Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 103001–104000
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]
103001–103100
|-id=015 | 103015 Gianfrancomarcon || 1999 XF104 || Gianfranco Marcon (1939–2022) was an Italian telescope builder. || IAU · 103015 |-id=016 | 103016 Davidčástek || 1999 XH105 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 103016 |}
103101–103200
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
103201–103300
|-id=220 | 103220 Kwongchuikuen || 1999 YQ4 || Kwong Chui Kuen (born 1960), American producer of television documentaries, and the wife of the discoverer (this was his first minor planet) || JPL · 103220 |}
103301–103400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
103401–103500
|-id=421 | 103421 Laurmatt || 2000 AD151 || Laurenne Greco (born 1991) and Mattia Vivarelli (born 1986), Italian amateur astronomers engaged in meteor research at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory || JPL · 103421 |-id=422 | 103422 Laurisirén || 2000 AG153 || Lauri Sirén (1921–), Finnish amateur astronomer and founder of the amateur astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius || JPL · 103422 |-id=460 | 103460 Dieterherrmann || 2000 AC204 || Dieter B. Herrmann (born 1939), German astronomer and physicist and director of the director of the Archenhold Observatory in Berlin || JPL · 103460 |}
103501–103600
|-id=560 | 103560 Peate || 2000 BZ31 || John Peate (1820–1902) was an amateur optician who fabricated large telescope mirrors in the late 19th century, culminating with a 62" mirror in 1897, then the largest in the world. That mirror is now kept in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History in Washington DC. || JPL · 103560 |}
103601–103700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
103701–103800
|-id=733 | 103733 Bernardharris || 2000 CD105 || Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born 1956) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions. In 1993, he was a mission specialist who carried out research as part of Spacelab D-2. As Payload Commander on the space shuttle in 1995, he became the first African American to conduct a spacewalk. || JPL · 103733 |-id=734 | 103734 Winstonscott || 2000 CO106 || Winston Elliott Scott (born 1950) is a former NASA astronaut who has flown two missions into space. Scott completed three spacewalks to retrieve satellites and evaluate the assembly of the International Space Station. He also performed experiments about the effects of zero gravity on the human body. || JPL · 103734 |-id=737 | 103737 Curbeam || 2000 CU108 || Robert Lee Curbeam Jr (born 1962) is a retired NASA astronaut and the first person to perform four spacewalks on a single mission. While in space Curbeam helped to fix a solar panel and install a new truss in the International Space Station. He has totaled more than 37 days in space and 45 hours on spacewalks. || JPL · 103737 |-id=738 | 103738 Stephaniewilson || 2000 CA110 || Stephanie Diana Wilson (born 1966) is a NASA astronaut and the second African American women to fly in space. She has flown on three missions and as of 2020, she has logged the most time in space of any African American astronaut (42 days). She also served as the ground commander for the first all-women spacewalk in 2019. || JPL · 103738 |-id=739 | 103739 Higginbotham || 2000 CT110 || Joan Higginbotham (born 1964) is an electrical engineer and former NASA Astronaut. She actively participated in 53 space shuttle launches as an engineer at Kennedy Space Center before becoming the third African American woman to go into space. || JPL · 103739 |-id=740 | 103740 Budinger || 2000 CV110 || Donald V. Budinger (born 1942), American chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundations and Science Foundation Arizona || JPL · 103740 |-id=770 | 103770 Wilfriedlang || 2000 DP1 || Wilfried Lang (born 1951), a German engineer || JPL · 103770 |}
103801–103900
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
103901–104000
|-id=966 | 103966 Luni || 2000 DC79 || The Italian municipality of Luni, an ancient and powerful Roman city founded in 177 BC on the shores of the Ligurian Sea || JPL · 103966 |}
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References
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet CenterMinor Planet Circulars. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?asteroids#discovery. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ↑ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/Astrometry.html#name. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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