Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 546001–547000
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]
546001–546100
|-id=025 | 546025 Ábrahámpéter || 2011 WG117 || Péter Ábrahám (born 1964) is a Hungarian astrophysicist and a former director of the Konkoly Observatory (2010 to 2015), whose research includes the nebular hypothesis and the formation of stars. || IAU · 546025 |-id=049 | 546049 Zhujin || 2011 YL4 || Zhu Jin (born 1965), a Chinese astronomer and editor of the monthly publishing magazine Amateur Astronomer in China. He leads the "Popularization Working Committee of the Chinese Astronomical Society", and was the director of the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program (1995–2002) and the Beijing Planetarium (2002–2019), respectively. || IAU · 546049 |}
546101–546200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
546201–546300
|-id=235 | 546235 Kolbenheyer || 2010 UK29 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 546235 |-id=275 | 546275 Kozák || 2010 UW83 || Danuta Kozák (born 1987), a Hungarian sprint canoeist, who won six Olympic gold medals during 2008–2021, and 15 and 17 gold medals at the World and European Championship, respectively. || IAU · 546275 |}
546301–546400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
546401–546500
|-id=471 | 546471 Szipál || 2010 VQ176 || Szipál Márton (1924–2016) was a Hungarian-American photographer, most known for his portrait photographs of movie stars and celebrities. In his later years he worked for Hungarian newspapers and taught at several photography schools. || IAU · 546471 |-id=498 | 546498 Demjénferenc || 2010 VQ206 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 546498 |}
546501–546600
|-id=515 | 546515 Almásy || 2010 VY216 || Paul Almásy (1906–2003) was a Hungarian-born French photographer and a pioneer of photojournalism. For more than six decades he traveled the world and took about 120,000 photographs, creating a detailed picture archive that is a unique document of 20th century history. || IAU · 546515 |}
546601–546700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
546701–546800
|-id=756 | 546756 Sunguoyou || 2010 XL71 || Sun Guoyou (born 1984) is a Chinese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets with the Sky Survey team at Xingming Observatory (C42). Sometimes credited as Guoyou Sun and G. Sun, he also discovered supernovae, novae, dwarf novae, variable stars, double stars and planetary nebulae as well as comet C/2015 F5 (SWAN-XingMing) in 2015. || IAU · 546756 |}
546801–546900
|-id=842 | 546842 Ruanjiangao || 2011 YD3 || Jiangao Ruan, or Ruan Jiangao (born 1986), a Chinese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets from Fangchenggang. Sometimes credited as "J. Ruan", he also discovered supernovae, novae in M31 and M33, C/2009 G1 (STEREO), and more than 80 other SOHO comets. || IAU · 546842 |-id=843 | 546843 Xuzhijian || 2014 QK307 || Xu Zhijian (born 1989), a Chinese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets from Nanjing. Sometimes credited as "Z. Xu", he also discovered supernovae, novae in M31 and M81, and more than 300 SOHO comets. He has also co-founded the Nanjing Amateur Astronomers Association. || IAU · 546843 |-id=844 | 546844 Jinzhangwei || 2016 UZ58 || Jin Zhangwei (born 1968), a Chinese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets from Ningbo, who is a member of the Sky Survey team at Xingming Observatory (C42). Sometimes credited as Zhang-Wei Jin ("Z.-W. Jin" and "Z. Jin"), he also discovered supernovae and several SOHO comets. || IAU · 546844 |-id=845 | 546845 Wulumuqiyizhong || 2016 UB101 || The No.1 Senior High School of Ürümqi (Wulumuqiyizhong) located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. In 2021, this asteroid was named on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the school's founding. Several minor planets, including this one, have been discovered at the Xingming Observatory (C42) with telescopes from this school. || IAU · 546845 |-id=846 | 546846 Sunpeiyuan || 2018 VD42 || Sun Peiyuan (born 1994) is a Chinese amateur astronomer and a member of Xingming Observatory. He has discovered several novae, supernovae, asteroids and SOHO comets, and is engaged in the popularization of astronomy. || IAU · 546846 |}
546901–547000
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
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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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