Meanings of minor planet names: 52001–53000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
52001–52100
52005 Maik	2002 CL₁₃	Maik Meyer, German amateur astronomer † ‡
52008 Johnnaka	2002 EP₁₁₁	John Yoshio Naka (1914–2004), the preeminent American bonsai master of the late 20th century. †
52057 Clarkhowell	2002 PS₁₃₀	Francis Clark Howell (1925–2007), generally known as "F. Clark Howell", was an American anthropologist. †
52101–52200
52201–52300
52225 Panchenko	1968 OF₁	Vladislav Yakovlevich Panchenko, an authority in laser information technologies, scientific instrumentation technologies, non-linear optics and medical physics. †
52226 Saenredam	1974 PA	Pieter Jansz Saenredam, Dutch Baroque-era painter and engraver †
52228 Protos	1977 RN	Greek word for "first", the discoverer's first minor planet detection †
52231 Sitnik	1978 RX₁	Grigorij Fedorovich Sitnik (1911–1996), professor of the Moscow State University. †
52242 Michelemaoret	1981 EX	Michele Maoret (b. 1971), a mathematics teacher and president of the association of scientific education ’Luigi Lagrange’, which is involved in the teaching of physics, mathematics and astronomy. †
52246 Donaldjohanson	1981 EQ₅	Donald Carl Johanson (b. 1943), an American paleoanthropologist. †
52266 Van Flandern	1986 AD	Tom Van Flandern, astronomer and lunar occultations analylist at the U.S. Naval Observatory in the 1970s ^[1] †
52271 Lecorbusier	1988 RP₃	Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret), Swiss-French architect and city planner †
52285 Kakurinji	1990 OX₂	Kakurinji, built by Prince Shotoku in AD 589, is a historically significant Buddhist temple complex in Kakogawa city, Hyogo prefecture. †
52291 Mott	1990 TU₁	John R. Mott, American organizer of the modern ecumenical movement and Peace Prize Nobelist †
52292 Kamdzhalov	1990 TB₂	Yordan Kamdzhalov, Bulgarian conductor. †
52293 Mommsen	1990 TQ₃	Theodor Mommsen, German classical historian, epigraphist, and Nobelist †
52294 Detlef	1990 TJ₄	Detlef Ninnemann (b. 1944), a German patent attorney and electrical engineer. †
52301–52400
52301 Qumran	1991 RQ₂	Qumran, Palestine, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found †
52308 Hanspeterröser	1991 TE₃	Hans-Peter Röser (b. 1949), director of the Institute of Space Studies at the University of Stuttgart. †
52309 Philnicolai	1991 TQ₇	Philipp Nicolai, German Lutheran pastor and poet, author of the hymns Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Wake, awake! for night is flying) and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How brightly beams the morning star!) †
52334 Oberammergau	1992 FS₃	Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, festival place of a famous Passion Play †
52337 Compton	1992 RS	Arthur Holly Compton, American physicist and Nobelist †
52341 Ballmann	1992 SB₂	Helga Ballmann (b. 1954), the personal assistant of the Director of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg. †
52384 Elenapanko	1993 HZ₅	Elena Alekseevna Panko (b. 1958), a Ukrainian astronomer at Nikolaev State University. †
52401–52500
52421 Daihoji	1994 LA	Daihōji, north of Kumakōgen, Japan, 44th destination of the Shikoku Pilgrimage †
52422 LPL	1994 LP	The University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory †
52455 Masamika	1995 AD₁	Masa-aki Takanashi and his wife Mika, Japanese amateur astronomers †
52457 Enquist	1995 AE₄	Anna Enquist (b. 1945), a Dutch author and poet, who studied psycho-analysis at Leiden and piano at the conservatory of Den Haag. †
52480 Enzomora	1995 UM₅	Gian Vincenzo Mora, Italian amateur astronomer †
52500 Kanata	1996 DC₁	KANATA, Japanese for "Far Away", name of the new 1.5-m telescope of Hiroshima University †
52501–52600
52589 Montviloff	1997 PY₃	Nicolas Montviloff, French co-founder of the Observatoire des Pises, and current president of the Société astronomique de Montpellier †
52601–52700
52601 Iwayaji	1997 SJ₁₆	Iwayaji, east of Kumakōgen, Japan, 45th destination of the Shikoku Pilgrimage †
52604 Thomayer	1997 TZ₉	Josef Thomayer, Czech professor of internal medicine at the Charles University of Prague †
52649 Chrismith	1997 YX₁₁	Christine Elizabeth Smith, American elementary school teacher †
52665 Brianmay	1998 BM₃₀	Brian May, British astrophysicist, chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, and lead guitarist and songwriter for the rock group Queen †
52701–52800
52767 Ophelestes	1998 MW₄₁	Ophelestes, a Trojan warrior, was killed by an arrow of Teucer, who was causing much havoc with his bow amongst the ranks of the Trojans. †
52801–52900
52872 Okyrhoe	1998 SG₃₅	Okyrhoe, mythological daughter of Chiron and Chariklo †
52901–53000
52975 Cyllarus	1998 TF₃₅	Cyllarus, mythological centaur †

References

↑ "The USNO Asteroid Connection" (PDF). The USNO Transit. April–May 2009. Retrieved 2014-09-04.

Preceded by 51,001–52,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 52,001–53,000	Succeeded by 53,001–54,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

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