Meanings of Minor Planet Names: 78001-79000
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Meanings of Minor Planet Names: 78001%E2%80%9379000
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]
78001-78100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78071 Vicent | Francesc Vicent, Spanish author of Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100 which established the modern rules of Chess in Spain + ?[permanent dead link] | MPC · 78071 |
78101-78200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78115 Skiantonucci | Robert "Ski" Antonucci (born 1954), an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara, working on extragalactic astrophysics. | JPL · 78115 | |
| 78118 Bharat | 2002 NT | Bh?rat Ga?ar?jya is the native name of the Republic of India, derived from the wise and pious King Bharata of ancient Hindu mythology. India is the discoverer's motherland. | JPL · 78118 |
| 78123 Dimare | Linda Dimare (born 1981), a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new algorithms and software for solar system dynamics. | JPL · 78123 | |
| 78124 Cicalò | Stefano Cicalò (born 1982) is a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new advanced algorithms and software for the complex dynamics of the radio science experiment of the ESA Bepi Colombo Mission to Mercury and the NASA JUNO mission to Jupiter. | JPL · 78124 | |
| 78125 Salimbeni | Sara Salimbeni (born 1977), an Italian astronomer who has obtained her degree in physics at "La Sapienza" University of Rome in 2003, with a thesis on the cosmological evolution of the deep field galaxy luminosity function. As a Ph.D. student at the University of Rome at Tor Vergata, she is continuing her studies of galaxies and structures evolution. | JPL · 78125 |
78201-78300
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78221 Leonmow | Leon Mow (1919-2002) was an Australian philanthropist with a great interest in astronomy. In 1990 he donated the Leon Mow Dark Sky Site (an observation site) to the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV), so that others could share in his passion. The ASV holds a number of public star parties there each year. | JPL · 78221 | |
| 78249 Capaccioni | Fabrizio Capaccioni (born 1957), an Italian astronomer who has studied the electromagnetic effects associated with impact craterization. He currently works on planetary research, with an emphasis on the study of the surface composition of solar-system bodies by means of reflectance spectroscopy techniques. | JPL · 78249 | |
| 78252 Priscio | Priscilla Cerroni (born 1955), an Italian astronomer who works on experiments involving hypervelocity impacts and implications for the study of catastrophic collisions involving minor planets. She is currently a researcher at the Italian INAF-IASF and a team member of VIMS, the imaging spectrometer on board the Cassini mission. | JPL · 78252 |
78301-78400
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78309 Alessielisa | Elisa Maria Alessi (born 1981) has worked for several years in the fields of space debris dynamics, orbit determination for interplanetary missions, and trajectory design in planet-satellite systems. | JPL · 78309 | |
| 78310 Spoto | Federica Spoto (born 1985) has worked in the field of Solar System dynamics. In particular, she is involved in the Impact Monitoring computation and research at NEODyS and AstDyS. | JPL · 78310 | |
| 78383 Philmassey | Philip Massey (born 1952), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory. | JPL · 78383 | |
| 78391 Michaeljäger | Michael Jäger, Austrian amateur astronomer + ? | MPC · 78391 | |
| 78392 Dellinger | Joseph A. (Joe) Dellinger, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) + | MPC · 78392 | |
| 78393 Dillon | William G. (Bill) Dillon, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) + | MPC · 78393 | |
| 78394 Garossino | Paul G. A. Garossino, Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer + ? | MPC · 78394 |
78401-78500
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78429 Baschek | Bodo Baschek, German astrophysicist + | MPC · 78429 | |
| 78430 Andrewpearce | Andrew Pearce, Australian amateur astronomer, significant contributor to the International Comet Quarterly | JPL · 78430 | |
| 78431 Kemble | Lucian J. Kemble (1922-1999), Canadian Franciscan Father and amateur astronomer, discoverer of Kemble's Cascade | MPC · 78431 | |
| 78432 Helensailer | Helen R. Sailer, member of the international women's flying organization, The Ninety-Nines, and great-aunt of the discoverer | JPL · 78432 | |
| 78433 Gertrudolf | Gertrud and Rudolf Hönig, grandparents of the discoverer | JPL · 78433 | |
| 78434 Dyer | Alan Dyer, Canadian astronomy writer and astrophotographer + ? | MPC · 78434 | |
| 78453 Bullock | Sandra Annette Bullock (born 1964), an American actress and producer. | JPL · 78453 |
78501-78600
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78534 Renmir | Renato Bernardi (born 1946) and Mirella Ceccato (born 1946), the parents of co-discoverer Fabrizio Bernardi | JPL · 78534 | |
| 78535 Carloconti | Carlo Conti (born 1961), a popular Italian showman. | JPL · 78535 | |
| 78536 Shrbený | Luká? Shrbený (born 1981), an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. | JPL · 78536 | |
| 78577 JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | JPL · 78577 | |
| 78578 Donpettit | Don Pettit, American International Space Station Expedition 6 astronaut + | MPC · 78578 |
78601-78700
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78652 Quero | Quero, Belluno (Veneto), Italy | JPL · 78652 | |
| 78661 Castelfranco | Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso (Veneto), Italy | JPL · 78661 |
78701-78800
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78756 Sloan | The Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a astronomical survey that uses adedicated 2.5-meter telescope to image more than a quarter of the celestial sphere. It has catalogued over 300 million objects and obtained spectra of over a million galaxies, quasars and stars | JPL · 78756 |
78801-78900
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78816 Caripito | Caripito, Bolivar district, Monagas, Venezuela, where the parents of the discoverer met + ? | MPC · 78816 |
78901-79000
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78905 Seanokeefe | Sean O'Keefe, American NASA administrator 2001-2004 | JPL · 78905 |
References
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ "JPL - Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2019.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 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. Retrieved 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. Retrieved 2019.
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Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 78,001-79,000 |
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