Meanings of minor planet names: 88001–89000

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]

88001–88100

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88071 Taniguchijiro2000 VO59Taniguchi Jiro (1947–2017), a Japanese manga artist who was awarded the French ministry of Culture's Chevalier de l´Ordre des arts et des Lettres in 2011. His main works are "Chichi no koyomi" ("Le journal de mon pere"), "Bocchan no jidai" ("Au temps de Botchan") and "Harukana machi-e" ("Quartier lointain").JPL · 88071

88101–88200

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88146 Castello2000 WE183The archaeological site Castello lies on a hill in the Swiss village of Tremona. This site contains human settlements from the fifth millennium B.C. to the thirteenth century A.DJPL · 88146

88201–88300

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88260 Insubria2001 HE23Regio Insubria, the old Latin name of western Lombardia, northern Italy, home of the discovery siteJPL · 88260
88292 Bora-Bora2001 NL6Bora Bora, French Polynesia. The tropical island, located 240 km northwest of Tahiti, is famed for its multicolored lagoon. Formerly Mai Te Pora ("created by the gods"), Bora Bora means "first born", because it was the first to emerge from the waters after the creation of Raiatea, some seven million years ago.JPL · 88292
88297 Huikilolani2001 NP14"Hui Kilolani" is the Hawaiian Astronomical Society's Hawaiian name, which means "club of sky watchers" (Src).JPL · 88297

88301–88400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

88401–88500

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88470 Joaquinescrig2001 QB111Joaquín Escrig Ferrando (1945–1999) cousin and friend of Spanish discoverer Rafael Ferrando. He was an inspiration to him in his desire for living and strength in overcoming adversity.JPL · 88470

88501–88600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

88601–88700

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88611 Teharonhiawako2001 QT297Teharonhiawako, son of the granddaughter of the Great Spirit creation god, in the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) creation myth, and his twin brother Sawiskera ((88611) Teharonhiawako I Sawiskera)JPL · 88611

88701–88800

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88705 Potato2001 SVThe potato, on the occasion of the United Nations' International Year of the Potato (2008), and because many minor planets are believed to be shaped like potatoesJPL · 88705
88795 Morvan2001 SW115Morvan massif, the northern part of the Massif Central of FranceJPL · 88795

88801–88900

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88874 Wongshingsheuk2001 SV264Wong Shing Sheuk (born 1951) began teaching in 1974. From 1988 to his retirement in 2011, he was the principal of Po Leung Kuk Leung Chow Shan Primary School P.M. He believed that astronomy could inspire a student's interest in science and he put tremendous effort into astronomy education.JPL · 88874
88875 Posky2001 SB265the Hong Kong Po Leung Kuk Education Department for their efforts over the past seven years in supporting student exploration of the sky.JPL · 88875
88878 Bowenyueli2001 SQ266The motto of the Chinese University of Hong Kong is bowenyueli, which means "Through learning and temperance to virtue". These words of Confucius have long been considered a principal precept of his teaching. The University lays equal emphasis on the intellectual and moral aspects of educationJPL · 88878
88879 Sungjaoyiu2001 SA268Joseph Jao-yiu Sung (born 1959) is the vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, associate dean of the Faculty of Medicine and head of Shaw College. During the 2003 atypical pneumonia, Sung played a leading role in combating the disease and was called "Asia Hero" by Time magazineJPL · 88879

88901–89000

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88906 Moutier2001 TT1The Swiss village of Moutier, located in the Bernese JuraJPL · 88906
88961 Valpertile2001 TH47Valerio Pertile (1932–2005) was a skilled and dedicated Italian astronomical technician and night assistant at the Schmidt telescope of the Asiago Station from 1965 to 2000. He took the major fraction of the 16,000 plates acquired with that telescope, a most precious archive of photographic data.JPL · 88961
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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
87,001–88,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 88,001–89,000		 Succeeded by
89,001–90,000
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