Meanings of minor planet names: 170001–171000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

170001–170100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
170006 Stoughton 2002 TV309 Chris Stoughton, American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170007 Strateva 2002 TV323 Iskra Strateva, Bulgarian-born, former American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170008 Michaelstrauss 2002 TZ338 Michael Strauss, American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170009 Subbarao 2002 TY340 Mark Subbarao, an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. JPL
170010 Szalay 2002 TJ341 Alex Szalay, American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170011 Szkody 2002 TE352 Paula Szkody, American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170012 Anithakar 2002 TF359 Ani Thakar, American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170022 Douglastucker 2002 UO66 Douglas Tucker, American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL
170023 Vogeley 2002 UR68 Michael S. Vogeley, American astronomer, a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL

170101–170200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
170162 Nicolashayek 2003 FJ2 Nicolas Hayek, a member of the Société jurassienne d´astronomie JPL

170201–170300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

170301–170400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
170306 Augustzátka 2003 SZ32 August Zátka, 19th-20th-century Czech personality of České Budějovice JPL
170395 Nicolevogt 2003 SP319 Nicole Vogt, American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL

170401–170500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

170501–170600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

170601–170700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

170701–170800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

170801–170900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
170879 Verbeeckje 2004 LV5 Elena Verbeeck is the daughter of Francis Verbeeck, friend of the discoverer JPL
170900 Jendrassik 2004 VY69 The world’s first turboprop was designed by the Hungarian mechanical engineer, György Jendrassik. JPL

170901–171000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
170906 Coluche 2004 XC41 Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, French comedian and actor JPL
170909 Bobmasterson 2004 XW62 Bob Masterson (b. 1951), an accomplished amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. JPL
170927 Dgebessire 2005 AS3 Gérad Bessire (b. 1953), a biologist and pedagogue from Courroux, in the Swiss Jura. JPL
170995 Ritajoewright 2005 EM2 Rita (b. 1953) and Joseph (b. 1962) Wright are enthusiastic outreach astronomers in the Kansas City area. Together they have hosted countless evenings under the stars, mostly at the Warkoczewski Public Observatory, and have led the Heart of America star party, one of the largest gatherings in the U.S., for many years. JPL

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
169,001–170,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 170,001–171,000
Succeeded by
171,001–172,000
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