Meanings of minor planet names: 45001–46000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

45001–45100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45027 Cosquer 1999 WA9 Henri Cosquer, professional diver JPL
45073 Doyanrose 1999 XN37 Doyan Rose Ruthroff, the discoverer's mother JPL

45101–45200

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

45201–45300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45261 Decoen 2000 AB2 Yvette Decoen, Swiss physics teacher and friend of the discoverer †
45298 Williamon 2000 AE42 Richard Williamon, American astronomer, director of the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta JPL
45299 Stivell 2000 AL43 Alan Cochevelou, a.k.a. Alan Stivell, French and Breton musician JPL
45300 Thewrewk 2000 AF45 Aurél Ponori Thewrewk, Hungarian astronomical historian, director of the Urania Public Observatory and the Budapest Planetarium, honorary president of the Hungarian Astronomical Association JPL

45301–45400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45305 Paulscherrer 2000 AH48 Paul Scherrer, Swiss physicist and mathematician JPL

45401–45500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45500 Motegi 2000 BN3 Hiromitsu Motegi, Japanese amateur astronomer JPL

45501–45600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45580 Renéracine 2000 CB81 René Racine, Canadian astronomerJPL

45601–45700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45700 Levi-Setti 2000 EP204 Riccardo Levi-Setti (b. 1928), a world-renowned expert on trilobites. JPL

45701–45800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
45737 Benita 2000 HB Benita Segal, American physician and wife of the discoverer JPL

45801–45900

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

45901–46000

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.
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44,001–45,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 45,001–46,000 		Succeeded by
46,001–47,000
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