Meanings of minor planet names: 43001–44000

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]

43001–43100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43025 Valusha1999 VW12Valentina I. Ipatova-Artioukhova (born 1954), Russian hydrobiologistJPL · 43025
43083 Frankconrad1999 WRFrank Conrad (1874–1941), American amateur astronomer, past president of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, friend of the discovererJPL · 43083

43101–43200

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43193 Secinaro2000 AW4Secinaro, L'Aquila, Italy, location of what is probably the first Italian meteoric impact crater discovery (dating to the fourth or fifth century)JPL · 43193

43201–43300

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43224 Tonypensa2000 AP165Anthony Pensa (born 1943), American assistant director of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, on the occasion of his retirementJPL · 43224
43259 Wangzhenyi2000 CK104Wang Zhenyi (born 1924), hematologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.JPL · 43259
43282 Dougbock2000 EB140Doug Bock (born 1956) is well known in amateur astronomy in the midwest U.S. having received numerous awards and served as an officer in several clubs including Vice-Chairman of the Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League from 1980-82. He is an avid observer and imager from his Boon Hill Observatory in Michigan.JPL · 43282
43283 Robinbock2000 EC143Robin Bock (born 1957) is a Michigan amateur astronomer who served as Treasurer of the Warren Astronomical Society from 1979–1980 and then as Vice Chairperson and Secretary of the Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League.JPL · 43283
43293 Banting2000 GU1Frederick Banting (1891–1941), Canadian medical doctor, discoverer of insulinJPL · 43293

43301–43400

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

43401–43500

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

43501–43600

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43511 Cima Ekar2001 CP48Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar (Cima Ekar Observing Station), a.k.a. Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Ekar, the largest astronomical facility of ItalyJPL · 43511
43597 Changshaopo2001 QT163Changshaopo (born 1932) is a Marist brother who served as the principal of St. Francis Xavier's School in Hong Kong from 1974 to 1997. He devoted himself to educating the younger generation, practicing the school's motto Integrity and Universal LoveJPL · 43597

43601–43700

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43605 Gakuho2001 WD16Aizu Gakuho is a senior and junior high school in Aizuwakamatsu city in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, founded in 1924. Gakuho means wisdom and a phoenix flying in space.JPL · 43605
43657 Bobmiller2002 ES110Robert Donald Miller, an astronomer with Michigan State University's on-campus observatory for three decadesJPL · 43657
43667 Dumlupınar2002 GO1Dumlupınar, the Turkish submarine which, while crossing the Dardanelles on 1953 April 4, collided with the Swedish freighter Naboland and sank, killing all 81 men aboardJPL · 43667
43669 Winterthur2002 GA10The city of Winterthur, Switzerland, birthplace of the discoverer Markus Griesser and home of the Eschenberg ObservatoryJPL · 43669

43701–43800

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43706 Iphiklos1416 T-2Iphiklos, father of the Trojan war Greek hero Podarkes of PhylakeJPL · 43706
43722 Carloseduardo1968 OBCarlos Eduardo López (born 1953), an Argentine astronomer.JPL · 43722
43724 Pechstein1975 UYMax Pechstein (1881–1955), German painter, leading member of the German expressionists known as "Die Brücke"JPL · 43724
43751 Asam1982 UD4The Bavarian family of fresco painters, stucco sculptors, and architects: father Hans Georg Asam (1649–1711) and his sons Cosmas Damian Asam (1686–1739) and Egid Quirin Asam (1692–1750)JPL · 43751
43752 Maryosipova1982 US5Maria Yur'evna Osipova (born 1977), younger daughter of the discovererJPL · 43752
43763 Russert1987 KF1Tim Russert (1950–2008), an author, Washington bureau chief and political analyst for NBC NewsJPL · 43763
43767 Permeke1988 CP5Constant Permeke, Belgian painter and sculptorJPL · 43767
43768 Lynevans1988 CH7Lyn Evans (born 1945), a Welsh scientist and project leader of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.JPL · 43768
43775 Tiepolo1989 CA6Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770), Italian Rococo painter and printmakerJPL · 43775
43783 Svyatitelpyotr1989 UX7Saint Pyotr (Svyatitel Pyotr; died 1326) was an outstanding statesman and orthodox religious hierarch, talented icon painter and writer. In 1308–1326 he was the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia and in 1325 he moved the Metropolitan See from Vladimir to Moscow. He founded the Vysokopetrovsky Monastery in 1315.JPL · 43783
43790 Ferdinandbraun1990 TY3Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850–1918), a German physicist, inventor of the "Braun tube", the forerunner of the television tube, co-winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize in physics for wireless telegraphyJPL · 43790
43793 Mackey1990 VK7Lance Mackey (born 1970), American dog musher, first to win the 1000-mile Yukon Quest and the 1100-mile Iditarod back to back (in 2007)JPL · 43793
43794 Yabetakemoto1990 YPAkihiko Yabe (born 1939) and Akikazu Takemoto (born 1941) are Japan's leading Masters Games swimmersJPL · 43794

