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Task1: merge partial lists in "Meanings of minor planet names"[edit]

See also: WT:AST § Page merger in "Meanings of minor planet names"
Example
Edit-comment
Description

The Meanings of minor planet names consists of partial lists with different number ranges, containing up to 500 and 1000 entries, respectively (see Meanings of minor planet names § Index). For the sake of consistency, I'm going to merge all 500s pages into 1000s pages. This will also result in a working page navigation for all partial lists. Existing links to 500s-pages will still work after the merger.

Task2: improve LCDB template for unnumbered bodies[edit]

See also: Template:LCDB

The {{LCDB}} template's purpose is to generate an external link for a given minor planet (MP) to the Light Curve Data Base (LCDB). The template works similar to the {{MPC}} which generates an external link to MPC's object view page.

Current usage

Both links are identical. The 2nd link also passes the body's name, "Herschel" to the external object view, which otherwise just displays "(2000)" in its page title.

Until now, the template was only used for numbered MPs and not for unnumbered bodies such as 2004 XP14. According to the The Asteroid Lightcurve Data Exchange Format Standard (ALCDEF v 2.1.1) from September 2015, unnumbered bodies are specified to have a "zero" as object-number, and their provisional designation as object-name. Contrary to numbered MPs, the object-name is consequently not optional for prov. designated bodies.

So for:

The template however does not work when a keyboard-space is used instead of "+" or "%20" as a separator between the year and the alphanumeric code of the prov. designation. This separator cannot be omitted either, as this is not considered in the ALCDEF specification.

TODO

Amend the template to that it also accepts keyboard spaces as separator in given provisional designation (only), i.e.

TEST
  • Test sandbox using {{urlencode:<URL>}}
Designation in tpl using urlencode
no (live version) yes (sandbox) works results in
2004 XP14 {{LCDB|0|2004 XP14}} XP14 LCDB XP14 LCDB   2004+XP14
1663 van den Bos {{LCDB|1663|van den Bos}} den Bos LCDB den Bos LCDB   van+den+Bos
4090 Říšehvězd {{LCDB|4090|Říšehvězd}} LCDB
LCDB (%) 		LCDB   %C5%98%C3%AD%C5%A1ehv%C4%9Bzd
2099 Öpik {{LCDB|2099|Öpik}} LCDB
LCDB (%) 		LCDB   %C3%96pik (should be:) %D6pik
RESULT

Although wikimedia has a magic keyword {{urlencode:<URL>}} which nicely converts non-ASCII characters into a percent-encoded string (urlencode), it is not useful for the LCDB website. The reason is that the magic word encodes UTF-8 characters, while target website (LCDB) expects to receive an ISO 8859-1 character set. For example, the letter Ö (as in 2099 Öpik) is converted into %C3%96 by the magic word which will be displayed as Ö at LCDB. To display the letter "Ö" properly the encoded version %D6 has to be used, which is the ISO 8859-1 (latin-1) representation, not the UTF-8 one.

  • Use this map-table to encoded non-ASCII (characters 128 to 256 in the the latin-1 set). Characters not contained in this set can not be displayed properly at LCDB
  • However the current sandbox-version in {{LCDB/sandbox}} uses the magic keyword {{urlencode:<URL>}} and spaces no longer need to be replaced with "+" or "%20" as in "van+den+Bos". As this is just a small improvement (and any manually added encoding of diacritics would be double-encoded), the magic-keyword remains unused in the live version of template {{LCDB}}.
  • Unfortunately there is no such thing as {{urlencode:Öpik|LATIN-1}}

Task3: add MPC-ref to List of unnumbered minor planets[edit]

Main article: List of unnumbered minor planets

The list of unnumbered MP needs sources. Create parser to add {{MPC}} next to each item, based on its provisional designation. Also:

  • Check and remove redlinks.
  • Check for any MPs that were numbered since added to list
  • Check whether the list is missing existing MP-object articles
  • Revise layout

Task4: create IAUC-template[edit]

In the series of external link templates such as {{MPC}} and {{LCDB}} used as non <ref> source, an {{IAUC}} to those publicly available International Astronomical Union Circulars is still missing. These include:

Example: The IAUC-template should link to:

where the URL can be derived from the

Authorization Required (http-access required)

However is not publicly available

CBETs[edit]

As of 2002 also via the online version: most recent version of the Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (CBETs), with latest publication being Electronic Telegram No. 4333:

Alternative paths
Access CBET
  • On-line CBETs. [CBETs 1-1199 freely available; CBETs 1200+ available to subscribers only.]

However (currently) accessible from 4332 (newest) to No. 4100, protected from 4099 to 3000, avail from 2999 to 1.

Task5: revise List of named minor planets[edit]

This task has been further expanded, see § Task11: split-up List of minor planet names into partial lists Instead of incomplete and unmaintained "List of named minor planets":

Create instead:

Generate from MPC-list, using a link-color template with italics for redirects (or plain html-css styling).

  • ''{{Coloredlink|Gray|1042 Amazone}}''
  • ''[[1042 Amazone|<span style="color:Gray;text-decoration:inherit;-moz-text-decoration-color:Gray; text-decoration-color:Gray;">1042 Amazone</span>]]''

and add sections (A-Z; using spcl. TOC) or by number, i.e. 100,001–200,000 and 200,001–300,000

Example
Page-size calculation
  1. 20,000 named items (2k articles and 18k redirects)
  2. average item size in list: 20 chars (9 (name), 5 (number), 4 (link), 2 (list-bullet, space)
  3. additional #R markup: 121 chars
  4. List markup: 25 × 50 = 1250 (25 alphabetical sections, or c.a. equivalent for numeric list); + intro (2k) + footer (2k)

Total ≈ 623,000 bytes (400k chars for 20k list items; + 218k chars extra-markup for 18k #Rs + 5k list markup)

Task6: Astronomers by nationality[edit]

Add subcats of Category:Astronomers by nationality to LOMPD redirects of MP-discoverers.

Task7: new jpldata cite[edit]

Main page: User:Rfassbind/Minor planet articles rewrites and overall revision § Overall revisions

Amend previously revised MP-object articles (list) with cites "Masiero-2011" and "Masiero-2014" at jpldata for diameter and albedo estimates (Exmpl). They were added in 2016, and may have replaced a previously displayed "SIMPS" reference. In many (or most) cases the given data is identical to "WISE" cite already present in the MP-object article, yet may differ due to rounding from 4 to 3-digits. In addition, revised infobox links, sorting of physical data in ascending order and removed moid/J-moid/tiss/ from core MBA articles, remove google book's Swedish TLD from external links (replace with .com).

  • edit comment update [[User:Rfassbind/Task_list#Task7:_new_jpldata_cite|diameter/albedo estimates from JPL]], redirects here
2014ApJ...791..121M (Masiero-2014)
<ref name="Masiero-2014">{{Cite journal
  |display-authors = 6
  |first1     = Joseph R. |last1 = Masiero
  |first2     = T. |last2 = Grav
  |first3     = A. K. |last3 = Mainzer
  |first4     = C. R. |last4 = Nugent
  |first5     = J. M. |last5 = Bauer
  |first6     = R. |last6 = Stevenson
  |first7     = S. |last7 = Sonnett
  |date       = August 2014
  |title      = Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos
  |url        = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2014ApJ...791..121M
  |journal    = The Astrophysical Journal
  |volume     = 791
  |issue      = 2
  |page       = 11
  |bibcode    = 2014ApJ...791..121M
  |doi        = 10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121
  |arxiv      = 1406.6645
  |access-date= 6 November 2016}}</ref>
2011ApJ...741...68M (Masiero-2011)
<ref name="Masiero-2011">{{Cite journal
  |display-authors = 6
  |first1     = Joseph R. |last1 = Masiero
  |first2     = A. K. |last2 = Mainzer
  |first3     = T. |last3 = Grav
  |first4     = J. M. |last4 = Bauer
  |first5     = R. M. |last5 = Cutri
  |first6     = J. |last6 = Dailey
  |first7     = P. R. M. |last7 = Eisenhardt
  |first8     = R. S. |last8 = McMillan
  |first9     = T. B. |last9 = Spahr
  |first10    = M. F. |last10 = Skrutskie
  |first11    = D. |last11 = Tholen
  |first12    = R. G. |last12 = Walker
  |first13    = E. L. |last13 = Wright
  |first14    = E. |last14 = DeBaun
  |first15    = D. |last15 = Elsbury
  |first16    = T., IV |last16 = Gautier
  |first17    = S. |last17 = Gomillion
  |first18    = A. |last18 = Wilkins
  |date       = November 2011
  |title      = Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters
  |url        = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...68M
  |journal    = The Astrophysical Journal
  |volume     = 741
  |issue      = 2
  |page       = 20
  |bibcode    = 2011ApJ...741...68M
  |doi        = 10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68
  |arxiv      = 1109.4096
  |access-date= 6 November 2016}}</ref>

Task8: add sections to Meanings of minor planets[edit]

Main article: Meanings of minor planet names § Index
  • add sections to meanings of minor planets
  • recreate header templates, +prep for options with "Back-to-top" links
  • fix redlinks on named MPs
  • remove NEWLINES inside cells
  • revise syntax of sources added as external links
  • clean-up syntax, add missing "Reference", remove astronomy-stub,
  • Amend {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsTableHeader}}
    • Revise naming and add links
    • add back-to-top: {{#if:{{{top-link|}}}||{{right|[[#top|back to top]] [[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]}} {{clear|right}}}}

Task9: update partial lists in Meanings of minor planets[edit]

Main article: Meanings of minor planet names § Index
  • edit comment: T9 update list, (x) added, (y) renamed, (z) removed (link redirects here)
  • add missing minor planets (MPs) to list
  • add JPL-cite to added MP (if exists)
  • revise name of minor planets to correct spelling (diacritical names)
  • remove any non-MPC "fantasy" names from list
  • check numeric order of listed items. Move entry to correct position/section or remove entry if not in number range of list
  • clean-up: remove redundant wikitable row separator: |-
  • add row "There are no named minor planets in this number range" for empty tables /sections
  • remove piped links on minor planet designations (plain links only)
  • fill-in cites from "JPLdata" where table cell is empty or contains an asteriks (*)

Task10: template "Infobox planet" heading colors[edit]

Use colors in headings of {{Infobox planet}} to indicate the body's orbital class, which corresponds to the color used in {{Minor planet color code legend}}. (Also see List of minor planets § Main index). This requires the template and all MP-object articles to be amended as follows:

  • use template's param |minorplanet=. Change its generic "yes" param to orbital class abbreviation:
    • NEO
    • MC
    • MBA
    • JT
    • CEN
    • TNO

The parameter |background= is then obsolete, if not used to explicitly override the color based on its orbital class.

Example

Instead of: 

{{Infobox planet
 | minorplanet     = yes

Use: 

{{Infobox planet
 | minorplanet     = NEO

for near-Earth objects. Depending on the color, some links in the section header of {{Infobox planet}} should use {{Coloredlink}}, with a white color, to guarantee the link's readability.

Task11: split-up List of minor planet names into partial lists[edit]

Further information: List of named minor planets (alphabetical) and List of named minor planets (numerical)

As per WP:SPLIT, the following lists have been split-up into partial lists due to their excessive size.

Alphabetically

This section is linked to all edit-comments: split-up List of named minor planets (alphabetical) into partial lists (documented task11) (redirects here)

  • List of named minor planets (alphabetical)
  • alphabetical split-up into 26 partial lists (A–Z); one page per letter
  • using custom toc-navigation template {{TOC LONMP}} (LONMP stands for "List Of Named Minor Planets")
  • partial pages are cross-referenced, cited and contain a lead-sentence, with the total number of minor planets.
Numerically

This section is linked to all edit-comments: split-up List of named minor planets (numerical) into partial lists (documented task11) (redirects here)

Task11b: further split-up List of named minor planets (numerical)[edit]

Split List of named minor planets (numerical) into additional partial pages:

  • split range 10,000 to 19,999: into 10 pages with a numberrange of 1,000 each
  • split range 20,000 to 29,999: into 5 pages with a numberrange of 1,000 each, and one page 25,000 to 30,000
  • expand number range, by adding 2 new pages:
    • 500,000 to 599,999
    • 600,000 to 699,999
  • as a consequence redirect existing, but no longer needed pages:
    • (10,000–19,999) to 10,000–10,999
    • (20,000–29,999) to 20,000–20,999
    • (400,000–999,999) to (400,000–499,999)

By using all available slots of the |pre= and |custom= parameters, which allow for an additional 16 partial list to be added to {{TOC LONMP2}}, the custom {{Compact ToC}} template.

