Meanings of asteroid names (50001-51000)
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This is a list of the sources of asteroid names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names to ensure that the identification is correct. Names established from other sources should quote the reference.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Contents: 50001... 50101... 50201... 50301... 50401... 50501... 50601... 50701... 50801... 50901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50201-50300 | ||
| 50240 Cortina | 2000 BY3 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, holiday resort in the Dolomites, Italy, host to the 1956 Winter Olympics, near which the Osservatorio Astronomico del Col Drusciè (Col Drusciè Astronomical Observatory) is located † |
| 50401-50500 | ||
| 50412 Ewen | 2000 DG1 | Harry Ewen, Canadian amateur astronomer † ‡ |
| 50413 Petrginz | 2000 DQ1 | Petr Ginz, Czech-Jewish boy who edited Vedem, a secret magazine, in the Terezín ghetto during World War II † ‡ |
| Preceded by 49001–50000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (50001-51000) |
Succeeded by 51001–52000 |
