Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 163001–164000
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]
163001–163100
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
163101–163200
|-id=119 | 163119 Timmckay || 2002 AO208 || Tim McKay (born 1964), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163119 |-id=153 | 163153 Takuyaonishi || 2002 CO116 || Takuya Onishi (born 1964), a Japanese astronaut selected by JAXA in 2009, who stayed at the ISS in 2016. He is a Boeing 767 co-pilot. || JPL · 163153 |}
163201–163300
|-id=244 | 163244 Matthewhill || 2002 FU18 || Matthew E. Hill (born 1971) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a Co-Investigator for a High Energy Charged Particles Spectrometer aboard the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. || JPL · 163244 |-id=255 | 163255 Adrianhill || 2002 GT27 || Adrian Hill (born 1964) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Fault Protection and Autonomy Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto. || JPL · 163255 |}
163301–163400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
163401–163500
|-id=470 | 163470 Kenwallis || 2002 RQ181 || Ken Wallis (1916–2013), a British aviator and engineer. || JPL · 163470 |}
163501–163600
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
163601–163700
|-id=623 | 163623 Miknaitis || 2002 TR346 || Gajus Miknaitis (born 1976), American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163623 |-id=624 | 163624 Moorthy || 2002 TD366 || Bhasker Moorthy (born 1978), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163624 |-id=625 | 163625 Munn || 2002 TU367 || Jeff Munn (born 1961), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163625 |-id=626 | 163626 Glatfelter || 2002 UV || Pam Glatfelter (born 1955), American Operational Site Manager for the Table Mountain Observatory in California || JPL · 163626 |-id=639 | 163639 Tomnash || 2002 UN51 || Thomas Nash (born 1943), American physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163639 |-id=640 | 163640 Newberg || 2002 UB59 || Heidi Jo Newberg (born 1965), American astronomer and software developer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163640 |-id=641 | 163641 Nichol || 2002 UC68 || Robert Nichol (born 1966), British observational cosmologist with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 163641 |-id=693 | 163693 Atira || 2003 CP20 || Atira, the Native American Pawnee goddess of Earth and the evening star || JPL · 163693 |}
163701–163800
|-id=800 | 163800 Richardnorton || 2003 QS69 || O. Richard Norton (1937–2009), author of many popular books and articles about meteorites † || JPL · 163800 |}
163801–163900
|-id=819 | 163819 Teleki || 2003 RN8 || Sámuel Teleki (1845–1916), Hungarian explorer, first to reach the snow-line on Mount Kilimanjaro, first to set foot on Mount Kenya, first European to see Lake Turkana (which he named Lake Rudolf) || JPL · 163819 |}
163901–164000
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
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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