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]
Antonio Bernal (born 1947), Colombian ex-director of the planetarium inMedellín and a charter member of the Astronomical Colombian Network (Spanish:Red de Astronomía de Colombia, RAC)
Enrique ("Kike") Herrero Casas (born 1986) is an astrophysicist at the Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) and is also a science communicator. He specializes in exoplanets and stellar astrophysics.
Valerie L. Thomas (born 1943) is an American scientist and inventor. She is renowned for her work with several NASA projects including managing the development of theLandsat image processing systems. She is the inventor of theillusion transmitter and has promoted STEM opportunities for African Americans and women.
Époigny, a site in Burgundy, France, near theLe Creusot Observatory. The location's name is derived fromEpona, the goddess of horses in the Gallo-Roman religion.
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]