Details
Extended content
Minor-planet distribution
currently, the number ranges with the most items are 10K and 20K
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
<1K
1K
2K
3K
4K
5K
6K
7K
8K
9K
10K
20K
30K
40K
50K
60K
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80K
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Total of named minor planets per partial list. The spikes are due to the partial lists's increasing number ranges (1, 10 and 50 thousand).
Template new draft
{{Compact ToC
 |side=no
 |name=Partial lists by number range — {{small|([[List of named minor planets (numerical)|back to main page]])}}

|pre1=1–999
|pre1link=List of named minor planets: 1–999
|pre2=1K
|pre2link=List of named minor planets: 1000–1999
|pre3=2K
|pre3link=List of named minor planets: 2000–2999
|pre4=3K
|pre4link=List of named minor planets: 3000–3999
|pre5=4K
|pre5link=List of named minor planets: 4000–4999
|pre6=5K
|pre6link=List of named minor planets: 5000–5999
|pre7=6K
|pre7link=List of named minor planets: 6000–6999
|pre8=7K
|pre8link=List of named minor planets: 7000–7999

 |a=[[List of named minor planets: 8000–8999|8K]]
 |b=[[List of named minor planets: 9000–9999|9K]]
 |c=[[List of named minor planets: 10000–14999|10K]]
 |d=[[List of named minor planets: 11000–11999|11K]]
 |e=[[List of named minor planets: 12000–12999|12K]]
 |f=[[List of named minor planets: 13000–13999|13K]]
 |g=[[List of named minor planets: 14000–14999|14K]]
 |h=[[List of named minor planets: 15000–15999|15K]]
 |i=[[List of named minor planets: 16000–16999|16K]]
 |j=[[List of named minor planets: 17000–17999|17K]]
 |k=[[List of named minor planets: 18000–18999|18K]]
 |l=[[List of named minor planets: 19000–19999|19K]]
 |m=[[List of named minor planets: 20000–20999|20K]]
 |n=[[List of named minor planets: 21000–21999|21K]]
 |o=[[List of named minor planets: 22000–22999|22K]]
 |p=[[List of named minor planets: 23000–23999|23K]]
 |q=[[List of named minor planets: 24000–24999|24K]]
 |r=[[List of named minor planets: 25000–29999|25K]]
 |s=[[List of named minor planets: 30000–34999|30K]]
 |t=[[List of named minor planets: 40000–44999|40K]]
 |u=[[List of named minor planets: 50000–59999|50K]]
 |v=[[List of named minor planets: 60000–69999|60K]]
 |w=[[List of named minor planets: 70000–79999|70K]]
 |x=[[List of named minor planets: 80000–89999|80K]]
 |y=[[List of named minor planets: 90000–99999|90K]]
 |z=[[List of named minor planets: 100000–149999|100K]]

 |custom1link=List of named minor planets: 150000–199999
 |custom1=150K
 |custom2link=List of named minor planets: 200000–249999
 |custom2=200K
 |custom3link=List of named minor planets: 250000–299999
 |custom3=250K
 |custom4link=List of named minor planets: 300000–349999
 |custom4=300K
 |custom5link=List of named minor planets: 350000–399999
 |custom5=350K
 |custom6link=List of named minor planets: 400000–499999
 |custom6=400K
<!--
 |custom7link=List of named minor planets: 500000–599999
 |custom7=500K
 |custom8link=List of named minor planets: 600000–699999
 |custom8=600K
-->
}}

Task12: MoMP revision, add reference column[edit]

  • edit comment: add reference column (description (link redirects here)
Context
  • a "Reference-column" is added to the partial list in Meanings of minor planet names after it has been cleaned up, and each entry (row) is referenced with either a {{DoMPN}}, {{MPC}} or {{JPL}} template (in ascending preference order).
This revision includes
  • table header {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsTableHeader}} template
    • a new parameter |refcol=yes, which adds a new column Ref · Catalog to the table
    • revising table header cells and linkage
  • adding a "back-to-top" link to each section
  • splitting the external link templates DMP, MPC and JPL (mentioned above) into new column
  • adds a X-reference to the corresponding entry in the partial List of minor planets, so that now toggling between the two list is possible
  • Revision of partial MoMP list also includes:
    • adding missing naming citations
    • revising links in naming citations
    • removal of custom references, that contain a dead link, are redundant, written in a foreign language
    • corrections of naming citations that identify the wrong person/place etc.
    • adding date of birth to people
    • removal of middle-names in link labels, especially for redlinks
    • removing reference-number to MPC circular (M.P.C.) as redundant with MPC's object view page
    • removing source tags (Hergert, Schmadel), which is included in links provided by {{DoMP}}

Task13: MoMP revision, syntax clean-up[edit]

  • edit comment: syntax clean-up (description (link redirects here)
This revision includes
  • Dash instead of hypens for DOB
  • Change "(b. 1988)" into "(born 1988)"
  • Remove from naming citation:
    • "Named for " / "Named after "
    • "Named in honor of "
    • "Named in memory of "
  • Remove double spaces
  • Fill-in missing cites (manually)
  • Revise linkage (i.e. multiple redlinks in a single citation)

Task14: Add asteroid lightcurve plot to external links[edit]

  • edit comment: +PDO lightcurve plot (description (link redirects here)

The Minor Planet Observer and Palmer Divide Observatory (PDO) have published lightcurve plots of a large number of minor planets.

Amend existing ELs[edit]

Remove inaccessible/oversized MPC NumberedMPs.txt list (50MB textfile)

Replace it with (e.g. for numbers MP 5000 or lower):

Redundancy with {{JPL small body}}, with

Additional ELs[edit]

New ELs:

Google books, add or (amend existing version: change TLD from .se to .com)

Other changes[edit]

  • Sort, amend or fix categories
  • remove parameters in {{JPL small body}} if obsolete
  • revise vertical spacing (new lines)

Task15: Meanings of Minor Planets: add discoverer-link to non-linked family or friend honoree[edit]

  • edit comment: +discoverer-link to non-linked family or friend honoree (description (link redirects here)

Minor planets named for family members or friends of the discoverer(s), should display the link of the discoverer, as the honoree remains unlinked in most cases (not notable person; redlink not appropriate). As of 2017, there is a link for each discoverer of minor planets on wikipedia (either an article or a redirect-to-list with basic infos).

Example
Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42073 Noreen 2001 AS1 Noreen Pray, wife of the discoverer JPL · 42073

is changed into:

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
42073 Noreen 2001 AS1 Noreen Pray, wife of American discoverer Donald P. Pray JPL · 42073

Task16: Remove redundant JPL-links in external-link section of comet and MP-object articles[edit]

  • edit comment: -rmv redundant JPL-links (description (link redirects here)

For minor planet and cometary object articles use:

  • {{JPL small body}}, instead of
  • custom links that are (now) all part of the template's listed links

Example for comet 100P/Hartley

Searched articles by keyword
Additional amendments
  1. Check whether {{JPL small body}} main-link does not produce an error (i.e. ID is still required)
  2. Add {{Minor planets navigator| |number= |PageName={{mp|}} |}} if missing
  3. Rmv redlinks from {{Minor planets navigator}} if appropriate
  4. Remove external link to MPC's base file on all numbered minor planets (that is: a text file with a size of 50-megabytes) and replace it with [http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)] – Minor Planet Center, adjusting range to number of article, correspondingly
  5. Add spaces to == External links == and * listitems
  6. Check categories (revise to standard sorting order; remove non-MPC-credited discoverers; add easy to spot "named for" categories, check sort keys)
  7. Unnumbered bodies: check if JPL-link is valid and add (if missing):
    1. <!--use upon numbering: {{Minor planets navigator| |number=? |PageName={{mp|(?) YEAR XY|z}} |}} -->
    2. {{DEFAULTSORT:YEAR XYz}}
    3. * {{JPL small body|id=}}

Task 17: re-add pronunciation to first sentence[edit]

Task 18: new LoMP-column Category[edit]

Adds family (119), group (3) and camp (2) info to minor-planet catalog entry.

Task 19: Add Ref-col to list of Martian craters[edit]

Adds a reference column to the List of craters on Mars, using newly created {{WGPSN}}. Also add anchor-ID to each list entry for later referencing non-existent Martian crater articles by #REDIRECT.

Note:: a latinized, non-diacritical version of the entry's name is used for all anchors (IDs). Changes to a diacritical version will have to be reverted, in order not to break the target of any #REDIRECT that points to such entry.

  • edit comment: +add new column "Ref" with external link template; also add ID to each list entry, see T19 (link redirects here)

Task 20: Create redirects to all named Martian craters[edit]

Create and amend #Rs of named Martian craters, listed on the partial pages of List of craters on Mars

  • edit comment: +Martian crater redirect, see T20 (link redirects here)

Description[edit]

  • complete list of all Martian craters (catalog partial list) as of August 2017
  • rename/move to consistent (Martian crater), rather than sometimes "(crater)" irrespective of whether or not other craters with the same name exist
  • create/amend generic "(crater)" redirect to (Martian crater) or to a DAB page, using {{R from less specific name}} and {{R from incomplete disambiguation}}, respectively
  • create talk page for every (Martian crater) with {{WikiProject Mars|class=|importance=}}
  • c/e on moved (Martian crater) articles
  • revise talk page templates on revised (Martian crater) articles
  • create non-diacritical #Rs using {{R to diacritics}}

Context[edit]

lunar: 1,624 craters (31.2%)Martian: 1,092 craters (21.0%)Venerian: 900 craters (17.3%)Mercurian: 397 craters (7.6%)Others: 1,198 craters (23.0%)
  •   lunar: 1,624 craters (31.2%)
  •   Martian: 1,092 craters (21.0%)
  •   Venerian: 900 craters (17.3%)
  •   Mercurian: 397 craters (7.6%)
  •   Others: 1,198 craters (23.0%)
As of 2017, Martian craters account for 21% of all 5,211 named craters in the Solar System. Apart from the Moon, no other body has as many named craters as Mars.
  • context description to follow
  • 15620 (all features all status)
  • 5211 craters
Craters split-up
  • 1624 lunar
  • 1092 Martian
  • 900 Venerian
  • 397 Mercurian
  • 1198 REMAINING
Misc (alphabetically)
  • 2 Amalthea
  • 17 Ariel
  • 141 Callisto
  • 90 Ceres
  • 2 Dactyl
  • 2 Deimos
  • 73 Dione
  • 53 Enceladus
  • 2 Epimetheus
  • 37 Eros
  • 41 Europa
  • 131 Ganymede
  • 31 Gaspra
  • 4 Hyperion
  • 58 Iapetus
  • 21 Ida
  • — Io
  • 10 Itokawa
  • 4 Janus
  • 19 Lutetia
  • 23 Mathilde
  • 35 Mimas
  • 7 Miranda
  • 9 Oberon
  • 17 Phobos
  • 24 Phoebe
  • 1 Proteus
  • 3 Puck
  • 128 Rhea
  • 23 Steins
  • 50 Tethys
  • 1 Thebe
  • 11 Titan
  • 15 Titania
  • 9 Triton
  • 13 Umbriel
  • 90 Vesta
Misc by count (~1197)
  • 141 Callisto
  • 131 Ganymede
  • 128 Rhea
  • 90 Vesta
  • 90 Ceres
  • 73 Dione
  • 58 Iapetus
  • 53 Enceladus
  • 50 Tethys
  • 41 Europa
  • 37 Eros
  • 35 Mimas
  • 31 Gaspra
  • 24 Phoebe
  • 23 Mathilde
  • 23 Steins
  • 21 Ida
  • 19 Lutetia
  • 17 Ariel
  • 17 Phobos
  • 15 Titania
  • 13 Umbriel
  • 11 Titan
  • 10 Itokawa
  • 9 Oberon
  • 9 Triton
  • 7 Miranda
  • 4 Hyperion
  • 4 Janus
  • 3 Puck
  • 2 Amalthea
  • 2 Dactyl
  • 2 Deimos
  • 2 Epimetheus
  • 1 Proteus
  • 1 Thebe
  • — Io

Problematic ref multicol articles[edit]

Task 21: Revise lunar crater tables[edit]

Revise all partial pages of List of craters on the Moon

  • edit comment: revision of lunar crater tables T21 (link redirects here)
Old version
Crater Diameter Eponym
Abbe 66 km Ernst Abbe (1840–1905)
New version
Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Abbe 57°35′S 174°46′E / 57.58°S 174.77°E / -57.58; 174.77 (Abbe) 63.98 1970 Ernst Abbe (1840–1905) WGPSN

Task 22: Revise crater tables (generic)[edit]

Revise lists of named Solar System craters (generic, non Martian/lunar)

  • edit comment: revise crater table T22 (link redirects here)

Revised lists[edit]

Task 23: Remove redundant SBDB template[edit]

In the External links section of minor-planet object articles, {{cite sbdb}} and {{JPL small body}} produce redundant links (example). Remove former since latter contains more options and is part of wikidata. As of August 2017, {{cite sbdb}} is used in approx. 100 instances

  • edit comment: revise crater table T23 (link redirects here)

Task 24: boldface linked articles in LoMP[edit]

Numbered minor-planet articles are linked from the partial lists of minor planets (LOMP). They are now displayed in boldface to emphasize the existence of a dedicated article. While this is hardly helpful for the first few partial lists (as all/most of these minor planets have an article), it is, however, an improvement for the remaining 500+ lists. In these lists, linked articles are sparse and not easily discernible from unlinked entries as they are often displayed by a single number (piped link if the body is unnamed) and/or on a non-white background. For example, in List of minor planets: 50001–51000, the only linked entry is {{mpf|(50719) 2000 EG|140}}, displayed as 50719.

  • edit comment: add boldface to linked articles in LoMP T24 (link redirects here)
  • status: finished per November 2017

Task 25: add PHA-tag to LoMP entries[edit]

In the "category"-column of the partial lists of minor planets (LOMP), near-Earth objects now also display whether they are potentially hazardous asteroids. Data is sourced from MPC's List Of The Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) PHA-list.

  • edit comment: +PHA-tag to LoMP entries: T25 (link redirects here)
  • status: finished per January 2018

Task 26: categorize slow rotators[edit]

Add recently created Category:Slow rotating minor planets to minor-planet object articles and redirects. Criteria: rotation period of 100 hours or longer. Also add cat to List of slow rotators (minor planets).

  • edit comment: +categorize slow rotators – T26 (link redirects here)
  • status: finished per April 2018

Task 27: LoMP-column Category: add families from AstDys[edit]

Add MBA-family classification from AstDys-2 to column "Category" in partial LoMP lists (for numbers 393348 to 494645). Also update PHA/NEO/JT/TNO information based on most recent lists.

