Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 249001–250000
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]
249001–249100
|-id=010 | 249010 Abdel-Samad || 2007 QE5 || Hamed Abdel-Samad (born 1972) is an Egyptian political scientist whose satirical German TV series "Safary through Germany" has initiated a broad national discussion. || JPL · 249010 |-id=044 | 249044 Barrymarshall || 2007 TO72 || Barry Marshall (born 1951), an Australian microbiologist and Nobel laureate || JPL · 249044 |-id=061 | 249061 Antonyberger || 2007 TG298 || Antony R. Berger (born 1937), a Canadian geologist who has helped launch many international scientific NGOs, including the Association of Geoscientists for International Development. He has authored over 130 publications in earth science, science policy and environmental issues. || JPL · 249061 |}
249101–249200
|-id=160 | 249160 Urriellu || 2008 BO14 || The Picu Urriellu (a.k.a. Naranjo de Bulnes), a limestone peak of the Picos de Europa in northern Spain || JPL · 249160 |}
249201–249300
|-id=300 | 249300 Karenmortfield || 2008 UY || Karen Mortfield (born 1958) is a Canadian public affairs specialist. As a volunteer, she played a leadership role in the renaissance of the David Dunlap Observatory in Canada, working from 2009 to 2017 to repurpose the 80-year old Observatory as a space science campus. || JPL · 249300 |}
249301–249400
|-id=302 | 249302 Ajoie || 2008 UM7 || Ajoie, a region in the canton of Jura, Switzerland, that corresponds to the Porrentruy District, located north of the Swiss Jura || JPL · 249302 |}
249401–249500
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
249501–249600
|-id=514 | 249514 Donaldroyer || 2010 CZ44 || Donald Royer (born 1942), an expert in the systems needed to operate and communicate with NASA space missions. He served as the mission operations systems manager for the WISE mission. || JPL · 249514 |-id=515 | 249515 Heinrichsen || 2010 CF48 || Ingolf Heinrichsen (born 1964), an expert in the systems engineering, operations, and management of space telescopes, including the Kepler mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Spitzer Space Telescope || JPL · 249515 |-id=516 | 249516 Aretha || 2010 CV60 || Aretha Franklin (born 1942), an American singer known as the Queen of Soul who has won 17 Grammy Awards and has influenced countless singers || JPL · 249516 |-id=519 | 249519 Whitneyclavin || 2010 CA130 || Whitney Clavin (born 1971), a science writer who works to inform the public about results from NASA astronomy missions such as Spitzer, Kepler and WISE || JPL · 249519 |-id=520 | 249520 Luppino || 2010 CG181 || Gerard A. Luppino (1959–2016) was an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, where he pioneered the construction of large-format mosaic CCD cameras for astronomy. He later formed GL Scientific, a company that fabricated instruments for many telescopes and space experiments. || JPL · 249520 |-id=521 | 249521 Truth || 2010 CU212 || Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883), an American abolitionist and advocate for women's rights || JPL · 249521 |-id=522 | 249522 Johndailey || 2010 DP15 || John Dailey (born 1978), a software engineer who was the lead developer for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's moving object processing system for identifying minor planets in the project's infrared images || JPL · 249522 |-id=523 | 249523 Friedan || 2010 DO53 || Betty Friedan (1921–2006), an author and social activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that made an enormous impact on women's lives. || JPL · 249523 |-id=530 | 249530 Ericrice || 2010 GJ92 || Eric Rice (born 1979), a systems engineer specializing in fault protection. He has served as the fault protection engineer for several NASA spacecraft, including the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer || JPL · 249530 |-id=539 | 249539 Pedrosevilla || 2010 HY7 || Pedro Sevilla (born 1967), an engineer who worked on the payload electronics and focal planes of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission || JPL · 249539 |-id=540 | 249540 Eugeniescott || 2010 HX14 || Eugenie Scott (born 1946), an American physical anthropologist || JPL · 249540 |-id=541 | 249541 Steinem || 2010 HR25 || Gloria Steinem (born 1934), a writer and journalist who co-founded Ms. Magazine and the Ms. Foundation for Women || JPL · 249541 |-id=544 | 249544 Ianmclean || 2010 HQ44 || Ian McLean (born 1949), a professor of astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles || JPL · 249544 |}
249601–249700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
249701–249800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
249801–249900
|-id=823 | 249823 Delmarbarker || 2001 FK219 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 249823 |}
249901–250000
|-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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