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]
Angela Glinos (born 1962), a Canadian computer scientist, who has successfully balanced a career at Bell Labs and the University of Toronto while raising three daughters and supporting her husband's astronomical interests.
Joe Satriani (born 1956), an American rock guitarist and top guitar virtuoso, who was recruited byMick Jagger and then toured withDeep Purple as the lead guitarist
TheRoyal Palace of Caserta ("Reggia Caserta") is a former royal residence in southern Italy, constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It is one of the largest palaces erected in Europe during the 18th century. The palace was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508–1578/79), an Italian astronomer and archbishop, who created the first moderncelestial atlas,De le stelle fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars) in 1540. The lunar craterPiccolomini is also named after him.
Richard Abaházi (1907–1977), a Hungarian engineer who worked atKonkoly Observatory between 1935 and 1940. He made regular observations of occultations, and photographed comets and asteroids.
Kyiv Planetarium in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the country's leading cultural and educational centers to promote astronomy. It was founded bySergey Vsekhsvyatsky in 1952.
The VaticanPietà is a white Carrara marble sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, kept in the Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City. This was the first masterpiece by the young Michelangelo, and it considered one of the greatest works of art.
The German city ofAachen. It developed from a Roman settlement and spa, was the preferred medieval Imperial residence of Charlemagne, and, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen Cathedral was the coronation church for thirty German kings.
Rosendo Salvado (1814–1900), a Spanish monk, missionary and bishop, who, in 1847, founded the Benedictine community inNew Norcia, Australia. The town now hosts theNew Norcia Station,ESA's deep space ground station with a 35-meter dish, built specifically to communicate with theRosetta space probe.
Arthur von Weinberg (1860–1943), a German chemist and manager of the largest textile azo dyestuff production of its time, honorary citizen ofFrankfurt, honorary member of the Physikalischer Verein, director of Senckenberg and arts patron.
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]