Meanings of minor planet names: 246001–247000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

246001–246100

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

246101–246200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246132 Lugyny 2007 NM1 Lugyny, the district of in the north of Ukraine. JPL
246153 Waltermaria 2007 PW30 Walter E. B. Mazzucato (1921–2003) and Maria L. Pozzi (1927–2003) were the father and mother of the first discoverer. JPL
246164 Zdvyzhensk 2007 QH3 Zdvyzhensk (currently Brusyliv), the ancient town in Ukraine. JPL

246201–246300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246238 Crampton 2007 RL274 David Crampton (born 1942) has overseen the development of exceptionally efficient, multiplexed spectrographs for CFHT and Gemini. Using them he helped establish Canadian excellence in observational cosmology. He has also excelled in research on Galactic structure and multiple stars, including X-ray binaries. JPL
246247 Sheldoncooper 2007 SP14 Sheldon Cooper, portrayed by Jim Parsons, is a geeky fictional character on the TV series "The Big Bang Theory". JPL

246301–246400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246345 Carolharris 2007 TH298 Carol E. Harris (born 1940), Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria. JPL

246401–246500

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

246501–246600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246504 Hualien 2008 BG16 Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan in terms of area, and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. JPL

246601–246700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246643 Miaoli 2008 YU9 Miaoli, a city located in the mountainous terrain on the western coastline of Taiwan. JPL

246701–246800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246759 Elviracheca 2009 CL4 Elvira Checa Pe˜na (b. 1958) worked from 2008 until 2014 as a chef at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory. Through her culinary skills she contributed significantly to the well-being of her fellow colleagues, visiting astronomers and the discoverer of this asteroid. She and her food are dearly missed. JPL
246789 Pattinson 2009 DM89 Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (b. 1986), an English actor and musician. JPL

246801–246900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246837 Bethfabinsky 2010 CR51 Beth Fabinsky (b. 1971), an American engineer who specializes in mission operations for NASA spacecraft. JPL
246841 Williamirace 2010 DR58 William Irace (b. 1941) is an engineer who worked on the Viking Mars orbiters, the InfraRed Astronomical Satellite, the W. M. Keck Ten MeterTelescopes and the Spitzer Space Telescope. JPL
246842 Dutchstapelbroek 2010 EZ5 Maryn ‘Dutch’ Stapelbroek (b. 1947), a physicist specializing in infrared and visible light-detector design and construction. JPL
246861 Johnelwell 2010 KC18 John Elwell (b. 1958), an expert in the design, construction and calibration of infrared instrumentation for space-based missions to study astrophysics and the Earth’s atmosphere. JPL

246901–247000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
246913 Slocum 1998 SU63 Joshua Slocum (1844 – c. 1909) was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. 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
245,001–246,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 246,001–247,000 		Succeeded by
247,001–248,000
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