Meanings of minor planet names: 136001–137000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 136101–136200 | ||
| 136108 Haumea | 2003 EL61 | Haumea, Hawaiian goddess of childbirth and fertility, a personification of stone, and two of her daughters, Hiʻiaka and Namaka † ‡ |
| 136199 Eris | 2003 UB313 | Eris, goddess of discord, † ‡ + and her daughter Dysnomia (Greek Δυσνομία, "lawlessness") ((136199) Eris I Dysnomia) ∙ |
| 136301–136400 | ||
| 136367 Gierlinger | 2004 EU11 | Richard Gierlinger (b. 1967), an Austrian amateur astronomer and telescope builder. † |
| 136401–136500 | ||
| 136472 Makemake | 2005 FY9 | Makemake, creator deity of the people of Rapa Nui (Easter Island; the discovery team previously used the codename "Easterbunny" for this object) † ‡ |
| 136473 Bakosgáspár | 2005 GB | Gáspár Bakos, father of the Hungarian-made Automated Telescope Network (HATNet) † |
| 136501–136600 | ||
| 136518 Opitz | 2005 SF70 | Nándor Opitz (1922–1995), a Hungarian engineer, aviator and the first Hungarian FAI Diamond Badge glider pilot. † |
| 136557 Neleus | 5214 T-2 | Neleus, husband to Chloris and father of the Greek Nestor, banished with his other children to Messina and later killed by Heracles † |
| 136601–136700 | ||
| 136666 Seidel | 1995 SE | The work of Cesky Krumlov photographers Josef Seidel (1859–1935) and his son Frantisek (1908–1997) depicts both people and places of the southeast part of Sumava † |
| 136701–136800 | ||
| 136743 Echigo | 1995 WW1 | Echigo, a name of an old administrative area in Japan. † |
| 136801–136900 | ||
| 136818 Selqet | 1997 MW1 | Selqet, ancient Egyptian goddess of magic, protector of the other gods from the destroyer, Apep † |
| 136824 Nonamikeiko | 1997 RJ5 | Keiko Nonami, member of Matsue Astronomy Club † |
| Preceded by | Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 136,001–137,000 |
Succeeded by 137,001–138,000 |
