving in Mexico in 1529 researched the indigenous cultures of the country.JPL · 44039

44101–44200

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44103 Aldana1998 GE1Fernando Aldana Mayor (born 1944), Spanish astrophysicist, promoter of the 10-m Gran Telescopio CanariasJPL · 44103
44117 Haroldlarson1998 HL27Harold P. Larson (born 1938), American pioneer of airborne infrared astronomy and educator at the University of ArizonaJPL · 44117
44192 Paulguttman1998 ME2Paul Guttman (1940–2013), a radiologist and entrepreneurJPL · 44192

44201–44300

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44216 Olivercabasa1998 PHJosep Maria Oliver i Cabasa (born 1944), Spanish amateur astronomer, co-founder of the amateur astronomical society Spanish: Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell, also see 13260 SabadellJPL · 44216
44217 Whittle1998 PO1Frank Whittle (1907–1996), British aeronautical engineer and pilot, inventor of the turbo-jet engineJPL · 44217
44263 Nansouty1998 QR53Charles-Marie-Étienne Champion Dubois de Nansouty (1815–1895), French general and meteorologist (fr-wiki)JPL · 44263

44301–44400

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

44401–44500

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
44455 Artdula1998 VKArthur M. Dula (born 1947), a patent attorney, space lawyer and co-founder of several space technology companies.JPL · 44455
44473 Randytatum1998 WBRandy Tatum (born 1956) is an avid observer with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) and has served as Assistant Coordinator for the Jupiter and Solar Sections of the ALPO as well as full Solar Coordinator from 1993-96. He is the 2016 recipient of the ALPO Haas Award for his prolific and expert observing.JPL · 44473
44475 Hikarumasai1998 WFHikaru Masai (born 1987) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group "Kalafina".JPL · 44475
44479 Oláheszter1998 WS8Eszter Kiss (née Oláh, 1945–2004), mother of astronomer László L. Kiss, who co-discovered this minor planetJPL · 44479

44501–44600

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44530 Horáková1998 YC8Milada Horáková (1901–1950), Czech lawyer and politicianJPL · 44530
44574 Lavoratti1999 GF1Piero Lavoratti (born 1935), Italian amateur astronomerJPL · 44574
44597 Thoreau1999 PWHenry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American essayist and naturalistMPC · 44597

44601–44700

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44613 Rudolf1999 RU31Rudolf II von Habsburg (1552–1612), Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor, who employed Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler as his court astronomers in PragueJPL · 44613

44701–44800

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44711 Carp1999 TD4The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Japanese baseball teamJPL · 44711
44717 Borgoamozzano1999 TY6Borgo a Mozzano is an ancient Italian town in the province of Lucca, in Tuscany. On a wooded hill nearby is the Monte Agliale Astronomical Observatory, at which numerous asteroids and supernovae have been discovered.JPL · 44717

44801–44900

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44821 Amadora1999 TZ236Amadora Gonzalez, Spanish wife of David Martínez-Delgado, who first observed this minor planet in September 1998 at the Las Campanas Observatory (more than a year before the actual discovery by the Catalina Sky Survey)JPL · 44821
44885 Vodička1999 VBKarel Vodička (1880–1957) was a mathematician and physicist with a deep interest in astronomy, director of Jirsík High School (1925–1935). He founded the South Bohemian Astronomical Society (JAS) in 1928 and served as the first director of České Budějovice Observatory (1928–1942) built by JAS.JPL · 44885

44901–45000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
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.
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43,001–44,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 44,001–45,000		 Succeeded by
45,001–46,000
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