Meanings of minor planet names: 249001–250000

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]

249001–249100

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249010 Abdel-Samad2007 QE5Hamed Abdel-Samad (born 1972) is an Egyptian political scientist whose satirical German TV series "Safary through Germany" has initiated a broad national discussion.JPL · 249010
249044 Barrymarshall2007 TO72Barry Marshall (born 1951), an Australian microbiologist and Nobel laureateJPL · 249044
249061 Antonyberger2007 TG298Antony R. Berger (born 1937), a Canadian geologist who has helped launch many international scientific NGOs, including the Association of Geoscientists for International Development. He has authored over 130 publications in earth science, science policy and environmental issues.JPL · 249061

249101–249200

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249160 Urriellu2008 BO14The Picu Urriellu (a.k.a. Naranjo de Bulnes), a limestone peak of the Picos de Europa in northern SpainJPL · 249160

249201–249300

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249300 Karenmortfield2008 UYKaren Mortfield (born 1958) is a Canadian public affairs specialist. As a volunteer, she played a leadership role in the renaissance of the David Dunlap Observatory in Canada, working from 2009–2017 to repurpose the 80-year old Observatory as a space science campus.JPL · 249300

249301–249400

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249302 Ajoie2008 UM7Ajoie, a region in the canton of Jura, Switzerland, that corresponds to the Porrentruy District, located north of the Swiss JuraJPL · 249302

249401–249500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

249501–249600

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249514 Donaldroyer2010 CZ44Donald Royer (born 1942), an expert in the systems needed to operate and communicate with NASA space missions. He served as the mission operations systems manager for the WISE mission.JPL · 249514
249515 Heinrichsen2010 CF48Ingolf Heinrichsen (born 1964), an expert in the systems engineering, operations, and management of space telescopes, including the Kepler mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Spitzer Space TelescopeJPL · 249515
249516 Aretha2010 CV60Aretha Franklin (born 1942), an American singer known as the Queen of Soul who has won 17 Grammy Awards and has influenced countless singersJPL · 249516
249519 Whitneyclavin2010 CA130Whitney Clavin (born 1971), a science writer who works to inform the public about results from NASA astronomy missions such as Spitzer, Kepler and WISEJPL · 249519
249520 Luppino2010 CG181Gerard A. Luppino (1959–2016) was an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, where he pioneered the construction of large-format mosaic CCD cameras for astronomy. He later formed GL Scientific, a company that fabricated instruments for many telescopes and space experiments.JPL · 249520
249521 Truth2010 CU212Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883), an American abolitionist and advocate for women's rightsJPL · 249521
249522 Johndailey2010 DP15John Dailey (born 1978), a software engineer who was the lead developer for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's moving object processing system for identifying minor planets in the project's infrared imagesJPL · 249522
249523 Friedan2010 DO53Betty Friedan (1921–2006), an author and social activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that made an enormous impact on women's lives.JPL · 249523
249530 Ericrice2010 GJ92Eric Rice (born 1979), a systems engineer specializing in fault protection. He has served as the fault protection engineer for several NASA spacecraft, including the Wide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerJPL · 249530
249539 Pedrosevilla2010 HY7Pedro Sevilla (born 1967), an engineer who worked on the payload electronics and focal planes of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer missionJPL · 249539
249540 Eugeniescott2010 HX14Eugenie Scott (born 1946), an American physical anthropologistJPL · 249540
249541 Steinem2010 HR25Gloria Steinem (born 1934), a writer and journalist who co-founded Ms. Magazine and the Ms. Foundation for WomenJPL · 249541
249544 Ianmclean2010 HQ44Ian McLean (born 1949), a professor of astronomy at the University of California, Los AngelesJPL · 249544

249601–249700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

249701–249800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

249801–249900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

249901–250000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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.
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248,001–249,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 249,001–250,000		 Succeeded by
250,001–251,000
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