Meanings of minor-planet names: 118001–119000
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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]
118001–118100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
118101–118200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118102 Rinjani | 2254 T-3 | Rinjani, the 3726-m active volcano situated in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. | JPL · 118102 |
| 118172 Vorgebirge | 1989 GU6 | Vorgebirge (Rheinland) a foothills located west of the Rhine. The long ridge extends from Bonn to Cologne | JPL · 118172 |
| 118173 Barmen | 1991 GZ10 | The German city of Barmen (now incorporated into Wuppertal), whence the 1934 Synod issued the Barmen Declaration defining Protestant opposition to the National-Socialist ideology | JPL · 118173 |
| 118178 Rinckart | 1992 SJ26 | Martin Rinckart (1586–1649), a German author, composer, and theologian, who wrote the ecumenical hymn Nun danket alle Gott ("Now thank we all our God") | JPL · 118178 |
| 118194 Sabinagarroni | 1994 SG | Sabina Garroni (born 1972), Italian amateur astronomer | JPL · 118194 |
118201–118300
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118214 Agnesediboemia | 1996 AG1 | Agnese di Boemia (1211–1282), princess Anezka of the Premyslid family | JPL · 118214 |
| 118230 Sado | 1996 WY2 | Sado island, in the Sea of Japan, the place where Noh drama (one of the "World's Intangible Cultural Treasures") was born | JPL · 118230 |
| 118233 Gfrancoferrini | 1997 BX6 | Gianfranco Ferrini (born 1962), an Italian amateur astronomer and member of the astrometry team at Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory (K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany. | IAU · 118233 |
| 118235 Federico | 1997 ES7 | Federico Colombini (born 1989) an Italian software engineer at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and nephew of amateur astronomer Ermes Colombini, who is one of the uncredited discoveries of this minor planet at the San Vittore Observatory. | IAU · 118235 |
118301–118400
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
118401–118500
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118401 LINEAR | 1999 RE70 | Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR), an astronomical survey which discovered numerous minor planets. This object is classified both as asteroid and comet (176P/LINEAR). | JPL · 118401 |
| 118418 Yangmei | 1999 TP18 | The Central Academy of Fine Arts (Yangmei) is China's top institution of higher art education and a world-renowned art school. Since its establishment in 1918, CAFA has played a leading role in the development of Chinese art, as well as art education. | JPL · 118418 |
118501–118600
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118554 Reedtimmer | 2000 EM175 | Reed Timmer (born 1980) is an American meteorologist and avid storm chaser. Reed has a love of public outreach and education. He shoots intense videos of the most dangerous weather events on the planet while also gathering important data. | IAU · 118554 |
118601–118700
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
118701–118800
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118768 Carlosnoriega | 2000 QY233 | Carlos I. Noriega was born in 1959 in Peru and became an astronaut in 1996. He was a mission specialist for both the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission that docked with the Mir Space Station and the Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to deliver and install solar arrays to the International Space Station. | JPL · 118768 |
| 118769 Olivas | 2000 QJ249 | John D. Olivas (born 1966) is a former American astronaut. Olivas flew two Space Shuttle missions to assemble the International Space Station (in 2007 and 2009). He conducted five space walks during those two missions. | JPL · 118769 |
118801–118900
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
118901–119000
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118945 Rikhill | 2000 WS68 | Richard E. Hill (born 1949), American amateur astronomer who turned professional, known for his outreach activities. He worked with the Catalina Sky Survey, searching for potentially hazardous objects, and is a discoverer of minor planets and several comets such as 195P/Hill. | JPL · 118945 |