Meanings of minor planet names: 239001–240000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

239001–239100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239046 Judysyd 2006 DQ212 Judith J. (b. 1937) and Sydney P. (b. 1933) Levine, orthopedic surgeon and maritime economic consultant respectively, supported and nurtured the creative and scientific aspirations of their children, one of whom discovered this asteroid. JPL
239071 Penghu 2006 GF Penghu, the only island county of Taiwan and consists of 64 small islands. JPL

239101–239200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239105 Marcocattaneo 2006 HP57 Marco Cattaneo (b. 1963), a science journalist and director of the Italian edition of Scientific American. JPL
239200 Luoyang 2006 MD13 Luoyang, an ancient city situated on the central plain of China. JPL

239201–239300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239203 Simeon 2006 OK14 Simeon (864-927) ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927. JPL

239301–239400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239307 Kruchynenko 2007 QS3 Vitaliy Grygorovych Kruchynenko (born 1934), professor and doctor of physics and mathematics. JPL

239401–239500

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

239501–239600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239593 Tianwenbang 2008 UD55 Tianwenbang is an alliance of the astronomy clubs of several senior high schools in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. JPL

239601–239700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239611 Likwohting 2008 UC212 Kwoh-Ting Li (born 1911) was trained as a physicist but became the mastermind of Taiwan's industrial revolution and economic miracle between 1960 and 1990. JPL
239675 Mottez 2008 YW24 Fabrice Mottez (b. 1963) works on plasma astrophysics at the Paris Observatory. His work has contributed to the physics of Earth’s polar auroras, to radio emissions of solar-system planets and satellites, as well as pulsars and their electromagnetic interaction with orbiting companions, including asteroids. JPL

239701–239800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239792 Hankakováčová 2010 EM34 Hanka Kovácová (born 1986), a director and dramaturgist. JPL

239801–239900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
239890 Edudeldon 2000 RX11 Eduardo Delgado Donate (1977–2007), an astrophysicist who mainly studied the formation of multiple-star and brown-dwarf systems. JPL

239901–240000

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
238,001–239,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 239,001–240,000 		Succeeded by
240,001–241,000
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