Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 123001–124000
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]
123001–123100
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123101–123200
|-id=120 | 123120 Peternewman || 2000 SQ372 || Peter R. Newman (born 1954), British astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || JPL · 123120 |}
123201–123300
|-id=290 | 123290 Manoa || 2000 UH100 || Manoa valley, on the island of Oahu, where the University of Hawaiʻi was founded in 1907 (the provisional designation's subscript stands for the university's centennial celebration of 2007) || JPL · 123290 |}
123301–123400
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123401–123500
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
123501–123600
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
123601–123700
|-id=647 | 123647 Tomáško || 2000 YG66 || Tomáš Kušnirák (born 2002), the only child of the Slovak discoverers Peter Kušnirák and Ulrika Babiaková || JPL · 123647 |}
123701–123800
|-id=794 | 123794 Deadwood || 2001 BE42 || The rowdy mining camp of Deadwood, South Dakota, was founded in 1876 during the Black Hills Gold Rush, and was home to many colorful western characters including Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Seth Bullock. Name suggested by the Deadwood High School Class of 1961. || IAU · 123794 |}
123801–123900
|-id=818 | 123818 Helenzier || 2001 BC75 || Helen Zier (born 1938), American amateur astronomer, birder and volunteer in several scientific research programs || JPL · 123818 |-id=852 | 123852 Jánboďa || 2001 CM37 || Ján Boda (born 1956), Slovak geophysicist and senior lecturer at the Comenius University in Bratislava || JPL · 123852 |-id=860 | 123860 Davederrick || 2001 DX || David Derrick (born 1952), American educator, who built a private planetarium, space museum and observatory || JPL · 123860 |}
123901–124000
|-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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