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]
Marius Maskoliunas (born 1972), a Lithuanian astronomer anddiscoverer of minor planets, known for his work on stellar photometry, galactic structure and gravitational microlensing.
Gonggong, from Chinese mythology is a water god with red hair and a serpent-like tail. He is known for creating chaos, causing flooding, and tilting the Earth; he is often depicted with the head of a human and the body of a snake. Gonggong is often attended by his minister, Xiangliu, a nine-headed poisonous snake monster for whom the satellite is named.
Georg (1835–1902) and Franziska Speyer (1844–1909), founders of the "Georg und Franziska Speyer'sche Hochschulstiftung", and members of theSpeyer family, a prominent Jewish family of German descent
"Stinknormal" (SN), the German word for "boringly normal", inspired by the letters "SN" in the provisional designation of this ordinary main-belt asteroid
Steven Koenig (born 1985), an American amateur astronomer and developer of optical innovations in astrophototography. He is the son of Dean Koenig(see15321 Donnadean) who has been restoring and repairing telescopes.
Augustin Danyzy [fr] (1698–1777), an astronomer, mathematician and hydrographer, member of the Montpellier Royal Society of Sciences (French:Académie des sciences et lettres de Montpellie), and responsible for the construction of the Montpellier Observatory (003)
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]