Meanings of minor planet names: 50001–51000
This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.
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 number-range 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citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.
- 50,001…
- 50,101…
- 50,201…
- 50,301…
- 50,401…
- 50,501…
- 50,601…
- 50,701…
- 50,801…
- 50,901…
- 45,000s
- 46,000s
- 47,000s
- 48,000s
- 49,000s
- 50,000s
- 51,000s
- 52,000s
- 53,000s
- 54,000s
- 55,000s
50001–50100
50101–50200
Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
50201–50300
50301–50400
Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
Ref · Catalog |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
50401–50500
Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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50412 Ewen | 2000 DG1 | Harry Ewen (born 1957), a Canadian amateur astronomer | MPC · 50412 |
50413 Petrginz | 2000 DQ1 | Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czech-Jewish boy who edited Vedem, a secret magazine, in the Terezín ghetto during World War II | MPC · 50413 |
50428 Alexanderdessler | 2000 DZ15 | Alexander Dessler (born 1928) is a space physicist who shaped understanding of how charged particles interact with magnetic fields of solar system objects. He first defined the existence and characteristics of the heliosphere, confirmed when Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause | JPL · 50428 |
50501–50600
Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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There are no named minor planets in this number range |
50601–50700
50701–50800
Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
Ref · Catalog |
50768 Ianwessen | 2000 FW2 | Ian Remington Wessen (born 1992) has excelled as an honor student in high school, spent two summers learning the Russian language and six weeks working for the Europa Jupiter System Mission team | JPL · 50768 |
50801–50900
50901–51000
Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
Ref · Catalog |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
References
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1–25,000 | |
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25,001–50,000 | |
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50,001–75,000 | |
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75,001–100,000 | |
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100,001–125,000 | |
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125,001–150,000 | |
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150,001–175,000 | |
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175,001–200,000 | |
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200,001–225,000 | |
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225,001–250,000 | |
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250,001–275,000 | |
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275,001–300,000 | |
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300,001–325,000 | |
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325,001–350,000 | |
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350,001–375,000 | |
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375,001–400,000 | |
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400,001–425,000 | |
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425,001–450,000 | |
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450,001–475,000 | |
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475,001–500,000 | |
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500,001–525,000 |
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- 502k
- 503k
- 504k
- 505k
- 506k
- 507k
- 508k
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- 510k
- 511k
- 512k
- 513k
- 514k
- 515k
- 516k
- 517k
- 518k
- 519k
- 520k
- 521k
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