Meanings of minor planet names: 208001–209000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

208001–208100

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

208101–208200

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

208201–208300

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

208301–208400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
208351 Sielmann 2001 RO15 Heinz Sielmann, German wildlife photographer, zoologist and documentary filmmaker. JPL

208401–208500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
208425 Zehavi 2001 SF353 Idit Zehavi (b. 1969), an Israel-American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. JPL
208499 Shokasonjuku 2001 WN2 The Shokasonjuku Academy was a private school located in Hagi city, Yamaguchi prefecture. JPL

208501–208600

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

208601–208700

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

208701–208800

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

208801–208900

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

208901–209000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
208915 Andrewashcraft 2002 TU314 Andrew Ashcraft (1984–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott’s Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, AZ. JPL
208916 Robertcaldwell 2002 TN317 Robert Caldwell (1990–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott’s Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, AZ. JPL
208917 Traviscarter 2002 TX362 Travis Carter (1982–2013), one of the 19 elite Prescott’s Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, AZ. 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
207,001–208,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 208,001–209,000
Succeeded by
209,001–210,000
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