Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 188001–189000
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]
188001–188100
|-id=061 | 188061 Loomis || 2001 VJ131 || Craig P. Loomis (born 1961), an American computing engineer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 188061 |}
188101–188200
|-id=139 | 188139 Stanbridge || 2002 CN315 || Dale R. Stanbridge (born 1962), a senior engineer at KinetX who worked as a Navigation Team Member for the New Horizons mission to Pluto || JPL · 188139 |}
188201–188300
|-id=256 | 188256 Stothoff || 2002 XT93 || Maria M. Stothoff (born 1966), a Public Affairs Deputy Chief at the Southwest Research Institute who worked for the New Horizons mission to Pluto || JPL · 188256 |}
188301–188400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
188401–188500
|-id=446 | 188446 Louischevrolet || 2004 HY5 || Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), a Swiss race car driver and co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911 || JPL · 188446 |}
188501–188600
|-id=502 | 188502 Darrellstrobel || 2004 PM115 || Darrell F. Strobel (born 1942), a research scientist at Johns Hopkins University who worked as a Co-Investigator for atmospheric science for the New Horizons mission to Pluto || JPL · 188502 |-id=534 | 188534 Mauna Kea || 2004 RA252 || Mauna Kea (4,207 m; meaning "White Mountain"), a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii || JPL · 188534 |-id=576 | 188576 Kosenda || 2005 EL30 || Setsuo Kosenda (born 1955) established the Mikawa Astronomical Observatory, located in the Niigata region of Japan || JPL · 188576 |}
188601–188700
|-id=693 | 188693 Roosevelt || 2005 TO14 || Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the 26th President of the United States and is one of the most admired leaders in American history. Among his many accomplishments he is well known for his conservationism, having established the US Forest Service, five National Parks, 18 National Monuments, and 150 National Forests. || JPL · 188693 |}
188701–188800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
188801–188900
|-id=847 | 188847 Rhipeus || 2006 FT9 || Rhipeus (Ripheus), from Classical mythology. The Trojan warrior died fighting alongside his comrade Aeneas during the Trojan War. Rhipeus, the most just of the Trojans was not rewarded by the gods (Virgil). || JPL · 188847 |-id=867 | 188867 Tin Ho || 2006 US174 || Tin Ho, or Tianhe District, is one of the fastest developing areas in Guangzhou, China. Many of Guangzhou's most iconic buildings are found in this district. Tin Ho is the Chinese name for the Milky Way. || JPL · 188867 |-id=894 | 188894 Gerberlouis || 2006 XS56 || Louis Gerber (1928–2021), a Swiss banker and amateur astronomer from Fribourg, who was the first treasurer of the Robert A. Naef Foundation, which operates the Observatory Naef Épendes, where this minor planet was discovered. || IAU · 188894 |}
188901–189000
|-id=973 | 188973 Siufaiwing || 2008 EX36 || Siu Fai Wing (born 1946), a Chinese painter and sculptor || JPL · 188973 |-id=000 | 189000 Alfredkubin || 2008 JZ20 || Alfred Kubin (1877–1959) is considered an important representative of expressionism || JPL · 189000 |}
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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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