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]
Patricia ‘Titia’ Colombin (1954–2022) was the companion of the discoverer. A talented painter, she also contributed to the creation and development of the Dauban Observatory.
Alan Titus (born 1964) is an American paleontologist specializing in ammonites. He has also been instrumental in finding and describing new species of dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous subcontinent of Laramidia.
Ijon Tichy: Space Pilot, a satirical German science fiction TV-series. The space traveller Ijon Tichý navigates the universe in his ""three-room rocket". The story is based onThe Star Diaries byStanisław Lem.