Meanings of minor-planet names: 45001–46000

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This is a partial list of meanings of minor-planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

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 approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). 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.

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned. The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.

45001–45100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45027 Cosquer	1999 WA₉	Henri Cosquer (born 1950), a professional French diver who discovered Cosquer Cave near Marseille, France in 1985. The cave's entrance is below the Mediterranean sea level and contains numerous cave painting, some of them over 27,000 years old. The asteroid's name was proposed by G. Burki.	JPL · 45027
45073 Doyanrose	1999 XN₃₇	Doyan Rose Ruthroff (1923–1974), mother of American astronomer John Ruthroff, who discovered this minor planet.	JPL · 45073

45101–45200

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

45201–45300

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45261 Decoen	2000 AB₂	Yvette Decoen (born 1951), a Swiss physics teacher and friend of Swiss amateur astronomer Stefano Sposetti who discovered this minor planet.	MPC · 45261
45298 Williamon	2000 AE₄₂	Richard Williamon (born 1946), American astronomer, researcher of eclipsing stars and member of the IAU. He serves as director of the Fernbank Science Center with its observatory and planetarium in Atlanta (IAU).	JPL · 45298
45299 Stivell	2000 AL₄₃	Alan Stivell (born 1944), a French and Breton musician and a master of the Celtic harp.	JPL · 45299
45300 Thewrewk	2000 AF₄₅	Aurél Ponori Thewrewk (1921–2014), Hungarian astronomical historian, director of the Urania Public Observatory and the Budapest Planetarium, honorary president of the Hungarian Astronomical Association	JPL · 45300

45301–45400

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45305 Paulscherrer	2000 AH₄₈	Paul Scherrer, Swiss physicist and mathematician	JPL · 45305
45338 Ericevans	2000 AT₈₅	Eric D. Evans (b. 1961), an American engineer, provided technical leadership, expertise, and strategic direction for 18 years as Director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.	IAU · 45338

45401–45500

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45492 Sławomirbreiter	2000 AD₂₄₁	Sławomir Breiter (born 1963) is a professor at the Poznań Astronomical Observatory in Poland. His work focuses on celestial mechanics, including contributions to the development of analytical and semi-analytical theories of the asteroidal YORP effect and the study of orbital dynamics	IAU · 45492
45500 Motegi	2000 BN₃	Hiromitsu Motegi (born 1960), a Japanese amateur astronomer and a promoter and instructor of astronomy, especially to children. Through his web site, he also collaborates with other Japanese amateur astronomers (HP).	JPL · 45500

45501–45600

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45509 Robertward	2000 BZ₂₂	Robert Ward (born 1976) was inspired by his sighting of a fireball from his home in Bullhead City, Arizona in 1989. He has gone on to find nearly 6, 000 meteorites in 600 localities on six continents, including the recovery of over 20 witnessed falls.	JPL · 45509
45510 Kashuba	2000 BB₂₃	John H. Kashuba (born 1947) is a meteorite collector and photographer whose artful high-resolution images of meteorites in thin section appear in books, magazines and online, including his Micro Visions column in Meteorite Times. With Belgian chemist Roger Warin, he authored the Centerpiece column in Meteorite magazine.	JPL · 45510
45511 Anneblack	2000 BC₂₃	Anne Black (born 1944) is one of the founders of the International Meteorite Collector's Association and served three terms as president. She has translated numerous books and articles about meteorites from her native French into English for publication in the U.S.	JPL · 45511
45512 Holcomb	2000 BD₂₃	Amasa Holcomb (1787–1875) was a self taught American astronomer and optician who fabricated surveying instruments and astronomical telescopes of Herschelian configuration up to 254 mm aperture. Two of his instruments are currently at the Smithsonian Institution.	JPL · 45512
45517 Jett	2000 BE₃₁	Jacob (born 1986) and Caitlin Jett (born 1986) are a husband and wife team of amateur astronomers who not only observe together but have fabricated much of their own astronomical equipment. Using this equipment they also conduct educational outreach. Jacob is a professional paleontologist in Colorado.	JPL · 45517
45518 Larrykrozel	2000 BO₃₃	Larry Krozel (1964–2020), a planetarium lecturer at the Treworgy Planetarium in Mystic Seaport, Connecticut. He could explain complex astronomical concepts to visitors of all ages and was an active member of the International Meteorite Collectors Association and the AAVSO Solar Section.	JPL · 45518
45519 Triebold	2000 BS₃₃	Michael Triebold (born 1953), an American paleontologist, preparator of museum fossils, and founder of Triebold Paleontology Incorporated. He was awarded the 2019 Charles H. Sternberg Medal by the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences for "contributions to paleontology" and for "fostering cooperation and understanding between professional, amateur and academic paleontologists".	IAU · 45519
45580 Renéracine	2000 CB₈₁	René Racine (born 1939), a Canadian astronomer who is an expert in globular clusters, galaxies, astronomical instruments and adaptive optics. He has been a long-time director of the Mont Mégantic Observatory and Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope.	JPL · 45580
45594 Wendyrichard	2000 CJ₁₁₁	Wendy Richard (1943-2009), English actress best known for playing Miss Shirley Brahms on Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler on EastEnders	IAU · 45594
45595 Inman	2000 CK₁₁₁	John Inman (1935-2007), English actor best known for playing Mr. Humphries on Are You Being Served?	IAU · 45595
45596 Molliesugden	2000 CF₁₁₂	Mollie Sugden (1922-2009), British actress best known for playing Mrs. Betty Slocombe on Are You Being Served?	IAU · 45596

