Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 115001–116000
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]
115001–115100
|-id=015 | 115015 Chang Díaz || 2003 QX84 || Franklin Chang Díaz (born 1950) was an astronaut for 25 years and flew seven Space Shuttle missions from 1986 to 2002. He logged more than 1600 hours in space and helped to deploy the Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter. He is the first Costa Rican astronaut and is also of Chinese descent. || JPL · 115015 |-id=051 | 115051 Safaeinili || 2003 RC6 || Ali Safaeinili (1964–2009), radar scientist and electrical engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory || JPL · 115051 |-id=058 | 115058 Tassantal || 2003 RH8 || Antal Tass (1876–1937), Hungarian astronomer, and director of Konkoly Observatory from 1916 to 1936 || JPL · 115058 |-id=059 | 115059 Nagykároly || 2003 RJ8 || Károly Nagy (1797–1868), Hungarian astronomer, mathematician, chemist and politician || JPL · 115059 |}
115101–115200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
115201–115300
|-id=254 | 115254 Fényi || 2003 SF158 || Gyula Fényi (1845–1927), Hungarian Jesuit and astronomer || JPL · 115254 |}
115301–115400
|-id=312 | 115312 Whither || 2003 SP215 || Whitney Young (born 1990) and Heather Young (born 1992), granddaughters of American astronomer James Whitney Young who discovered this minor planet || JPL · 115312 |-id=326 | 115326 Wehinger || 2003 SC221 || Peter A. Wehinger (born 1938), American astronomer, and development officer for the Giant Magellan Telescope || JPL · 115326 |-id=331 | 115331 Shrylmiles || 2003 SL224 || Shryl Miles, American from Benson, Arizona, who has campaigned against light pollution || JPL · 115331 |}
115401–115500
|-id=434 | 115434 Kellyfast || 2003 TU2 || Kelly E. Fast (born 1968), a program scientist for the MAVEN spacecraft at NASA || JPL · 115434 |-id=449 | 115449 Robson || 2003 TG10 || Monty Robson, American founder and director of the John J. McCarthy Observatory (932) in New Milford, Connecticut || JPL · 115449 |-id=477 | 115477 Brantanica || 2003 UK8 || Brandon Danielson (born 1994), Brittany Danielson (born 1996) and Monica Rahn (born 2006), grandchildren of American astronomer James Whitney Young, who discovered this minor planet || JPL · 115477 |-id=492 | 115492 Watonga || 2003 UR22 || Watonga, Oklahoma, the birthplace of the discoverer || JPL · 115492 |}
115501–115600
|-id=561 | 115561 Frankherbert || 2003 UF80 || Frank Herbert (1920–1986), American science fiction writer best known for his novel Dune || JPL · 115561 |}
115601–115700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
115701–115800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
115801–115900
|- | 115801 Punahou || 2003 UW236 || Punahou School, a private college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States || JPL · 115801 |-id=885 | 115885 Ganz || 2003 VL1 || Ábrahám Ganz (1814–1867), Swiss-Hungarian technical engineer || JPL · 115885 |-id=891 | 115891 Scottmichael || 2003 VW2 || Scott Young (born 1996) and Michael Young (born 1998), grandsons of American astronomer James Whitney Young who discovered this minor planet || JPL · 115891 |}
115901–116000
|-id=950 | 115950 Kocherpeter || 2003 WT33 || Peter Kocher (born 1939), Swiss amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets || JPL · 115950 |}
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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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