Dictionary of Minor Planet NamesSpringer Science & Business Media, 10.06.2012 - 1452 Seiten The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate. |
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... lunar crater. (239). Adrastea. [2.97, 0.23, 6.2] Discovered 1884 Aug. 18 by J. Palisa at Vienna. (* AN 109, 287) Named ... moon is remarkably spherical with a mean diameter of 1.4 km. The Dactyls of Mount Ida were Daemons, Cretan or ...
... lunar crater. (343). Ostara. [2.41, 0.23, 3.3] 1892 N. Discovered 1892 Nov. 15 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg. (* AN 131, 392) Named after the early Norse goddess of Spring. The Easter rabbit was the escort of Ostara who thus contributed the ...
... lunar crater. (698). Ernestina. [2.87, 0.11, 11.5] 1910 JX. Discovered 1910 Mar. 5 by J. Helffrich at Heidelberg. (* AN 189, 165) Named in honor of Ernst Wolf, son of Max Wolf. (H 71) (699). Hela. [2.62, 0.41, 15.3] 1910 KD. Discovered 1910 ...
... lunar crater. (769). Tatjana. [3.17, 0.19, 7.4] 1913 TA. Discovered 1913 Oct. 6 by G. N. Neujmin at Sime ̈ıs. (* AN 198, 215) Named possibly in honor of a former scientific collaborator at the Pulkovo Observatory. Another interpretation ...
... lunar crater. (807). Ceraskia. [3.02, 0.07, 11.3] 1915 WY. Discovered 1915 Apr. 18 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg. (* AN 201, 281) Named in honor of the Russian astronomer Vitold Karlovich Ceraski (1849-1925). Born in Slutsk (now in ...
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Appendix 1 Discoverers in Alphabetical Order | 1309 |
Appendix 2 Discoverers Ranking List | 1318 |
Appendix 3 Surveys Corporate Discoveries | 1320 |
Appendix 4 Discovery Places in Alphabetical Order | 1321 |
Appendix 5 Discovery Places Ranking List | 1327 |
Categories of Minor Planet Names | 1330 |
Appendix 8 Nobel Laureates | 1331 |
Appendix 9 IAU Officers | 1334 |
Appendix 10 Special Type Numbered Minor Planets | 1335 |
Appendix 11 Minor Planet Names with Unknown Meaning | 1339 |
Appendix 12 Synonymous Minor Planet Names | 1342 |
References | 1347 |
Index of Minor Planet Names | 1350 |