45601–45700

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45640 Mikepuzio	2000 ED₂₁	Mike Puzio (born 2004) is an Eagle Scout. He suggested the name for Bennu, target of the OSIRIS-REx mission. He has given many presentations about the mission as an OSIRIS-REx Ambassador.	IAU · 45640
45665 Kristinblock	1998 HF₄	Kristin Block (b. 1978), an American space scientist, astrobiologist, and musician.	IAU · 45665
45641 Larrypuzio	2000 EK₂₁	Larry Puzio (b. 1965), an OSIRIS-REx Ambassador, busy pediatrician, and life-long fan of space exploration.	IAU · 45641
45685 Torrycoppin	2000 EA₁₃₉	Torry Coppin (1950–1993) was an amateur astronomer and an electronics engineer for radio stations in the Sarasota, Florida area.	JPL · 45685
45687 Pranverahyseni	2000 EK₁₄₀	Pranvera Hyseni (born 1995) is the founder and Director of Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo, the largest non-profit astronomy outreach organization in that country. She is an enthusiastic ambassador for Kosovo amateur astronomy.	JPL · 45687
45688 Lawrencestacey	2000 EV₁₄₂	K. Lawrence Stacey (born 1950) is a long-time amateur astronomer, first as a youth in Southfield, Michigan and later in Asheville, North Carolina. He specializes in the observation of multiple stars.	JPL · 45688
45689 Brianjones	2000 EC₁₄₄	Brian Jones (born 1953) is a founding member of Bradford Astronomical Society. Known for writing many articles for newspapers, magazines and journals (scientific and general-interest), he has also penned over 18 books which have covered a range of astronomy and space-related topics.	JPL · 45689
45690 Janiradebaugh	2000 EL₁₄₆	Jani Radebaugh (born 1970) is an American planetary scientist and professor of geology at Brigham Young University. She is a contributing scientist with NASA's Dragonfly mission.	JPL · 45690
45692 Poshyachinda	2000 EJ₁₄₈	Saran Poshyachinda (born 1964) is executive director of the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. Encouraging public interest in astronomy, he was crucial in the construction of the Thai National Observatory, regional observatories for the public throughout Thailand and a 40-m radio telescope.	JPL · 45692
45699 Maryalba	2000 EO₁₉₉	Mary Alba (born 1957) is the daughter of Walter and Peggy Haas, founders of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO). On her own she has been a strong supporter of the organization, encouraging observers and taking her displays of ALPO history to national astronomical meetings.	IAU · 45699
45700 Levi-Setti	2000 EP₂₀₄	Riccardo Levi-Setti (born 1928), a world-renowned expert on trilobites.	JPL · 45700

45701–45800

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45737 Benita	2000 HB	Benita Segal, American physician and wife of the discoverer	JPL · 45737
45752 Venditti	2000 JY₇₀	Flaviane Venditti (born 1980) is an observatory scientist at the Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico, who specializes in radar observations of near-Earth asteroids, impact mitigation techniques, and spacecraft dynamics.	IAU · 45752

