Meanings of minor planet names: 81001–82000
As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.
Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. 
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
81001–81100[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
81101–81200[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
81201–81300[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81203 Polynesia | 2000 FQ10 | French Polynesia, because it was the first discovery from this region of the world | JPL · 81203 |
81301–81400[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
81401–81500[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
81501–81600[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
81601–81700[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
81701–81800[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81790 Lewislove | 2000 JL84 | Lewis E. Love (born 1928), American physics teacher at Great Neck North High School | JPL · 81790 |
81801–81900[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81822 Jamesearly | 2000 KN38 | James M. Early (1922–2004), American co-inventor of the transistor | JPL · 81822 |
| 81859 Joetaylor | 2000 KP69 | Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (born 1941), American astronomer, pulsar hunter extraordinaire, Nobel laureate and MacArthur fellow. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement as a professor at Princeton University in September 2006. | JPL · 81859 |
81901–82000[edit]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81915 Hartwick | 2000 NS11 | F. David A. Hartwick (born 1941), Canadian astrophysicist at the University of Victoria | MPC · 81915 |
| 81947 Fripp | 2000 OF69 | Robert Fripp (born 1946) is a musician who pushes the boundaries of music using guitars, masterful technique, and recording and sound processing effects. His leadership of King Crimson and work with fellow experimentalist Brian Eno has been an essential innovative driving force in music. | JPL · 81947 |
| 81948 Eno | 2000 OM69 | Brian Eno (born 1948) is an experimental sculptor of sound who has worked with many musicians in his career, notably as an iconic duo with Robert Fripp (see entry above). Along with Fripp, he is from the research and development branch of music intermingled with Oblique Strategies. | JPL · 81948 |
| 81971 Turonclavere | 2000 QX68 | Marie-Hélène Turon Clavère (born 1949), French schoolteacher and amateur astronomer | JPL · 81971 |
References[edit]
- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.