Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 270001–271000
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]
270001–270100
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
270101–270200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
270201–270300
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
270301–270400
|-id=373 | 270373 William || 2002 AE3 || William Edmonds (born 1945), a software engineer at NASA || JPL · 270373 |}
270401–270500
|-id=472 | 270472 Csörgei || 2002 CS316 || Tibor Csörgei (born 1972), a Slovak amateur astronomer and observer of meteors, comets and asteroids. || JPL · 270472 |}
270501–270600
|-id=553 | 270553 Loureed || 2002 GG178 || Lou Reed (1942–2013), an American musician, singer and songwriter || JPL · 270553 |-id=556 | 270556 Kolonica || 2002 GX182 || Kolonica, a small Slovak village near the location of the 1-meter Vihorlat National Telescope (VNT) at Kolonica Saddle (Src). Kolonica's inhabitants were very helpful during the observatory construction and still participate often in astronomical activities. || JPL · 270556 |-id=558 | 270558 Nemiroff || 2002 GB185 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 270558 |-id=584 | 270584 Vlasta || 2002 JG150 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 270584 |}
270601–270700
|- | 270601 Frauenstein || 2002 NN57 || Frauenstein, a small city on the crest of the Erzgebirge Mountains in Saxony, Germany. || JPL · 270601 |}
270701–270800
|-id=725 | 270725 Evka || 2002 QL122 || Eva Morvayová (born 1979), a Slovak amateur astronomer and visual observer, who is a member of the Astronomy Club in Nové Zámky, Slovakia. || IAU · 270725 |}
270801–270900
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
270901–271000
|-id=903 | 270903 Pakstiene || 2002 TO303 || Erika Pakstiene (born 1971), a Lithuanian astronomer and expert in stellar photometry of variable stars, eclipsing binaries, transiting exoplanets, microlensed objects, and rotating asteroids. Known for her work in asteroseismology of variable stars, she has authored more than 80 scientific papers and written many popular science articles. || IAU · 270903 |}
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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