Meanings of minor planet names: 49001–50000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

49001–49100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49036 Pelion 1998 QM107 Pelion, mountain in Thessaly where the Centaurs were said to live JPL

49101–49200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49109 Agnesraab 1998 SO2 Agnes Raab, Austrian amateur astronomer, member of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft (Linzer A. G.)
49110 Květafialová 1998 SU2 49110 Květafialová Discovered 1998 Sept. 16 by P. Pravec and L. Šarounová at Ondřejov. Květa Fialová (b. 1929) is a well-known actress in Czech-Slovak cinematography and theatre, who has been active for almost 70 years.JPL

49201–49300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49272 Bryce Canyon 1998 UT16 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, home of some of the darkest night skies in the continental U.S. JPL

49301–49400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49350 Katheynix 1998 WQ8 Kathey Nix, American amateur astronomer, founding member of the Society of Low-Energy Observers (SLO) JPL
49384 Hubertnaudot 1998 XX9 Hubert Naudot, engineer who worked in the French Railways (SNCF) JPL

49401–49500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49440 Kenzotange 1998 YP5 Kenzo Tange, Japanese architect JPL
49443 Marcobondi 1998 YN7 Marco Bondi, astrophysicist who works at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Bologna JPL
49448 Macocha 1998 YJ12 Macocha chasm, part of the cave system created by the lost river Punkva in the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic JPL
49469 Emilianomazzoni 1999 AL25 Emiliano Mazzoni (born 1953), an active amateur astronomer in Tuscany. JPL
49481 Gisellarubini 1999 BJ12 Gisella Rubini, girlfriend of the discoverer JPL
49500 Ishitoshi 1999 CP9 Toshihiro Ishikawa (b. 1975) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Club. JPL

49501–49600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49501 Basso 1999 CN10 Antonella Basso, friend of the discoverer JPL

49601–49700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49698 Váchal 1999 VA Josef Váchal, Czech artist JPL
49699 Hidetakasato 1999 VZ Hidetaka Sato, Japanese obstetrician and an amateur astronomer JPL
49700 Mather 1999 VN1 John C. Mather, American cosmologist and Nobelist, senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope JPL

49701–49800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49702 Koikeda 1999 VC2 Chuzo Koikeda and his wife Yoko Koikeda, both Japanese amateur astronomers JPL
49777 Cappi 1999 XS Margaret Capitola Sonntag Comba, the discoverer's second wife JPL

49801–49900

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

49901–50000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
49987 Bonata 2000 AB5 Diego Bonata, Italian aerospace engineer, light pollution fighter, president of the CieloBuio Associazione JPL
50000 Quaoar 2002 LM60 Quaoar, a creation deity in Tongva mythology JPL

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
48,001–49,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 49,001–50,000
Succeeded by
50,001–51,000
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