Meanings of minor-planet names: 333001–334000
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]
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333001–333100
Named minor planet
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333001 Calloway
2011 HB38
Andrew Calloway (b. 1967), the Mission Operations Manager for the US OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission.
IAU · 333001
333003 Espiritu
2011 HP58
Raymond Espiritu (b. 1971), an American software developer of the Altimetry Working Group data product pipeline for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission.
IAU · 333003
333005 Haberle
2011 JV15
Christopher Haberle (b. 1985), an American geologist.
IAU · 333005
333018 Devin
2011 QE28
Devin Poland (b. 1986), an American engineer.
IAU · 333018
333029 Sallitt
2011 SK32
Debbie Sallitt (b. 1967), the Financial Manager for the OSIRIS-Rex Mission.
IAU · 333029
333033 Yutakahashi
2011 SO66
Yu Takahashi (b. 1986), a Japanese-American scientist.
IAU · 333033
333035 Pelgrift
2011 SX90
John Pelgrift (b. 1994) worked on the navigation teams for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission and the New Horizons Kuiper Extended Mission.
IAU · 333035
333036 Sahr
2011 SC91
Eric Sahr (b. 1990), an Optical Navigation Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission.
IAU · 333036
333040 Dalehowell
2011 SF115
Dale K. Howell (b. 1959), the Touch-and-Go Phase Lead for the OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return Mission.
IAU · 333040
333043 Courtneymario
2011 SU129
Courtney Mario (b. 1987), an American engineer.
IAU · 333043
333050 Olds
2011 SA174
Ryan Olds (b. 1981), an American engineer.
IAU · 333050
333052 Skeen
2011 SQ185
Michael Skeen (b. 1990), an American engineer.
IAU · 333052
333054 Bloomquist
2011 SK200
Leif Bloomquist (b. 1973), a Canadian engineer.
IAU · 333054
333055 Liang
2011 SC223
Jason Liang (b. 1988), a Canadian engineer.
IAU · 333055
333056 Bellamy
2011 SE226
Kelly Scott Bellamy (b. 1965), the Mission Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Mission.
IAU · 333056
333057 Bowles
2011 SO234
Neil Bowles (b. 1970), a British meteoriticist.
IAU · 333057
333059 Audi
2011 SG261
Edward Audi (b. 1973), an American engineer.
IAU · 333059
333061 Joshuanelson
2011 TD13
Joshua Nelson (b. 1985), an American engineer.
IAU · 333061
333065 Zeszut
2011 UX17
Zoe Zeszut (b. 1993), an Operations Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
IAU · 333065
333076 Claudiamanzoni
2011 UL80
Claudia Manzoni (b. 1967), an Italian stereo-image collaborator on the OSIRIS-REx Mission.
IAU · 333076
333079 Keara
2011 UP112
Keara Burke (b. 1996) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Mission as a systems and data analyst engineer.
IAU · 333079
333081 Cutts
2011 UM122
Jonathan Cutts (b. 1983), a Planning Specialist on the OSIRIS-REx mission.
IAU · 333081
333089 Dean
2011 UD175
David Dean (b. 1980), an American programmer.
IAU · 333089
333096 Brittanyenos
2011 UC248
Brittany Enos (b. 1994), the digital communications lead on the OSIRIS-REx mission .
IAU · 333096
333097 Andrewgardner
2011 UT248
Andrew Gardner (b. 1979), an American computer programmer
IAU · 333097
333101–333200
Named minor planet
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333101 Lovelace
2011 UE298
Brian Lovelace (b. 1993), an American software engineer
IAU · 333101
333106 Lujan
2011 UG311
Michael N. Lujan (b. 1994), a program coordinator.
IAU · 333106
333107 McDonough
2011 US353
Eva C. McDonough (b. 1966), the Database Administrator for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
IAU · 333107
333110 Lupe
2011 UZ384
Guadalupe “Lupe” Cota Collins (1935–1989), the mother of Rosie Cope, an Executive Assistant for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.
IAU · 333110
333119 Sharonhelms
2011 WF7
Sharon R. Helms (1962–2017), mother of Jacob and Olivia, a financial analyst at NASA supporting the OSIRIS-REx mission.
IAU · 333119
333120 Blum
2011 WN7
Denise Blum (b. 1965), an American administrator.
IAU · 333120
333201–333300
Named minor planet
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333301–333400
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333401–333500
Named minor planet
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333501–333600
333601–333700
333701–333800
333801–333900
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333901–334000
Named minor planet
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There are no named minor planets in this number range
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