Dictionary of Minor Planet NamesSpringer Science & Business Media, 10 juni 2012 - 1452 sidor The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate. |
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... Name proposed by Mme. G. Camille Flammarion (l'Astronomie, Vol. 41, p. 229 (1927)). (1039). Sonneberga. [2.68, 0.06, 4.6] 1924 TL. Discovered 1924 Nov. 24 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg. (* AN 226, 265) Named for the city of Sonneberg in ...
... name to a person or occurrence is unknown. Name proposed by G. Stracke. (1044). Teutonia. [2.58, 0.14, 4.3] 1924 RO. Discovered 1924 May 10 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. (* AN 226, 265) Named after the region, now in Denmark and Germany ...
... name stands for a combination of the names of J. Palisa and M. Wolf in honor of the cooperation between these two important astronomers. (H 107) Name proposed by B. Asplind who found the identity of (1152) with 1925 SF which was the ...
... name to a person or occurrence is unknown. Name proposed by G. Stracke. (1183). Jutta. [2.38, 0.13, 2.8] 1930 DC. Discovered 1930 Feb. 22 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. (* AN 244, 371) Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence ...
... name for empress. Any reference to a person is unknown. (I. van HoutenGroeneveld) The name was proposed by G. Stracke. (1201). Strenua. [2.70, 0.04, 7.0] 1931 RK. Discovered 1931 Sept. 14 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. (* AN 247, 153) This ...
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Appendix 1 Discoverers in Alphabetical Order | 1309 |
Appendix 2 Discoverers Ranking List | 1318 |
Appendix 3 Surveys Corporate Discoveries | 1320 |
Appendix 4 Discovery Places in Alphabetical Order | 1321 |
Appendix 5 Discovery Places Ranking List | 1327 |
Categories of Minor Planet Names | 1330 |
Appendix 8 Nobel Laureates | 1331 |
Appendix 9 IAU Officers | 1334 |
Appendix 10 Special Type Numbered Minor Planets | 1335 |
Appendix 11 Minor Planet Names with Unknown Meaning | 1339 |
Appendix 12 Synonymous Minor Planet Names | 1342 |
References | 1347 |
Index of Minor Planet Names | 1350 |