Meanings of minor planet names: 171001–172000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

171001–171100

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

171101–171200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
171112 Sickafoose 2005 ER301 J. Lorin and Tanalynne Sickafoose, parents of the discoverer JPL
171118 Szigetköz 2005 GJ1 Szigetköz, a beautiful island plain in western Hungary, part of the Little Hungarian Plain. JPL
171153 Allanrahill 2005 GL81 Allan Rahill, meteorologist at the Canadian Meteorological Centre JPL
171171 Prior 2005 GZ164 Richard M. Prior (b. 1942), a Professor of Physics who earned a PhD. in Nuclear Physics at the University of Florida. JPL
171183 Haleakala 2005 HJ4 Haleakala (Hawaiian for the house of the sun), high dormant volcano on the island of Maui JPL

171201–171300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
171256 Lucieconstant 2005 PU5 Lucie Constant, the discoverer's goddaughter JPL

171301–171400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
171381 Taipei 2006 OG17 Taipei, known officially as Taipei City, is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan. JPL
171396 Miguel 2006 QH33 Miguel Lacruz Martín, Spain mathematical observer JPL

171401–171500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
171429 Hunstead 2007 RD5 Richard (Dick) W. Hunstead, Australian astronomer JPL
171433 Prothous 2007 RK35 Prothous, leader of Magnesia, son of Tenthredon, was one of the suitors of Helen JPL
171448 Guchaohao 2007 RD147 Gu Chaohao is a mathematician who has made contributions to both pure and applied mathematics and was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980 JPL
171458 Pepaprats 2007 TF14 Pepa Prats Cruz, deceased wife of the astrophysicist José Luis Ortiz, codiscoverer of this minor planet JPL
171465 Evamaria 6847 P-L Eva Maria Schubart, teacher of languages in the southern U.S JPL

171501–171600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
171588 Náprstek 1999 WG1 Vojta Náprstek, Czech philanthropist and advocate of progressive ideas JPL

171601–171700

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

171701–171800

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

171801–171900

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

171901–172000

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

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
170,001–171,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 171,001–172,000
Succeeded by
172,001–173,000
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