43801–43900

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43804 Peterting1991 RL4Peter M. Ting (born 1948), American anesthesiologistJPL · 43804
43806 Augustepiccard1991 RG7Auguste Piccard (1884–1962), Swiss physicist, explorer of the upper stratosphere and the depths of the oceanJPL · 43806
43813 Kühner1991 TQ2Stefan Kühner (born 1970), a German electronics technician, is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and experienced short-wave radio operatorJPL · 43813
43841 Marcustacitus1993 HBMarcus Claudius Tacitus (c. 200–276), Roman emperorJPL · 43841
43843 Cleynaerts1993 NC2Nicolas Cleynaerts (1495–1542), a Flemish humanistJPL · 43843
43844 Rowling1993 OX2J. K. Rowling (born 1965), British author, best known for the Harry Potter seriesJPL · 43844
43859 Naoyayano1994 AN15Naoya (born 1998) and Ayano Fujii (born 2001), children of Hiroshi Fujii, who co-discovered this minor planet.JPL · 43859
43881 Cerreto1995 DA13Cerreto d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy, home to the Cerreto d'Asti Astronomical ObservatoryJPL · 43881
43882 Maurivicoli1995 EM1Maurizio Vicoli (born 1964), Italian philosopher and astronomerJPL · 43882
43889 Osawatakaomi1995 QHOsawa Takaomi (born 1957), Japanese pharmacist and amateur astronomer, independent discoverer of comet C/1996 B1JPL · 43889
43890 Katiaottani1995 QT3Katia Ottani (1959–2006), Italian elementary-school teacher and friend of Ermes Colombini, who co-discovered this minor planetJPL · 43890

43901–44000

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Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
43908 Hiraku1995 WE7Hiraku Togashi (born 1955) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1998 and actively popularizes astronomy.JPL · 43908
43924 Martoni1996 DV1Aurora Martoni (born 2012), granddaughter of Antonio Vagnozzi who discovered this minor planetJPL · 43924
43931 Yoshimi1996 PR9Yoshimi Takahashi (1925–2005), Japanese amateur astronomer who contributed to the establishment of the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club and the Nanyo Citizen's Astronomical ObservatoryJPL · 43931
43935 Danshechtman1996 TFDan Shechtman (born 1941) is an Israeli physicist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011JPL · 43935
43954 Chýnov1997 CT5The Czech town of Chýnov in south Bohemia, site of a well-known cave discovered in 1863MPC · 43954
43955 Fixlmüller1997 CE6Placidus Fixlmillner (Fixlmüller; 1721–1791), Austrian astronomerJPL · 43955
43956 Elidoro1997 CD7Claudio Elidoro (born 1956), Italian astronomer and popularizerJPL · 43956
43957 Invernizzi1997 CL13Luca Invernizzi (born 1966), Italian author and amateur astronomer, founder of the Astronomy Club at Valtellina (Italian: Associazione Astrofili Valtellinesi and co-promoter of the Giuseppe Piazzi Observatory (C63)JPL · 43957
43971 Gabzdyl1997 GB4Pavel Gabzdyl (born 1974), Czech planetary astronomer and authorJPL · 43971
43993 Mariola1997 OKMariola Magnoni Tieghi (born 1934), former president of the Como Inner Wheel ClubMPC · 43993
43998 Nanyoshino1997 QB3Nanyo Yosginogawa River flows through the center of Nanyo City, Yamagata prefecture, and joins Mogami River.JPL · 43998
43999 Gramigna1997 QC3Paolo Gramigna (born 1946), Italian amateur astronomer at the Livergnano Observatory (436)JPL · 43999

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
42,001–43,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 43,001–44,000		 Succeeded by
44,001–45,000
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