Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 456001–457000
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]
456001–456100
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456101–456200
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456201–456300
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456301–456400
|-id=378 | 456378 Akashikaikyo || 2006 UA62 || The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is the longest suspended bridge in the world. Its main span is 1991 meters long. It joins the city of Kobe on Honshu Island to Awaji island, passing over the strait of Akashi. || IAU · 456378 |}
456401–456500
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456501–456600
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456601–456700
|-id=627 | 456627 Cristianmartins || 2007 KE7 || Cristian Martins (born 2005), from Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil, is a student at Escola Municipal Dr. Getlio Vargas. He participates in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, having made many asteroid observations and discoveries. Name suggested by P. Miller. || JPL · 456627 |-id=677 | 456677 Yepeijian || 2007 RM119 || Ye Peijian (born 1945), a Chinese aerospace engineer and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences || JPL · 456677 |-id=695 | 456695 Xingdingyu || 2007 RT212 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 456695 |}
456701–456800
|-id=731 | 456731 Uligrözinger || 2007 TL8 || Ulrich Grözinger (born 1952) worked from 1979 to 2018 as an all-round engineer at MPIA Heidelberg. He contributed to many infrared space missions (including ISO, Herschel, and JWST) with his vast knowledge in electronics and cryoengineering. He developed and built the control system of the telescope used for the discovery. || JPL · 456731 |}
456801–456900
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456901–457000
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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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