Meanings of minor planet names: 56001–57000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

56001–56100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56041 Luciendumont 1998 XO4 Lucien Dumont, aeronautics engineer who worked for the French Railways (SNCF) JPL
56088 Wuheng 1999 AZ23 Heng Wu, leader and organizer of China's science and technology †
56100 Luisapolli 1999 BM14 Luisa Polli, sister of the grandmother of the discoverer † ‡

56101–56200

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

56201–56300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56280 Asemo 1999 KS5 ASEMO, the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri JPL

56301–56400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56329 Tarxien 1999 WO1 The Tarxien temples on Malta †

56401–56500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56422 Mnajdra 2000 GV3 Mnajdra, prehistoric temple complex built with large limestone blocks, located on the southern coast of Malta JPL

56501–56600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56561 Jaimenomen 2000 JG7 Jaime Laureano Nomen Torres, Spanish prolific discoverer of minor planets at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca †

56601–56700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56678 Alicewessen 2000 LR1 Alice Wessen (born 1957) has worked for over twenty years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as Outreach Manager for planetary missions. She is a Co-Investigator for the Planetary Science Education and Public Outreach Forum, and is a recipient of NASA's Exceptional Service Medal. JPL

56701–56800

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

56801–56900

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

56901–57000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
56957 Seohideaki 2000 SY20 Hideaki Seo, the governor of Sundai Gakuen high school. 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
55,001–56,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 56,001–57,000 		Succeeded by
57,001–58,000
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