Meanings of minor planet names: 132001–133000
As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.
Official naming citations of newly named
Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]
Based on
The 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 the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added 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]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added 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]132001–132100
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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|---|---|---|---|
132005 Scottmcgregor |
2002 CN99 | Society for Science & the Public program, that inspires middle schools students worldwide to participate in a science competition. |
JPL · 132005 |
132101–132200
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
132201–132300
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
132301–132400
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
132401–132500
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
132445 Gaertner |
2002 GD178 | Christian Gärtner (1705–1782), German craftsman, merchant, amateur astronomer, and astronomy populariser | JPL · 132445 |
132501–132600
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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|---|---|---|---|
| 132524 APL | 2002 JF56 | The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), developers of numerous space missions, including NEAR Shoemaker and many others |
JPL · 132524 |
132601–132700
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
132661 Carlbaeker |
2002 LO60 | Carl Wilhelm Baeker (1819–1882), German watchmaker and amateur astronomer, discoverer and co-discoverer of six comets | JPL · 132661 |
132701–132800
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
132718 Kemény |
2002 ON27 | BASIC programming language |
JPL · 132718 |
132719 Lambey |
2002 PF | Bernard Lambey (born 1934), French animator and popularizer of astronomy, co-founder of the Astronomical Society of Montpellier | JPL · 132719 |
132792 Scottsmith |
2002 PB152 | P. Scott Smith (born 1922), American physics teacher, primarily responsible for inspiring the discoverer to become an astronomer | JPL · 132792 |
132798 Kürti |
2002 PU167 | discoverer of minor planets |
JPL · 132798 |
132801–132900
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
132820 Miskotte |
2002 QX65 | Koen Miskotte (born 1962), Dutch confectioner and amateur astronomer, active within the Dutch Meteor Society | JPL · 132820 |
132824 Galamb |
2002 QE79 | József Galamb (1881–1955), a Hungarian-American mechanical engineer | JPL · 132824 |
132825 Shizu-Mao |
2002 QT85 | Ye Mao (Shiqing; 1231–1322), Chinese chief executive of Zibei County (now Wenchang City), Shizu ("earliest ancestor") of the discoverer Ye Quan-Zhi |
JPL · 132825 |
132874 Latinovits |
2002 RV118 | Zoltán Latinovits (1931–1976), a Hungarian actor. This minor planet was discovered on the actor's 71st birth anniversary, on 9 September 2002. | JPL · 132874 |
132901–133000
| Named minor planet | Provisional
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This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
132903 Edgibson |
2002 RG234 | Edward Gibson (born 1936) was one of the first scientist-astronauts, selected for NASA Group 4 in 1965. He was CAPCOM for Apollo 12 and science pilot for Skylab 4, setting a new spaceflight record and conducting landmark solar research. Ed is also a noted author and U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee. | IAU · 132903 |
132904 Notkin |
2002 RB237 | Geoffrey Notkin (born 1961), co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men | JPL · 132904 |
References
- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- OCLC 224288991.
- ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.