As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
Conny Aerts (born 1966) is a Belgian astrophysicist and Professor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, known for her cutting-edge and innovative work in asteroseismology and for her efforts in encouraging women to choose science as a career. She received the Francqui Prize in 2012. Name suggested by K. Lefever.
Ágnes R. Várkonyi (1928–2014) was a Hungarian historian, cultural historian, and full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her main field of research was the Rákóczi War of Independence, the Zrínyi Movement, and the Habsburg system. She was the winner of the 1999 annual science communication award.
