Meanings of minor planet names: 116001–117000

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.

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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] 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.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

116001–116100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

116101–116200

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116166 Andrémaeder2003 XJAndré Maeder (born 1942), Swiss astronomer and former director of the Geneva ObservatoryJPL · 116166

116201–116300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

116301–116400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

116401–116500

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116446 McDermid2004 AGStuart McDermid (born 1952), senior research scientist in JPL's Science DivisionJPL · 116446

116501–116600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

116601–116700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

116701–116800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

116801–116900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

116901–117000

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116903 Jeromeapt2004 GWJerome Apt (born 1949), American astronaut and director of the Table Mountain ObservatoryJPL · 116903
116939 Jonstewart2004 GG39Jon Stewart (born 1962), American comedian, satirist, actor, author and producerJPL · 116939

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
115,001–116,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 116,001–117,000		 Succeeded by
117,001–118,000
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