Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 156001–157000
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]
156001–156100
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
156101–156200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
156201–156300
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
156301–156400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
156401–156500
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
156501–156600
|-id=542 | 156542 Hogg || 2002 CM314 || David W. Hogg (born 1970), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 156542 |-id=580 | 156580 Madách || 2002 EF157 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 156580 |}
156601–156700
|-id=631 | 156631 Margitan || 2002 JM8 || James Margitan (born 1951), atmospheric researcher and manager at JPL's Science Division || JPL · 156631 |}
156701–156800
|-id=751 | 156751 Chelseaferrell || 2002 XL92 || Chelsea L. Ferrell (born 1988), of the Southwest Research Institute, was a resource analyst working for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. || JPL · 156751 |}
156801–156900
|-id=879 | 156879 Eloïs || 2003 EQ1 || Eloïs Hernandez (born 2007), son of Michel Hernandez, a French astronomer at the Observatory of Saint-Veran where this minor planet was discovered || JPL · 156879 |-id=880 | 156880 Bernardtregon || 2003 ES1 || Bernard Tregon (born 1968), French amateur astronomer, interferometry specialist, and observer at the Pic du Midi Observatory || JPL · 156880 |}
156901–157000
|-id=939 | 156939 Odegard || 2003 FB120 || John D. Odegard (1941–1998) was an American aviation visionary who started the flight-training program at the University of North Dakota in 1968 that is now known as the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. || JPL · 156939 |-id=990 | 156990 Claerbout || 2003 KX18 || Jon Claerbout (born 1938), American geophysicist and contributor to the theory and art of seismic exploration. He is a pioneer of computer-modelling wave propagation and of seismic interferometry, examining the structure of the Earth and the Sun. || JPL · 156990 |}
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References
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet CenterMinor Planet Circulars. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?asteroids#discovery. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7. 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. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5. 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. https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/Astrometry.html#name. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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