Meanings of minor planet names: 163001–164000

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.

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] 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.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

163001–163100

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

163101–163200

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163119 Timmckay2002 AO208Tim McKay (born 1964), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163119
163153 Takuyaonishi2002 CO116Takuya Onishi (born 1964), a Japanese astronaut selected by JAXA in 2009, who stayed at the ISS in 2016. He is a Boeing 767 co-pilot.JPL · 163153

163201–163300

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163244 Matthewhill2002 FU18Matthew E. Hill (born 1971) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a Co-Investigator for a High Energy Charged Particles Spectrometer aboard the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 163244
163255 Adrianhill2002 GT27Adrian Hill (born 1964) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Fault Protection and Autonomy Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 163255

163301–163400

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163401–163500

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163470 Kenwallis2002 RQ181Ken Wallis (1916–2013), a British aviator and engineer.JPL · 163470

163501–163600

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163601–163700

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163623 Miknaitis2002 TR346Gajus Miknaitis (born 1976), American astrophysicist with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163623
163624 Moorthy2002 TD366Bhasker Moorthy (born 1978), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163624
163625 Munn2002 TU367Jeff Munn (born 1961), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163625
163626 Glatfelter2002 UVPam Glatfelter (born 1955), American Operational Site Manager for the Table Mountain Observatory in CaliforniaJPL · 163626
163639 Tomnash2002 UN51Thomas Nash (born 1943), American physicist with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163639
163640 Newberg2002 UB59Heidi Jo Newberg (born 1965), American astronomer and software developer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163640
163641 Nichol2002 UC68Robert Nichol (born 1966), British observational cosmologist with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 163641
163693 Atira2003 CP20Atira, the Native American Pawnee goddess of Earth and the evening starJPL · 163693

163701–163800

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163800 Richardnorton2003 QS69O. Richard Norton (1937–2009), author of many popular books and articles about meteorites †JPL · 163800

163801–163900

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163819 Teleki2003 RN8Sámuel Teleki (1845–1916), Hungarian explorer, first to reach the snow-line on Mount Kilimanjaro, first to set foot on Mount Kenya, first European to see Lake Turkana (which he named Lake Rudolf)JPL · 163819

163901–164000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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162,001–163,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 163,001–164,000		 Succeeded by
164,001–165,000
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