Meanings of minor planet names: 333001–334000
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 small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's 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 Paul Herget's 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]
333001–333100
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333001 Calloway | 2011 HB38 | Andrew Calloway (b. 1967), the Mission Operations Manager for the US OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission. | IAU · 333001 |
| 333003 Espiritu | 2011 HP58 | Raymond Espiritu (b. 1971), an American software developer of the Altimetry Working Group data product pipeline for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. | IAU · 333003 |
| 333005 Haberle | 2011 JV15 | Christopher Haberle (b. 1985), an American geologist. | IAU · 333005 |
| 333018 Devin | 2011 QE28 | Devin Poland (b. 1986), an American engineer. | IAU · 333018 |
| 333029 Sallitt | 2011 SK32 | Debbie Sallitt (b. 1967), the Financial Manager for the OSIRIS-Rex Mission. | IAU · 333029 |
| 333033 Yutakahashi | 2011 SO66 | Yu Takahashi (b. 1986), a Japanese-American scientist. | IAU · 333033 |
| 333035 Pelgrift | 2011 SX90 | John Pelgrift (b. 1994) worked on the navigation teams for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission and the New Horizons Kuiper Extended Mission. | IAU · 333035 |
| 333036 Sahr | 2011 SC91 | Eric Sahr (b. 1990), an Optical Navigation Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission. | IAU · 333036 |
| 333040 Dalehowell | 2011 SF115 | Dale K. Howell (b. 1959), the Touch-and-Go Phase Lead for the OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return Mission. | IAU · 333040 |
| 333043 Courtneymario | 2011 SU129 | Courtney Mario (b. 1987), an American engineer. | IAU · 333043 |
| 333050 Olds | 2011 SA174 | Ryan Olds (b. 1981), an American engineer. | IAU · 333050 |
| 333052 Skeen | 2011 SQ185 | Michael Skeen (b. 1990), an American engineer. | IAU · 333052 |
| 333054 Bloomquist | 2011 SK200 | Leif Bloomquist (b. 1973), a Canadian engineer. | IAU · 333054 |
| 333055 Liang | 2011 SC223 | Jason Liang (b. 1988), a Canadian engineer. | IAU · 333055 |
| 333056 Bellamy | 2011 SE226 | Kelly Scott Bellamy (b. 1965), the Mission Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. | IAU · 333056 |
| 333057 Bowles | 2011 SO234 | Neil Bowles (b. 1970), a British meteoriticist. | IAU · 333057 |
| 333059 Audi | 2011 SG261 | Edward Audi (b. 1973), an American engineer. | IAU · 333059 |
| 333061 Joshuanelson | 2011 TD13 | Joshua Nelson (b. 1985), an American engineer. | IAU · 333061 |
| 333065 Zeszut | 2011 UX17 | Zoe Zeszut (b. 1993), an Operations Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission | IAU · 333065 |
| 333076 Claudiamanzoni | 2011 UL80 | Claudia Manzoni (b. 1967), an Italian stereo-image collaborator on the OSIRIS-REx Mission. | IAU · 333076 |
| 333079 Keara | 2011 UP112 | Keara Burke (b. 1996) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Mission as a systems and data analyst engineer. | IAU · 333079 |
| 333081 Cutts | 2011 UM122 | Jonathan Cutts (b. 1983), a Planning Specialist on the OSIRIS-REx mission. | IAU · 333081 |
| 333089 Dean | 2011 UD175 | David Dean (b. 1980), an American programmer. | IAU · 333089 |
| 333096 Brittanyenos | 2011 UC248 | Brittany Enos (b. 1994), the digital communications lead on the OSIRIS-REx mission . | IAU · 333096 |
| 333097 Andrewgardner | 2011 UT248 | Andrew Gardner (b. 1979), an American computer programmer | IAU · 333097 |
333101–333200
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333101 Lovelace | 2011 UE298 | Brian Lovelace (b. 1993), an American software engineer | IAU · 333101 |
| 333106 Lujan | 2011 UG311 | Michael N. Lujan (b. 1994), a program coordinator. | IAU · 333106 |
| 333107 McDonough | 2011 US353 | Eva C. McDonough (b. 1966), the Database Administrator for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission | IAU · 333107 |
| 333110 Lupe | 2011 UZ384 | Guadalupe “Lupe” Cota Collins (1935–1989), the mother of Rosie Cope, an Executive Assistant for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. | IAU · 333110 |
| 333119 Sharonhelms | 2011 WF7 | Sharon R. Helms (1962–2017), mother of Jacob and Olivia, a financial analyst at NASA supporting the OSIRIS-REx mission. | IAU · 333119 |
| 333120 Blum | 2011 WN7 | Denise Blum (b. 1965), an American administrator. | IAU · 333120 |
333201–333300
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
333301–333400
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
333401–333500
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
333501–333600
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333508 Voiture | 2005 KJ11 | Vincent Voiture (1597–1648), a French poet and prosateur. | JPL · 333508 |
333601–333700
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333636 Reboul | 2008 QF7 | Henri Reboul (born 1946), a French cosmologist. | JPL · 333636 |
| 333639 Yaima | 2008 QL16 | The Yaeyama Islands (local name "Yaima"), located at the southernmost end of Japan | JPL · 333639 |
333701–333800
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333717 Alexgreaves | 2009 SE41 | Alexander Richard Brian Greaves (born 2000), grandson of British discoverer Norman Falla | JPL · 333717 |
| 333744 Pau | 2009 YW6 | Pau Bosch-Pellicer (born 2007) is the first grandson of the discoverer. | IAU · 333744 |
333801–333900
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
333901–334000
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| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. 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.