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]
Eryngium maritimum also known asCalcatreppola marittima, is a plant that can be found near seashores in Sardinia, Italy. The island's inhabitants name it "Corra de screu".
Richard Webbert (born 1959), a senior electrical engineer at the Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics Laboratory, who worked for theNew Horizons mission toPluto as the Power Systems Lead
Scott E. Weidner (born 1961), an Assistant Vice President for Engineering at Princeton University, who worked for theNew Horizons mission toPluto as a SWAP Instrument Project Manager
Mohamed Ali Hafili (born 1980), a Moroccan amateur astronomer fromMarrakech who has organized several astronomical events in Morocco such as festivals, school stargazing and astronomical trips in the desert
Qaidam, meaningsalt marshes in Mongolian, located in the north ofQinghai-Tibet Plateau, is one of the China's four big basins and the main region of Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Min Naiben (1935–2018), a Chinese physicist, materials scientist, professor atNanjing University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Adrien Coffinet (born 1990), a French astrophysicist and former exoplanet hunter atGeneva Observatory, who now works as a science journalist for Futura-Sciences (Src).
Daniel Parrott (born 1987) is an American amateur astronomer and computer programmer. Parrott authored the software Tycho for asteroid discovery and follow up which is in wide use among amateur and professional astronomers.
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]