Meanings of minor planet names: 57001–58000
Asminor planetdiscoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by theIAU'sMinor Planet Center(MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU'snaming 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 namedsmall Solar System bodiesare approved and published in a bulletin by IAU'sWorking Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature(WGSBN).[1]Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC'sMinor Planet Circularsfor many decades.[2]Recent citations can also be found on theJPL Small-Body Database(SBDB).[3]Until his death in 2016, German astronomerLutz D. Schmadelcompiled these citations into theDictionary of Minor Planet Names(DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]
Based onPaul Herget'sThe 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 thepublic domain:SBDB New namings may only beadded to this list below after official publicationas 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]
57001–57100
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57076 Mariocambi | 2001 OY16 | Mario Cambi (b. 1948), an Italian amateur astronomer. | IAU·57076 |
57101–57200
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57140 Gaddi | 2001 PG29 | Riccardo Gaddi, amateur astronomer and popular expositor | JPL·57140 |
57201–57300
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
57301–57400
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57359 Robcrawford | 2001 RC | Robert W. Crawford, American energy and environmental consultant, amateur astronomer and physicist | JPL·57359 |
57401–57500
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57424 Caelumnoctu | 2001 SP22 | (19)57–4–24, 1957 April 24, is the date of the transmission of the first edition of the BBC television seriesThe Sky at Night(Caelum noctuin Latin) | JPL·57424 |
| 57471 Mariemarsina | 2001 SZ115 | Marie Marsina (born 1952) currently serves as the President of the National Art League in New York City and as Vice President of the Douglaston Civic Association. She is a graduate of Pace University's Lubin School of Business. | JPL·57471 |
57501–57600
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57509 Sly | 2001 SY270 | Sylvestre (Sly) Maurice(born 1966), a planetary astronomer specialized in lunar and Martian exploration. He has been a lead-developer of Martian rover instruments. | JPL·57509 |
| 57567 Crikey | 2001 TS56 | Steve Irwin(1962–2006), an Australian zookeeper and conservationist, known for his TV-seriesThe Crocodile Hunter."Crikey!", was his signature phrase. | JPL·57567 |
57601–57700
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57658 Nilrem | 2001 UJ1 | Jean-Claude Merlin(born 1954), French astronomer, founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society (French:Société astronomique de Bourgogne) anddiscoverer of minor planets."Nilrem" is "Merlin" backwards, because of pre-existing2598 Merlin. | MPC·57658 |
57701–57800
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
57801–57900
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57868 Pupin | 2001 YD | Mihajlo Pupin(1858–1935), a Serbian-American physicist and humanitarian. | JPL·57868 |
| 57879 Cesarechiosi | 2002 AD1 | Cesare Chiosi, Italian professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Padua | JPL·57879 |
57901–58000
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| Namedminor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref·Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57901 Hitchens | 2002 CH275 | Christopher Hitchens(1949–2011) was a social, religious and literary critic of broad interests, who listed "disputation" among his hobbies | JPL·57901 |
References
[edit]- ^"WGSBN Bulletin Archive".Working Group Small Body Nomenclature.14 May 2021.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive".Minor Planet Center.Retrieved27 July2016.
- ^"JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances".Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Retrieved25 June2019.
- ^Schmadel, Lutz D.(2003).Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.Springer Berlin Heidelberg.ISBN978-3-540-00238-3.Retrieved27 July2016.
- ^Schmadel, Lutz D.(2006).Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005.Springer Berlin Heidelberg.ISBN978-3-540-34360-8.Retrieved27 July2016.
- ^Herget, Paul(1968).The Names of the Minor Planets.Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory.OCLC224288991.
- ^"Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?".Minor Planet Center.Retrieved20 July2019.
- ^"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.