Meanings of minor planet names: 116001–117000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

116001–116100

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

116101–116200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
116166 Andrémaeder 2003 XJ André Maeder, Swiss astronomer, former director of the Observatoire de Genève/Observatorium von Genf (Geneva Observatory) JPL

116201–116300

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

116301–116400

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

116401–116500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
116446 McDermid 2004 AG Stuart McDermid, senior research scientist in JPL's Science Division JPL

116501–116600

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

116601–116700

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

116701–116800

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

116801–116900

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

116901–117000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
116903 Jeromeapt 2004 GW Jerome Apt is a former director of JPL's Table Mountain Observatory, former NASA astronaut JPL
116939 Jonstewart 2004 GG39 Jon Stewart, American comedian, satirist, actor, author and producer 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
115,001–116,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 116,001–117,000
Succeeded by
117,001–118,000
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