Asminor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by theIAU'sMinor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU'snaming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.
Official naming citations of newly namedsmall Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU'sWorking Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC'sMinor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on theJPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomerLutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into theDictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]
Based onPaul Herget'sThe Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain: SBDB New namings may only beadded to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133007 Audreysimmons | 2002 TB317 | Audrey E. Simmons (born 1989), American astronomer with theSloan Digital Sky Survey | JPL · 133007 |
| 133008 Snedden | 2002 TU325 | Stephanie Snedden (born 1950), American astronomer with theSloan Digital Sky Survey | JPL · 133008 |
| 133009 Watters | 2002 TT350 | Shannon P. Watters (born 1972), American astronomer with theSloan Digital Sky Survey | JPL · 133009 |
| 133066 Beddingfield | 2003 FQ124 | Chloe B. Beddingfield (b. 1987), an American planetary scientist. | IAU · 133066 |
| 133068 Lisaschulze | 2003 HD1 | Lisa Schulze (born 1972) served as the Procurement Manager for theOTES instrument team on theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. She is a project manager within Arizona State University, engaged in a variety of research projects. | JPL · 133068 |
| 133074 Kenshamordola | 2003 HW53 | Kenneth Shamordola (born 1943) is an electric engineer for theOTES instrument on theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He is providing electronic design support for servo controllers and low noise signal channels for the OTES instrument design and testing. | JPL · 133074 |
| 133077 Jirsík | 2003 JZ10 | Jan Valerián Jirsík (1798–1883), a Czech theologian, priest, writer and national revivalist | JPL · 133077 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133142 Violapiciu | 2003 QH9 | Viola Palomba (b. 2015) is the youngest daughter of Ernesto Palomba, one of the CINEOS observers. Her family nickname is Piciu (“little one”). | IAU · 133142 |
| 133161 Ruttkai | 2003 QE31 | Éva Ruttkai (1927–1986), Hungarian actress | JPL · 133161 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133243 Essen | 2003 RT1 | The German city ofEssen is located in theRuhr area. It was the former center of the country's heavy industry. | JPL · 133243 |
| 133250 Rubik | 2003 RK8 | Ernő Rubik (born 1944), Hungarian architect and professor, internationally renowned for designing mechanical puzzles and games | JPL · 133250 |
| 133280 Bryleen | 2003 SM17 | Bryan Young (born 1976) and Eileen Young (born 1979), son and daughter of American astronomerJames Whitney Young, who discovered this minor planet | JPL · 133280 |
| 133293 Andrushivka | 2003 SA33 | Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory, Zhytomyr, Ukraine, the discovery site (and its first discovery) | JPL · 133293 |
| 133296 Federicotosi | 2003 SE36 | Federico Tosi (born 1974), Italian astronomer and space scientist | JPL · 133296 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133404 Morogues | 2003 SS170 | The French village ofMorogues, known for its white wine "appellation Menetou-Salon", and also for being the apex of one of the triangles used byJean Baptiste Joseph Delambre in 1795 for the calculation of the meridian | JPL · 133404 |
| 133432 Sarahnoble | 2003 SB202 | Sarah K. Noble (born 1975), a discipline scientist for thePlanetary Science Division at NASA | JPL · 133432 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133527 Fredearly | 2003 TZ | Frederick Young (1889–1974) and Pearl Young (1888–1958), paternal grandparents of American astronomerJames Whitney Young who discovered this minor planet | JPL · 133527 |
| 133528 Ceragioli | 2003 TC2 | Roger Ceragioli (born 1959), American optician and telescope maker (formerly scholar of classical studies specializing in ancient Greek ethno-astronomy) | JPL · 133528 |
| 133536 Alicewhagel | 2003 TZ9 | Alice Whagel (born 1969) has worked tirelessly for many years assisting amateur and professional astronomers with their CCD cameras and related equipment. | JPL · 133536 |
| 133537 Mariomotta | 2003 TL10 | Mario Motta, American cardiologist, amateur astronomer and telescope maker who was the president of theAmerican Association of Variable Star Observers from 2011 to 2013 | JPL · 133537 |
| 133552 Itting-Enke | 2003 UJ4 | Sonja Itting-Enke (born 1930), Namibian astronomical educator and founder of the Cuno Hoffmeister Memorial Observatory in Windhoek, named afterCuno Hoffmeister | JPL · 133552 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133716 Tomtourville | 2003 UW251 | Thomas Tourville (born 1940) is a consulting member of the mechanical design team on theOTES instrument on theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He was the lead mechanical designer at Santa Barbara Research Center for both the TES and MiniTES. | JPL · 133716 |
| 133726 Gateswest | 2003 UM269 | Gates West (born 1963) is the lead electronics engineer for theThermal Emission Spectrometer of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. With more than 20 years in the space industry, he has designed and tested electronics for a wide variety of earth-orbiting and interplanetary spacecraft. | JPL · 133726 |
