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]
Maria Reiche (1903–1998) was a German-born Peruvian scientist who studied the Nazca Lines of Peru. Her life's work was documenting and protecting the lines, as well as disseminating information about them.
TheNazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs, located in the Nazca Desert of Peru. Created between 500 BCE and 500 CE, the site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
Quintegr'al is abrass quintet established by five students of the ParisConservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in 2012. It consists of Guillaume Fattet (trumpet), Fabien Verwaerde (trumpet), Guillaume Merlin (French horn), Nicolas Cunin (trombone) and Florian Schuegraf (tuba).
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]