45801–45900

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
45846 Avdellidou	2000 RA₉₆	Chrysoula Avdellidou (born 1987) has contributed significantly to knowledge of hypervelocity impact physics with experimental, theoretical and lunar flash observations. She showed that collisions can implant projectile material on small body surfaces, clarifying previously unexplained observations.	IAU · 45846
45847 Gartrelle	2000 RC₉₆	Gordon Gartrelle (born 1955) received his Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota. His primary studies are of D-type asteroids, their potential parent bodies, and their mineralogy.	IAU · 45847
45855 Susumuyoshitomi	2000 TA₂	Susumu Yoshitomi (born 1948) is one of the directors of the Japan Space Forum. He contributed greatly to the construction of Bisei Spaceguard Center.	IAU · 45855
45878 Sadaoaoki	2000 WX₂₉	Sadao Aoki (born 1962) is one of the staff of the Japan Space Forum. For many years, he has contributed greatly to the operation and facility maintenance of the Bisei Spaceguard Center.	IAU · 45878

45901–46000

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

References

"WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
"JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 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. 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. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
"Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by44,001–45,000

Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 45,001–46,000

Succeeded by46,001–47,000

v t e Meanings of minor-planet names
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50,001–75,000	50k 51k 52k 53k 54k 55k 56k 57k 58k 59k 60k 61k 62k 63k 64k 65k 66k 67k 68k 69k 70k 71k 72k 73k 74k
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100,001–125,000	100k 101k 102k 103k 104k 105k 106k 107k 108k 109k 110k 111k 112k 113k 114k 115k 116k 117k 118k 119k 120k 121k 122k 123k 124k
125,001–150,000	125k 126k 127k 128k 129k 130k 131k 132k 133k 134k 135k 136k 137k 138k 139k 140k 141k 142k 143k 144k 145k 146k 147k 148k 149k
150,001–175,000	150k 151k 152k 153k 154k 155k 156k 157k 158k 159k 160k 161k 162k 163k 164k 165k 166k 167k 168k 169k 170k 171k 172k 173k 174k
175,001–200,000	175k 176k 177k 178k 179k 180k 181k 182k 183k 184k 185k 186k 187k 188k 189k 190k 191k 192k 193k 194k 195k 196k 197k 198k 199k
200,001–225,000	200k 201k 202k 203k 204k 205k 206k 207k 208k 209k 210k 211k 212k 213k 214k 215k 216k 217k 218k 219k 220k 221k 222k 223k 224k
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250,001–275,000	250k 251k 252k 253k 254k 255k 256k 257k 258k 259k 260k 261k 262k 263k 264k 265k 266k 267k 268k 269k 270k 271k 272k 273k 274k
275,001–300,000	275k 276k 277k 278k 279k 280k 281k 282k 283k 284k 285k 286k 287k 288k 289k 290k 291k 292k 293k 294k 295k 296k 297k 298k 299k
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350,001–375,000	350k 351k 352k 353k 354k 355k 356k 357k 358k 359k 360k 361k 362k 363k 364k 365k 366k 367k 368k 369k 370k 371k 372k 373k 374k
375,001–400,000	375k 376k 377k 378k 379k 380k 381k 382k 383k 384k 385k 386k 387k 388k 389k 390k 391k 392k 393k 394k 395k 396k 397k 398k 399k
400,001–425,000	400k 401k 402k 403k 404k 405k 406k 407k 408k 409k 410k 411k 412k 413k 414k 415k 416k 417k 418k 419k 420k 421k 422k 423k 424k
425,001–450,000	425k 426k 427k 428k 429k 430k 431k 432k 433k 434k 435k 436k 437k 438k 439k 440k 441k 442k 443k 444k 445k 446k 447k 448k 449k
450,001–475,000	450k 451k 452k 453k 454k 455k 456k 457k 458k 459k 460k 461k 462k 463k 464k 465k 466k 467k 468k 469k 470k 471k 472k 473k 474k
475,001–500,000	475k 476k 477k 478k 479k 480k 481k 482k 483k 484k 485k 486k 487k 488k 489k 490k 491k 492k 493k 494k 495k 496k 497k 498k 499k
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