Meanings of minor planet names: 145001–146000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.^[4]^[5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

145001–145100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
145062 Hashikami	2005 GS₂₂	Hashikami, Japan, the hometown of the father of the discoverer, Kin Endate	JPL · 145062
145075 Zipernowsky	2005 GV₃₃	Károly Zipernowsky (1853–1942), a Hungarian electrical engineer and a pioneer of AC technologies	MPC · 145075
145078 Katherinejohnson	2005 GO₃₉	Katherine Johnson (1918–2020) was a trailblazing African-American mathematician and scientist. She is renowned for her work at NASA on orbital mechanics calculations supporting the success of several early crewed spaceflight programs including Mercury and Apollo.	IAU · 145078

145101–145200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
145166 Leojematt	2005 JL	Leo Rodriguez (born 2021), Jemma Osmonson (born 2021) and Matthew Young (born 2021) are great-grandchildren of American astronomer James Whitney Young, who discovered this minor planet.	IAU · 145166
145174 Irenejoliotcurie	2005 JC₅	Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956) was a French chemist and physicist. With her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie, she shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of induced radioactivity	IAU · 145174

145201–145300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

145301–145400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

145401–145500

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145445 Le Floch	2005 RS	Jean-Christophe Le Floch (born 1965), French amateur astronomer who observes at the observatories of Bordeaux, Meudon, Haute-Provence and Pic du Midi	JPL · 145445
145475 Rehoboth	2005 TP₅₂	Rehoboth Christian School, New Mexico, whose campus is the site of the Calvin-Rehoboth Robotic Observatory (the discovery site)	JPL · 145475
145488 Kaczendre	2005 VP₃	Endre Kacz Komáromi (1880–1969) was a Hungarian painter and amateur astronomer. From the 1910s, he had permanent exhibitions in Budapest and several of his paintings can be found in the Hungarian National Gallery. His colorful drawings of planets are unique, and he was an independent discoverer of N Aql 1918.	JPL · 145488
145491 Larakaufmann	2005 VX₁₀₈	Lara L. Kaufmann (b. 1967) is Executive Director of the Greenville (South Carolina) Chautauqua Society, which provides cultural enrichment and enhanced community harmony over a broad geographic area.	IAU · 145491

145501–145600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
145523 Lulin	2006 EM₆₇	Lulin mountain, Taiwan, where the discovery site (the National Central University Lu-Lin Observatory) is located	JPL · 145523
145534 Jhongda	2006 GJ	Jhongda, in Mandarin Chinese an abbreviation for "Central University", which built and operates the discovery site (the National Central University Lu-Lin Observatory)	JPL · 145534
145545 Wensayling	2006 KA₃₉	Sayling Wen (1948–2003), Chinese educator and promoter for social work	JPL · 145545
145546 Suiqizhong	2006 KU₆₇	Guangzhou Middle School, in Guangzhou, China, where the co-discoverer of this minor planet, Ye Quan-Zhi, has studied	JPL · 145546
145558 Raiatea	2006 OR	The island of Raiatea in French Polynesia, the first of the Polynesian islands to be inhabited	JPL · 145558
145559 Didiermüller	2006 OO₁	Didier Müller (born 1967), a Swiss math and computer science teacher, who has written several books on science popularization (Src, HP)	JPL · 145559
145562 Zurbriggen	2006 OY₆	Bernard Zurbriggen (born 1943), Swiss emeritus professor of natural science, director of the Observatory Naef Épendes, where this minor planet was discovered	JPL · 145562
145566 Andreasphilipp	2006 ON₁₀	Andreas Philipp (born 1965), German amateur astronomer and founder of the Schurwaldsternwarte in Aichwald	JPL · 145566
145588 Sudongpo	2006 PQ₁₇	Su Shi (1037–1101), a Chinese writer, poet, painter, calligrapher, who composed numerous poems	JPL · 145588
145593 Xántus	2006 QE₁	János Xántus (1825–1894), a Hungarian scientist, traveler, ethnographer and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.	JPL · 145593

145601–145700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

145701–145800

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145709 Rocknowar	1981 SK₉	"Rock No War", an international humanitarian aid organization of volunteers for children. It is based in Formigine, Italy, and was founded in 1998.	JPL · 145709
145732 Kanmon	1995 DH₁	Kanmon Straits (Kanmon-kaikyō) in Japan, a strait separating the main islands of Honshu and Kyushu	JPL · 145732
145768 Petiška	1997 PT₂	Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), a Czech poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and translator	JPL · 145768

145801–145900

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145820 Valeromeo	1998 TL₇	Valentina Romeo (born 1980), Italian singer and friend of the discoverer Gianluca Masi	JPL · 145820

145901–146000

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145962 Lacchini	1999 YH₅	Giovanni Battista Lacchini (1884–1967), an Italian astronomer, noted for his work on variable stars.	JPL · 145962

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References

^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ 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.
^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by 144,001–145,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 145,001–146,000	Succeeded by 146,001–147,000

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-1] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-2] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-3] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] 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.

[Herget-6] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.

[MPC-Preannouncement-7] "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[WGSBN-Naming-Guidelines-8] "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

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