Meanings of minor planet names: 328001–329000
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 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.
328001–328100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
328101–328200
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
328201–328300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
328301–328400
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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328305 Jackmcdevitt | 2008 HY | Jack McDevitt (born 1935), an American science fiction author. | JPL · 328305 |
328401–328500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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328432 Thomasposch | 2008 TP9 | Thomas Posch (1974–2019) was an Austrian astronomer of the University of Vienna, who contributed significantly to the study of circumstellar dust properties, natural philosophy, and the history of astronomy. His work for the protection of the night sky and the promotion of astronomy made him well known in Austria and abroad. | JPL · 328432 |
328477 Eckstein | 2009 HG36 | Hartmut Eckstein (born 1954), an experienced astrophotographer at the Starkenburg Observatory. | JPL · 328477 |
328501–328600
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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328563 Mosplanetarium | 2009 SZ1 | Moscow Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in Europe, which celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2014. | JPL · 328563 |
328601–328700
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
328701–328800
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
328801–328900
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
328901–329000
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
References
- "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.
Preceded by 327,001–328,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 328,001–329,000 |
Succeeded by 329,001–330,000 |