Meanings of minor planet names: 78001–79000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

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 number-range 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a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.^[1]^[2]^[3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

78001–78100

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78071 Vicent	2002 LT₆	Francesc Vicent, Spanish author of Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100 which established the modern rules of Chess in Spain † ‡

78101–78200

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78115 Skiantonucci	2002 MT₄	Robert "Ski" Antonucci, an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara, working on extragalactic astrophysics. JPL
78118 Bharat	2002 NT	Bhārat Ganarājya, native name of the Republic of India (derived from the wise and pious king Bharata of ancient Hindu mythology), the discoverer's motherland JPL
78123 Dimare	2002 NQ₅	Linda Dimare (b. 1981), a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new algorithms and software for solar system dynamics. JPL
78124 Cicalò	2002 NH₆	Stefano Cicalò (b. 1982) is a researcher in celestial mechanics, mainly involved in the development of new advanced algorithms and software for the complex dynamics of the radio science experiment of the ESA Bepi Colombo Mission to Mercury and the NASA JUNO mission to Jupiter. JPL
78125 Salimbeni	2002 NU₆	Sara Salimbeni, Italian astronomer JPL

78201–78300

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78249 Capaccioni	2002 PK₆	Fabrizio Capaccioni, Italian astronomer JPL
78252 Priscio	2002 PF₁₁	Priscilla "Priscio" Cerroni, Italian astronomer JPL

78301–78400

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78309 Alessielisa	2002 PV₆₅	Elisa Maria Alessi (b. 1981) has worked for several years in the fields of space debris dynamics, orbit determination for interplanetary missions, and trajectory design in planet-satellite systems. JPL
78310 Spoto	2002 PW₆₅	Federica Spoto (b. 1985) has worked in the field of Solar System dynamics. In particular, she is involved in the Impact Monitoring computation and research at NEODyS and AstDyS. JPL
78383 Philmassey	2002 PM₁₃₇	Philip Massey (born 1952), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory. JPL
78391 Michaeljäger	2002 PT₁₆₃	Michael Jäger, Austrian amateur astronomer † ‡
78392 Dellinger	2002 PM₁₆₅	Joseph A. (Joe) Dellinger, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) †
78393 Dillon	2002 PW₁₆₅	William G. (Bill) Dillon, American geophysicist and amateur astronomer (Fort Bend Astronomy Club) †
78394 Garossino	2002 PB₁₆₆	Paul G. A. Garossino, Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer † ‡

78401–78500

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78429 Baschek	2002 QN₄₈	Bodo Baschek, German astrophysicist †
78430 Andrewpearce	2002 QX₄₈	Andrew Pearce, Australian amateur astronomer, significant contributor to the International Comet Quarterly JPL
78431 Kemble	2002 QJ₅₀	Lucian J. Kemble, Canadian Franciscan Father and amateur astronomer, discoverer of Kemble's Cascade † ‡
78432 Helensailer	2002 QR₅₀	Helen R. Sailer, member of the international women's flying organization, The Ninety-Nines, and great-aunt of the discoverer JPL
78433 Gertrudolf	2002 QF₅₆	Gertrud and Rudolf Hönig, grandparents of the discoverer JPL
78434 Dyer	2002 QL₅₈	Alan Dyer, Canadian astronomy writer and astrophotographer † ‡
78453 Bullock	2002 RD₂₆	Sandra Annette Bullock (b. 1964), an American actress and producer. JPL

78501–78600

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78534 Renmir	2002 RB₁₀₉	Renato Bernardi (born 1946) and Mirella Ceccato (born 1946) are parents of Fabrizio Bernardi, one of the discoverers. JPL
78535 Carloconti	2002 RC₁₀₉	Carlo Conti (born 1961), a popular Italian showman. JPL
78536 Shrbený	2002 RV₁₁₁	Lukáš Shrbený (b. 1981), an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. JPL
78577 JPL	2002 RG₂₃₂	Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL
78578 Donpettit	2002 RM₂₃₃	Don Pettit, American International Space Station Expedition 6 astronaut †

78601–78700

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78652 Quero	2002 TG₆₂	Quero, Belluno (Veneto), Italy JPL
78661 Castelfranco	2002 TW₈₅	Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso (Veneto), Italy JPL

78701–78800

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78756 Sloan	2002 TX₃₄₉	78756 Sloan Discovered 2002 Oct. 10 by SDSS at the Apache Point Observatory. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey used a dedicated 2.5-m telescope to image more than a quarter of the celestial sphere. It has catalogued over 300 million objects and obtained spectra of over a million galaxies, quasars and stars.JPL

78801–78900

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78816 Caripito	2003 PZ₉	Caripito, Bolivar district, Monagas, Venezuela, where the parents of the discoverer met † ‡

78901–79000

Number–Name	Prov. Designation	Source of Name
78905 Seanokeefe	2003 SK₈₅	Sean O'Keefe, American NASA administrator 2001–2004 JPL

References

↑ 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.
↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

Preceded by 77,001–78,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 78,001–79,000	Succeeded by 79,001–80,000

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