Meanings of minor planet names: 114001–115000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

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

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

114001–114100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
114022 Bizyaev2002 UZ51Dmitry Bizyaev (born 1969), a Russian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 114022
114023 Harvanek2002 UL52Michael J. Harvanek (born 1963), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 114023
114024 Scotkleinman2002 UB62Scot J. Kleinman (born 1965), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 114024
114025 Krzesinski2002 UC63Jurek Krzesiński (born 1962), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 114025
114026 Emalanushenko2002 UO64Elena Malanushenko (born 1956), Ukrainian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 114026
114027 Malanushenko2002 UL69Viktor Malanushenko (born 1955), Ukrainian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 114027
114094 Irvpatterson2002 VX39W. Irwin Patterson (born 1930), American biology professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran UniversityJPL · 114094
114096 Haroldbier2002 VA40Harold D. Bier (born 1931), chemistry professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran UniversityJPL · 114096

114101–114200

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114156 Eamonlittle2002 VH68Eamon Little (1966–2006) was an Irish astronomer at Queen's University, Belfast, and a friend and colleague of astronomers Alan Fitzsimmons and Iwan P. Williams who discovered this minor planetJPL · 114156

114201–114300

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114239 Bermarmi2002 WNBernard Young (1911–1988), Mary Young (1912–1996), and Michael Young (born 1937), parents and brother of American discoverer James Whitney YoungJPL · 114239

114301–114400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

114401–114500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

114501–114600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

114601–114700

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114649 Jeanneacker2003 EN52Jeanne Christophe (née Acker), the mother of French astronomer Bernard Christophe, who discovered this minor planetJPL · 114649
114659 Sajnovics2003 FJ7János Sajnovics (1733–1785), Hungarian linguist and JesuitJPL · 114659
114689 Tomstevens2003 FJ84Tom Stevens (born 1933) and his wife Dixie (born 1938), American benefactors and advisors of the George Observatory in Needville, Texas.JPL · 114689

114701–114800

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114703 North Dakota2003 FA120North Dakota, the 39th U.S. stateJPL · 114703
114725 Gordonwalker2003 GW36Gordon A. H. Walker (born 1936), professor emeritus at the University of British ColumbiaJPL · 114725

114801–114900

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114828 Ricoromita2003 OL20Enrico Romita (born 1963), Italian software developer on Solar System dynamics, specialized on structural automatic computationJPL · 114828
114829 Chierchia2003 OC21Luigi Chierchia (born 1957), Italian professor of mathematical analysis, and recipient of the 1995 prize of the Institut Henri PoincaréJPL · 114829

114901–115000

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114987 Tittel2003 QW68Pál Tittel (1784–1831), Hungarian astronomer and professorJPL · 114987
114990 Szeidl2003 QV69Béla Szeidl (born 1938), Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Observatory from 1974 to 1996. and president of IAU Commission 27 (Variable Stars, 1985–1988)JPL · 114990
114991 Balázs2003 QY69Lajos G. Balázs (born 1941), Hungarian astronomer, director of the Konkoly Observatory since 1996) and co-discoverer of supernova 1969BJPL · 114991

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
113,001–114,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 114,001–115,000		 Succeeded by
115,001–116,000
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