Meanings of minor planet names: 176001–177000

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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]

176001–176100

Named minor planet
Provisional
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176014 Vedrana
 2000 RS106 Vedrana Ivezić (born 2000), is an American amateur astronomer and the daughter of Croatian-American astrophysicist Željko Ivezić JPL · 176014

176101–176200

Named minor planet
Provisional
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176103 Waynejohnson
 2001 BE61 Wayne Johnson (born 1953), is an American amateur astronomer, president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club and chair of the western region of the Astronomical League. He discovered several supernovae, and was the first amateur to find two such astronomical objects on the same night. JPL · 176103

176201–176300

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

176301–176400

Named minor planet
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176380 Goran
 2001 TE248 Goran Ivezić (born 1971), is a Croatian amateur astronomer and the brother of SDSS team member Željko Ivezić. JPL · 176380

176401–176500

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

176501–176600

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

176601–176700

Named minor planet
Provisional
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176610 Nuñez
 2002 FW18 Jorge I. Nunez (born 1981) is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a LORRI Instrument Data Scientist for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. JPL · 176610

176701–176800

Named minor planet
Provisional
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176710 Banff
 2002 QR56 The Canadian town of Banff located within the Banff National Park, is known for its hot springs and mountainous scenery, and one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. JPL · 176710
176711 Canmore
 2002 QM57 The town of Canmore, the most important coal-mining centers in southern Alberta JPL · 176711

176801–176900

Named minor planet
Provisional
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176866 Kuropatkin
 2002 TO316 Nickolai Kuropatkin (born 1949), Russian-American physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 176866
176867 Brianlee
 2002 TA321 Brian C. Lee (born 1968), American physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 176867
176884 Jallynsmith
 2002 UZ58 J. Allyn Smith (born 1954), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 176884

176901–177000

Named minor planet
Provisional
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176981 Anteradonic
 2002 XJ116 Ante Radonić (born 1951) is a Croatian astronomer, who writes for the weekly radio show Andromeda and is a major contributor to the popularization of astronomy and astronautics in Croatia. IAU · 176981

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
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  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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Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 176,001–177,000
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