  • Detailed description: The Family classification at AstDys-2 (see "PUBLISHED PAPERS" for primary sources) has a total of 118 families. Half of these families (a total of 59 families) match the Nesvorny classification used for minor-planet numbers 1 to 393,347. Another 8 families were mapped (see hidden list below) to a corresponding family in the Nesvorny classification (e.g. Minerva to Gefion family; or Klumpkea to Tirela family). 27 families were not mapped to Nesvorny but are (TODO) listed in Asteroid family § Other families or dynamical groups. Note that 3 of these families (parent: 5 Astraea, 1101 Clematis, 5026 Martes) already existed as their categories were created by other users some time ago. Another 23 unmapped AstDys-familieshave no named parent body and therefor no family name. For the sake of simplicity, these are not listed at Asteroid family > Other families or dynamical groups. Instead, members of such a family directly link to their parent body (to its LoMP-entry; by means of a {{LoMP}} link).
  • edit comment: +MBA families sourced from AstDys – T27 (link redirects here)
  • status: done
  • Source links
admended family mapping table
			// AST-DYS family with matching NESVORNY family
			4	=> array ('4 Vesta', 'V', '401'),
			20	=> array ('20 Massalia', 'MAS', '404'),
			298	=> array ('298 Baptistina', 'BAP', '403'),
			752	=> array ('752 Sulamitis', 'SUL', '408'),
			25	=> array ('25 Phocaea', 'PHO', '701'),
			3	=> array ('3 Juno', 'JUN', '501'),
			15	=> array ('15 Eunomia', 'EUN', '502'),
			145	=> array ('145 Adeona', 'ADE', '505'),
			170	=> array ('170 Maria', 'MAR', '506'),
			410	=> array ('410 Chloris', 'CLO', '509'),
			668	=> array ('668 Dora', 'DOR', '512'),
			729	=> array ('729 Watsonia', 'WAT', '537'),
			808	=> array ('808 Merxia', 'MRX', '513'),
			847	=> array ('847 Agnia', 'AGN', '514'),
			1726	=> array ('1726 Hoffmeister', 'HOF', '519'),
			2782	=> array ('2782 Leonidas', 'LEO', '528'),
			2	=> array ('2 Pallas', 'PAL', '801'),
			148	=> array ('148 Gallia', 'GAL', '802'),
			480	=> array ('480 Hansa', 'HNS', '503'),
			945	=> array ('945 Barcelona', 'BAR', '805'),
			1222	=> array ('1222 Tina', 'TIN', '806'),
			4203	=> array ('4203 Brucato', 'BRU', '807'),
			10	=> array ('10 Hygiea', 'HYG', '601'),
			24	=> array ('24 Themis', 'THM', '602'),
			96	=> array ('96 Aegle', 'AEG', '630'),
			158	=> array ('158 Koronis', 'KOR', '605'),
			221	=> array ('221 Eos', 'EOS', '606'),
			283	=> array ('283 Emma', 'EMA', '607'),
			293	=> array ('293 Brasilia', 'BRA', '608'),
			375	=> array ('375 Ursula', 'URS', '631'),
			490	=> array ('490 Veritas', 'VER', '609'),
			778	=> array ('778 Theobalda', 'THB', '617'),
			845	=> array ('845 Naëma', 'NAE', '611'),
			3438	=> array ('3438 Inarradas', 'INA', '634'),
			31	=> array ('31 Euphrosyne', 'EUP', '901'),
			780	=> array ('780 Armenia', 'ARM', '905'),
			1303	=> array ('1303 Luthera', 'LUT', '904'),
			87	=> array ('87 Sylvia', 'SYL', '603'),
			909	=> array ('909 Ulla', 'ULA', '903'),
			434	=> array ('434 Hungaria', 'H', '003'),
			1911	=> array ('1911 Schubart', 'SHU', '002'),
			153	=> array ('153 Hilda', 'HIL', '001'),
			624	=> array ('624 Hektor', 'HEK', '004'),
			3548	=> array ('3548 Eurybates', 'ERY', '005'),
			9799	=> array ('(9799) 1996 RJ', '006', '006'),
			163	=> array ('163 Erigone', 'ERI', '406'),
			302	=> array ('302 Clarissa', 'CLA', '407'),
			396	=> array ('396 Aeolia', 'AEO', '508'),
			569	=> array ('569 Misa', 'MIS', '510'),
			606	=> array ('606 Brangäne', 'BRG', '511'),
			1128	=> array ('1128 Astrid', 'AST', '515'),
			1547	=> array ('(1547) Nele', '(1547)', 'Nele'),
			3811	=> array ('3811 Karma', 'KRM', '534'),
			3815	=> array ('3815 König', 'KON', '517'),
			53546	=> array ('(53546) 2000 BY6', '526', '526'),
			618	=> array ('618 Elfriede', 'ELF', '632'),
			1189	=> array ('1189 Terentia', 'TRE', '618'),
			7468	=> array ('7468 Anfimov', 'ANF', '635'),
			18405	=> array ('(18405) 1993 FY12', '615', '615'),
			
			// families at AST-DYS that were MAPPED to corresponding Nesvorny family
			135	=> array ('135 Hertha', 'NYS', '405'), //** Nysa family
			93	=> array ('93 Minerva', 'GEF', '516'), //** Gefion family
			179	=> array ('179 Klytaemnestra', 'TEL', '614'), //** Telramund family
			110	=> array ('110 Lydia', 'PAD', '507'), //** Padua family
			1658	=> array ('1658 Innes', 'RAF', '518'), //** Rafita family (Interloper itself)
			3827 	=> array ('3827 Zdenekhorsky', 'NEM', '504'), //** Nemesis family
			1040 	=> array ('1040 Klumpkea', 'TIR', '612'), //** Tirela family
			3330	=> array ('3330 Gantrisch', 'LIX', '613'), //** Lixiaohua family
			10955	=> array ('10955 Harig', 'WIT', '535'), //** Witt family
			
			// families at AST-DYS: named, unknown to Nesvorny (already in Asteroid family > Other families or dynamical groups)
			5	=> array ('5 Astraea', '(5)', 'Astraea family'), //** 5 Astraea family
			1101	=> array ('1101 Clematis', '(1101)', 'Clematis family'), //** Clematis family
			5026	=> array ('5026 Martes', '(5026)', 'Martes famimly'), //** Martes family
			
			
			// families at AST-DYS: named, unknown to Nesvorny (Asteroid family > Other families or dynamical groups)
			159	=> array ('159 Aemilia', '(159)', 'Aemilia'),
			194	=> array ('194 Prokne', '(194)', 'Prokne'),
			260	=> array ('260 Huberta', '(260)', 'Huberta'),
			883	=> array ('883 Matterania', '(883)', 'Matterania'),
			895	=> array ('895 Helio', '(895)', 'Helio'),
			1118	=> array ('1118 Hanskya', '(1118)', 'Hanskya'),
			1298	=> array ('1298 Nocturna', '(1298)', 'Nocturna'),
			1338	=> array ('1338 Duponta', '(1338)', 'Duponta'),
			2076	=> array ('2076 Levin', '(2076)', 'Levin'),
			3025	=> array ('3025 Higson', '(3025)', 'Higson'),
			3460	=> array ('3460 Ashkova', '(3460)', 'Ashkova'),
			3561	=> array ('3561 Devine', '(3561)', 'Devine'),
			5651	=> array ('5651 Traversa', '(5651)', 'Traversa'),
			5931	=> array ('5931 Zhvanetskij', '(5931)', 'Zhvanetskij'),
			6124	=> array ('6124 Mecklenburg', '(6124)', 'Mecklenburg'),
			6355	=> array ('6355 Univermoscow', '(6355)', 'Univermoscow'),
			6769	=> array ('6769 Brokoff', '(6769)', 'Brokoff'),
			7605	=> array ('7605 Cindygraber', '(7605)', 'Cindygraber'),
			8060	=> array ('8060 Anius', '(8060)', 'Anius'),
			8737	=> array ('8737 Takehiro', '(8737)', 'Takehiro'),
			10369	=> array ('10369 Sinden', '(10369)', 'Sinden'),
			10654	=> array ('10654 Bontekoe', '(10654)', 'Bontekoe'),
			17492	=> array ('17492 Hippasos', '(17492)', 'Hippasos'),
			40134	=> array ('40134 Marsili', '(40134)', 'Marsili'),
				
			// families at AST-DYS: unnamed; unknown to Nesvorny (not listed at WIKIPEDIA - links to parent lomp)
			7744 	=> array ('(7744) 1986 QA1', '(7744)', ''), //**
			11097	=> array ('(11097) 1994 UD1', '(11097)', ''),
			11882	=> array ('(11882) 1990 RA3', '(11882)', ''), //**
			12739	=> array ('(12739) 1992 DY7', '(12739)', ''), //**
			13314 	=> array ('(13314) 1998 RH71', '(13314)', ''), //**
			14916	=> array ('(14916) 1993 VV7', '(14916)', ''),
			16286	=> array ('(16286) 4057 P-L', '(16286)', ''), //**
			17392	=> array ('(17392) 1981 EY40', '(17392)', ''), //**
			18466   => array ('(18466) 1995 SU37', '(18466)', ''), //**
			21344 	=> array ('(21344) 1997 EM', '(21344)', ''), //**
			21885	=> array ('(21885) 1999 UY27', '(21885)', ''), //**
			22805	=> array ('(22805) 1999 RR2', '(22805)', ''),
			23255	=> array ('(23255) 2000 YD17', '(23255)', ''),
			29841	=> array ('(29841) 1999 FO14', '(29841)', ''), //**
			31811	=> array ('(31811) 1999 NA41', '(31811)', ''), //**
			32418	=> array ('(32418) 2000 RD33', '(32418)', ''), //**
			43176	=> array ('(43176) 1999 XM196', '(43176)', ''), //**
			45637	=> array ('(45637) 2000 EW12', '(45637)', ''),
			58892	=> array ('(58892) 1998 HP148', '(58892)', ''),
			69559	=> array ('(69559) 1997 UG5', '(69559)', ''),
			116763	=> array ('(116763) 2004 EW7', '(116763)', ''),
			222861	=> array ('(222861) 2002 EZ134', '(222861)', ''),
			291316	=> array ('(291316) 2006 BE167', '(291316)', ''),

Task 28: simplify infobox: figures in section physical characteristics[edit]

  • edit comment: simplify physical figures in infobox – T28 (link redirects here)
  • status: active

Simplification includes:

  • show single rotation period only (based on best-rated lightcurve at LCDB)
  • rmv LCDB diameter and albedo figures if in agreement or SIMPS is given
  • rmv abs. mag. from Pan-STARRS (Veres cite), if not used in taxonomic determination

Task 29: restructure minor-planet article category[edit]

Object articles of numbered minor planets[edit]

All articles about numbered minor planet (NMP) objects are currently listed in the stand-alone Category:Numbered minor planets that serves as a maintenance category. The category's legacy-name is misleading, since it does not include redirects of NMP (tens of thousands), but only articles (3,086 articles currently). A better name is "Minor planet object articles". It can be included in {{Minor planets navigator}}, which is present in the footer of all NMP-object articles. This template uses a |number= parameter which allows to a) sort NMP-object articles by a padded numeric sort key, and to exclude all articles that are not about a specific object (e.g. articles Minor planet, Asteroid etc.)

Category tree[edit]

For all minor planet and cometary objects (both children of Category:Astronomical objects), the category tree looks as follows:

Implementation[edit]

  1.   Create Category:Minor planet objects — parent category
  2.   Create Category:Minor planet object articles (numbered) — for numbered minor planet object articles only (NMPOA)
  3.   Amend {{Minor planets navigator}} with:
    1. {{#if:{{{number|}}}|[[Category:Minor planet object articles (numbered)|<zeros-padding-algorithms-here>{{{number}}}]]|no-param-case}}
  4.   Remove Category:Numbered minor planets from all 3,070 NMPOA using AWB
  5.   create Category:Minor planet object articles (unnumbered) — replaces articles in Category:Unnumbered minor planets
  6.   Category:Minor planet object redirects (numbered) replaces Category:Minor planet redirects in {{NASTRO comment}}
  7.  Done Purge Category:Minor planet redirects
  8.   implement Category:Minor planet object redirects (unnumbered) in {{NASTRO comment}} using |primary-unnumbered=
  9. Subtask > non-primary #Rs > revise named MPs with parenthesis from (1) until (431)
  10.   Add Category:Minor planet object redirects (non-primary) to {{Partial minor planet designation}} which is used on all redirect pages with minor planet names only (i.e. without catalog number).
  11.   For cometary redirects (primary and non-primary), change parameter |minor-planet=no to |type=comet in {{NASTRO comment}}
  12. Red XN Clean-ups, search for left overs with AWB.

Open to discussion[edit]

  1. Rename {{NASTRO comment}} to {{NASTRO redirect}}? or similar?
  2. Revise NASTRO template's structure and parameters (naming):
    1. |do-not-cat= yes describes what it does (shows msg that no category should be added), but does not say what it means (this designation is not suited for an article, as it is a non-primary designation, i e. from a former, alternative, misspelled, non-diacritical version)
    2. |r-templates= off describes what is does (do not show templates: list entry, embedded anchor, and unprintworthy), but |target-type= explains what it is for. Possible values:article, MoMP, LoMP (both anchored lists).
    3. |type=comet (when absent, default is for minor planets). A third type cold be |type=moon for minor-planet moons.

Task 30: partial list of minor planets: make meaning-link more prominent[edit]

  • edit comment: make meaning-link more prominent – T30 (link redirects here)
  • status: implemented, January 2019

As of January 2019, and based on 3 years of observing and correcting numerous unfortunate edits, which tried to partially link an object's designation to the corresponding article of the subject the minor planet was named after, I came to the conclusion, that the "meanings"-link in the table's last column needs to be more prominent. It is now displayed as the "citation" (third column) in the table. Also, instead of the objects number, the actual name is displayed (as Tom once had suggested). The Ref-column's meanings-link is now replaced by a {{JPL}}-link. Further changes:

  • "C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels" to PLS (not in example)
  • Combine {{JPL}} and {{MPC}} into new {{M+J}} (not in example)
  • Revise header template {{List of minor planets/header2}} to accommodate new column Citation which links to Meanings of minor planet names.

