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]
Pui Hin Rhoads (b. 1949) joined the computer group at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, in the United States in 1986, and later became the head of the group.
Hofheim am Taunus is a picturesque German district town located near Frankfurt, in the heart of the Rhein-Main-Region. First mentioned in the 1254, the town is home to the Sternwarte Hofheim, a lively community of amateur astronomers. This minor planet is named on the occasion of the observatory's 25th anniversary
Jean-Claude Carrière (1931–2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter, actor, and Academy Award honoree. He was a frequent collaborator with Luis Buñuel on the screenplays of Buñuel's late French films.
Meemann Chang (born 1936) is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and pioneered the study of tetrapod origin in China. Her pioneer work has revolutionized research on early vertebrate evolution.