Meanings of minor planet names: 446001–447000

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]

446001–446100

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

446101–446200

back to top

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

446201–446300

back to top

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

446301–446400

back to top

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

446401–446500

back to top

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
446500 Katrinraynor2014 KR59Katrin Raynor-Evans (born 1981) is a British philatelist specializing in the history and collection of astronomy-themed stamps. She is an amateur astronomer and writer for popular astronomy magazines, and a Fellow of The Royal Astronomical Society.JPL · 446500

446501–446600

back to top

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

446601–446700

back to top

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

446701–446800

back to top

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

446801–446900

back to top

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

446901–447000

back to top

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.
Preceded by
445,001–446,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 446,001–447,000		 Succeeded by
447,001–448,000
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.