Meanings of minor planet names: 38001–39000

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]

38001–38100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38018 Louisneefs1998 LN2Louis Neefs (1937–1980), a well-known Flemish singerJPL · 38018
38019 Jeanmariepelt1998 LV2Jean-Marie Pelt (1933–2015), French botanist at the Université de Metz, founder of the European Institute of Ecology French: Institut européen d'écologie, author of La Cannelle et le pandaJPL · 38019
38020 Hannadam1998 MPHanna Smigiel (born 1971) and her son, Adam (born 1993), are Polish friends of Luciano Tesi, who co-discoverered this minor planet.JPL · 38020
38046 Krasnoyarsk1998 SW144Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, where in 1772 the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas identified a 700-kg stony-iron meteorite, now known as a pallasiteJPL · 38046
38070 Redwine1999 GG2Kelley K. Redwine (born 1974), an American occupational therapist in Tucson, ArizonaJPL · 38070
38083 Rhadamanthus1999 HX11Rhadamanthus, mythological son of Zeus and Europa, one of the three judges of the dead in Elysium (together with Aeacus and Minos)JPL · 38083
38086 Beowulf1999 JBBeowulf, hero of one of the oldest surviving texts from early BritainJPL · 38086

38101–38200

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

38201–38300

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38203 Sanner1999 MJGlen Sanner, American co-author of the two-volume Night Sky Observer's Guide, and member of the Huachuca Astronomy ClubMPC · 38203
38237 Roche1999 OFÉdouard Roche (1820–1883), French astronomer and mathematicianJPL · 38237
38238 Holíč1999 OWThe town of Holíč in western SlovakiaJPL · 38238
38245 Marcospontes1999 PF4Marcos Pontes (born 1963), Brazilian astronautJPL · 38245
38246 Palupín1999 PL4The village of Palupín in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. It was first mentioned in 1368. St. Wenceslaus church was built by a local landlord in 1617. The family roots of co-discoverer Jana Tichá lie in this village.JPL · 38246
38250 Tartois1999 QS2Lucien Tartois (born 1924), French amateur astronomerJPL · 38250
38268 Zenkert1999 RV32Arnold Zenkert (born 1923), German author, amateur astronomer, and director of the Bruno H. Bürgel Memorial Plaza in Potsdam, GermanyMPC · 38268
38269 Gueymard1999 RN33Adolphe G. Gueymard (1913–?), American businessman, benefactor of the George ObservatoryJPL · 38269
38270 Wettzell1999 RJ35Geodetic Fundamental Station Wettzell in the Bavarian Forest, which supplies observational contributions to the International Terrestrial Reference System with satellite radio interferometry and laser rangingJPL · 38270

38301–38400

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

38401–38500

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38442 Szilárd1999 SU6Leó Szilárd (1898–1964), Hungarian-German-American nuclear physicist and molecular biologistJPL · 38442
38454 Boroson1999 TB2Todd A. Boroson (born 1954), American astronomer, deputy director of the National Optical Astronomy ObservatoryJPL · 38454
38461 Jiřítrnka1999 TR17Jiří Trnka (1912–1969), Czech graphic artist, painter, puppet-maker, film-maker, author and illustratorJPL · 38461

38501–38600

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38540 Stevens1999 VG2Berton L. Stevens (born 1951), American amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Desert Moon Observatory near Las Cruces, New MexicoJPL · 38540
38541 Rustichelli1999 VT6Vittorio Rustichelli (born 1927), Italian telescope maker and amateur astronomerJPL · 38541

38601–38700

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38628 Huya2000 EB173Huya, rain god of the Wayuu Indians of Venezuela and ColombiaJPL · 38628
38669 Michikawa2000 PX3Michikawa is the name of the area in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, Japan.JPL · 38669
38671 Verdaguer2000 PZ6Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902), Spanish (Catalan) poetJPL · 38671
38674 Těšínsko2000 PT8The region of Těšínsko in south-eastern part of Silesia, in 1920 divided between Czechoslovakia and PolandJPL · 38674
38684 Velehrad2000 QK9The village of Velehrad, Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It is the traditional seat of the great Moravian princes and of Archbishop MethodiusJPL · 38684

38701–38800

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

38801–38900

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38821 Linchinghsia2000 RJ78Brigitte Lin (Lin Ching Hsia; born 1954), Chinese actressJPL · 38821

38901–39000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
38960 Yeungchihung2000 TSYeung Chi-hung (1953–2010), an avid stargazer since he was a teenager, was one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society.JPL · 38960
38962 Chuwinghung2000 TN2Chu Wing Hung (Alan Chu; born 1946), Chinese amateur astronomer, compiler of the lunar atlasJPL · 38962
38976 Taeve2000 URNickname of Gustav Adolf Schur (born 1931), German cyclistJPL · 38976
38980 Gaoyaojie2000 UJ2Gao Yaojie (born 1927), Chinese medical doctor, pioneer of AIDS prevention in China and winner of the 2001 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights and of Vital VoicesJPL · 38980
gollark: Or for anthropic reasons.
gollark: I would only do so ironically.
gollark: I think KSP uses it.
gollark: It goes all the way to 10^24.
gollark: Do you not know how metric prefixes work?

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
37,001–38,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 38,001–39,000		 Succeeded by
39,001–40,000
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