Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 211001–212000

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As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]


211001–211100

|-id=021 | 211021 Johnpercin || 2001 YC159 || John Percin Jr. (1989–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who died battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, Arizona, United States || JPL · 211021 |}

211101–211200

|-id=106 | 211106 Francinewetzel || 2002 EN151 || Francine Wetzel (b. 1992) worked full time as an LPL administrator while earning her Masters at the University of Arizona. || IAU · 211106 |-id=172 | 211172 Tarantola || 2002 JX10 || Albert Tarantola (1949–2009) was a visionary geophysicist who made seminal contributions to Inverse Problem Theory. He was the first to use inversion methods to image the Earth's interior using seismic waveforms. || JPL · 211172 |}

211201–211300

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

211301–211400

|-id=343 | 211343 Dieterhusar || 2002 TJ68 || Dieter Husar (born 1947), a German physicist and amateur astronomer || JPL · 211343 |-id=374 | 211374 Anthonyrose || 2002 TN309 || Anthony Rose (1990–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211374 |-id=375 | 211375 Jessesteed || 2002 TS326 || Jesse Steed (1977–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211375 |-id=376 | 211376 Joethurston || 2002 TT330 || Joe Thurston (1981–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211376 |-id=377 | 211377 Travisturbyfill || 2002 TK333 || Travis Turbyfill (1986–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211377 |-id=378 | 211378 Williamwarneke || 2002 TF334 || William Warneke (1988–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211378 |-id=379 | 211379 Claytonwhitted || 2002 TH334 || Clayton Whitted (1985–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211379 |-id=380 | 211380 Kevinwoyjeck || 2002 TY336 || Kevin Woyjeck (1992–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211380 |-id=381 | 211381 Garretzuppiger || 2002 TZ343 || Garret Zuppiger (1986–2013), one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona || JPL · 211381 |}

211401–211500

|-id=473 | 211473 Herin || 2003 ER1 || Thierry Herin (born 1966), a French amateur astronomer || JPL · 211473 |}

211501–211600

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

211601–211700

|-id=613 | 211613 Christophelovis || 2003 UB30 || Christophe Lovis (born 1977), Swiss astrophysicist and member of the extrasolar planet group at Geneva University. He co-discovered three Neptune-sized exoplanets – HD 69830 b, HD 69830 c, and HD 69830 d – around the star HD 69830. || JPL · 211613 |}

211701–211800

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

211801–211900

|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}

211901–212000

|-id=977 | 211977 Springob || 2005 AX26 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 211977 |}

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