Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 83001–84000

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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]


83001–83100

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

83101–83200

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

83201–83300

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

83301–83400

|-id=360 | 83360 Catalina || 2001 SH || Catalina Sky Survey is one of the most successful programs discovering minor planets. It began operations in April 1998, with prominence given to the search of near-Earth object. The program utilizes a 0.76-m Schmidt telescope located on Mt. Bigelow in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. || JPL · 83360 |-id=362 | 83362 Sandukruit || 2001 SH1 || Sanduk Ruit (born 1954) is a visionary Nepalese ophthalmologist who founded the Tilganga Eye Centre in Kathmandu. He also created the Himalayan Cataract Project, which had cured hundreds of thousands of cataract patients in poor countries || JPL · 83362 |-id=363 | 83363 Yamwingwah || 2001 SU1 || Vivian Wing-Wah Yam (Yam Wing Wah, born 1963) is a chemistry professor at the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are optoelectronic materials, photochromic and photoswitching materials. She won the 13th L´Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards 2011 || JPL · 83363 |}

83401–83500

|-id=464 | 83464 Irishmccalla || 2001 SM73 || Irish McCalla (1929–2002) was an American film actress and artist. She produced over 1000 paintings and numerous limited-edition lithographs. She was a member of Woman Artists of the American West. Her art often featured themes from the Old West and the sweet innocence of youth. || JPL · 83464 |}

83501–83600

|-id=598 | 83598 Aiweiwei || 2001 SP265 || Ai Weiwei (born 1957) is a Chinese artist and architectural designer. His most famous design was the Beijing National Stadium, more commonly called the Bird's Nest, the main stadium of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing || JPL · 83598 |-id=600 | 83600 Yuchunshun || 2001 SM266 || Yu Chunshun (1951–1996) was a Chinese adventurer. He died in the Lop Nur desert in Xinjiang province, People's Republic of China. || JPL · 83600 |}

83601–83700

|-id=657 | 83657 Albertosordi || 2001 TV13 || Alberto Sordi (1920–2003) was an Italian actor, director, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer and songwriter. || JPL · 83657 |}

83701–83800

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

83801–83900

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

83901–84000

|-id=956 | 83956 Panuzzo || 2001 XX30 || Pasquale Panuzzo (born 1972), an Italian astronomer working for the development of the SPIRE instrument of ESA's Herschel mission. His research interests are population synthesis models for dusty galaxies, H II regions, star formation, the ages of early-type galaxies and Spitzer data. || JPL · 83956 |-id=982 | 83982 Crantor || 2002 GO9 || Crantor, a Lapith killed by the centaur Demoleon in Greek mythology || JPL · 83982 |}

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