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Astrology: Recently Named Asteroids

November 15, 2008 by Tracy

Below are asteroid names which have appeared in the Minor Planet Center list today.

These objects’ positions can be found on the Ephemeris or Chart pages above, by entering the minor planet number in the Additional Objects field.

(7959) Alysecherri
(181483) Ampleforth
(13039) Awashima
(12709) Bergen op Zoom
(6610) Burwitz
(15332) CERN
(189202) Calar Alto
(10803) Careyo
(17428) Charleroi
(100675) Chuyanakahara
(94291) Django
(10726) Elodie
(12916) Eteoneus
(174801) Etscorn
(163626) Glatfelter
(6642) Henze
(159827) Keithmullen
(178803) Kristenjohnson
(73670) Kurthopf
(132798) Kurti
(9162) Kwiila
(58605) Liutungsheng
(142368) Majden
(123290) Manoa
(7527) Marples
(132820) Miskotte
(100309) Misuzukaneko
(12169) Munsterman
(142014) Neirinck
(151430) Nemunas
(189011) Ogmios
(12810) Okumiomote
(12166) Oliverherrmann
(12167) Olivermuller
(11681) Ortner
(6659) Pietsch
(144752) Plunge
(12168) Polko
(177982) Popilnia
(96189) Pygmalion
(185633) Rainbach
(179678) Rietmeijer
(12165) Ringleb
(143641) Sapello
(161546) Schneeweis
(7174) Semois
(149528) Simonrodriguez
(45299) Stivell
(126578) Suhhosoo
(10171) Takaotengu
(172425) Taliajacobi
(133753) Teresamullen
(11500) Tomaiyowit
(7648) Tomboles
(12711) Tukmit
(129595) Vand
(175208) Vorbourg
(61400) Voxandreae
(176103) Waynejohnson
(150035) Williamson
(80801) Yiwu
(10837) Yuyakekoyake
(175636) Zvyagel

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Newly Named Asteroids & Makemake Ephemeris

July 18, 2008 by Tracy

The names below were added to the Minor Planet Center list overnight, including Makemake (2005 FY9), the newly named TNO / Dwarf Planet / Plutoid, currently at 23+ Virgo.

Makemake is now shown on all the ephemeris and chart pages on this site; it’s listed under TNOs at the moment, although I should probably change that to Dwarf Planet.

You can get the positions of the other new asteroids below (or any other named object) by using the “additional objects” option on those pages (enter the minor planet numbers separated by commas).

(21501) Acevedo
(21497) Alicehine
(20657) Alvarez-Candal
(21582) Arunvenkataraman
(21821) Billryan
(20366) Bonev
(21459) Chrisrussell
(21502) Cruz
(21782) Davemcdonald
(20897) Deborahdomingue
(21822) Degiorgi
(21530) Despiau
(21887) Dipippo
(21965) Dones
(21888) Durech
(156879) Elois
(20367) Erikagibb
(21581) Ernestoruiz
(21495) Feaga
(21457) Fevig
(20608) Fredmerlin
(12610) Hafez
(20467) Hibbitts
(20360) Holsapple
(20741) Jeanmichelreess
(21619) Johnshopkins
(20730) Jorgecarvano
(21964) Kevinhousen
(21945) Kleshchonok
(20363) Komitov
(21776) Kryszczynska
(159164) La Canada
(21496) Lijianyang
(136472) Makemake
(20731) Mothediniz
(21577) Negron
(21774) O’Brien
(21499) Perillat
(21580) Portalatin
(20361) Romanishin
(21962) Scottsandford
(20740) Semery
(21458) Susank
(20896) Tiphene
(20362) Trilling
(21775) Tsiganis
(21500) Vasquez
(20607) Vernazza
(20465) Vervack
(20606) Widemann

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Newly Named Asteroids

June 20, 2008 by Tracy

These were added to the Minor Planet Center list overnight Thursday. Welcome, Asteroid Potato, currently at 20+ Gemini.

(172525) Adamblock
(15735) Andakerkhoven
(159778) Bobshelton
(52665) Brianmay
(22512) Cannat
(78661) Castelfranco
(12005) Delgiudice
(23937) Delibes
(99891) Donwells
(9515) Dubner
(32796) Ehrenfest
(10374) Etampes
(8780) Forte
(22519) Gerardklein
(184878) Gotlib
(139028) Haynald
(13235) Isiguroyuki
(6137) Johnfletcher
(91199) Johngray
(58279) Kamerlingh
(103220) Kwongchuikuen
(159013) Kyleturner
(184275) Laffra
(4937) Lintott
(32605) Lucy
(55196) Marchini
(54967) Millucci
(31147) Miriquidi
(11602) Miryang
(12362) Mumuryk
(88705) Potato
(78652) Quero
(159011) Radomyshl
(23612) Ramzel
(167113) Robertwick
(26906) Rubidia
(64289) Shihwingching
(12326) Shirasaki
(171112) Sickafoose
(172996) Stooke
(54862) Sundaigakuen
(8737) Takehiro
(100077) Tertzakian
(8409) Valentaugustus
(145820) Valeromeo
(161715) Wenchuan
(83600) Yuchunshun
(12687) de Valory
(32893) van der Waals

Some of the possible meanings:

(172525) Adamblock
American astronomer Adam Block.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Block

(52665) Brianmay
Brian May, Queen guitarist who recently gained his Ph.D. in astrophysics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_may

(78661) Castelfranco
Castelfranco is an Italian designation for a number of towns. The Madonna of Castelfranco is a famous Renaissance masterpiece by the Venetian painter Giorgione.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelfranco

(10374) Etampes
Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etampes

(8780) Forte
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forte

(22519) Gerardklein
Gérard Klein, also known as Gilles d’Argyre, is a French science fiction writer born in 1937.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Klein

(184878) Gotlib
Marcel Gotlieb or Gotlib (born July 14, 1934 in Paris) is a French cartoonist, known as the creator of Gai-Luron, Superdupont and Rubrique-à-Brac.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotlib

(58279) Kamerlingh
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (September 21, 1853 – February 21, 1926) was a Dutch physicist. His scientific career was spent exploring extremely cold refrigeration techniques and the associated phenomena.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heike_Kamerlingh_Onnes

(32605) Lucy
Lucy is a female given name derived from the Latin noun “Lux”, meaning “light”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy

(11602) Miryang
Miryang, often spelled Milyang, is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miryang

(88705) Potato
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato

(78652) Quero
Quero is a town and commune in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quero

(159011) Radomyshl
A historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radomyshl

(161715) Wenchuan
A county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenchuan

(32893) van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (November 23, 1837 – March 8, 1923) was a Dutch scientist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids which describe the relation between the pressure, volume, and temperature of fluids (gases and liquids).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Diderik_van_der_Waals

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