Meanings of minor planet names: 212001–213000

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]

212001–212100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
212073 Carlzimmer	2005 EF₆₅	Carl Zimmer (born 1966) is a world-renowned popular science writer and science advocate. He has authored over a dozen science related books covering topics such as viruses, evolution, and heredity.	IAU · 212073

212101–212200

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212176 Fabriziospaziani	2005 GV₆₀	Fabrizio Spaziani (1963–2012), Italian anaesthetist, posthumously awarded the Italian gold medal for civil merit	JPL · 212176

212201–212300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
212215 Mallorykinczyk	2005 GH₁₉₇	Mallory J. Kinczyk (b. 1989), an American planetary scientist.	IAU · 212215

212301–212400

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212373 Pietrocascella	2006 HL₁₇	Pietro Cascella (1921–2008) was an Italian sculptor, painter and ceramist. His greatest work is the monument at Auschwitz.	JPL · 212373
212374 Vellerat	2006 HG₁₈	The Swiss village of Vellerat, located at the bottom of a mountain range in the canton of Jura, between the towns of Delemont and Moutier	JPL · 212374
212392 Peterkollmann	2006 HE₁₄₀	Peter Kollmann (b. 1983), a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.	IAU · 212392

212401–212500

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212403 Marthakusterer	2006 JQ₆₀	Martha B. Kusterer (b. 1957), an American senior software engineer retired from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	IAU · 212403
212465 Goroshky	2006 QD₄₀	Goroshky settlement, currently Volodarsk-Volynsky, museum of decorative and precious stones in Ukraine.	JPL · 212465
212500 Robertojoppolo	2006 RT	Roberto Joppolo (born 1939) is an Italian sculptor. His main works are statues and church doors realized in bronze.	JPL · 212500

212501–212600

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212587 Bartasiute	2006 SQ₁₆₁	Stanislava Bartasiute (born 1953), associate professor at the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University.	JPL · 212587

212601–212700

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212606 Janulis	2006 SF₂₈₅	Rimvydas Janulis (born 1953), a Lithuanian astronomer	JPL · 212606
212631 Hsinchu	2006 TW₅₆	Hsinchu is a city in northern Taiwan, popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" for its windy climate. Hsinchu Science Park is renowned as the Silicon Valley of Asia.	JPL · 212631
212692 Lazauskaite	2007 FT₂₀	Romualda Lazauskaite (born 1961), a Lithuanian astronomer	JPL · 212692

212701–212800

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212705 Friûl	2007 RF₁₅	Friuli (also known as "Friûl" in the Friulian language) is an area of northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and is the place where the discovering Remanzacco Observatory is located. The name Friuli originates from the ancient Roman town of Forum Iulii.	JPL · 212705
212723 Klitschko	2007 RN₁₃₈	The Klitschko brothers, Vitali (born 1971) and Wladimir (born 1976), widely known Ukrainian heavyweight boxers and philanthropists	JPL · 212723
212795 Fangjiancheng	2007 TD₂₄₇	Fang Jiancheng (born 1965), is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been recognized as a leader in Inertial Instrument and System Technology, and the founder of theory and practice of Magnetically Suspended Inertial Actuators in China.	JPL · 212795
212796 Guoyonghuai	2007 TE₂₄₇	Guo Yonghuai (1909–1968), a professor at University of Science and Technology of China, served as the first dean of the Department of Chemical Physics. He was one of the founders of modern mechanics in China, and made significant contributions to mechanics, applied mathematics and aeronautics.	JPL · 212796
212797 Lipei	2007 TG₂₄₇	Li Pei (1917–2017), a professor at University of Science and Technology of China and a famous linguist, made significant contributions to the foreign language teaching and research. She was honored as "the mother of Chinese applied linguistics".	JPL · 212797

212801–212900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

212901–213000

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212924 Yurishevchuk	2008 AK₁	Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Russian poet, composer and producer, cult rock performer and long-time leader of the rock band DDT.	JPL · 212924
212929 Satovski	2008 AD₁₁₂	Boris Satovski (1908–1982), Russian inventor, scientist and laureate of the USSR State Prize	JPL · 212929
212977 Birutė	2009 CT₃	Birutė (died 1382) was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. There is very little known about Birutė's life, but after her death a strong cult devoted to her developed among Lithuanians.	JPL · 212977
212981 Majalitović	2009 CH₅₁	Maja Litović Crnić (born 1958), a Croatian amateur astronomer	JPL · 212981
212991 Garcíalorca	2009 DE₃₀	Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet, dramatist and theater director	JPL · 212991
212998 Tolbachik	3931 T-3	Tolbachik, the complex volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The highest summit rises to 3182 meters.	JPL · 212998

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References

^ "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.

Preceded by 211,001–212,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 212,001–213,000	Succeeded by 213,001–214,000

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-1] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-2] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-3] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] 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-6] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.

[MPC-Preannouncement-7] "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[WGSBN-Naming-Guidelines-8] "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.

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