Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 391001–392000
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]
391001–391100
|-id=042 | 391042 Dubietis || 2005 TP105 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 391042 |}
391101–391200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
391201–391300
|-id=257 | 391257 Wilwheaton || 2006 RL1 || Wil Wheaton (born 1972), an American actor and writer || JPL · 391257 |}
391301–391400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
391401–391500
|-id=496 | 391496 Colineldridge || 2007 PG9 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 391496 |}
391501–391600
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
391601–391700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
391701–391800
|-id=795 | 391795 Univofutah || 2008 RV77 || The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, United States. || JPL · 391795 |}
391801–391900
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
391901–392000
|-id=947 | 391947 Tanithlee || 2008 VQ72 || Tanith Lee (1947–2015) was a British science-fiction and fantasy writer. Despite not learning to read until age 8 due to a learning disability (dyslexia), she became a prolific author and wrote numerous award-winning novels and short stories. || IAU · 391947 |-id=988 | 391988 Illmárton || 2008 YF26 || Márton Ill (1930–2015), a Hungarian astronomer and space scientist. || JPL · 391988 |-id=996 | 391996 Zhunenghong || 2008 YX84 || Zhu Nenghong (b. 1939), an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, is an expert in research and development of astronomical instruments in China. He led the development of numerous major astronomical telescopes including the Purple Mountain Observatory's 1.56-m astrometric telescope. || IAU · 391996 |}
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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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