Meanings of minor planet names: 161001–162000

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]

161001–161100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
161092 Zsigmond2002 OL28Vilmos Zsigmond (1930–2016), Academy Award-winning Hungarian-American cinematographerJPL · 161092

161101–161200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

161201–161300

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161207 Lidz2002 TW305Adam Lidz (born 1973), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 161207
161215 Loveday2002 UL66Jonathan Loveday (born 1963), British astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 161215
161278 Cesarmendoza2003 FW128Cesar Mendoza (1962–2008), Venezuelan astrophysicistJPL · 161278

161301–161400

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161315 de Shalit2003 QS5Amos de Shalit, Israeli nuclear physicistJPL · 161315
161349 Mecsek2003 SJ127Mecsek is a mountain range in southern HungaryJPL · 161349
161371 Bertrandou2003 SO244Bertrand Christophe (born 1976), son of French discoverer Bernard Christophe, named for Bertrandou le Fifre, a character in Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de BergeracJPL · 161371

161401–161500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

161501–161600

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161545 Ferrando2004 XP16Rafael Ferrando (born 1966), Spanish astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and founder of the Pla D'Arguines Astronomical Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines) in ValenciaJPL · 161545
161546 Schneeweis2004 XT16LtCdr (USN) Scott Schneeweis, American early U.S. space program historian, webmaster of †JPL · 161546
161585 Danielhals2005 GN184Daniel W. Hals (born 1983) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Ground Systems Software Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 161585
161592 Sarahhamilton2005 PN24Sarah A. Hamilton (born 1974) is an operations manager at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She served as the Mission Operations Planning Lead Manager for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 161592

161601–161700

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161693 Attilladanko2006 HL46Attilla Danko (born 1955), Canadian software designer and amateur astronomerJPL · 161693
161699 Lisahardaway2006 HR140Lisa Hardaway (1966–2017) was a program manager for Ball Aerospace, who managed the Ralph spectral imaging instrument for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 161699

161701–161800

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161715 Wenchuan2006 MZ12The memory of the 90,000 people who lost their lives in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake (or "Wenchuan earthquake") in ChinaJPL · 161715

161801–161900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

161901–162000

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161962 Galchyn2007 HE84The small village of Galchyn, location of the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in Andrushivka, northern UkraineJPL · 161962
161975 Kincsem2007 LOKincsem was the most successful Thoroughbred race horse ever, having won 54 races for 54 startsJPL · 161975
161989 Cacus1978 CACacus, from Roman mythology, a fire-breathing son of the fire good Vulcan. Cacus was killed by Jupiter's son, Hercules.JPL · 161989

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
160,001–161,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 161,001–162,000		 Succeeded by
162,001–163,000
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