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]
367001–367100 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
367101–367200 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
367201–367300 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
367301–367400 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 367392 Zeri | 2008 OX9 | Federico Zeri (1921–1998) was an Italian art historian and expert in Italian Renaissance painting, known for his art collections, newspaper contributions and TV appearances. | IAU · 367392 |
367401–367500 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 367404 Andreasrebers | 2008 QX18 | Andreas Rebers (born 1958) is a German award-winning cabaret artist, author and musician. He is well known for his satirical stage performances. | JPL · 367404 |
| 367406 Buser | 2008 QK23 | Elisabeth Buser (born 1959) has been operating a sewing workshop for women from a nearby center for asylum seekers at her home in Winterthur-Hegi for over 10 years. She does this volunteer work on her own initiative. As a mother of six children, she also works as a lollipop lady, helping school children cross the road safely. | JPL · 367406 |
| 367436 Siena | 2008 SM83 | Siena, an Italian city in the region of Tuscany. | JPL · 367436 |
| 367488 Aloisortner | 2009 GR2 | Alois Ortner (1938–2019), an optician and amateur astronomer. | JPL · 367488 |
367501–367600 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
367601–367700 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 367633 Shargorodskij | 2009 VC75 | Victor Daniilovich Shargorodskij (born 1939), a well-known Russian expert in the field of quantum-optical systems. | JPL · 367633 |
| 367693 Montmagastrell | 2010 RZ109 | The Catalan village of Santa Maria de Montmagastrell in Spain, and home to the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory (B74) | JPL · 367693 |
367701–367800 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 367732 Mikesimonsen | 2005 JX1 | Mike Simonsen (born 1956), a musician, accomplished horticulturalist, popularizer of astronomy, and a leader in the study of variable stars | JPL · 367732 |
367801–367900 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
367901–368000 edit
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 367943 Duende | 2012 DA14 | The Duende, a race of fairy or goblin-like mythological creature from Iberian folklore. | JPL · 367943 |
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.