Meanings of minor planet names: 163001–164000

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This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

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. Public Domain 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]

163001–163100

Named minor planet
Provisional
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There are no named minor planets in this number range

163101–163200

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163119 Timmckay
 2002 AO208 Tim McKay (born 1964), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163119
163153 Takuyaonishi
 2002 CO116 Takuya Onishi (born 1964), a Japanese astronaut selected by JAXA in 2009, who stayed at the ISS in 2016. He is a Boeing 767 co-pilot. JPL · 163153

163201–163300

Named minor planet
Provisional
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163244 Matthewhill
 2002 FU18 Matthew E. Hill (born 1971) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a Co-Investigator for a High Energy Charged Particles Spectrometer aboard the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. JPL · 163244
163255 Adrianhill
 2002 GT27 Adrian Hill (born 1964) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Fault Protection and Autonomy Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. JPL · 163255

163301–163400

Named minor planet
Provisional
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There are no named minor planets in this number range

163401–163500

Named minor planet
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163470 Kenwallis
 2002 RQ181 Ken Wallis (1916–2013), a British aviator and engineer. JPL · 163470

163501–163600

Named minor planet
Provisional
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There are no named minor planets in this number range

163601–163700

Named minor planet
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163623 Miknaitis
 2002 TR346 Gajus Miknaitis (born 1976), American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163623
163624 Moorthy
 2002 TD366 Bhasker Moorthy (born 1978), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163624
163625 Munn
 2002 TU367 Jeff Munn (born 1961), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163625
163626 Glatfelter
 2002 UV Pam Glatfelter (born 1955), American Operational Site Manager for the Table Mountain Observatory in California JPL · 163626
163639 Tomnash
 2002 UN51 Thomas Nash (born 1943), American physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163639
163640 Newberg
 2002 UB59 Heidi Jo Newberg (born 1965), American astronomer and software developer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163640
163641 Nichol
 2002 UC68 Robert Nichol (born 1966), British observational cosmologist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 163641
163693 Atira 2003 CP20 Atira, the Native American Pawnee goddess of Earth and the evening star JPL · 163693

163701–163800

Named minor planet
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163800 Richardnorton
 2003 QS69 O. Richard Norton (1937–2009), author of many popular books and articles about meteorites † JPL · 163800

163801–163900

Named minor planet
Provisional
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163819 Teleki
 2003 RN8 Sámuel Teleki (1845–1916), Hungarian explorer, first to reach the snow-line on Mount Kilimanjaro, first to set foot on Mount Kenya, first European to see Lake Turkana (which he named Lake Rudolf) JPL · 163819

163901–164000

Named minor planet
Provisional
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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

  1. ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
    . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8
    . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. OCLC 224288991
    .
  7. ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "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.


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List of minor planets: 163,001–164,000
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