Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 346001–347000
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]
346001–346100
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
346101–346200
|-id=150 | 346150 Nanyi || 2007 VE253 || Nanyi is the Chinese abbreviation of Nanjing Medical University, which was founded in 1934 and is one of the birthplaces of public health education in modern China. || IAU · 346150 |}
346201–346300
|-id=261 | 346261 Alexandrescu || 2008 EK145 || Harald Alexandrescu (1945–2005), a Romanian astronomer. || JPL · 346261 |}
346301–346400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
346401–346500
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
346501–346600
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
346601–346700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
346701–346800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
346801–346900
|-id=810 | 346810 Giancabattisti || 2009 CD40 || Giancarlo Battisti (born 1942) is a very enthusiastic Italian amateur astronomer. He is the author of the graphical Atlas of Galaxies (2008). || IAU · 346810 |-id=886 | 346886 Middelburg || 2009 MB || Middelburg is an old Dutch city on the isle of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland that was built as a fortress against the Vikings. || JPL · 346886 |-id=889 | 346889 Rhiphonos || 2009 QV38 || Riphonus (Rhiphonos), one of the commanders of the Lamian centaurs in Greek mythology. He is one of the twelve rustic spirits of the Lamos river set by Zeus to guard the infant Dionysos. Later, Riphonus joined Dionysus in his campaign against India. || JPL · 346889 |}
346901–347000
|-id=998 | 346998 Wakamura || 2010 CR182 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 346998 |-id=999 | 346999 Evalilly || 2010 CQ183 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 346999 |}
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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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