Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 399001–400000
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]
399001–399100
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399101–399200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
399201–399300
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
399301–399400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
399401–399500
|-id=411 | 399411 Ayiomamitis || 2001 TV257 || Anthony Ayiomamitis (b. 1957) is a Greek computer scientist. He is also an amateur astronomer and a well-published astrophotographer covering a broad range from deep sky to landscapes. He is best known for his eye-catching analemma photographs showing the annual motion of the Sun above the ruins of ancient Greece. || IAU · 399411 |}
399501–399600
|-id=565 | 399565 Dévényanna || 2003 SZ128 || Anna Dévény (1935–2017) was a Hungarian physiotherapist and gymnastics trainer. She developed a unique treatment system, which helps to restore the muscle function, and abnormal body positions of babies. The method has helped thousands of children recover in recent decades. || IAU · 399565 |}
399601–399700
|-id=673 | 399673 Kadenyuk || 2004 SW19 || Leonid Kadeniuk (1951–2018) was a Ukrainian astronaut. He made his only spaceflight as Payload Specialist on NASA's STS-87 Columbia mission in 1997. || JPL · 399673 |}
399701–399800
|-id=745 | 399745 Ouchaou || 2005 GW9 || Omar Ouchaou (born 1968), the caretaker of the Oukaïmeden Observatory (J43), in Oukaïmeden of Morocco's Atlas Mountains || JPL · 399745 |}
399801–399900
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
399901–400000
|-id=979 | 399979 Lewseaman || 2006 BS198 || Lewis T. Seaman (born 1923), an engineer for many years at GE Aerospace. || JPL · 399979 |}
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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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