Meanings of minor planet names: 88001–89000
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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 span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Content – back to main index
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 88001–88100 | ||
| 88071 Taniguchijiro | 2000 VO59 | Taniguchi Jiro, a comics artist who was awarded the French ministry of Culture's Chevalier de l´Ordre des arts et des Lettres in 2011. † |
| 88201–88300 | ||
| 88260 Insubria | 2001 HE23 | Regio Insubria, the old Latin name of western Lombardia, northern Italy, home of the discovery site † |
| 88292 Bora-Bora | 2001 NL6 | Bora Bora, French Polynesia † |
| 88297 Huikilolani | 2001 NP14 | "Hui Kilolani", the Hawaiian Astronomical Society's Hawaiian name (meaning "club of sky watchers") † ‡ |
| 88401–88500 | ||
| 88470 Joaquinescrig | 2001 QB111 | Joaquín Escrig Ferrando, cousin and friend of the discoverer † |
| 88601–88700 | ||
| 88611 Teharonhiawako | 2001 QT297 | Teharonhiawako, son of the granddaughter of the Great Spirit creation god, in the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) creation myth, and his twin brother Sawiskera ((88611) Teharonhiawako I Sawiskera) † |
| 88701–88800 | ||
| 88705 Potato | 2001 SV | The potato, on the occasion of the United Nations' International Year of the Potato (2008), and because many minor planets are believed to be shaped like potatoes † |
| 88795 Morvan | 2001 SW115 | Morvan massif, the northern part of the Massif Central of France † |
| 88801–88900 | ||
| 88874 Wongshingsheuk | 2001 SV264 | Wong Shing Sheuk (born 1951) began teaching in 1974. From 1988 to his retirement in 2011, he was the principal of Po Leung Kuk Leung Chow Shan Primary School P.M. He believed that astronomy could inspire a student's interest in science and he put tremendous effort into astronomy education. † |
| 88875 Posky | 2001 SB265 | Named after the Hong Kong Po Leung Kuk Education Department for their efforts over the past seven years in supporting student exploration of the sky. † |
| 88901–89000 | ||
| 88906 Moutier | 2001 TT1 | Moutier, Jura Bernois, Switzerland † |
| 88961 Valpertile | 2001 TH47 | Valerio Pertile, Italian astronomical technician † |
| Preceded by | Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 88,001–89,000 |
Succeeded by 89,001–90,000 |