| 133743 Robertwoodward | 2003 WM | Rob Woodward (born 1967) is a Manufacturing Engineer for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. Prior to joining theOTES team at ASU he was a Manufacturing Engineer and Cost Account Manager for space flight electronics with General Dynamics-AIS. | JPL · 133743 |
| 133744 Dellagiustina | 2003 WD1 | Daniella Della-Giustina (born 1986), the Image Processing Lead of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission who pioneered the photogrammetric mapping of small irregular bodies | JPL · 133744 |
| 133745 Danieldrinnon | 2003 WG1 | Daniel Drinnon (born 1960) a Systems Administrator at the Science Processing and Operations Center of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He is also an amateur astronomer whose main interests lie in restoring classic telescopes and using them for planetary imaging | JPL · 133745 |
| 133746 Tonyferro | 2003 WL1 | Anthony Ferro (born 1963), a Systems Administrator at the Science Processing and Operations Center of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission and thePhoenix Mars Mission | JPL · 133746 |
| 133747 Robertofurfaro | 2003 WX3 | Roberto Furfaro (born 1971) member of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission team. He has been involved as ground systems engineer, the Science Processing and Operations Center (SPOC) Systems Engineering Team Lead and the SPOC-Science Team Interface. | JPL · 133747 |
| 133753 Teresamullen | 2003 WU25 | Teresa Mullen (born 1959), American member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and wife of vice-president Keith Mullen(see159827 Keithmullen) | JPL · 133753 |
| 133756 Carinajohnson | 2003 WB36 | Carina Johnson (born 1985), an Image Processing Engineer at the University of Arizona for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. | JPL · 133756 |
| 133773 Lindsaykeller | 2003 WQ84 | Lindsay Keller (born 1961) was leading the Carbonaceous Meteorite Working Group of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He is a member of the sample analysis team and will investigate the atomic-scale mineralogy and chemistry of the returned samples using electron microscopy with emphasis on space weathering effects. | JPL · 133773 |
| 133774 Johnkidd | 2003 WX88 | John Kidd (born 1989), a Science Processing and Operations Center Planning Engineer with theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. John was responsible for the development of the MASC tool, which was used to assist in the autonomous planning of science observations. | JPL · 133774 |
| 133782 Saraknutson | 2003 WY98 | Sara Balram Knutson (born 1987), a Science Processing and Operations Center Operations Engineer with theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. She contributed to SPOC strategic and tactical planning activities, including building science instrument sequences for execution on the spacecraft. | JPL · 133782 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133814 Wenjengko | 2003 WG170 | Wenjeng Ko (born 1955), the Science Processing and Operations Center Software Architect and Lead of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He also worked on several of NASA's Mars and Asteroid missions, including Mars 2001 Odyssey, Mars Polar Lander, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous and Mars Observer | JPL · 133814 |
| 133832 Loveridge | 2003 XJ39 | Michael Francis Ubaldo Loveridge (born 1993) worked on NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission as a software engineer at the Science Processing and Operations Center. His primary contributions included work on science data assembly and processing software. | JPL · 133832 |
| 133834 Erinmorton | 2003 YX3 | Erin Morton (born 1975), the head of Communications and Public Engagement in the Principal Investigator's Office for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. | JPL · 133834 |
| 133850 Heatherroper | 2003 YN83 | Heather Roper (born 1993), a Graphic Designer at the University of Arizona for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission | JPL · 133850 |
| 133854 Wargetz | 2003 YO149 | Annie Wargetz (born 1979), a social media lead and then as the technical documentation specialist for the SPOC of theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. Annie also worked in the Orion spacecraft program as a communications and outreach intern prior to the EFT-1 mission. | JPL · 133854 |
| 133861 Debrawilmer | 2004 BO25 | Debra Wilmer (born 1972), the Executive Assistant in the Principal Investigator's Office for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. | JPL · 133861 |
| 133874 Jonnazucarelli | 2004 MD3 | Jonna L. Zucarelli (born 1987), the Business Operations Manager in the Principal Investigator's office for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission | JPL · 133874 |
| 133889 Nicholasmills | 2004 QD9 | Nicholas Ock-dan Mills (born 1983), a software engineer for theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. He also worked as an intern on theDawn mission as a Ground Data Systems Engineer. | JPL · 133889 |
| 133891 Jaesubhong | 2004 QY20 | Jaesub Hong (born 1969) is an astronomer at the Harvard College Observatory serving as the lead scientist for the calibration and image reconstruction performed by the student-builtRegolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard theOSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. | JPL · 133891 |
| 133892 Benkhaldoun | 2004 RN8 | Zouhair Benkhaldoun (born 1959), Moroccan researcher inCadi Ayyad University's department of physics inMarrakech, Morocco | JPL · 133892 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
| Preceded by | Meanings of minor-planet names List of minor planets: 133,001–134,000 | Succeeded by |
