Meanings of minor planet names: 43001–44000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
43001–43100
43025 Valusha	1999 VW₁₂	Valentina I. Ipatova-Artioukhova, Russian hydrobiologist †
43083 Frankconrad	1999 WR	Frank Conrad, American amateur astronomer, past president of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, friend of the discoverer †
43101–43200
43193 Secinaro	2000 AW₄	Secinaro, L'Aquila, Italy, location of what is probably the first Italian meteoric impact crater discovery (dating to the fourth or fifth century) †
43201–43300
43224 Tonypensa	2000 AP₁₆₅	Anthony Pensa, American assistant director of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, on the occasion of his retirement †
43259 Wangzhenyi	2000 CK₁₀₄	Wang Zhenyi (born 1924), hematologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. †
43293 Banting	2000 GU₁	Frederick G. Banting, Canadian medical doctor, discoverer of insulin †
43301–43400
43401–43500
43501–43600
43511 Cima Ekar	2001 CP₄₈	Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar (Cima Ekar Observing Station), a.k.a. Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Ekar, the largest astronomical facilities of Italy †
43601–43700
43657 Bobmiller	2002 ES₁₁₀	Robert Donald Miller, an astronomer with Michigan State University's on-campus observatory for three decades †
43667 Dumlupınar	2002 GO₁	Dumlupınar, the Turkish submarine which, while crossing the Dardanelles on 1953 April 4, collided with the Swedish freighter Naboland and sank, killing all 81 men aboard †
43669 Winterthur	2002 GA₁₀	Winterthur, Switzerland, birthplace of the discoverer and home of Sternwarte Eschenberg (Eschenberg Observatory) †
43701–43800
43706 Iphiklos	1416 T-2	Iphiklos, father of the Trojan war Greek hero Podarkes of Phylake †
43724 Pechstein	1975 UY	Max Pechstein, German painter, leading member of the German expressionists known as "Die Brücke" †
43751 Asam	1982 UD₄	The Asam family of 17th-18th century Bavarian artists: father Hans Georg and sons Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin, fresco painters, stucco sculptors, and architects †
43752 Maryosipova	1982 US₅	Maria Yur'evna Osipova, younger daughter of the discoverer †
43763 Russert	1987 KF₁	Tim Russert, an author, Washington bureau chief and political analyst for NBC News †
43767 Permeke	1988 CP₅	Constant Permeke, Belgian painter and sculptor †
43768 Lynevans	1988 CH₇	Lyn Evans (b. 1945), a Welsh scientist and project leader of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. †
43775 Tiepolo	1989 CA₆	Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th-century Italian painter †
43790 Ferdinandbraun	1990 TY₃	Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, inventor of the "Braun tube", the forerunner of the television tube, co-winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize in physics for wireless telegraphy †
43793 Mackey	1990 VK₇	Lance Mackey, American musher, first to win the 1000-mile Yukon Quest and the 1100-mile Iditarod back to back (in 2007) †
43794 Yabetakemoto	1990 YP	Akihiko Yabe and Akikazu Takemoto are Japan's leading Masters Games swimmers †
43801–43900
43804 Peterting	1991 RL₄	Peter M. Ting, American anesthesiologist †
43806 Augustepiccard	1991 RG₇	Auguste Piccard, Swiss-Belgian physicist, explorer of the upper stratosphere and the depths of the ocean †
43813 Kühner	1991 TQ₂	Stefan Kühner, electronics technician, is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and experienced short-wave radio operator. †
43841 Marcustacitus	1993 HB	Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman emperor †
43843 Cleynaerts	1993 NC₂	Nicolas Cleynaerts, a Flemish humanist †
43844 Rowling	1993 OX₂	Joanne "Jo" Rowling, British author, best known for the Harry Potter series †
43859 Naoyayano	1994 AN₁₅	Naoya and Ayano Fujii, children of the second discoverer †
43881 Cerreto	1995 DA₁₃	Cerreto d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy, home to the Osservatorio astronomico di Cerreto d'Asti (Cerreto d'Asti Astronomical Observatory) †
43882 Maurivicoli	1995 EM₁	Maurizio Vicoli, Italian philosopher and astronomer †
43889 Osawatakaomi	1995 QH	Osawa Takaomi, Japanese pharmacist and amateur astronomer, independent discoverer of comet C/1996 B1 †
43890 Katiaottani	1995 QT₃	Katia Ottani, Italian elementary-school teacher and friend of E. Colombini, one of the co-discoverers †
43901–44000
43908 Hiraku	1995 WE₇	Hiraku Togashi (born 1955) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1998 and actively popularizes astronomy. †
43924 Martoni	1996 DV₁	Aurora Martoni, the grandchild of the discoverer †
43931 Yoshimi	1996 PR₉	Yoshimi Takahashi, Japanese amateur astronomer who contributed to the establishment of the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club and the Nanyo Citizen's Astronomical Observatory †
43954 Chýnov	1997 CT₅	Chýnov, south Bohemia, site of a well-known cave discovered in 1863 †
43955 Fixlmüller	1997 CE₆	Placidus Fixlmüller, 18th-century Austrian astronomer † ‡
43956 Elidoro	1997 CD₇	Claudio Elidoro, Italian astronomer and popularizer †
43957 Invernizzi	1997 CL₁₃	Luca Invernizzi, Italian author and amateur astronomer, founder of the Associazione Astrofili Valtellinesi and co-promoter of the "G. Piazzi" Observatory †
43971 Gabzdyl	1997 GB₄	Pavel Gabzdyl, Czech planetary astronomer and author †
43993 Mariola	1997 OK	Mariola Magnoni Tieghi, former president of the Como Inner Wheel Club (International Inner Wheel di Como; the feminine version of the Rotary International) †
43998 Nanyoshino	1997 QB₃	Nanyo Yoshinogawa is the river that flows through the center of Nanyo City, Yamagata prefecture, and joins Mogami River. †
43999 Gramigna	1997 QC₃	Paolo Gramigna, Italian amateur astronomer †

Preceded by 42,001–43,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 43,001–44,000	Succeeded by 44,001–45,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, August 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.