Meanings of minor planet names: 53001–54000

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citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

53001–53100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53029 Wodetzky 1998 WY6 József Wodetzky, Hungarian astronomer and mathematician JPL · 53029
53093 La Orotava 1998 YO12 La Orotava, Tenerife Island † MPC · 53093

53101–53200

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53157 Akaishidake 1999 CP Akaishidake Mountain, Shizuoka, Japan JPL · 53157
53159 Mysliveček 1999 CN3 Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer † ‡ MPC · 53159

53201–53300

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53252 Sardegna 1999 EY4 Sardinia, in Italian JPL · 53252
53256 Sinitiere 1999 FD Robert Sinitiere (born 1950), an amateur astronomer and pharmacist. JPL · 53256
53285 Mojmír 1999 FM53 Mojmír, 9th-century Moravian prince †‡ MPC · 53285

53301–53400

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53311 Deucalion 1999 HU11 Deucalion, the Ancient Greek mythological Adam JPL · 53311
53316 Michielford 1999 JY3 Michiel Ford, American amateur astronomer, recipient of a Milken National Educator Award JPL · 53316

53401–53500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53468 Varros 2000 AC2 George Varros, amateur astronomer JPL · 53468

53501–53600

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

53601–53700

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53629 Andrewpotter 2000 CJ112 Andrew E. Potter (born 1926) is a space scientist who discovered the sodium and potassium components of the atmospheres of both Mercury and the moon. JPL · 53629

53701–53800

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

53801–53900

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53843 Antjiekrog 2000 FG10 Antjie Krog (born 1952), a South African writer. JPL · 53843

53901–54000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
53910 Jánfischer 2000 GF4 Ján Fischer, Slovak theoretical physicist JPL · 53910

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ 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 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by
52,001–53,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 53,001–54,000 		Succeeded by
54,001–55,000
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