Meanings of minor-planet names: 126001–127000
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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]
126001–126100
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
126101–126200
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126160 Fabienkuntz | 2002 AF | Fabien Kuntz (born 1983), a French meteorite hunter and popular science writer from Besançon. | JPL · 126160 |
| 126161 Piazzano | 2002 AK | Piazzano, Italian village, in the province of Florence. | IAU · 126161 |
| 126177 Filippofrontera | 2002 AP}12 | Filippo Frontera (b. 1941), an Italian astrophysicist. | IAU · 126177 |
| 126183 Larrymitchell | 2002 AS18 | Larry Mitchell (b. 1946), an American master visual astronomer. | IAU · 126183 |
126201–126300
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126245 Kandókálmán | 2002 AY66 | Kálmán Kandó (1869–1931), Hungarian engineer, one of the creators of the electric railway (the discovery occurred on his 133rd birth anniversary) | JPL · 126245 |
| 126246 Losignore | 2002 AB67 | Italian brothers Giuseppe (b. 1970) and Gianfranco (b. 1972) Losignore did their utmost to collect the fragments of the meteorite that fell on their property in the suburbs of Matera on 2023 February 14. | IAU · 126246 |
| 126247 Laurafaggioli | 2002 AL67 | Laura Faggioli (born 1980), Italian mathematician working at the ESA's Planetary Defence Office. | IAU · 126247 |
| 126248 Dariooliviero | 2002 AO67 | Dario Oliviero (born 1988), Italian aerospace engineer workin at the ESA's Planetary Defence Office. | IAU · 126248 |
| 126249 Gabrielgraur | 2002 AP67 | Gabriel Graur (born 1999), Romanian-Moldovan software engineer at Deimos Space. | IAU · 126249 |
126301–126400
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126315 Bláthy | 2002 AH130 | Ottó Bláthy (1860–1939), Hungarian electrical engineer | JPL · 126315 |
126401–126500
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126444 Wylie | 2002 CF16 | Wylie Erwin Reeves (1967–2006), American historian and high-school teacher | JPL · 126444 |
| 126445 Prestonreeves | 2002 CH16 | W. Preston Reeves (born 1935), American chemistry professor emeritus at Texas Lutheran University | JPL · 126445 |
126501–126600
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126578 Suhhosoo | 2002 CK116 | Ho Soo Suh (1736–1799), Korean scientist responsible for most of the astronomical and arithmetical projects | JPL · 126578 |
126601–126700
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
126701–126800
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126748 Mariegerbet | 2002 DP | Marie Gerbet (born 1989), a French meteorite hunter | JPL · 126748 |
| 126749 Johnjones | 2002 DQ1 | John Jones (1927–2006), American astronomy popularizer, president of the Chicago Astronomical Society and general chairman of Astrofest | JPL · 126749 |
| 126780 Ivovasiljev | 2002 EP7 | Ivo Vasiljev (born 1935) is a Czech linguist, translator, teacher and orientalist dealing with the Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese languages. | JPL · 126780 |
126801–126900
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126888 Tspitzer | 2002 EO100 | Thomas J. Spitzer (born 1957) was the Electrical Power Systems Engineer on more than a dozen Goddard missions, including the highly successful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that re-mapped the moon, as well as the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. | JPL · 126888 |
126901–127000
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126901 Craigstevens | 2002 EE110 | Craig L. Stevens (born 1978) is the Project Verification Systems Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission. Prior to serving in this role, he participated in the development of flight systems for several NASA missions including JWST, MESSENGER, GPM, New Horizons, LRO, LADEE and Landsat 8. | JPL · 126901 |
| 126905 Junetveekrem | 2002 EF112 | June Tveekrem (born 1960) contributed to the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission as an optical engineer. As an expert in optical modeling and analysis, she performed stray light analyses for OVIRS and sun glint analyses for the overall OSIRIS-REx mission. | JPL · 126905 |
| 126906 Andykulessa | 2002 EX114 | Andrew "Andy" S. Kulessa (born 1960) is an Australian scientist who is an expert on tropospheric propagation phenomena, and of micro- and meso-scale meteorological effects on electronic communications. He is an active researcher in astrophysical phenomena, stellar/galactic dynamics, and characteristics of variable stars. | IAU · 126906 |
| 126965 Neri | 2002 FJ18 | Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 1952) is the first Mexican person to travel to space. In 1985, he was a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Atlantis. During the flight, he conducted experiments, including many on the subject of human physiology. | JPL · 126965 |