Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 344001–345000
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]
344001–344100
|-id=040 | 344040 Davidiactor || 2012 PO5 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 344040 |}
344101–344200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
344201–344300
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
344301–344400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
344401–344500
|-id=413 | 344413 Campodeifiori || 2002 BC || Campo dei Fiori di Varese is the name of a beautiful and panoramic 1226-m mountain, just north of the city of Varese. The Schiaparelli Observatory, where this object was discovered, was built on the top in 1964 by Salvatore Furia. Since 1984, Campo dei Fiori has been a regional park, where biodiversity is preserved. || IAU · 344413 |}
344501–344600
|-id=581 | 344581 Albisetti || 2003 BG1 || Walter Albisetti (1957–2013), a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Milan. || JPL · 344581 |}
344601–344700
|-id=641 | 344641 Szeleczky || 2003 QV29 || Zita Szeleczky (1915–1999), a Hungarian stage and film actress. || JPL · 344641 |}
344701–344800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
344801–344900
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
344901–345000
|-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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