Meanings of minor planet names: 225001–226000

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]

225001–225100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
225076 Vallemare2007 JT2The Italian village of Vallemare, Lazio, where the Vallemare di Borbona Observatory (A55) of the discoverer Vincenzo Silvano Casulli is locatedJPL · 225076
225088 Gonggong2007 OR10Gonggong, from Chinese mythology is a water god with red hair and a serpent-like tail. He is known for creating chaos, causing flooding, and tilting the Earth; he is often depicted with the head of a human and the body of a snake. Gonggong is often attended by his minister, Xiangliu, a nine-headed poisonous snake monster for whom the satellite is named.JPL · 225088

225101–225200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

225201–225300

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225225 Ninagrunewald2008 SZ82Nina Grünewald (born 2001), granddaughter of German discoverer Rolf ApitzschJPL · 225225
225232 Kircheva2009 OD2Krassymira Kircheva (born 1970), a Bulgarian engineer who contributed to the acquisition of astrometric observations in BulgariaJPL · 225232
225238 Hristobotev2009 QJ5Hristo Botev (1848–1876), a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionaryJPL · 225238
225239 Ruthproell2009 QG8Elsa Anna Ruth Proell (born 1923), the mother-in-law of German discoverer Rolf ApitzschJPL · 225239
225250 Georgfranziska2009 QU36Georg (1835–1902) and Franziska Speyer (1844–1909), founders of the "Georg und Franziska Speyer'sche Hochschulstiftung", and members of the Speyer family, a prominent Jewish family of German descentJPL · 225250
225254 Flury2009 RL2Walter Flury (born 1943), a pioneer in space debris research and a recognized expert in celestial mechanics.JPL · 225254
225276 Leïtos1436 T-2Leïtos, from Greek mythology. He was the son of Alektryon, leader of the Boeotians, and was wounded by Hektor in the Trojan War.JPL · 225276
225277 Stino1960 SN"Stinknormal" (SN), the German word for "boringly normal", inspired by the letters "SN" in the provisional designation of this ordinary main-belt asteroidJPL · 225277

225301–225400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

225401–225500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

225501–225600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

225601–225700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

225701–225800

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225711 Danyzy2001 QT288Augustin Danyzy (1698–1777), an astronomer, mathematician and hydrographer, member of the Montpellier Royal Society of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences et lettres de Montpellie), and responsible for the construction of the Montpellier Observatory (003)JPL · 225711

225801–225900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

225901–226000

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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.
Preceded by
224,001–225,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 225,001–226,000		 Succeeded by
226,001–227,000
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