Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 273001–274000

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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]


273001–273100

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273101–273200

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

273201–273300

|-id=230 | 273230 de Bruyn || 2006 JU72 || John Roy de Bruyn (born 1958), a Canadian physicist working on experimental condensed-matter physics, with emphasis on soft materials, the physics of biological systems, and the dynamics of systems driven out of equilibrium || JPL · 273230 |-id=262 | 273262 Cottam || 2006 KJ142 || Michael Gordon Cottam (born 1945), an English-Canadian physicist at the University of Western Ontario. He works in the field of condensed matter physics, with focus on surface physics, nanomaterials, and nonlinear processes in solids, and includes magnetic, optical, and electronic properties of these materials (Src). || JPL · 273262 |-id=273 | 273273 Piwowarski || 2006 OR9 || Marcin Piwowarski (1984–2007), a computer consultant, specializing in flight simulators || JPL · 273273 |}

273301–273400

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

273401–273500

|-id=412 | 273412 Eduardomissoni || 2006 WF2 || Eduardo Missoni (born 1954) is an Italian physician specializing in tropical medicine. He is a professor at Bocconi University Management School in Milan, and worked for the Italian government in the cooperation management and health programs in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. || JPL · 273412 |}

273501–273600

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

273601–273700

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

273701–273800

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

273801–273900

|-id=836 | 273836 Hoijyusek || 2007 GZ27 || Hoi Jyu Sek (Haizhushi), "the Rock of the Pearl in Sea", was a large rock in the Pearl River that had been treated as an icon of Guangzhou (Canton) for many centuries. || JPL · 273836 |}

273901–274000

|-id=936 | 273936 Tangjingchuan || 2007 JC16 || Tang Shunzhi (1507–1560), also known as Tang Jingchuan, was a famous Chinese writer, poet and statesman in the Ming dynasty. A native of Changzhou, Tang's argument for the "concrete studies" (shixue) made him an important figure in the Changzhou intellectual framework. || JPL · 273936 |-id=987 | 273987 Greggwade || 2007 LQ30 || Gregg Wade (born 1971), a Canadian astrophysicist at the Royal Military College of Canada whose research includes the structure, evolution, origin and impact of magnetic fields in larger stars (Src). || JPL · 273987 |-id=994 | 273994 Cinqueterre || 2007 NH1 || The Italian region of Cinque Terre ("Five Villages") in Liguria. The coastline and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. || JPL · 273994 |}

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