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]
Edmundas Meistas (born 1936), a Lithuanian astronomer and writer of popular science articles. Expert in stellarphotometry, his research includes the structure of galaxies,interstellar extinction, andasteroseismology of white dwarfs.
John Clark Mester (born 1961), an American physicist and former Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Arizona, who was involved in the development and launch of theGravity Probe B, a satellite-based experiment to test two unverified predictions of general relativity.
Omorichugakkou is the name of the junior high school inSuzaka, Nagano, Japan. Students discovered this minor planet during one of the commemoration events for the 60th anniversary of the school's founding.
TheChung Yuan Christian University (CYCU, formerlyChung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering) was established in October 1955 and upgraded to the status of a full university in August 1980. After five decades, CYCU has more than 120,000 alumni.