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]
William Brydone Jack (1817–1886) was a pioneer of Canadian astronomy. He built British North America's first astronomical observatory in 1851. Jack practised public outreach in astronomy. He determined Canada's first longitude readings, delivered the first engineering lecture and created the first engineering chair in Canada.
The JapaneseAbukumagawa River originates in Mt. Kashi-Asahidake. It runs south to north through Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, winding its way through the major cities in central Fukushima prefecture, before flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
He Xiantu (born 1937) is a leading theoretical physicist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made significant contributions to the studies of plasma physics, nonlinear science and statistical physics. He has won several State Natural Science Awards and National Science and Technology Progress Awards.
Huangshan City, named for nearbyHuangshan mountain range, is the birthplace of Huizhou culture. There is beautiful natural scenery, human relics and rare natural resources that have allowed the city to be identified for UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage in the World Heritage List
Medlov is a pond located near the town of Nové Město na Moravě in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic. It is a popular recreational area. Astronomical summer youth camps were organized near Medlov pond in the 1980s and 1990s.
Brundibár is a children's opera by Jewish Czech composerHans Krása and librettist Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children ofTheresienstadt ghetto for Jews in 1943. The name comes from a Czech word for a bumble-bee.
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709–1785), a Swedish chemist and mineralogist, who was the first holder (from 1750) of a professorship in chemistry, medicine and pharmacy at Uppsala University. He is considered the founder of agricultural chemistry. In 1761 he published his main work, Agriculturae fundamenta chemica
Gaolu (1877–1947), the pioneer of modern astronomy in China, was born in Changle city, China Fujian province. He initiated the foundation of the Chinese Astronomical Society and the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing
Vasilij G. Chiorny (born 1953), Ukrainian astronomer and asteroidphotometrist who has discovered severalbinary asteroids at the Kharkiv Observatory (101)
Danilo Ceirani (born 1964) is an industrial chemist and Italian history writer, who has published several books on Roman history, Napoleon and World War II.
Michael Ballack (born 1976) is a German professional footballer. Ballack began his career as a youth footballer at his local team at Chemnitz (about 20 km north of Drebach) and made his professional debut in 1995
Nan Rendong (1945–2017) was a leading astronomer, vice-president and president of IAU Division X (2003–2009). Hailed as 'Father of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)', he led the efforts from initiation, implementation, to completion of FAST, and served as Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer.
Feng Zikai (1898–1975) was a famous painter, essayist, and art and music educator in modern China. His unique style of caricature and prose was very popular.
Pirituba, a neighborhood inSão Paulo, Brazil. Its name derives from the Tupi language words "piri" (a type of marshland plant) and "tuba" (meaning "many").
The Italian town ofCoreglia Antelminelli, situated in the Valley of theSerchio River in the heart ofTuscany. The ancient medieval town is considered one of the most beautiful villages of Italy and is known throughout the world for its artistic production of plaster figurines.
Umberto Leotti (born 1952) was an architect, who from 1973 to 1975 attended the S. Vittore Observatory (Bologna) with the aim of starting research activity on minor planets. He made contact with P. Herget to receive the Minor Planet Circulars and with G. A. Chebotarev to receive the annual volume of the Ephemerides of Minor Planets.
Vittoria Colombini (born 2021) is the second son of Alberto Colombini(see#52670) and Elena Cuoghi, and grandson of Italian amateur astronomerErmes Colombini at theSan Vittore Observatory where this minor planet was discovered.
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]