Meanings of minor planet names: 197001–198000

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]

197001–197100

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

197101–197200

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197189 Raymond2003 UL317Sean Raymond (born 1977), an American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 197189
197196 Jamestaylor2003 VB8James Taylor (born 1965) is in charge of publicity for the Huachuca Astronomy Club in Arizona, United StatesJPL · 197196

197201–197300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

197301–197400

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

197401–197500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

197501–197600

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197525 Versteeg2004 DG65Maarten H. Versteeg (born 1960), a Staff Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute who worked for the New Horizons mission to Pluto as the lead for the Alice UV Spectrometer Instrument SoftwareJPL · 197525

197601–197700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

197701–197800

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197707 Paulnohr2004 PNPaul Nohr (1939–2006), coordinator of the Cincinnati Observatory who restored the observatory's 1845 Merz and Mahler and the 1904 Alvan Clark telescopesJPL · 197707
197708 Kalipona2004 PQ1Clifford "Kalipona" Livermore (born 1941) has performed astronomy outreach on Mauna Kea for over 40 years. His efforts have helped locals and visitors to appreciate the value of maintaining Mauna Kea as a protected dark-sky site.JPL · 197708

197801–197900

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197845 Michaelvincent2004 PU110Michael A. Vincent (born 1978), an Assistant Director for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, who worked for the New Horizons mission to Pluto as the REX Instrument Project Manager and Deputy Payload Systems EngineerJPL · 197845
197856 Tafelmusik2004 QH16Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, a Canadian Baroque orchestra based in TorontoJPL · 197856
197864 Florentpagny2004 RQ1Florent Pagny (born 1961), a French musicianJPL · 197864
197870 Erkman2004 RC8Suren Erkman (born 1955), a professor of the University of Lausanne and an industrial ecology specialist. He is a friend of Swiss amateur astronomer Michel Ory who discovered this minor planet.JPL · 197870

197901–198000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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
196,001–197,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 197,001–198,000		 Succeeded by
198,001–199,000
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