Meanings of minor planet names: 183001–184000

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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]

183001–183100

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

183101–183200

Named minor planet
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183114 Vicques
2002 RU140 The Swiss municipality of Vicques, in the Jura Mountains, where this asteroid was discovered at the Jura Observatory JPL · 183114
183182 Weinheim
2002 SB51 The German town of Weinheim, located on the western side of the Odenwald mountain range near Heidelberg Germany JPL · 183182

183201–183300

Named minor planet
Provisional
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183287 Deisenstein
2002 TJ318 Daniel Eisenstein (born 1970), an American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 183287
183288 Eyer
2002 TH331 Laurent Eyer (born 1965), a Swiss astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 183288
183294 Langbroek
2002 TB382 Marco Langbroek (born 1970), Dutch archeologist and amateur astronomer, who also observes meteors as a member of the Dutch Meteor Society JPL · 183294

183301–183400

Named minor planet
Provisional
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183357 Rickshelton
2002 VT129 Richard G. Shelton (born 1957), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as a Senior Mission Operations Analyst for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. JPL · 183357

183401–183500

Named minor planet
Provisional
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183403 Gal
2002 XW115 Roy Gal (born 1973), an American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 183403

183501–183600

Named minor planet
Provisional
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183560 Křišťan
2003 KO18 Christian of Prachatice (1360–1368), medieval Czech astronomer JPL · 183560

183601–183700

Named minor planet
Provisional
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183635 Helmi
2003 UF413 Amina Helmi (born 1970), an Argentinian-Dutch astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL · 183635

183701–183800

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

183801–183900

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

183901–184000

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. . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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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: 183,001–184,000
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