Meanings of minor planet names: 81001–82000

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]

81001–81100

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

81101–81200

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81201–81300

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81203 Polynesia2000 FQ10French Polynesia, because it was the first discovery from this region of the worldJPL · 81203

81301–81400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

81401–81500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

81501–81600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

81601–81700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

81701–81800

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81790 Lewislove2000 JL84Lewis E. Love (born 1928), American physics teacher at Great Neck North High SchoolJPL · 81790

81801–81900

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81822 Jamesearly2000 KN38James M. Early (1922–2004), American co-inventor of the transistorJPL · 81822
81859 Joetaylor2000 KP69Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), American astronomer, pulsar hunter extraordinaire, Nobel laureate and MacArthur fellow. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement as a professor at Princeton University in September 2006.JPL · 81859

81901–82000

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81915 Hartwick2000 NS11F. David A. Hartwick (born 1941), Canadian astrophysicist at the University of VictoriaMPC · 81915
81947 Fripp2000 OF69Robert Fripp (born 1946) is a musician who pushes the boundaries of music using guitars, masterful technique, and recording and sound processing effects. His leadership of King Crimson and work with fellow experimentalist Brian Eno has been an essential innovative driving force in music.JPL · 81947
81948 Eno2000 OM69Brian Eno (born 1948) is an experimental sculptor of sound who has worked with many musicians in his career, notably as an iconic duo with Robert Fripp (see entry above). Along with Fripp, he is from the research and development branch of music intermingled with Oblique Strategies.JPL · 81948
81971 Turonclavere2000 QX68Marie-Hélène Turon Clavère (born 1949), French schoolteacher and amateur astronomerJPL · 81971

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
80,001–81,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 81,001–82,000		 Succeeded by
82,001–83,000
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