Meanings of minor planet names: 221001–222000

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]

221001–221100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
221019 Raine	2005 PH₁₇	Raine Ann Krecic (born 2011), the granddaughter of American discoverer James Whitney Young	JPL · 221019
221026 Jeancoester	2005 QL₃₀	Jean Coester (born 1939), long-time colleague of the French discoverer Bernard Christophe	JPL · 221026
221073 Ovruch	2005 SE₁	Ovruch, the ancient city in northern Ukraine.	JPL · 221073

221101–221200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
221149 Cindyfoote	2005 TG₆₁	Cindy N. Foote (born 1957), an American amateur astronomer who obtained her first telescope on a dare with her husband (see below).	JPL · 221149
221150 Jerryfoote	2005 TQ₆₁	Jerry L. Foote (born 1942), an American amateur astronomer who moved to Utah in the 1990s with his wife, Cindy (see above), where they established the Vermillion Cliffs Observatory (G85) near the border to Arizona.	JPL · 221150

221201–221300

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221230 Sanaloria	2005 US₁₅₈	Sanaloria is an imaginary planet inhabited by humankind in the future. Developed by David, the son of the discoverer, and his friend Maxime Delorme, the universe of Sanaloria depicts a cynical vision of our species. A video game first, its philosophy still inspires musical, graphical and literary creations.	JPL · 221230

221301–221400

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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

221401–221500

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221454 Mayerlambert	2006 BW₈	Ferenc Mayer-Lambert (1795–1865), a German astronomer, university professor and director of the Gelléthegy Observatory at Buda.	IAU · 221454
221465 Rapa Nui	2006 BE₉₉	Rapa Nui, the name of Easter Island in the Polynesian Rapanui language	JPL · 221465

221501–221600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
221516 Bergen-Enkheim	2006 PR₄	Bergen-Enkheim is the easternmost borough of Frankfurt am Main in Germany	JPL · 221516
221528 Kosztolányi	2006 TG₁₀	Dezső Kosztolányi (1885–1936), Hungarian writer, poet, literary translator, critic, and one of the greatest figures of 20th-century Hungarian prose and lyrics.	JPL · 221528

221601–221700

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221628 Hyatt	2006 YE₁₃	Hyatt M. Gibbs (born 1938), a professor of optical sciences at the University of Arizona	JPL · 221628
221673 Duschl	2007 DP	Wolfgang J. Duschl (b. 1958), a German physicist and astronomer.	IAU · 221673
221698 Juliusolsen	2007 DQ₆₃	Julius Olsen (1873–?) was Dean of Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) from 1902 until 1940.	JPL · 221698

221701–221800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
221712 Moléson	2007 EA₁₀	The Moléson, a 2002-metre mountain in the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the region of Gruyeres in the canton of Fribourg.	JPL · 221712
221769 Cima Rest	2007 GQ₅₁	The Cima Rest Observatory is situated in Magasa in a nice and isolated area of the Italian Alps, at an elevation of 1250 meters.	JPL · 221769

221801–221900

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221853 Gábrisgyula	2008 GB	Gyula Gábris (b. 1942), a Hungarian geographer, university professor, and a prominent scientist in geomorphology and Quaternary studies.	IAU · 221853

221901–222000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
221908 Agastrophus	2008 QQ	Agastrophus, who is a Paionian hero in Homer's Iliad, famed for his spear, who fought with the Trojans in the Trojan War and who was killed by Diomedes. Agastrophus was the son of Paeon and brother of Laophoon.	JPL · 221908
221917 Opites	2008 SD₈₃	Opites was a Greek soldier, a ruler of the Danaans, who was killed by Hektor in the battle for Troy.	JPL · 221917
221923 Jayeff	2009 OD₃	June F. Falla (born 1945), the wife of British discoverer Norman Falla	JPL · 221923

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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 220,001–221,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 221,001–222,000	Succeeded by 222,001–223,000

[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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