Mock-up example[edit]

Designation Discovery Properties Ref
Permanent Provisional Citation Date Site Discoverer(s) Category ⌀
6001 Thales 1988 CP2 Thales February 11, 1988 La Silla E. W. Elst KOR 8.6 km MPC · JPL
6002 1988 RO — September 8, 1988 Brorfelde P. Jensen L5 40 km MPC · JPL
6003 1988 VO1 — November 2, 1988 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda V · slow 4.7 km MPC · JPL
6004 1988 XY1 — December 11, 1988 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 4.5 km MPC · JPL
6005 1989 BD — January 29, 1989 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 9.2 km MPC · JPL
6006 Anaximandros 1989 GB4 Anaximandros April 3, 1989 La Silla E. W. Elst KOR 7.5 km MPC · JPL
6007 Billevans 1990 BE2 Billevans January 28, 1990 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 4.3 km MPC · JPL
6008 1990 BF2 — January 30, 1990 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 3.6 km MPC · JPL
6009 Yuzuruyoshii 1990 FQ1 Yuzuruyoshii March 24, 1990 Palomar E. F. Helin — 10 km MPC · JPL
6010 Lyzenga 1990 OE Lyzenga July 19, 1990 Palomar E. F. Helin EUN 6.3 km MPC · JPL
6011 Tozzi 1990 QU5 Tozzi August 29, 1990 Palomar H. E. Holt — 7.4 km MPC · JPL
6012 Williammurdoch 1990 SK4 Williammurdoch September 22, 1990 Siding Spring R. H. McNaught — 6.2 km MPC · JPL
6025 Naotosato 1992 YA3 Naotosato December 30, 1992 Oohira T. Urata EOS 18 km MPC · JPL
previously
Designation Discovery Discoverer(s) Category ⌀ Ref · Meaning
Permanent Provisional Date Site
6001 Thales 1988 CP2 February 11, 1988 La Silla E. W. Elst KOR 8.6 km MPC · 6001
6002 1988 RO September 8, 1988 Brorfelde P. Jensen L5 40 km MPC · —
6003 1988 VO1 November 2, 1988 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda V · slow 4.7 km MPC · —
6004 1988 XY1 December 11, 1988 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 4.5 km MPC · —
6005 1989 BD January 29, 1989 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 9.2 km MPC · —
6006 Anaximandros 1989 GB4 April 3, 1989 La Silla E. W. Elst KOR 7.5 km MPC · 6006
6007 Billevans 1990 BE2 January 28, 1990 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 4.3 km MPC · 6007
6008 1990 BF2 January 30, 1990 Kushiro S. Ueda, H. Kaneda — 3.6 km MPC · —
6009 Yuzuruyoshii 1990 FQ1 March 24, 1990 Palomar E. F. Helin — 10 km MPC · 6009
6010 Lyzenga 1990 OE July 19, 1990 Palomar E. F. Helin EUN 6.3 km MPC · 6010
6011 Tozzi 1990 QU5 August 29, 1990 Palomar H. E. Holt — 7.4 km MPC · 6011
6012 Williammurdoch 1990 SK4 September 22, 1990 Siding Spring R. H. McNaught — 6.2 km MPC · 6012
6025 Naotosato 1992 YA3 December 30, 1992 Oohira T. Urata EOS 18 km MPC · 6025

Task 31: brush-up Meanings of minor planet names[edit]

  • edit comment: make meaning-link more prominent – T31 (link redirects here)
  • status: pending – exploring possibilities
  • description: boldface eponym and color code by type using bgcolor=#hexcode, which are:
Legend
  •   Natural features – Animals, Plants, Rivers, Mountains , Hills, Bays, Geographic regions
  •   Non-natural features – Cities, Towns, Villages, Countries, States, Observatories, Universities, Ships
  •   People – specific
  •   People – unspecific, generic first names and awards (Intel ISEF, Regeneron/Intel STS)
  •   Figures from mythology and religion
  •   Non-mythology fiction: characters, book titles, operas, fairy tales
  •   Others, unknown
example: Meanings of minor planet names: 1–1000#001


Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
1 Ceres – Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships DMP · 1
2 Pallas – Athena (Pallas), Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare DMP · 2
3 Juno – Juno, Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth DMP · 3
4 Vesta – Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family DMP · 4
5 Astraea – Astraea, Greek virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision DMP · 5
6 Hebe – Hebe, Greek goddess of eternal youth, prime of life, and forgiveness. Cupbearer to the gods. DMP · 6
7 Iris – Iris, Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods DMP · 7
8 Flora – Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, gardens and spring DMP · 8
9 Metis – Metis, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. DMP · 9
10 Hygiea – Hygieia, Greek goddess of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius, god of medicine DMP · 10
11 Parthenope – Parthenope, one of the Sirens in Greek mythology DMP · 11
12 Victoria – Victoria, Roman goddess of victory, daughter of Pallas and Styx DMP · 12
13 Egeria – Egeria, minor Roman goddess and nymph, wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome DMP · 13
14 Irene – Eirene, Greek goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis DMP · 14
15 Eunomia – Eunomia, minor Greek goddess goddess of law and legislation, daughter of Zeus and Themis DMP · 15
16 Psyche – Psyche, Greek nymph and wife of Cupid, god of erotic love and affection DMP · 16
17 Thetis – Thetis, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. She is the mother of Achilles. DMP · 17
18 Melpomene – Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 18
19 Fortuna – Fortuna, Roman goddess of chance, luck and fate DMP · 19
20 Massalia – The city of Marseilles (by its Latin name) in south-western France DMP · 20
21 Lutetia – The city of Paris, capital of France, named by its Latin name, Lutetia. This asteroid was the first minor planet discovered by an amateur astronomer. DMP · 21
22 Kalliope – Calliope, the Muse of epic, heroic poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 22
23 Thalia – Thalia, the Muse of comedy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 23
24 Themis – Themis, goddess of law in Greek mythology. She is one of the 12 first-generation Titans, the children of Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaea (Mother Earth). DMP · 24
25 Phocaea – The ancient city of Phocaea, located on the western coast of Anatolia (Asia minor). The Greek settlers from Phocaea founded the colony of modern-day Marseille, France, where this asteroid was discovered at the Marseilles Observatory. DMP · 25
26 Proserpina – Proserpina, Roman goddess of fertility, wine, agriculture. She is the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter, and was abducted by Pluto into the underworld. DMP · 26
27 Euterpe – Euterpe, the Muse of music and lyric poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 27
28 Bellona – Bellona, Roman goddess of war. The daughter of Jupiter and Juno is the consort and sister of Mars. DMP · 28
29 Amphitrite – Amphitrite, sea goddess and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology. The queen of the sea is either an Oceanid, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys or a Nereid (a daughters of the Nereus and Doris). DMP · 29
30 Urania – Urania, the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 30
31 Euphrosyne – Euphrosyne, one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology. Charites are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, an Oceanid (sea nymph). Her other two sisters are Thalia and Aglaea (Aglaja). DMP · 31
32 Pomona – Pomona, Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards. She is the wife of Vertumnus god of seasons, change and plant growth. DMP · 32
33 Polyhymnia – Polyhymnia, the Muse of singing of hymns and rhetoric in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 33
34 Circe – Circe, goddess of magic in Greek mythology. The enchantress tried to influence Odysseus and changed his companions into pigs. DMP · 34
35 Leukothea – Leukothea, daughter of king Cadmus and Harmonia, the goddess of harmony and concord in Greek mythology. Leukothea later became the goddess of the sea and is also known as Ino. DMP · 35
36 Atalante – Atalanta, mythological Greek heroine, who would only marry the man defeating her in a footrace, while those who lost were killed. Hippomenes won the race against her with the help of three sacred apples he received from Aphrodite. DMP · 36
37 Fides – Fides, the Roman goddess of faith, oaths and honesty DMP · 37
38 Leda – Leda, queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology. She was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan (also see Leda and the Swan). DMP · 38
39 Laetitia – Laetitia, Roman goddess of gaiety DMP · 39
40 Harmonia – Harmonia, Greek goddess of harmony and concord. She is the daughter of Ares (god of war) and Aphrodite (goddess of love). DMP · 40
41 Daphne – Daphne, a fresh water nymph (Naiad) in Greek mythology DMP · 41
42 Isis – Isis, the Egyptian goddess who help the dead enter the afterlife. The name also alludes to Isis Pogson (1852–1945), British astronomer and meteorologist and daughter of the discoverer, Norman Pogson. DMP · 42
43 Ariadne – Ariadne, Cretan princess and daughter of king Minos from Greek mythology, who sent every seven years 14 young noble citizens to the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur. Ariadne fell in love with Theseus and helped him to find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. DMP · 43
44 Nysa – The mythological region of Nysa. In Greek mythology, the mountainous was where the rain nymphs (Hyades) raised the infant god Dionysus. DMP · 44
45 Eugenia – Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), Empress of France and mother of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, after whom Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's character The Little Prince is based. (The asteroid's companion is named Petit-Prince) DMP · 45
46 Hestia – Hestia, Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and family. She is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Alternatively, she is one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis. DMP · 46
47 Aglaja – Aglaea (Aglaja), one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology. Charites are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, an Oceanid (sea nymph). Her other two sisters are Thalia and Euphrosyne. DMP · 47
48 Doris – Doris, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Doris and her brother Nereus are the parents of Nerites and 50 Nereids (also sea nymphs). DMP · 48
49 Pales – Pales, Roman goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock DMP · 49
50 Virginia – The ancient Roman story of Verginia (Virginia), a girl stabbed by her father in order to save her from Appius Claudius Crassus in 448 B.C. It also an allusion to U.S. state of Virginia. DMP · 50
51 Nemausa – The city of Nîmes in southern France (by its Latin name "Nemausa") DMP · 51
52 Europa – Europa, mythological Greek princess, abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and gave birth to Minos, the first king of Crete. DMP · 52
53 Kalypso – Calypso, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years. DMP · 53
54 Alexandra – Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German explorer DMP · 54
55 Pandora – Pandora, the first human woman in Greek mythology. She was created from clay by Hephaestus at the request of Zeus. DMP · 55
56 Melete – Melete, one of the three original muses before the Nine Olympian Muses were founded. Her sisters were Aoide and Mneme. DMP · 56
57 Mnemosyne – Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory in Greek mythology . She is the mother of the nine Muses with Zeus, and one of the 12 first-generation Titans, the children of Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaea (Mother Earth). DMP · 57
58 Concordia – Concordia, Roman goddess of peace and concord. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Themis. DMP · 58
59 Elpis – Elpis, the personification and spirit of hope in Greek mythology. In the 1860s, there was a dispute about a new nomenclature proposed by Urbain Le Verrier who wanted to name this asteroid after its discoverer, Jean Chacornac (1823–1873). This was rejected by the community of astronomers. The asteroid was then named by Karl L. Littrow on a request by Edmund Weiss since Chacornac refused to submit a name (other than his own). The given name is an allusion to the "hope" that this dispute could be settled. DMP · 59
60 Echo – Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) in Greek mythology, who, as a punishment, was only able to speak the last words spoken to her. When she fell in love with Narcissus, she was unable to tell him how she felt; and was forced to watch him as he fell in love with himself. DMP · 60
61 Danaë – Danaë, daughter of king Acrisius and mother of hero Perseus by Zeus in Greek mythology. Danaë was confined in a brass tower by her father to keep her a virgin. Zeus however, desired her, and came to her in the form of golden rain which streamed in through the roof of her confinement and down into her womb. DMP · 61
62 Erato – Erato, the Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 62
63 Ausonia – The country of Italy, by its ancient Greek name for lower Italy, derived from king Auson, a son of Odysseus and Kallisto. The term "Ausones" was also applied by Greek writers to describe various Italic peoples. DMP · 63
64 Angelina – Angelina astronomical station of Hungarian astronomer Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832), located at Notre-Dame-des-Anges near Marseilles in France DMP · 64
65 Cybele – Cybele, mother goddess worshiped as "Mountain Mother" by the Phrygias, and adopted as "Great Mother" by the Greeks and Romans. This asteroid was originally named "Maximiliana", after Maximilian II, king of Bavaria. This non-classical name, however, was rejected by several astronomers, also see (59). DMP · 65
66 Maja – Maia, one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Titan Atlas and Oceanid nymph Pleione. Maia is the mother of the Olympian messenger god Hermes. DMP · 66
67 Asia – Asia, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. This was the first asteroid discovered in Asia. English astronomer N. R. Pogson discovered it at Madras Observatory, India, in April 1861. DMP · 67
68 Leto – Leto, Goddess of motherhood in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe and mother of Olympian god Apollo. DMP · 68
69 Hesperia – The country of Italy (by its Greek name Hesperia; "setting Sun" or "evening"). This asteroid was discovered one month after the Italian unification was proclaimed on 17 March 1861. DMP · 69
70 Panopaea – Panopaea, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. She was invoked by sailors during storms. DMP · 70
71 Niobe – Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus in Greek mythology. The gods punished her by killing her seven sons and seven daughters and changing her into a rock. DMP · 71
72 Feronia – Feronia, Roman goddess of groves, wildlife and freedman DMP · 72
73 Klytia – Clytie, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys DMP · 73
74 Galatea – Galatea, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris, who loved the shepherd Acis. Alternatively, the name may refer to the statue of a woman created by sculptor Pygmalion. DMP · 74
75 Eurydike – Eurydice, an oak nymph and daughter of Apollo in Greek mythology. She was the wife of Orpheus, who failed to bring her back from the dead. With his enchanting music he softened the hearts of the gods who let him descend into the underworld under the condition that he must not look at her until both had reached the upper world. DMP · 75
76 Freia – Freyja, the goddess of love and beauty in Norse mythology DMP · 76
77 Frigga – Frigg, wife of Odin and queen of all the gods in Norse mythology DMP · 77
78 Diana – Diana, goddess of the hunt in Roman mythology. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Her Greek counterpart is Artemis. DMP · 78
79 Eurynome – Eurynome, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. DMP · 79
80 Sappho – Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BC), Greek poet who, according to mythology, killed herself by jumping off the cliffs for love of the ferryman Phaon. DMP · 80
81 Terpsichore – Terpsichore, the Muse of dance and chorus in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 81
82 Alkmene – Alcmene, mother of the divine hero Heracles in Greek mythology. Zeus slept with Alcmene disguised as her husband Amphitryon. DMP · 82
83 Beatrix – Beatrice Portinari (1265–1290), beloved of Italian poet Dante Alighieri DMP · 83
84 Klio – Clio, the Muse of history in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. DMP · 84
85 Io – Io, daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus in Greek mythology. DMP · 85
86 Semele – Semele, the youngest daughter of king Cadmus and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in Greek mythology DMP · 86
87 Sylvia – Rhea Sylvia, the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus from Roman mythology (Src). Alternatively, it was named after Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo Flammarion, first wife of French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842–1925) DMP · 87
88 Thisbe – Thisbe, lover of Pyramus in Classical mythology. The two Babylonian lovers are also prominent in the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare. DMP · 88
89 Julia – Julia of Corsica (c. died 439), a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint. DMP · 89
90 Antiope – Antiope, an Amazon and daughter of Ares in Greek mythology. Alternatively, she was the daughter of Nycteus, king of Thebes, and the lover of Zeus. This minor planet is likely the first double asteroid ever discovered. DMP · 90
91 Aegina – Aegina, daughter of the river-god Asopus and the river-nymph Metope. She was changed into the island of Aegina by Zeus. DMP · 91
92 Undina – Heroine of the fairy-tale novella Undine by German writer Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843) DMP · 92
93 Minerva – Minerva, goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare and daughter of Jupiter and Metis in Roman mythology. Her Greek equivalent is Athena. DMP · 93
94 Aurora – Aurora, goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology. Her Greek counterpart is Eos, who is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. DMP · 94
95 Arethusa – Arethusa, one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis DMP · 95
96 Aegle – Aegle, one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis DMP · 96
97 Klotho – Clotho (Klotho), one of the Three Fates or Moirai who spin (Clotho), draw out (Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) the thread of Life in ancient Greek mythology. DMP · 97
98 Ianthe – Ianthe, a girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man. Alternatively, she was an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. DMP · 98
99 Dike – Dike, minor Greek goddess of human justice and the spirit of moral order, daughter of Zeus and Themis DMP · 99
100 Hekate – Hecate, Greek goddess (The name "Hecate" also sounds like Greek hekaton meaning "one hundred.") DMP · 100
example: Meanings of minor planet names: 1–1000#901


Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
901 Brunsia 1918 EE Heinrich Bruns (1848–1919), German astronomer and director of the Leipzig Observatory (534) DMP · 901
902 Probitas 1918 EJ Probity, a quality attributed to the late discoverer DMP · 902
903 Nealley 1918 EM Nealley, amateur astronomer from New York, who contributed to the photographic star charts edition by Max Wolf and Johann Palisa (discoverer) DMP · 903
904 Rockefellia 1918 EO John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American business man, philanthropist and one of the wealthiest persons in modern history DMP · 904
905 Universitas 1918 ES University of Hamburg, Germany DMP · 905
906 Repsolda 1918 ET Johann Georg Repsold (1770–1830), German astronomer, optician and manufacturer of astrometric instruments DMP · 906
907 Rhoda 1918 EU Rhoda Barnard, wife of American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard (1857–1923) DMP · 907
908 Buda 1918 EX Buda, historic part of the city of part of Budapest, Hungary DMP · 908
909 Ulla 1919 FA Ulla Ahrens, member of the Ahrens family, who helped financially at the Heidelberg Observatory. Ulla's father was also a friend of the discoverer, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892–1979). DMP · 909
910 Anneliese 1919 FB Anneliese, a friend of German astronomer Julius Dick at Babelsberg Observatory, Germany DMP · 910
911 Agamemnon 1919 FD Agamemnon, from Greek mythology. The king of Mycenae commanded the Greek forces in the Trojan War. DMP · 911
912 Maritima 1919 FJ Maritima, annual end-of-term excursions on the North Sea organised by the University of Hamburg; also see (947). DMP · 912
913 Otila 1919 FL Otila, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 913
914 Palisana 1919 FN Johann Palisa (1848–1925), Austrian astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and friend of the discoverer Max Wolf DMP · 914
915 Cosette 1918 b Cosette Gonnessiat, youngest daughter of French astronomer François Gonnessiat (1856–1934), who discovered this asteroid DMP · 915
916 America 1915 S1 United States of America, for the help rendered by the American Relief Administration (under Herbert Hoover) during the famine in Crimea DMP · 916
917 Lyka 1915 S4 Lyka, a friend of the sister of the discoverer, Grigory Neujmin DMP · 917
918 Itha 1919 FR Itha, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 918
919 Ilsebill 1918 EQ Ilsebill, a character in the fairy tale The Fisherman and his Wife by the Brothers Grimm DMP · 919
920 Rogeria 1919 FT Rogeria, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 920
921 Jovita 1919 FV Jovita, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 921
922 Schlutia 1919 FW Edgar Schlubach, a German businessman, and Henry Frederic Tiarks, FRAS, British banker and amateur astronomer from London, who together financed the solar eclipse expedition of 1922 to Java. Src DMP · 922
923 Herluga 1919 GB Herluga, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 923
924 Toni 1919 GC Toni, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 924
925 Alphonsina 1920 GM Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284) and Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886–1941) DMP · 925
926 Imhilde 1920 GN Imhilde, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 926
927 Ratisbona 1920 GO The city of Regensburg in south-east Germany (by its Latin name) DMP · 927
928 Hildrun 1920 GP Hildrun, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 928
929 Algunde 1920 GR Algunde, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 929
930 Westphalia 1920 GS The historic region of Westphalia in Germany, birthplace of the discoverer Walter Baade (1893–1960) DMP · 930
931 Whittemora 1920 GU Thomas Whittemore (1871–1950), American professor at both Harvard and Columbia Universities DMP · 931
932 Hooveria 1920 GV Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), American president, then secretary of state, in recognition of his help to Austria after World War I DMP · 932
933 Susi 1927 CH Susi Graff, wife of Kasimir Graff (1878–1950), German astronomer at Hamburg Observatory and later director of the Vienna Observatory DMP · 933
934 Thüringia 1920 HK The Thüringia, an Atlantic liner on which German astronomer Walter Baade travelled on his visits to New York; the captain was an amateur astronomer, and was invited to name one of Baade's asteroids DMP · 934
935 Clivia 1920 HM Clivia, genus of flowering plant DMP · 935
936 Kunigunde 1920 HN Kunigunde, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 936
937 Bethgea 1920 HO Hans Bethge (1876–1946), German poet DMP · 937
938 Chlosinde 1920 HQ Chlosinde, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 938
939 Isberga 1920 HR Isberga, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 939
940 Kordula 1920 HT Kordula, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 940
941 Murray 1920 HV Gilbert Murray (1866–1957), British classical scholar and diplomat who helped Austria in 1920 through the League of Nations DMP · 941
942 Romilda 1920 HW Romilda, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 942
943 Begonia 1920 HX Begonia, genus of herbs and flowers DMP · 943
944 Hidalgo 1920 HZ Miguel Hidalgo (1753–1811), father of the independence of Mexico, where German astronomers went to observe the solar eclipse of September 10, 1923 DMP · 944
945 Barcelona 1921 JB Barcelona, Spain, where the discoverer was born and the asteroid discovered DMP · 945
946 Poësia 1921 JC Poësia, goddess of poetry DMP · 946
947 Monterosa 1921 JD The MV Monte Rosa, a ship (of the German Monte Klasse) used by the University of Hamburg on their outings on the North Sea; also see (912). DMP · 947
948 Jucunda 1921 JE Jucunda, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 948
949 Hel 1921 JK Hel, Norse goddess DMP · 949
950 Ahrensa 1921 JP The Ahrens family, friends of the discoverer, Karl Reinmuth DMP · 950
951 Gaspra 1916 S45 The spa town of Gaspra on the Crimean peninsula DMP · 951
952 Caia 1916 S61 Caia, a character in the novel Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz DMP · 952
953 Painleva 1921 JT Paul Painlevé (1863–1933), French mathematician and politician DMP · 953
954 Li 1921 JU Lina Alstede Reinmuth, wife of discoverer Karl Reinmuth DMP · 954
955 Alstede 1921 JV Lina Alstede Reinmuth, wife of discoverer Karl Reinmuth DMP · 955
956 Elisa 1921 JW Elisa Reinmuth, mother of discoverer Karl Reinmuth DMP · 956
957 Camelia 1921 JX Camellia, genus of flowering plants DMP · 957
958 Asplinda 1921 KC Bror Ansgar Asplind (1890–1954), Swedish astronomer DMP · 958
959 Arne 1921 KF Arne Asplind, son of Swedish astronomer Bror Asplind, also see (958) DMP · 959
960 Birgit 1921 KH Birgit Asplind, daughter of Swedish astronomer Bror Asplind, also see (958) DMP · 960
961 Gunnie 1921 KM Gunnie Asplind, daughter of Swedish astronomer Bror Asplind, also see (958) DMP · 961
962 Aslög 1921 KP Aslög, mythological Norse woman DMP · 962
963 Iduberga 1921 KR Iduberga, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 963
964 Subamara 1921 KS Subamara, Latin for 'very bitter' (referring to the observing conditions at the Vienna Observatory) DMP · 964
965 Angelica 1921 KT Angelica Hartmann, wife of the discoverer, Johannes Franz Hartmann (1865–1936) DMP · 965
966 Muschi 1921 KU "Kitty" German: Muschi nickname of Walter Baade's wife, who discovered this asteroid DMP · 966
967 Helionape 1921 KV Adolf von Sonnenthal (1834–1909), an Austrian actor. Helionape is the direct Greek translation of his name ("Sonne" and "Tal", to "helio" and "nape"). DMP · 967
968 Petunia 1921 KW Petunia, a genus of flowering plants DMP · 968
969 Leocadia 1921 KZ Unknown origin of name. Feminine Russian first name. DMP · 969
970 Primula 1921 LB The flower genus Primula (primroses) DMP · 970
971 Alsatia 1921 LF Alsace, region in western France. Originally named "Alsace" by French discoverer Alexandre Schaumasse (1882–1958), in 1920, the name was later changed to "Alsatia" by the German ARI. DMP · 971
972 Cohnia 1922 LK Fritz Cohn (1866–1922), German astronomer and director of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Berlin DMP · 972
973 Aralia 1922 LR Aralia, genus of ivy-like plant DMP · 973
974 Lioba 1922 LS Saint Leoba (or Lioba; c. 710–782), abbess in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany, who helped Saint Boniface spreading Christianity throughout Germany. DMP · 974
975 Perseverantia 1922 LT Perseverance, a quality posthumously attributed to the discoverer, Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa DMP · 975
976 Benjamina 1922 LU Benjamin, son of discoverer Benjamin Jekhowsky DMP · 976
977 Philippa 1922 LV Baron Philippe de Rothschild (1902–1988), French financier DMP · 977
978 Aidamina 1922 LY Aida Minaievna, a friend of the family of Soviet discoverer Sergey Belyavsky DMP · 978
979 Ilsewa 1922 MC Ilse Waldorf, an acquaintance of German discoverer Karl Reinmuth DMP · 979
980 Anacostia 1921 W19 The historic district of Anacostia in Washington, D.C., United States, as well as for the nearby Anacostia River DMP · 980
981 Martina 1917 S92 Henri Martin (1810–1883), French historian and politician DMP · 981
982 Franklina 1922 MD John Franklin Adams (1843–1912), British amateur astronomer and stellar cartographer DMP · 982
983 Gunila 1922 ME Gunila, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 983
984 Gretia 1922 MH Gretia, sister-in-law of German astronomer Albrecht Kahrstedt (1897–1971), also see (1587) DMP · 984
985 Rosina 1922 MO Rosina, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 985
986 Amelia 1922 MQ Amelia, wife of discoverer Josep Comas i Solà DMP · 986
987 Wallia 1922 MR Wallia, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 987
988 Appella 1922 MT Paul Émile Appell (1855–1930), French astronomer DMP · 988
989 Schwassmannia 1922 MW Arnold Schwassmann (1870–1964), German astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and comets at Potsdam-Babelsberg and Hamburg-Bergedorf observatories DMP · 989
990 Yerkes 1922 MZ Yerkes Observatory, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States, where this asteroid was discovered DMP · 990
991 McDonalda 1922 NB McDonald Observatory, Texas, United States, originally endowed by the Texas banker William Johnson McDonald DMP · 991
992 Swasey 1922 ND Ambrose Swasey (1846–1937), American benefactor and mechanical engineer, co-founder, with Worcester Reed Warner of the Warner & Swasey Company which manufactured astronomical telescopes and precision instruments, including the 82-inch Otto Struve Telescope for the McDonald Observatory, one of the largest telescopes at the time. They gave their own observatory to Case Western University and it took the name Warner and Swasey Observatory. DMP · 992
993 Moultona 1923 NJ Forest Ray Moulton (1872–1952), American astronomer and mathematician DMP · 993
994 Otthild 1923 NL Otthild, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 994
995 Sternberga 1923 NP Pavel Shternberg (1865–1920), Russian astronomer DMP · 995
996 Hilaritas 1923 NM Contentedness, a quality posthumously attributed to the discoverer, Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa DMP · 996
997 Priska 1923 NR Priska, female name chosen by discoverer Karl Reinmuth from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote DMP · 997
998 Bodea 1923 NU Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826), German astronomer, author of the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch, known for the empirical Titius–Bode law about the sequence of planetary distances DMP · 998
999 Zachia 1923 NW Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832), Hungarian astronomer and director of the Seeberg Observatory (279) in Germany DMP · 999
1000 Piazzia 1923 NZ Giuseppe Piazzi (1746–1826), Italian astronomer and discoverer of Ceres in 1801 DMP · 1000
example: Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000#001


Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
1001 Gaussia 1923 OA Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855), German mathematician DMP · 1001
1002 Olbersia 1923 OB Heinrich Olbers (1758–1840), German astronomer DMP · 1002
1003 Lilofee 1923 OK Lilofee, a legendary character and title figure in an old German folk-song Die schöne junge Lilofee DMP · 1003
1004 Belopolskya 1923 OS Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934), Russian astrophysicist DMP · 1004
1005 Arago 1923 OT François Arago (1786–1853), French astronomer DMP · 1005
1006 Lagrangea 1923 OU Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), French astronomer DMP · 1006
1007 Pawlowia 1923 OX Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), Russian physiologist DMP · 1007
1008 La Paz 1923 PD The city of La Paz, capital of Bolivia DMP · 1008
1009 Sirene 1923 PE The Sirens of mythology DMP · 1009
1010 Marlene 1923 PF Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), German actress DMP · 1010
1011 Laodamia 1924 PK Laodamia (re-insert) DMP · 1011
1012 Sarema 1924 PM Sarema, a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, made into an opera by Alexander von Zemlinsky DMP · 1012
1013 Tombecka 1924 PQ Daniel Tombeck, French chemist who in 1910 succeeded Amédée Guillet as secretary of the Faculty of Science of the University of Paris DMP · 1013
1014 Semphyra 1924 PW Semphyra, a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin DMP · 1014
1015 Christa 1924 QF Unknown origin of name DMP · 1015
1016 Anitra 1924 QG Anitra, character in the drama Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) DMP · 1016
1017 Jacqueline 1924 QL Jacqueline Zadoc-Kahn, disciple of Russian discoverer Benjamin Jekhowsky DMP · 1017
1018 Arnolda 1924 QM Arnold Berliner (1862–1942), German physicist and editor of the journal Naturwissenschaften DMP · 1018
1019 Strackea 1924 QN Gustav Stracke (1887–1943), German astronomer (see also 1201 Strenua and 1227 Geranium) DMP · 1019
1020 Arcadia 1924 QV Arcadia, mythological Greek place and modern Greek province DMP · 1020
1021 Flammario 1924 RG Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer DMP · 1021
1022 Olympiada 1924 RT The Olympic Games DMP · 1022
1023 Thomana 1924 RU Boys' choir of St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany DMP · 1023
1024 Hale 1923 YO13 George Ellery Hale (1868–1938), American solar astronomer DMP · 1024
1025 Riema 1923 NX Johannes Riem (1868–1945), German astronomer DMP · 1025
1026 Ingrid 1923 NY Ingrid, niece of German astronomer Albrecht Kahrstedt (1897–1971), also see (1587) DMP · 1026
1027 Aesculapia 1923 YO11 Asclepius, Greek god; named to redeem Jupiter's promise to Minerva to place Aesculapius among the stars (formerly, Ophiuchus was called Aesculapius) DMP · 1027
1028 Lydina 1923 PG Lydia Albitskaya, wife of Russian discoverer Vladimir Albitsky DMP · 1028
1029 La Plata 1924 RK La Plata, Argentina DMP · 1029
1030 Vitja 1924 RQ Viktor Zaslavsky (1925–1944), nephew of Spiridon Zaslavskij (see 1330 Spiridonia), the brother-in-law of the discoverer Vladimir Albitsky DMP · 1030
1031 Arctica 1924 RR The Arctic DMP · 1031
1032 Pafuri 1924 SA Pafuri River in northern Transvaal, South Africa DMP · 1032
1033 Simona 1924 SM Simone van Biesbroeck, daughter of the discoverer George Van Biesbroeck DMP · 1033
1034 Mozartia 1924 SS Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Austrian composer DMP · 1034
1035 Amata 1924 SW Amata, wife of king Latinus and mother of Lavinia, the wife of Aeneas DMP · 1035
1036 Ganymed 1924 TD Ganymede, mythological cupbearer DMP · 1036
1037 Davidweilla 1924 TF One of the members of the David-Weill family, member of the Academy of Sciences and benefactor of the Sorbonne DMP · 1037
1038 Tuckia 1924 TK Edward Tuck (1842–1938) and his wife; philanthropists. Edward was the son of the founder of the American Republican Party DMP · 1038
1039 Sonneberga 1924 TL Sonneberg, a German town in Thuringia, where the Sonneberg Observatory is located DMP · 1039
1040 Klumpkea 1925 BD Dorothea Klumpke (1861–1942), American amateur astronomer, first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Sorbonne DMP · 1040
1041 Asta 1925 FA Asta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress DMP · 1041
1042 Amazone 1925 HA The River Amazon in South America DMP · 1042
1043 Beate 1925 HB Unknown origin of name DMP · 1043
1044 Teutonia 1924 RO The Teutonic peoples DMP · 1044
1045 Michela 1924 TR Micheline van Biesbroeck, daughter of discoverer George Van Biesbroeck DMP · 1045
1046 Edwin 1924 UA Edwin van Biesbroeck, son of discoverer George Van Biesbroeck DMP · 1046
1047 Geisha 1924 TE Musical comedy The Geisha by Sidney Jones DMP · 1047
1048 Feodosia 1924 TP Crimean city of Feodosiya (Theodosia), Ukraine DMP · 1048
1049 Gotho 1925 RB Unknown origin of name DMP · 1049
1050 Meta 1925 RC Unknown origin of name DMP · 1050
1051 Merope 1925 SA Merope, Greek muse and goddess DMP · 1051
1052 Belgica 1925 VD Belgium DMP · 1052
1053 Vigdis 1925 WA Unknown origin of name (Vigdís is an ancient Nordic feminine surname) DMP · 1053
1054 Forsytia 1925 WD The flowering shrub genus Forsythia DMP · 1054
1055 Tynka 1925 WG Tynka Buchar, mother of Emil Buchar (1901–1979), of the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Czech Technical University in Prague DMP · 1055
1056 Azalea 1924 QD The azalea flowering shrubs, then thought a genus of their own, now subgenera of the genus Rhododendron DMP · 1056
1057 Wanda 1925 QB Wanda, Polish feminine name DMP · 1057
1058 Grubba 1925 MA Howard Grubb (1844–1931) of Parson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, maker of the 40-inch reflecting telescope of the Simeis Observatory DMP · 1058
1059 Mussorgskia 1925 OA Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), Russian composer DMP · 1059
1060 Magnolia 1925 PA The flowering tree genus Magnolia DMP · 1060
1061 Paeonia 1925 TB The peony flowering plant, genus Paeonia DMP · 1061
1062 Ljuba 1925 TD Lyuba Berlin (1915–1936), Soviet parachutist DMP · 1062
1063 Aquilegia 1925 XA The columbine flower, genus Aquilegia DMP · 1063
1064 Aethusa 1926 PA The fool's parsley herb, genus Aethusa DMP · 1064
1065 Amundsenia 1926 PD Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), polar explorer DMP · 1065
1066 Lobelia 1926 RA The Indian tobacco flower, genus Lobelia DMP · 1066
1067 Lunaria 1926 RG The honesty flowering plant, genus Lunaria DMP · 1067
1068 Nofretete 1926 RK Nefertiti (c. 1370–1330 BC), wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV DMP · 1068
1069 Planckia 1927 BC Max Planck (1858–1947), German physicist and Nobelist, on the occasion of his 80th birthday DMP · 1069
1070 Tunica 1926 RB The flowering plant genus Tunica of the pink or carnation family DMP · 1070
1071 Brita 1924 RE Great Britain, where the 1-meter telescope for the Simeiz Observatory on Crimea was made DMP · 1071
1072 Malva 1926 TA The mallow plant, genus Malva DMP · 1072
1073 Gellivara 1923 OW Gällivare, town in Swedish Lapland, where astronomers from several countries observed a total solar eclipse on 29 June 1927 DMP · 1073
1074 Beljawskya 1925 BE Sergey Belyavsky (1883–1953), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets DMP · 1074
1075 Helina 1926 SC Helij Grigor'evich Neujmin, a son of Russian discoverer Grigory Neujmin DMP · 1075
1076 Viola 1926 TE The violets, pansies and violas, genus Viola DMP · 1076
1077 Campanula 1926 TK The flowering plant genus Campanula DMP · 1077
1078 Mentha 1926 XB The true mints, genus Mentha DMP · 1078
1079 Mimosa 1927 AD The herb and shrub genus Mimosa, although the discoverer apparently meant the silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), since he referred to a "flowering tree" DMP · 1079
1080 Orchis 1927 QB The orchid flowers, genus Orchis DMP · 1080
1081 Reseda 1927 QF The mignonette, genus Reseda DMP · 1081
1082 Pirola 1927 UC The wintergreen, genus Pirola DMP · 1082
1083 Salvia 1928 BC The sage plant, genus Salvia DMP · 1083
1084 Tamariwa 1926 CC Tamara Ivanova (1912–1936), Soviet parachutist DMP · 1084
1085 Amaryllis 1927 QH The belladonna lily flower genus, Amaryllis DMP · 1085
1086 Nata 1927 QL Nata Babushkina (1915–1936), Soviet female parachutist DMP · 1086
1087 Arabis 1927 RD The mustard family herb genus Arabis DMP · 1087
1088 Mitaka 1927 WA Mitaka, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory is situated DMP · 1088
1089 Tama 1927 WB Tama River, Japan, which flows near the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory DMP · 1089
1090 Sumida 1928 DG Sumida River (Sumidagawa), Tokyo, Japan DMP · 1090
1091 Spiraea 1928 DT The flowering shrub genus Spiraea DMP · 1091
1092 Lilium 1924 PN The true lily flower, genus Lilium DMP · 1092
1093 Freda 1925 LA Fred Prévost, civil engineer of mines and benefactor of the Faculty of sciences of Bordeaux DMP · 1093
1094 Siberia 1926 CB Siberia, region of Russia DMP · 1094
1095 Tulipa 1926 GS The tulip flower. genus Tulipa DMP · 1095
1096 Reunerta 1928 OB Theodore Reunert, of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science, mining engineer and supporter of the former Union Observatory in South Africa, friend of the discoverer DMP · 1096
1097 Vicia 1928 PC The flowering plant genus Vicia DMP · 1097
1098 Hakone 1928 RJ Hakone, Japan DMP · 1098
1099 Figneria 1928 RQ Vera Figner (1852–1942), Russian revolutionary DMP · 1099
1100 Arnica 1928 SD The lamb's skin plants, genus Arnica DMP · 1100
example: Meanings of minor planet names: 2001–3000#001


Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
2001 Einstein 1973 EB Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-born, Swiss–American physicist and Nobelist DMP · 2001
2002 Euler 1973 QQ1 Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician and physicist DMP · 2002
2003 Harding 6559 P-L Karl Ludwig Harding (1765–1834), German astronomer DMP · 2003
2004 Lexell 1973 SV2 Anders Johan Lexell (1740–1784), Swedish-Russian astronomer and mathematician DMP · 2004
2005 Hencke 1973 RA Karl Ludwig Hencke (1793–1866), German astronomer DMP · 2005
2006 Polonskaya 1973 SB3 Elena Ivanovna Kazimirchak-Polonskaya, Russian astronomer MPC · 2006
2007 McCuskey 1963 SQ Sidney W. McCuskey (1907–1979), American observatory director MPC · 2007
2008 Konstitutsiya 1973 SV4 Constitution of the Soviet Union MPC · 2008
2009 Voloshina 1968 UL Vera Voloshina (1919–1941), Russian partisan MPC · 2009
2010 Chebyshev 1969 TL4 Pafnuty Chebyshev (1821–1884), Russian mathematician MPC · 2010
2011 Veteraniya 1970 QB1 Russian for "Veterans" (of World War II) MPC · 2011
2012 Guo Shou-Jing 1964 TE2 Guo Shoujing (1231–1316), Chinese astronomer and mathematician MPC · 2012
2013 Tucapel 1971 UH4 Mapuche (Araucanian) chief MPC · 2013
2014 Vasilevskis 1973 JA Stanislaus Vasilevskis (died 1988), Latvian-born American astronomer DMP · 2014
2015 Kachuevskaya 1972 RA3 Natasha Kachuevskaya, Russian soldier during WWII who was killed in the battle of Stalingrad MPC · 2015
2016 Heinemann 1938 SE Karl Heinemann (1898–1970), German astronomer at ARI DMP · 2016
2017 Wesson A903 SC Mary Joan Wesson Bardwell, wife of American astronomer Conrad M. Bardwell (born 1926), who was a research associate at the Minor Planet Center DMP · 2017
2018 Schuster 1931 UC Hans-Emil Schuster (born 1934), German astronomer and discoverer of minor planets DMP · 2018
2019 van Albada 1935 SX1 Gale Bruno van Albada (1911–1972), Dutch astronomer MPC · 2019
2020 Ukko 1936 FR Ukko, Finnish supreme god MPC · 2020
2021 Poincaré 1936 MA Henri Poincaré (1854–1912), French mathematician MPC · 2021
2022 West 1938 CK Richard Martin West (born 1941), Danish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets DMP · 2022
2023 Asaph 1952 SA Asaph Hall (1829–1907), American astronomer DMP · 2023
2024 McLaughlin 1952 UR Dean Benjamin McLaughlin (1901–1965), American spectroscopist and geologist MPC · 2024
2025 Nortia 1953 LG Nortia, Etruscan goddess of fortune MPC · 2025
2026 Cottrell 1955 FF Frederick Gardner Cottrell (1877–1948), American businessman chemist, inventor and philanthropist MPC · 2026
2027 Shen Guo 1964 VR1 Shen Kuo (1031–1095), astronomer MPC · 2027
2028 Janequeo 1968 OB1 Janequeo, wife of Mapuche (Araucanian) chief Guepotan MPC · 2028
2029 Binomi 1969 RB Binomi, fictional mathematician, jokingly referred to as the inventor of mathematical formula, such as the Binomial theorem MPC · 2029
2030 Belyaev 1969 TA2 Pavel Belyayev (1925–1970), Soviet cosmonaut, officer and fighter pilot MPC · 2030
2031 BAM 1969 TG2 Builders of Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM) MPC · 2031
2032 Ethel 1970 OH Ethel Lilian Voynich (1864–1960), British author MPC · 2032
2033 Basilea 1973 CA The city of Basel in Switzerland MPC · 2033
2034 Bernoulli 1973 EE Several mathematicians of the Bernoulli family, in particular Jacob (1654–1705), Johann (1667–1748) and Daniel (1700–1782) MPC · 2034
2035 Stearns 1973 SC Carl Leo Stearns (1892–1972), American astronomer MPC · 2035
2036 Sheragul 1973 SY2 Sheragul, Siberian village in Russia MPC · 2036
2037 Tripaxeptalis 1973 UB 3 times 679 Pax and 7 times 291 Alice MPC · 2037
2038 Bistro 1973 WF Bistro, a type of restaurant MPC · 2038
2039 Payne-Gaposchkin 1974 CA Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British-born American astronomer DMP · 2039
2040 Chalonge 1974 HA Daniel Chalonge (1895–1977), French astronomer MPC · 2040
2041 Lancelot 2523 P-L Lancelot, Arthurian knight MPC · 2041
2042 Sitarski 4633 P-L Grzegorz Sitarski, Polish astronomer at the Polish Academy of Sciences, who studied the motion of comets MPC · 2042
2043 Ortutay 1936 TH Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978), Hungarian cultural leader MPC · 2043
2044 Wirt 1950 VE Carl A. Wirtanen (1910–1990), American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets MPC · 2044
2045 Peking 1964 TB1 Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China MPC · 2045
2046 Leningrad 1968 UD1 Leningrad, city in the USSR MPC · 2046
2047 Smetana 1971 UA1 Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), Czech composer MPC · 2047
2048 Dwornik 1973 QA Stephen E. Dwornik, American planetary geologist DMP · 2048
2049 Grietje 1973 SH G. A. M. Haring-Gehrels, sister-in-law of Dutch-born American astronomer Tom Gehrels † MPC · 2049
2050 Francis 1974 KA Fred and Kay Francis, parents of discoverer DMP · 2050
2051 Chang 1976 UC Zhang Yuzhe (Y.C. Chang), Chinese astronomer, director of the Purple Mountain Observatory MPC · 2051
2052 Tamriko 1976 UN Tamara West, wife of discoverer Richard Martin West MPC · 2052
2053 Nuki 1976 UO Nodari West, son of discoverer Richard Martin West MPC · 2053
2054 Gawain 4097 P-L Gawain, Arthurian knight MPC · 2054
2055 Dvořák 1974 DB Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Czech composer MPC · 2055
2056 Nancy A909 TB Nancy Lou Zissell Marsden, wife of Brian G. Marsden DMP · 2056
2057 Rosemary 1934 RQ Rosemary Birky Hoffmann Scholl, first wife of Hans Scholl DMP · 2057
2058 Róka 1938 BH Gedeon Róka (1906–1974), Hungarian science writer †[1] ‡[2] MPC · 2058
2059 Baboquivari 1963 UA Babioquivari, mountain sacred to the Tohono O'odham of northern Mexico and southern Arizona MPC · 2059
2060 Chiron 1977 UB Chiron, a centaur from Greek mythology DMP · 2060
2061 Anza 1960 UA Juan Bautista de Anza (1736–1788), Spanish explorer, military officer, and Governor of the Province of New Mexico under the Spanish Empire MPC · 2061
2062 Aten 1976 AA Aten, Egyptian god MPC · 2062
2063 Bacchus 1977 HB Bacchus (Dionysus), Roman god MPC · 2063
2064 Thomsen 1942 RQ Ivan Leslie Thomsen (1910–1969), New Zealand astronomer MPC · 2064
2065 Spicer 1959 RN Edward H. Spicer (1906–1983), anthropologist MPC · 2065
2066 Palala 1934 LB Palala River, tributary of the Limpopo River, South Africa MPC · 2066
2067 Aksnes 1936 DD Kaare Aksnes, astronomer MPC · 2067
2068 Dangreen 1948 AD Daniel W. E. Green, American observatory worker, involved in the MPC's transition from Cincinnati to Cambridge in 1978 MPC · 2068
2069 Hubble 1955 FT Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), American astronomer MPC · 2069
2070 Humason 1964 TQ Milton L. Humason (1891–1972), American astronomer MPC · 2070
2071 Nadezhda 1971 QS Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya (1869–1939), educator, wife of Vladimir Lenin MPC · 2071
2072 Kosmodemyanskaya 1973 QE2 Lubov' Timofeevna Kosmodemyanskaya (1900–1978), mother of Soviet heroes Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya and Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky MPC · 2072
2073 Janáček 1974 DK Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), Czech composer MPC · 2073
2074 Shoemaker 1974 UA Eugene Shoemaker (1928–1997), American astronomer MPC · 2074
2075 Martinez 1974 VA Hugo Arturo Martinez (1890–1976), Argentinian astronomer at La Plata Observatory MPC · 2075
2076 Levin 1974 WA Boris Yulevich Levin, Russian astronomer and geophysicist MPC · 2076
2077 Kiangsu 1974 YA Jiangsu, province in eastern China MPC · 2077
2078 Nanking 1975 AD Nanjing, Chinese city near the Purple Mountain Observatory MPC · 2078
2079 Jacchia 1976 DB Luigi Giuseppe Jacchia, Italian-born American astronomer MPC · 2079
2080 Jihlava 1976 DG Jihlava, city in the Czech Republic MPC · 2080
2081 Sázava 1976 DH Sázava River, tributary of Vltava River, Czech Republic MPC · 2081
2082 Galahad 7588 P-L Galahad, Arthurian knight MPC · 2082
2083 Smither 1973 WB John C. Smith, astronomer MPC · 2083
2084 Okayama 1935 CK Okayama, Okayama, Japan MPC · 2084
2085 Henan 1965 YA Henan, province in China MPC · 2085
2086 Newell 1966 BC Homer E. Newell, Jr. (1915–1983), American physicist and space scientist MPC · 2086
2087 Kochera 1975 YC Theodor Kocher (1841–1917), Swiss surgeon and Nobel laureate MPC · 2087
2088 Sahlia 1976 DJ Hermann Sahli (1856–1933), Swiss physician and professor of internal medicine at Berne University MPC · 2088
2089 Cetacea 1977 VF Cetacea, clade of aquatic mammals such as whales and dolphins MPC · 2089
2090 Mizuho 1978 EA Mizuho Urata, daughter of Japanese discoverer Takeshi Urata MPC · 2090
2091 Sampo 1941 HO Sampo, a magical artifact Finnish mythology MPC · 2091
2092 Sumiana 1969 UP Sumy, Ukraine MPC · 2092
2093 Genichesk 1971 HX Henichesk, city in north-eastern Ukraine, birthplace of discoverer Tamara Smirnova MPC · 2093
2094 Magnitka 1971 TC2 Magnitogorsk, Russian industrial city MPC · 2094
2095 Parsifal 6036 P-L Parsifal, Arthurian knight MPC · 2095
2096 Väinö 1939 UC Väinämöinen, from Finnish mythology MPC · 2096
2097 Galle 1953 PV Johann Gottfried Galle (1812–1910), German astronomer MPC · 2097
2098 Zyskin 1972 QE Yurevich Zyskin, Professor at the Crimean medical institute MPC · 2098
2099 Öpik 1977 VB Ernst Öpik (1893–1985), Estonian astronomer MPC · 2099
2100 Ra-Shalom 1978 RA Ra-Shalom, Egyptian god Ra + Hebrew Shalom, in honour of the Camp David Peace Accords of 1978 MPC · 2100
example: Meanings of minor planet names: 16001–17000#901


Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
16901 Johnbrooks 1998 DJ14 John J. Brooks (born 1933), a mechanical engineer and amateur astronomer in the gamma-ray bursts field at the Santa Barbara Astronomical Group, co-founded a small CCD brand that in 1991 developed star tracking equipment, allowing the start of the CCD revolution in the amateur astronomer's world. JPL · 16901
16906 Giovannisilva 1998 DY23 Giovanni Silva (1882–1957), an Italian astronomer who was an assistant at the International Latitude Station at Carloforte and later director of the Padua Observatory until 1952. He contributed to classical astronomy, celestial mechanics, geodesy, astrophysics and the calculus of probability. JPL · 16906
16908 Groeselenberg 1998 DD33 Groeselenberg, a hill in Uccle, Belgium, and location of the Uccle Observatory MPC · 16908
16909 Miladejager 1998 DX33 Mila De Jager (born 2005) is the first granddaughter of the discoverer, Eric Walter Elst, and daughter of Sigyn and Philip. JPL · 16909
16912 Rhiannon 1998 EP8 Rhiannon, a Welsh goddess and a mistress of the Singing Birds. Sometimes she appeared as a beautiful woman in dazzling gold on a white horse. She is a version of the proto-celtic horse-goddess Epona. JPL · 16912
16915 Bredthauer 1998 FR10 Richard Bredthauer (born 1946) has been a CCD designer for the last 23 years, providing high-performance CCDs to the astronomical community. Richard has also fabricated several flight CCDs for NASA missions. including the Hubble Space Telescope. JPL · 16915
16920 Larrywalker 1998 FR37 Larry Walker, 2003 Intel STS mentor. He teaches at the Oak Ridge High School, Conroe, Texas. JPL · 16920
16929 Hurník 1998 FP73 Ilja Hurník (1922–2013), a Czech composer, pianist, writer, musical pedagogue, speaker and popularizer, has a keen interest in science, particularly in astronomy. The name was suggested by participants of the meeting organized on the occasion of naming the Johann Palisa Observatory and Planetarium in Ostrava-Poruba. JPL · 16929
16930 Respighi 1998 FF74 Lorenzo Respighi (1824-1889), an Italian astronomer who was professor of optics and astronomy and director successively of the observatories of Bologna and of Campidoglio in Rome. He compiled stellar catalogues, observed the planets and discovered three comets. He introduced the use of the objective prism in stellar spectroscopy, Italian astronomer JPL · 16930
16944 Wangler 1998 HK45 Julie Wangler, 2003 Intel STS mentor. She teaches at the Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico. JPL · 16944
16946 Farnham 1998 HJ51 Tony L. Farnham (born 1964), an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the University of Maryland, who has studied the dynamics of cometary dust and determined comet rotation states. He has also contributed to the Deep Impact mission by improving the standardization of filter photometry. JPL · 16946
16947 Wikrent 1998 HN80 Brian Wikrent, 2003 Intel STS mentor. He teaches at the Robbinsdale Cooper High School, New Hope, Minnesota. MPC · 16947
16951 Carolus Quartus 1998 KJ Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316–1378), king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, supported cultural and scientific advancement. Charles University, which he founded in Prague, was the first university in central Europe. During his 30-year reign the Czech lands did not experience the hardship of wars. The name was suggested by M. Juřík. JPL · 16951
16952 Peteschultz 1998 KX3 Peter H. Schultz (born 1944), an American geologist at Brown University, has studied cratering phenomena experimentally and in the field. He has played a major role in defining and developing the Deep Impact mission, particularly through his cratering experiments at the NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range. JPL · 16952
16953 Besicovitch 1998 KE5 Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (1891–1970), a Russian mathematician who taught at various institutions in the Soviet Union and later at the University of Cambridge. He had an astounding geometric intuition and proved many counter-intuitive results, particularly with regard to sets of points of fractal dimension. MPC · 16953
16958 Klaasen 1998 PF Kenneth P. Klaasen (born 1946), a geomorphologist and expert in scientific operations of spacecraft at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has designed observational sequences for numerous planetary missions, most recently for Deep Impact, for which he has also overseen instrument calibration. JPL · 16958
16962 Elizawoolard 1998 QP93 Elizabeth Woolard, 2003 Intel STS mentor. She teaches at the William G. Enloe High School, Raleigh, North Carolina. MPC · 16962
16967 Marcosbosso 1998 SR132 Marcos Federico Bosso (born 1987), 2003 Intel STS winner. At the time, he attended the I.P.E.M. No 80, Dr. Luis Federico Leloir, Berrotaran, Cordoba, Argentina. MPC · 16967
16969 Helamuda 1998 UM20 Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt (Helamuda), the museum of the federal state of Hessen. This unique institution features exquisite collections in both fine arts and natural sciences and conducts paleontological excavations at the nearby Messel site. JPL · 16969
16972 Neish 1998 WK11 Catherine D. Neish (born 1981) is a professor at the University of Western Ontario who studies Titan, the Moon and Venus using orbital radar. Previously known by the moniker Katie Dot, she is an avid scuba diver, a champion for social justice, and mother to Penelope. JPL · 16972
16973 Gaspari 1998 WR19 Luciano Gaspari (born 1986), 2003 Intel STS winner. He attended the I.P.E.M. No 80, Dr. Luis Federico Leloir, Berrotaran, Cordoba, Argentina. MPC · 16973
16974 Iphthime 1998 WR21 Iphthime from Greek mythology. She was Penelope's sister who appears to her in a dream and comforts her as she is grieving. JPL · 16974
16975 Delamere 1998 YX29 W. Alan Delamere (born 1935), am American astronomer who recently retired from Ball Aerospace & Technologies, has made major contributions to cometary science, ranging from management of the Halley multicolor camera on the Giotto mission to his insightful approach to the original design of the Deep Impact mission and HiRISE. JPL · 16975
16982 Tsinghua 1999 AS9 Tsinghua University is one of the most renowned research universities in China founded in 1911. It has made significant contributions to the development of science, technology, culture and the economy of China JPL · 16982
16984 Veillet 1999 AA25 Christian Veillet (born 1954), a French astronomer and discoverer of minor planets was for several years head of the lunar-ranging station at the Côte d'Azur Observatory. Now senior astronomer for the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope, he is project scientist for the megaprime project. He recently discovered that the trans-Neptunian object 1998 WW31 is a binary. MPC · 16984
16986 Archivestef 1999 AR34 Stephanie McLaughlin (born 1961), an American space scientist who has worked at the University of Maryland both for the Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data System and for the Deep Impact project, contributing to ground testing of scientific instruments and preparation of the complete scientific archive. JPL · 16986
16996 Dahir 1999 CM32 Roberto Daniel Dahir (born 1985), 2003 Intel STS finalist. He attended the E.P.E.T. No 6, Realico, La Pampa, Argentina. MPC · 16996
16997 Garrone 1999 CO32 Nestor Juan Garrone (born 1984), 2003 Intel STS finalist. He attended the E.P.E.T. No 6, Realico, La Pampa, Argentina. MPC · 16997
16998 Estelleweber 1999 CG46 Estelle Lela Weber (born 1986), 2003 Intel STS finalist. She attended the Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah, Queensland, Australia. MPC · 16998
16999 Ajstewart 1999 CE47 Andrew James Stewart (born 1987), 2003 Intel STS finalist. He attended the Karabar Distance Education Centre, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia. MPC · 16999
17000 Medvedev 1999 CV48 Alexandr V. Medvedev (born 1985), 2003 Intel STS and Karl Menger Memorial Prize finalist. He attended the BSU Liceum, Minsk, Belarus. MPC · 17000
  1. ^ [1] Archived October 28, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ [2] Archived October 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

Task 32: grey-out cells in MOMP index[edit]

  • edit comment: grey-out cells in Meanings of minor planet index for partial list with no citations in the corresponding number-range – T32 (link redirects here)
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Task 33: obsolete 10K-MOMP summary pages[edit]

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Task 34: obsolete Template:MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter00[edit]

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Template {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter00}}, used in the footer of the first 11 partial MoMP lists, is obsolete and can be replaced with the more common template {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter}} used in the remaining partial lists of this series. The obsolete tpl allowed for a more granular page-size (for all preceding, current and following referenced pages) in steps of 100. Since all partial list are now fixed to a range of 1000 numbers, this flexibility is no longer needed. This also means that the current code for {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter}} can be simplified by reducing the number of parameters from 4 to 1 only (see next § Task 35: reduce obsolete parameters in Template:MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter).

