Meanings of minor planet names: 70001–71000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

70001–70100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70030 Margaretmiller 1999 CZ1 Margaret Miller, wife of the discoverer †

70101–70200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70179 Beppechiara 1999 QQ1 Giuseppe Brenna and his wife Chiara Martinoni, Swiss alpinists JPL

70201–70300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70207 Davidunlap 1999 RP33 70207 Davidunlap Discovered 1999 Sept. 4 by M. Collins and M. White at Anza. David Alexander Dunlap (1863-1924), born in Pembroke, Ontario, a mining magnate, philanthropist and amateur astronomer, was the namesake of the David Dunlap Observatory, location of Canada's largest optical telescope, and where the first black-hole candidate Cygnus X-1 was discovered and confirmed.JPL

70301–70400

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

70401–70500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70401 Davidbishop 1999 RH241 70401 Davidbishop Discovered 1999 Sept. 13 at Cottage Grove. David Bishop (b. 1961) is an engineer who works with cutting-edge CMOS and other imaging technology. For many years he has donated his time and tirelessly maintained the only webpage that provides up-to-date reports and images of all supernova discoveries. This is used daily by hundreds of astronomers.JPL
70409 Srnín 1999 SR2 70409 Srnín Discovered 1999 Sept. 21 by M. Tichý at Kleť. The village of Srnín, founded by Zlatá Koruna monastery, was first mentioned in 1400. Situated at the foot of the Kleť mountain, it is also known for its bakery. Srnín is the birthplace of Ondřej H{\accent23}\llap{u}lka (1752-1806), a musician and collector of folk songs.JPL
70418 Kholopov 1999 SD12 70418 Kholopov Discovered 1999 Sept. 17 by M. M. M. Santangelo at Monte Agliale. P. N. Kholopov (1922-1988) was the astronomer editor-in-chief of the first three volumes of the fourth edition of the General Catalogue of Variable Stars.JPL
70444 Genovali 1999 TX11 70444 Genovali Discovered 1999 Oct. 9 by L. Tesi and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese. Katia Genovali (b. 1978) is a young astrophysicist who works on cataclysmic and symbiotic variables at the University of Pisa. Apart from her astrophysical work she is very active in the public understanding of science and astronomy.JPL
70446 Pugh 1999 TY13 George Pugh, American physicist, first to propose (in 1959), a test of general relativity's frame dragging via a combination telescope/gyroscope in a drag-free satellite: Gravity Probe B (2004) JPL

70501–70600

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

70601–70700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70679 Urzidil 1999 UV3 Johannes Urzidil, Czech-German writer, poet and journalist † ‡

70701–70800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70710 Chuckfellows 1999 UE44 Charles Fellows (b. 1962), the Project Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite. JPL
70711 Arlinbartels 1999 UU44 Arlin Bartels (b. 1965), the Flight System Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL
70712 Danieljoanna 1999 UW45 Daniel (b. 1929) and Joanna Rose (b. 1930), through their philanthropic interest in social justice, education, science literacy, and the health and wealth of the human species, had the vision to support "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," becoming an acclaimed 13-part TV series, airing in 45 languages and 180 countries. JPL
70713 Sethmacfarlane 1999 UL46 Seth MacFarlane (b. 1973) writer, actor, and producer, is a founding member of the Board of Advisors to the Science and Entertainment Exchange, a Los Angeles branch office of the National Academy of Sciences. JPL
70714 Rizk 1999 UX47 Bashar Rizk (b. 1959) is the Instrument Scientist for the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite (OCAMS). JPL
70715 Allancheuvront 1999 UP49 Allan Cheuvront (b. 1950) is the Ground System Test Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL
70716 Mehall 1999 UF50 Greg Mehall (b. 1963), Project Engineer for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer flying on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL
70718 HEAF 1999 UY51 The Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) provides nurturing, educational opportunities for motivated students who are otherwise underserved in their home or community. JPL
70720 Davidskillman 1999 UB53 Named in honor of David R. Skillman (b. 1945) for his decades-long contributions to asteroid searching, stellar binary star systems and as lead systems engineer for the Hubble Space Telescope at Goddard Space Flight Center. JPL
70728 Gal-Edd 1999 VA4 Jonathan Gal-Edd (b. 1954) is the Ground Systems Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL
70737 Stenflo 1999 VA11 Jan Olof Stenflo, Swedish-Swiss astronomer JPL
70744 Maffucci 1999 VW20 Paolo Maffucci (born 1936) is an amateur astronomer at San Marcello Pistoiese who is particularly interested in promoting astronomy. JPL
70745 Aleserpieri 1999 VZ20 Alessandro Serpieri, Italian teacher of mathematics and physics, and astronomer JPL
70781 Donnelly 1999 VR43 Michael Donnelly (b. 1961), the Project Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL
70782 Vinceelliott 1999 VS43 Vincent Elliott (b. 1970) is the Deputy Project Manager for Resources for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL
70783 Kenwilliams 1999 VK44 Kenneth Williams (b. 1956) is a member of the navigation team at KinetX, Inc. for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. JPL

70801–70900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70850 Schur 1999 VU113 Chris (b. 1958) and Dawn Schur (b. 1960) are amateur astronomers and amateur paleontologists living in Payson, Arizona. JPL

70901–71000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
70936 Kámen 1999 WK1 Kámen Castle, an originally Gothic castle in southern Bohemia near the town of Pacova † ‡ +
70942 Vandanashiva 1999 WV8 70942 Vandanashiva Discovered 1999 Nov. 28 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca. Vandana Shiva (b. 1952) is an Indian environmental activist. In 1993 she received the Right Livelihood Award "for placing women and ecology at the heart of modern development discourse".JPL
70995 Mikemorton 1999 XV35 Michael (Mike) Morton, American amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) JPL
71000 Hughdowns 1999 XD37 Hugh Downs, American TV announcer, host, essayist, and a long-time officer of what is now the National Space Society (NSS) †

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
69,001–70,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 70,001–71,000 		Succeeded by
71,001–72,000
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