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]
Pierre Paul Broca (1824–1880) was a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe of the hominid brain that has been named after him.
Florent Losse (born 1960) was the founder of the St Pardon de Conques observatory (code I93) and the author of the Reduc software for binaries. He is the editor of the reviewÉtoiles Doubles and correspondent with theUSNO for integrating measures into theWashington Double Star Catalogue.
Claude Bourgelat (1712–1779) was a French veterinary surgeon. He was the founder of the Lyon veterinary college in 1761, the first veterinary school in the world.
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]