Task 35: reduce obsolete parameters in Template:MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter[edit]

Description

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Task 36: revise MPC circulars before November 1979[edit]

  • edit comment: revise MPC circulars before November 1979 per T36 (link redirects here)
  • status: done
  • Specify the date of naming in section "Naming". Objects named before November 1979 (or 1977), are not listed on the MPC archive page. However, the exact naming date (i.e. the release date of the MPC circulars between 1947 and 1979) can be looked up in Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.
  • Example
The official citation was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] before November 1977 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 3936}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />

The official citation was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on 20 February 1976 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 3936}}).<ref name="DoMP-Circular-dates" />
Description
  • Replacement of cite (MPC-Circulars-Archive)
<ref name="DoMP-Circular-dates">{{cite book
  |title      = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008)
  |chapter    = Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs
  |last       = Schmadel |first=Lutz D.
  |publisher  = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  |page       = 221
  |isbn       = 978-3-642-01964-7
  |doi        = 10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4}}</ref>
Early release dates of MPC circulars
Start Page - End Page Year-Month-Day
  • 1 - 227 1947 – 49-02
  • 228 - 233 1949-03
  • 234 - 242 1949-04
  • 243 - 252 1949-05
  • 253 - 263 1949-06
  • 264 - 272 1949-07
  • 273 - 277 1949-08
  • 278 - 295 1949-09
  • 296 - 311 1949-10
  • 312 - 335 1949-11
  • 336 - 342 1949-12
  • 343 - 348 1950-01
  • 349 - 360 1950-02
  • 361 - 378 1950-03
  • 379 - 416 1950-04
  • 417 - 434 1950-05
  • 435 - 444 1950-06
  • 445 - 460 1950-07
  • 461 - 473 1950-08
  • 474 - 475 1950-09-11
  • 476 - 489 1950-11
  • 490 - 508 1951-01
  • 509 - 527 1951-02
  • 528 - 550 1951-04
  • 551 - 593 1951-05
  • 594 - 626 1951-06
  • 627 - 640 1951-07
  • 641 - 648 1951-08
  • 649 - 669 1951-09
  • 670 - 689 1951-10
  • 690 - 698 1951-11
  • 699 - 708 1951-12
  • 709 - 730 1952-01
  • 731 - 744 1952-03
  • 745 - 767 1952-04
  • 768 - 785 1952-05
  • 786 - 787 1952-06
  • 788 - 799 1952-07
  • 800 - 814 1952-09
  • 815 - 836 1952-10
  • 837 - 840 1952-11
  • 841 - 850 1952-12
  • 851 - 879 1953-01
  • 880 - 885 1953-02
  • 886 - 904 1953-03
  • 905 - 916 1953-04
  • 917 - 933 1953-05
  • 934 - 946 1953-06
  • 947 - 970 1953-07
  • 971 - 982 1953-09
  • 983 - 990 1953-10
  • 991 - 1002 1953-11
  • 1003 - 1029 1954-01
  • 1030 - 1056 1954-02
  • 1057 - 1064 1954-03
  • 1065 - 1091 1954-04
  • 1092 - 1094 1954-05
  • 1095 - 1096 1954-06-18
  • 1097 - 1114 1954-07
  • 1115 - 1116 1954-08-02
  • 1117 - 1128 1954-09
  • 1129 - 1136 1954-10
  • 1137 - 1154 1954-11
  • 1155 - 1166 1954-12
  • 1167 - 1173 1955-01
  • 1174 - 1191 1955-02
  • 1192 - 1209 1955-03
  • 1210 - 1215 1955-04
  • 1216 - 1226 1955-05
  • 1227 - 1252 1955-06
  • 1253 - 1275 1955-09
  • 1276 - 1282 1955-10
  • 1283 - 1291 1955-11
  • 1292 - 1326 1955-12
  • 1327 - 1356 1956-01
  • 1357 - 1374 1956-02
  • 1375 - 1388 1956-03
  • 1389 - 1415 1956-04
  • 1416 - 1422 1956-05
  • 1423 - 1451 1956-06
  • 1452 - 1466 1956-07
  • 1467 - 1473 1956-08
  • 1474 - 1476 1956-09-26
  • 1477 - 1502 1956-10
  • 1503 - 1523 1956-11
  • 1524 - 1536 1956-12
  • 1537 - 1555 1957-01
  • 1556 1957-02-21
  • 1557 - 1571 1957-03
  • 1572 - 1590 1957-04
  • 1591 - 1602 1957-05
  • 1603 - 1632 1957-07
  • 1633 - 1637 1957-08
  • 1638 - 1660 1957-09
  • 1661 - 1662 1957-10-28
  • 1663 - 1674 1957-11
  • 1675 - 1678 1957-12
  • 1679 - 1694 1958-01
  • 1695 - 1700 1958-02
  • 1701 - 1720 1958-03
  • 1721 - 1743 1958-04
  • 1744 - 1758 1958-05
  • 1759 - 1771 1958-06
  • 1772 - 1794 1958-07
  • 1795 1958-09-30
  • 1796 - 1823 1958-10
  • 1824 1958-11-06
  • 1825 - 1829 1958-12
  • 1830 - 1858 1959-01
  • 1859 - 1868 1959-02
  • 1869 - 1880 1959-04
  • 1881 - 1885 1959-05
  • 1886 - 1906 1959-06
  • 1907 - 1923 1959-07
  • 1924 - 1932 1959-09
  • 1933 - 1944 1959-11-11
  • 1945 - 1960 1959-12
  • 1961 - 1974 1960-01
  • 1975 - 1981 1960-02
  • 1983 - 1999 1960-03
  • 2000 - 2014 1960-05
  • 2015 - 2024 1960-06
  • 2025 - 2032 1960-09
  • 2033 - 2040 1960-12-10
  • 2041 - 2056 1961-01-16
  • 2057 - 2058 1961-03-17
  • 2059 - 2078 1961-05-19
  • 2079 - 2116 1962-01-31
  • 2117 - 2146 1962-02-20
  • 2147 - 2164 1962-06-20
  • 2165 - 2194 1963-01-07
  • 2195 - 2241 1963-09-30
  • 2242 - 2254 1963-12-20
  • 2255 - 2278 1964-01-30
  • 2279 - 2280 1964-02-03
  • 2281 - 2290 1964-03-30
  • 2291 - 2322 1964-06-15
  • 2323 - 2344 1964-08-01
  • 2345 - 2383 1965-02-01
  • 2385 - 2398 1965-03-31
  • 2399 - 2416 1965-04-19
  • 2417 - 2460 1965-09-04
  • 2461 - 2485 1965-09-14
  • 2486 - 2560 1966-03-10
  • 2561 - 2616 1966-06-30
  • 2617 - 2639 1966-09-10
  • 2640 - 2659 1966-10-15
  • 2661 - 2694 1966-12-15
  • 2695 - 2760 1967-06-01
  • 2761 - 2804 1967-08-15
  • 2805 - 2826 1967-12-15
  • 2827 - 2884 1968-07-15
  • 2885 - 2920 1968-12-15
  • 2921 - 2970 1969-05-23
  • 2971 - 3022 1969-10-01
  • 3023 - 3050 1970-02-15
  • 3051 - 3098 1970-08-15
  • 3099 - 3126 1970-12-15
  • 3127 - 3164 1971-02-20
  • 3165 - 3232 1971-09-25
  • 3233 - 3292 1972-01-15
  • 3293 - 3353 1972-07-01
  • 3354 - 3406 1973-01-01
  • 3407 - 3486 1973-03-01
  • 3487 - 3534 1973-06-15
  • 3535 - 3602 1974-01-01
  • 3603 - 3653 1974-06-15
  • 3654 - 3684 1974-07-15
  • 3685 - 3712 1974-09-01
  • 3713 - 3778 1974-12-20
  • 3779 - 3828 1975-06-01
  • 3829 - 3908 1975-12-15
  • 3909 - 3946 1976-02-20
  • 3947 - 4006 1976-06-20
  • 4007 - 4056 1976-10-15
  • 4057 - 4094 1977-03-30
  • 4095 - 4159 1977-04-18
  • 4160 - 4194 1977-06-30
  • 4195 - 4280 1977-10-15
  • 4281 - 4302 1977-11-15
  • 4303 - 4341 1978-03-01
  • 4342 - 4359 1978-04-01
  • 4360 - 4390 1978-06-30
  • 4391 - 4424 1978-08-01
  • 4425 - 4482 1978-09-01
  • 4483 - 4520 1978-10-01
  • 4521 - 4548 1978-11-01
  • 4549 - 4582 1978-12-01
  • 4583 - 4622 1979-01-01
  • 4623 - 4648 1979-02-01
  • 4649 - 4688 1979-03-01
  • 4689 - 4722 1979-05-01
  • 4723 - 4746 1979-06-01
  • 4747 - 4788 1979-07-01
  • 4789 - 4844 1979-08-01
  • 4845 - 4936 1979-10-01
  • 4937 - 5016 1979-11-01
Additional amendments
  • URL in jpldata and MPC-object cites: http→https
* https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2001602
* https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1602
  • Akari and SIMPS cites
<ref name="AKARI">{{cite journal
  |display-authors = 6
  |first1     = Fumihiko |last1 = Usui
  |first2     = Daisuke |last2 = Kuroda
  |first3     = Thomas G. |last3 = Müller
  |first4     = Sunao |last4 = Hasegawa
  |first5     = Masateru |last5 = Ishiguro
  |first6     = Takafumi |last6 = Ootsubo
  |first7     = Daisuke |last7 = Ishihara
  |first8     = Hirokazu |last8 = Kataza
  |first9     = Satoshi |last9 = Takita
  |first10    = Shinki |last10 = Oyabu
  |first11    = Munetaka |last11 = Ueno
  |first12    = Hideo |last12 = Matsuhara
  |first13    = Takashi |last13 = Onaka
  |date       = October 2011
  |title      = Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey
  |url        = http://pasj.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/5/1117.full.pdf+html
  |journal    = Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
  |volume     = 63
  |issue      = 5
  |pages      = 1117–1138
  |bibcode    = 2011PASJ...63.1117U
  |doi        = 10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117
  |access-date= 17 October 2019}} ([http://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-source=J/PASJ/63/1117/acua_v1&Num=XXXX online], [https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43545172.pdf AcuA catalog p. 153])</ref>

<ref name="SIMPS">{{cite journal
  |first1     = E. F. |last1 = Tedesco
  |first2     = P. V. |last2 = Noah
  |first3     = M. |last3 = Noah
  |first4     = S. D. |last4 = Price
  |date       = October 2004
  |title      = IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0
  |url        = https://sbnarchive.psi.edu/pds3/iras/IRAS_A_FPA_3_RDR_IMPS_V6_0/data/diamalb.tab
  |journal    = NASA Planetary Data System – IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0
  |bibcode    = 2004PDSS...12.....T
  |accessdate = 17 October 2019}}</ref>

* {{AstDys|1585}}
* {{NeoDys|2063}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

Task 37: extend asteroid-family classification in List of minor planets[edit]

  • edit comment: extend asteroid-family classification based on the AsteroidFamiliesPortal per T37 (link redirects here)
  • In the partial lists of minor planets, add asteroid-family tag in column "class" for high numbered bodies (above 493,000), which are neither covered by Nesvorny (HCM V.3) nor AstDyS-2 data sets.
  • status: done
Description

Sourced from the AsteroidFamiliesPortal website maintained by the Department of Astronomy at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Belgrade. Extended number range of asteroids 494,657 to 503,842. The data set consists of 61 asteroid families (a subset of the 120+ most prominent/secured families listed by Nesvorny). The family nomenclature corresponds largely to Nesvorny (HCM V.3), with only two alternatively named (and therefore mapped) families:

Task 38: add potential interlopers to the List of minor planets[edit]

  • edit comment: +potential interlopers to asteroid-family classification T38 (link redirects here)
  • status: pending
Description

In the partial lists of minor planets, this task adds an interloper-tag (for about 2,000 main-belt asteroids) next to an entry's family classification in column "class". The data for these potential interlopers is source from the AsteroidFamiliesPortal (AFP) and based on An automatic approach to exclude interlopers from asteroid families by Viktor Radovic et. al (2017). Since the family-identification in the list of minor planets is based on the HCM analysis by Nesvorny (HCM V.3) and the AstDyS-2 data sets, the list of minor planets only displays potential interlopers if/when the data from the AFP matches the family determined by Nesvorny/AstDys. The interloper tag is an icon () that links to the corresponding sectional-listing in Interloper (asteroid) (→TODO).

Task 39: revise LoUMP 2020[edit]

Description
  • Revision uses the Minor Planet Center's MPCORB.DAT file rather than data sourced from JPL's SBDB.
  • Use diameter data directly from NEOWISE publication (v2, 2019); rather than from SBDB
  • Diameter estimates for NEOs: adjust to assumed albedo of 0.14 rather than 0.20 (previously)
  • Create {{List of unnumbered minor planets header}}
  • First observation date is dropped. Instead, the observation arc give year of first observations (if multi-opposition).
  • Additional orbit classification from MPCORB.DAT:
  • Use orbital colors (as in numbered partial lists, LoMP), {{Minor planet color code legend}}
  • Display any discrepancy in orbital classification (JPL-based vs actual MPC classification)
  • Charts with single- and multiple-oppositions split-up: in bar-chart (new) and pie-chart (reinstalled using MPCORB.DAT)
  • Comment: for TNOs use data from Johnston's Archive
  • Comment: for TNOs link to corresponding entry in List of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects
  • Comment: add alternative prov. designations ("Alt.:"), taken from MPC's ids.txt and dbl.txt data files
  • Comment: add first observers ("Disc.:"), i.e. likely chosen discoverer when numbered
Example

New version

U Designation Class Physical Observations Description and notes Ref
H D Opp. Arc Last Used
3 1997 AC11 ATE 20.5 280 m multiple 1997–2017 28 Dec 2017 148 Disc.: NEAT/GEODSS MPC · JPL

changed from previous version

U Designation First observer Class Physical Observations Description and notes Ref
H D First Last Arc Num.
0 1997 AC11 see MPC NEO · ATE 20.5 240 m 10 Jan 1997 28 Dec 2017 7657 151 — MPC · JPL

Task 40: LoMP: feature low Jupiter Tisserand invariant[edit]

  • edit comment: feature Jupiter Tisserand invariant of less than 3, mostly on a number of otherwise unnotable MBAs – T40 (link redirects here)
  • status: done
  • example: Main-belt asteroid (260174) 2004 RM98 shows Tj (2.75) in the "category" column of the list of minor planets (LOMP)
  • description: Jupiter Tisserand invariant is never shown for: NEOs, resonant asteroids, such as the Jupiter trojans or Hildians, as well as damocloids, distant objects and members of the Euphrosyne family, in order not to excessively over-categories these groups.

Task 41: LoMP: update asteroid family classification from AstDyS[edit]

  • edit comment: update asteroid family classification from AstDyS – T41 (link redirects here)
  • status: done
  • description: add Asteroid Family Classification for 4,672 asteroids from AstDyS (data-file: all_tro.members) for numbers 494,645 to 585,962, form formerly unnumbered entries. Lower numbers are covered by the Nesvorny data. For more information also see comment about asteroid families determined by the synthetic hierarchical clustering method in List of minor planets § Notes. (This update does not overwrite asteroids already classified based on data from the AsteroidFamiliesPortal (of the University of Belgrade), currently used only for range 494,001 to 504,000 .)

Task 42: Clean-up in Category:Unlinked Wikidata redirects[edit]

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