Meanings of minor planet names: 381001–382000
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.
381001–381100
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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381048 Werber | 2006 WA1 | Bernard Werber (born 1961) is a French science fiction writer. Werber's writing style mixes literary genres, including saga, science fiction and philosophical ideas. His most famous work is the trilogy Les Fourmis (The Ants). | JPL · 381048 |
381101–381200
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 |
381201–381300
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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381260 Ouellette | 2007 TD166 | John A. Ouellette (born 1968) is currently an operations manager at the National Research Council of Canada and an authority on blue straggler stars. | JPL · 381260 |
381301–381400
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 |
381401–381500
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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381458 Moiseenko | 2008 RG78 | Vladimir Mikhailovich Moiseenko (born 1955), Professor Doctor of medical sciences, is Director of the Oncological center in St. Petersburg. | JPL · 381458 |
381501–381600
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 |
381601–381700
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 |
381701–381800
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 |
381801–381900
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 |
381901–382000
Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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381904 Beatita | 2010 CP12 | Beata Tidmarsh, née Podolská (born 1966) was a longtime colleague of Slovak discoverer Stefan Kürti, who encouraged his devotion to astronomy | JPL · 381904 |
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 380,001–381,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 381,001–382,000 |
Succeeded by 382,001–383,000 |