Meanings of minor planet names: 198001–199000

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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

198001–198100

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

198101–198200

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198110 Heathrhoades	2004 SD₅₆	Heath Rhoades (born 1972), the computer network administrator at the Table Mountain Observatory in California	JPL · 198110

198201–198300

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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

198301–198400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

198401–198500

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198450 Scattolin	2004 XG₆	Patrice Scattolin (born 1965) is one of the foremost amateur observers in Canada.	JPL · 198450

198501–198600

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198592 Antbernal	2005 AK	Antonio Bernal (born 1947), Colombian ex-director of the planetarium in Medellín and a charter member of the Astronomical Colombian Network (Spanish: Red de Astronomía de Colombia, RAC)	JPL · 198592

198601–198700

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198616 Lucabracali	2005 AF₂₉	Luca Bracali (born 1965), an Italian photographer and journalist.	JPL · 198616
198634 Burgaymarta	2005 AN₅₄	Marta Burgay (born 1976), an Italian radio astronomer who discovered the first known binary pulsar, PSR J0737−3039	JPL · 198634
198673 Herrero	2005 BG₄₄	Enrique ("Kike") Herrero Casas (born 1986) is an astrophysicist at the Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) and is also a science communicator. He specializes in exoplanets and stellar astrophysics.	IAU · 198673
198700 Nataliegrünewald	2005 CM₂₅	Natalie Grünewald (born 1970), daughter of German amateur astronomer Rolf Apitzsch who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 198700

198701–198800

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198717 Szymczyk	2005 CM₆₁	Bill Szymczyk (born 1943) is an American music producer and audio engineer.	JPL · 198717

198801–198900

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198820 Iwanowska	2005 ET₂₄₉	Wilhelmina Iwanowska (1905–1999), Polish astronomer, vice-president of the IAU in the 1970s, and first astrophysics professor in Poland	JPL · 198820

198901–199000

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198989 Valeriethomas	2005 VT₁₀₁	Valerie L. Thomas (born 1943) is an American scientist and inventor. She is renowned for her work with several NASA projects including managing the development of the Landsat image processing systems. She is the inventor of the illusion transmitter and has promoted STEM opportunities for African Americans and women.	IAU · 198989
198993 Époigny	2005 WE₅	Époigny, a site in Burgundy, France, near the Le Creusot Observatory. The location's name is derived from Epona, the goddess of horses in the Gallo-Roman religion.	JPL · 198993

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References

^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ 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.
^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by 197,001–198,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 198,001–199,000	Succeeded by 199,001–200,000

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-1] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-2] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-3] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] 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.

[Herget-6] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.

[MPC-Preannouncement-7] "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[WGSBN-Naming-Guidelines-8] "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

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