Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 204001–205000
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]
204001–204100
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204101–204200
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204201–204300
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204301–204400
|-id=370 | 204370 Ferdinandvaněk || 2004 TH70 || Ferdinand Vaněk, a fictitious character in the play Audience by Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel || JPL · 204370 |}
204401–204500
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204501–204600
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204601–204700
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204701–204800
|-id=702 | 204702 Péquignat || 2006 FN9 || Pierre Péquignat (fr) (1669–1740), one of the most popular heroes for people living in Jura Switzerland. || JPL · 204702 |-id=710 | 204710 Gaoxing || 2006 GE || Gao Xing (born 1974), a Chinese amateur astronomer and founder of the Xingming Observatory (C42) of Ürümqi. || JPL · 204710 |-id=711 | 204711 Luojialun || 2006 GN || Luo Jialun (1897–1969) was a Chinese educator, historian, thinker and diplomat. He was President of National Central University from 1932 to 1941. || JPL · 204711 |-id=786 | 204786 Wehlau || 2006 KU131 || William Henry Wehlau (1926–1995), an American-born Canadian astronomer || JPL · 204786 |}
204801–204900
|-id=805 | 204805 Šipöcz || 2006 TS9 || Tibor Šipöcz (born 1950) is a Slovak physicist and senior lecturer, formerly at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava. || JPL · 204805 |-id=816 | 204816 Andreacamilleri || 2007 OZ || Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019), an Italian writer, screenwriter and director who received a number of honorary degrees from several Italian universities || JPL · 204816 |-id=831 | 204831 Levski || 2007 PQ28 || Vasil Levski (1837–1873), national hero of Bulgaria and styled the Apostle of Freedom. || JPL · 204831 |-id=836 | 204836 Xiexiaosi || 2007 QS1 || Xie Xiaosi (1905–2008), known as the Guardian of World Cultural Heritage, was a famous Chinese garden landscape artist and painter. || JPL · 204836 |-id=839 | 204839 Suzhouyuanlin || 2007 QK13 || Suzhou Yuanlin, Suzhou Chinese-style gardens, are typical ancient gardens with traditional Chinese architectures and cultures. || JPL · 204839 |-id=842 | 204842 Fengchia || 2007 RN19 || Feng Chia University, located in central Taiwan, is a university characterized by educational excellence and breakthrough research. || JPL · 204842 |-id=852 | 204852 Frankfurt || 2007 RH133 || The German city of Frankfurt in Hesse || JPL · 204852 |-id=873 | 204873 FAIR || 2007 SW1 || The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), an international science center for studying the building blocks of matter and the evolution of the universe || JPL · 204873 |-id=896 | 204896 Giorgiobocca || 2007 UQ1 || Giorgio Bocca (1920–2011), an Italian essayist and journalist, also known for his participation in the World War II partisan movement. || JPL · 204896 |}
204901–205000
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Template:MinorPlanetNameMeanings/See also
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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