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.
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]
Marie-Annick Nicolas (born 1956), Swiss violinist, born inLe Creusot, France, location of the Le Creusot Observatory (504) where this minor planet was discovered
Tiffany J. Finley (born 1976) is a principal engineer at the Southwest Research Institute. She served as the Science Operations Center Manager for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.
Mirella Perali (born 1931), Italian amateur astronomer, author of several biographies of scientists and essays on the interplay between astronomy and classical literature