Meanings of asteroid names (134001-135000)
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As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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 span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Contents: 134001... 134101... 134201... 134301... 134401... 134501... 134601... 134701... 134801... 134901...
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 134101-134200 | ||
| 134124 Subirachs | 2005 AM | Josep Maria Subirachs, Catalan sculptor and painter † |
| 134160 Pluis | 2005 BE3 | Pluis, nickname of Aina Vandenabeele, the discoverer's niece, who died of leukemia at six months of age (this minor planet is a tribute to all children with cancer) † |
| 134201-134300 | ||
| 134244 De Young | 2006 AA4 | Mike De Young, American teacher, who runs the Rehoboth Christian School observatory and is the local liaison for the Calvin-Rehoboth Robotic Observatory † |
| 134301-134400 | ||
| 134329 Cycnos | 2377 T-3 | Cycnos, ally of Priam, son of Poseidon by a nymph, strangled by Achilles † |
| 134340 Pluto[1][2] | — | Pluto, Roman god of the Underworld, similar to the Greek Hades (see also (134340) Pluto I Charon, (134340) Pluto II Nix, and (134340) Pluto III Hydra) |
| 134348 Klemperer | 1992 UX9 | Victor Klemperer, German son of a rabbi, who kept a diary of life under the Nazi tyranny, starting in 1933 † |
| Preceded by 133001–134000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (134001-135000) |
Succeeded by 135001–136000 |
[edit] References
- ^ Spahr, Timothy B. (2006-09-07). MPEC 2006-R19 : EDITORIAL NOTICE. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
- ^ Shiga, David (2006-09-07). Pluto added to official "minor planet" list. NewScientist. Retrieved on 2006-09-08.
