Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 551001–552000
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]
551001–551100
|-id=014 | 551014 Gorman || 2012 UU185 || Alice Gorman (born 1964) is an Australian archaeologist, a pioneer in the field of space archaeology. || IAU · 551014 |-id=091 | 551091 Flórferenc || 2012 VZ98 || Ferenc Flór (1809–1871) was a doctor and medical writer, as well as a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was one of the founders of public health in Hungary and he called for the construction of a clean water supply network in Budapest. || IAU · 551091 |}
551101–551200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
551201–551300
|-id=231 | 551231 Żywiec || 2013 AT24 || Żywiec is a town in southern Poland. || IAU · 551231 |-id=233 | 551233 Miguelanton || 2013 AN27 || Miguel Anton (1950–2021) was a Spanish chemist, mathematician and programmer, and a friend of astronomer Rafael Ferrando, who co-discovered this minor planet. || IAU · 551233 |}
551301–551400
|-id=390 | 551390 Thomaskeßler || 2013 CK50 || Tax consultant Thomas Keßler (b. 1953) is an amateur astronomer and a good friend of the discoverer. He was the treasurer of the Vereinigung der Sternfreunde, the largest German amateur astronomer organization, from 1997 to 2017. His main interests in observing are asteroids. || IAU · 551390 |}
551401–551500
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
551501–551600
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
551601–551700
|- | 551601 Antonijové || 2013 GN34 || Antoni Jové Reina (born 1978) is an electromechanic expert. He built the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Remote Observatory in 2017 according to the discoverer's design. Jové later built four more remote observatories, using his own electronics design and self-written software. || IAU · 551601 |}
551701–551800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
551801–551900
|-id=878 | 551878 Stoeger || 2013 PF2 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 551878 |-id=900 | 551900 Laneways || 2013 PJ40 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 551900 |}
551901–552000
|-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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