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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.
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]
223001–223100
223101–223200
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223201–223300
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223301–223400
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| Named minor planet
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Provisional|Provisional designation in astronomy
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This minor planet was named for...
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| 223339 Gregdunn |
2003 QC89 |
Gregory F. Dunn (born 1979), American engineering team member of the New Horizons payload development team. |
JPL · 223339
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| 223360 Švankmajer |
2003 SV4 |
Jan Švankmajer (born 1934), a Czech graphic artist and film-maker, well known for his surreal, nightmarish as well as somewhat funny pictures, creations and animations. Among his best known movies are Alice, Faust and Conspirators of Pleasure, as well as his animations and gadgets of comedy Dinner for Adele |
JPL · 223360
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223401–223500
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223501–223600
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223601–223700
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| Named minor planet
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Provisional|Provisional designation in astronomy
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This minor planet was named for...
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| 223633 Rosnyaîné |
2004 KJ1 |
J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940), a French author of Belgian origin, considered to be one of the fathers of modern science fiction |
JPL · 223633
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| 223685 Hartopp |
2004 QC1 |
Ramon Hartopp (born 1965) has displayed great enthusiasm for the popularization and dissemination of astronomy and astronautics through courses, conferences and magazine articles, despite being autistic and having Asperger Syndrome. He is a member of AACastelldefels. |
JPL · 223685
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223701–223800
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223801–223900
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| Named minor planet
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Provisional|Provisional designation in astronomy
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This minor planet was named for...
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Ref · Catalog
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| 223877 Kutler |
2004 TO367 |
Brendan Kutler (1992–2009), an accomplished programmer, scientist, artist, Japanese scholar, tennis player and music editor for the online magazine The 8th Circuit, lifted fellow Summer Science Program alumni with his brilliance and selfless, upbeat attitude throughout their minor-planet orbit-determination project. |
JPL · 223877
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| 223879 Anthonyegan |
2004 UL5 |
Anthony F. Egan (born 1969), American software and IT engineer. |
JPL · 223879
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223901–224000
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References
Template:MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter/coreTemplate:Meanings of minor-planet names | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings of minor-planet names: 223001–224000. Read more |