Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 142001–143000

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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.

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. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). 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. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, 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.

142001–142100

|-id=014 | 142014 Neirinck || 2002 PA₁₆₈ || Pierre Neirinck (1926–), French-British head of the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in the UK during the 1970s || JPL · 142014 |-id=020 | 142020 Xinghaishiyan || 2002 PH₁₇₈ || Xinghaishiyan, motto of The Suzhou Industry Park Xinghai Experimental Senior School, meaning "All stars shine brilliantly; All rivers flow to the Sea" and an educational philosophy "to make everyone a star". Xing means "star", hai means "sea", and shiyan means "experimental" || JPL · 142020 |-id=084 | 142084 Jamesdaniel || 2002 QU₄₇ || James Sealy (1951–1978) and Daniel Sealy (born 1957), sons of Robert and Hazel Sealy, friends of American astronomer James Whitney Young who discovered this minor planet (also see 147397 Bobhazel) || JPL · 142084 |-id=091 | 142091 Omerblaes || 2002 QW₅₂ || Omer Michael Blaes (born 1961), an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara. || JPL · 142091 |}

142101–142200

|-id=106 | 142106 Nengshun || 2002 QZ₈₃ || Ye Nengshun (1894–1952), a great-grandfather of Chinese astronomer Ye Quan-Zhi, who discovered this minor planet || JPL · 142106 |}

142201–142300

|-id=275 | 142275 Simonyi || 2002 RQ₁₁₇ || Károly Simonyi (1916–2001), a professor of electrical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest. || JPL · 142275 |-id=291 | 142291 Dompfaff || 2002 RE₁₃₈ || "Dompfaff" is the common name for a cardinal (priest) in the German catholic liturgy. It is also the name of the endangered Eurasian bullfinch, a beautiful small bird with a red breast. It appears regularly in the Eifel (Ardennes) near the Hoher List Observatory during winter. || JPL · 142291 |}

142301–142400

|-id=368 | 142368 Majden || 2002 RH₂₃₃ || Edward Majden (born 1939), Canadian amateur astronomer, recorder of meteor spectra, associate member of the Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee, and winner of the 2006 Chant Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada † || JPL · 142368 |-id=369 | 142369 Johnhodges || 2002 RE₂₃₄ || John V. Hodges (1918–1983), active member and later observatory director of the Regina Astronomical Society || JPL · 142369 |}

142401–142500

|- | 142401 Simonhook || 2002 SH₂₃ || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 142401 |-id=408 | 142408 Trebur || 2002 SU₂₇ || The German municipality of Trebur, home of the Michael Adrian Observatory (239), where this minor planet was discovered || JPL · 142408 |}

142501–142600

|-id=562 | 142562 Graetz || 2002 TL₆₉ || Paul Graetz (1889–1937), German Army officer, the first person to cross southern Africa by automobile (1907–1909) || JPL · 142562 |}

142601–142700

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

142701–142800

|-id=752 | 142752 Boroski || 2002 TD₃₁₂ || William Boroski (born 1960), American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142752 |-id=753 | 142753 Briegel || 2002 TG₃₁₆ || Charlie Briegel (born 1949), American computer scientist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142753 |-id=754 | 142754 Brunner || 2002 TR₃₁₇ || Robert Brunner (born 1968), American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142754 |-id=755 | 142755 Castander || 2002 TA₃₁₈ || Francisco J. Castander (born 1968), Spanish astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142755 |-id=756 | 142756 Chiu || 2002 TF₃₁₉ || Kuenley Chiu (born 1975), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142756 |-id=757 | 142757 Collinge || 2002 TS₃₃₅ || Matthew Collinge (born 1979), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142757 |-id=758 | 142758 Connolly || 2002 TH₃₅₈ || Andy Connolly (born 1966), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142758 |-id=759 | 142759 Covey || 2002 TQ₃₅₈ || Kevin Covey (born 1977), American astronomer at Lowell Observatory and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142759 |-id=760 | 142760 Csabai || 2002 TN₃₆₁ || István Csabai (born 1965), Hungarian physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142760 |}

142801–142900

|-id=822 | 142822 Czarapata || 2002 US₆₅ || Paul Czarapata (born 1947), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 142822 |}

142901–143000

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}