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]
Michael Ryschkewitsch (born 1951) of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), served as the NASA Headquarters Chief Engineer and then as the Head of the APL Space Department for theNew Horizons mission toPluto.
Rebecca L. H. Sepan (born 1977), a senior mission operations analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as a Flight Controller for theNew Horizons mission toPluto.
Soléne Delavier (born 1996), the daughter of Anne-Véronique, wife of astronomer Michel Hernandez, one of the observers at theObservatory of Saint-Veran in France, where this minor planet was discovered.
Vladis Vujnovic (born 1933) is a professor of astronomy and physics at the University of Zagreb, a pianist, author of numerous astronomy textbooks and other publications, and a major contributor to the development of astronomy and astrophysics in Croatia.
Cuauhtemoc Escobedo (born 1962), an American jazz music educator from Seattle, Washington, who received the 2006Golden Apple Award and admitted to the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame.
Jolana Kürtiova (born 1963), wife of Slovak amateur astronomerStefan Kürti, who was involved with the discovery and early astrometric measurements of this minor planet
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]