Meanings of minor planet names: 124001–125000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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.

Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

124001–124100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
124075 Ketelsen 2001 GT1 Dean Ketelsen, American optician and amateur astronomer JPL

124101–124200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
124104 Balcony 2001 HJ46 Balcony is the nickname of Francis Faux, a French amateur astronomer JPL
124143 Joséluiscorral 2001 ME5 José Luis Corral Berruezo (b. 1967) worked from 1999 until 2014 as a chef at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory. Through his culinary skills he contributed significantly to the well-being of his fellow colleagues, visiting astronomers, and the discoverers of this asteroid. He and his food are dearly missed. JPL
124192 Moletai 2001 OM65 Molėtai, Lithuania, home of the Molėtų astronomijos observatorija JPL

124201–124300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

124301–124400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

124401–124500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

124501–124600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

124601–124700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

124701–124800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

124801–124900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
124844 Hirotamasao 2001 TF15 Masao Hirota, Japanese amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy JPL

124901–125000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

  1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by
123,001–124,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 124,001–125,000
Succeeded by
125,001–126,000
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