Meanings of minor planet names: 164001–165000

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]

164001–164100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
164006 Thierry	2003 UT₁₈₅	Thierry Christophe (born 1948), French entomologist and brother of astronomer Bernard Christophe who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 164006

164101–164200

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164130 Jonckheere	2003 YY₂₁	Robert Louis Charles Jonckheere (1888–1974), French amateur astronomer who observed visual double stars	JPL · 164130

164201–164300

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164215 Doloreshill	2004 MF₆	Dolores H. Hill (born 1956), American meteoriticist	JPL · 164215
164268 Hajmási	2004 VV₆₉	József Hajmási (1910–2010), Hungarian physicist, teacher and amateur astronomer	JPL · 164268

164301–164400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

164401–164500

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164501–164600

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164518 Patoche	2006 HN₁₈	Patrice Christophe (born 1945), French architect and brother of astronomer Bernard Christophe who discovered this minor planet. "Patoche" is his nickname.	JPL · 164518
164536 Davehinson	2006 HF₁₅₀	David P. Hinson (born 1954), a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University, served as a Co-Investigator for Radio Science for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 164536
164585 Oenomaos	2007 ND₂	King Oenomaus of Pisa was the son of Ares by Harpina and father of Hippodamia	JPL · 164585
164586 Arlette	2007 NL₄	Arlette Naef (born 1949), wife of Swiss amateur astronomer Peter Kocher who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 164586
164587 Taesch	2007 OS	Paul Taesch (1927–), early astronomical mentor of French amateur astronomer Claudine Rinner who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 164587
164589 La Sagra	2007 PC₁₁	La Sagra, at 2382 meters the highest peak of the Cordillera Subbética mountain range of southern Spain and home of the discovering La Sagra Observatory	JPL · 164589

164601–164700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

164701–164800

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164701 Horanyi	1998 AX₉	Mihaly Horanyi (born 1955) is Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado, who served as a science team Co-Investigator and as the Principal Investigator of the Student Dust Counter instrument for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 164701
164791 Nicinski	1999 FJ₇₀	Tom Nicinski (born 1960), American software engineer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 164791
164792 Owen	1999 FD₇₈	Russell Owen (born 1959), American engineer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 164792

164801–164900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

164901–165000

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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 163,001–164,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 164,001–165,000	Succeeded by 165,001–166,000

[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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