This is a list of space objects and features which were named after Filipino people, mythology and places.

Asteroids

As of July 2024, there are 23

asteroids An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...

named after Filipino people, places and mythological creatures, all of which (except Anagolay and

Duende A duende is a humanoid figure of folklore, with variations from Iberian Peninsula, Iberian, Ibero-America, Ibero American, and Culture of Latin America, Latin American cultures, comparable to Dwarf (folklore), dwarves, gnomes, or leprechauns. ...

) are located in the main

asteroid belt The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids ...

between

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...

and

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, - , -bgcolor=#FFC2E0 , 3757 Anagolay , , , , Anagolay, the goddess of lost things in

Tagalog Tagalog may refer to: Language * Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines ** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language ** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language * Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Tagal ...

mythology , , , -id=002 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 , 4866 Badillo , , , , Victor L. Badillo (1930–2014), Filipino Jesuit astronomer, former director of the

Manila Observatory The Manila Observatory is a non-profit research institute housed on the campus of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded by the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1865 as the Observatorio M ...

, president of the ''Philippine Astronomical Society'' (1972–1990), and honorary director of the ''Astronomical League of the Philippines'' , , , -id=003 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 , 5749 Urduja , , , ,

Urduja Urduja was a legendary warrior princess recorded in the travel accounts of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377 AD). She was described to be a princess of ''Kaylukari'' in the land of '' Tawalisi''. Though the locations of ''Kaylukari'' an ...

, a legendary 14th century princess from the land of ''

Tawalisi Tawalisi (Arabic: طواليسي) is a Southeast Asian kingdom described in the journals of Ibn Battuta. Guesses to the location of Tawalisi have included Java, Pangasinan, Luzon, Sulu, Celebes (Sulawesi), Cambodia, Cochin-China, the mainland Chi ...

'', which believed to be located in what is now the present-day

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasi ...

, , , -id=004 bgcolor=#fefefe , 6282 Edwelda , , , , Edwin Aguirre (born 1955) and Imelda Joson, Filipino associate editor and photo editor, respectively, at ''

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'' magazine , , , -id=005 bgcolor=#fefefe , 6636 Kintanar , , , , Roman Kintanar (1929–2007), Filipino meteorologist and former director of the ''Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration'' (

PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (, abbreviated as PAGASA , which means "hope" as in the Tagalog language, Tagalog word ''pag-asa'') is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS ...

) , , , -id=006 bgcolor=#fefefe , 7026 Gabrielasilang , , , ,

Gabriela Silang María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang (; March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763) was a Filipino military leader best known for her role as the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain. She took over from her second hus ...

(1731–1763) is a Filipino revolutionary leader that led the Ilocos revolt against

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

in 1763 after the assassination of her husband,

Diego Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. ...

, in the same year , , , -id=007 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 , 7431 Jettaguilar , , , , Jose A. "Jett" Aguilar (born 1961) is a Filipino neurosurgeon who has saved over 1,000 children in the Philippines by volunteering his time and surgical expertise to treat their congenital malformations and brain tumors. He is also an amateur astronomer and serves as vice president of the ''Astronomical League of the Philippines'' , , , -id=008 bgcolor=#fefefe , 11697 Estrella , , , , Allan Noriel Estrella (born 1984), an ISEF awardee in 2002 for his microbiology project. He attends the Integrated Developmental School MSU-IIT, Iligan, Lanao Del Norte , , , -id=009 bgcolor=#fefefe , 12088 Macalintal , , , , Jeric V. Macalintal (born 1986), an ISEF awardee in 2002 for his microbiology project. He attends the Integrated Developmental School MSU-IIT, Iligan, Lanao Del Norte , , , -id=010 bgcolor=#fefefe , 12522 Rara , , , , Prem Vilas Fortran M. Rara, (born 1985) is an ISEF awardee in 2002 for his microbiology project. He attends the Integrated Developmental School MSU-IIT, Iligan, Lanao Del Norte , , , -id=011 bgcolor=#fefefe ,

13241 Biyo 13241 Biyo, provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the Flora region of the inner asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 22 May 1998, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team (LINEAR) at the U.S ...

, , , , Josette Biyo (born 1958), a Filipino teacher who received the Intel

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in 2002. She teaches at the Philippine Science High School, (Western Visayas), Iloilo City , , , -id=012 bgcolor=#fefefe , 13513 Manila , , , ,

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

, Philippines , , , -id=013 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 , 28439 Miguelreyes , , , , Miguel Arnold S. Reyes (born 1995) is an ISEF awardee in 2011 for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Philippine Science High School (Main), Quezon City , , , -id=014 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 , 30100 Christophergo , , , , Christopher Go (born 1970), a Filipino astrophotographer who has taken superb images of the

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and the planets since 1990. He is from Cebu City , , , -id=015 bgcolor=#fefefe , 34044 Obafial , , , , Nadine Antonette Obafial (born 2000) is an ISEF awardee in 2017 for her plant sciences team project. She attends the Davao City National High School, Davao City , , , -id=016 bgcolor=#fefefe , 34047 Gloria , , , , Rubeliene Chezka F. Gloria (born 2001) is an ISEF awardee in 2017 for her plant sciences team project. She attends the Davao City National High School, Davao City , , , -id=017 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 , 34049 Myrelleangela , , , , Myrelle Angela T. Colas (born 2001) is an ISEF awardee in 2017 for her plant sciences team project. She attends the Davao City National High School, Davao City , , , -id=018 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 , 34053 Carlquines , , , , Carl Joshua T. Quines (born 2000) is an ISEF awardee in 2017 for his math team project. He attends the Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science, Valenzuela City , , , -id=019 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 , 34522 Cadores , , , , Keith Russel P. Cadores (born 1999) is an ISEF awardee in 2018 for his energy team project. He attended the Camarines Sur National High School, Naga City, Camarines Sur, , , -id=020 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 , 34523 Manzanero , , , , Joscel Kent P. Manzanero (born 1999) is an ISEF awardee in 2018 for his energy team project. He attended the Camarines Sur National High School, Naga City, Camarines Sur , , , -id=021 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 , 34524 Eugenerivera , , , , Eugene R. Rivera (born 1999) is an ISEF awardee in 2018 for his energy team project. He attended the Camarines Sur National High School, Naga City, Camarines Sur, , , -id=022 bgcolor=#fefefe , 134346 Pinatubo , , , ,

Mount Pinatubo Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, most people were unaware of its eruptive history before the pre-eruption volc ...

, Luzon , , , -id=023 bgcolor=#FFC2E0 ,

367943 Duende 367943 Duende (Provisional designation in astronomy, provisional designation ) is a micro-asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten asteroid, Aten and Atira asteroid, Atira group, approximately in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers of ...

, , , , The ''

'', a race of fairy or goblin-like mythological creatures from Iberian, Latin American and Filipino folklore. , ,

Comets

As of March 2024, there is only one known comet discovered by Filipino astronomers

Geological features

As of February 2024, there are 22 geological features with Filipino names across 7 celestial objects in the Solar System (3 planets, 2 of

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's moons, 1

dwarf planet A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit around the Sun, massive enough to be hydrostatic equilibrium, gravitationally rounded, but insufficient to achieve clearing the neighbourhood, orbital dominance like the ...

and 1

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)

Mercury

Venus

Mars

1 Ceres

101955 Bennu

Rhea

Titan

Stars and exoplanets

As of February 2024, only WASP-34 and its planet (b) have

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-approved Filipino formal names, which they received during the second

NameExoWorlds NameExoWorlds (also known as IAU NameExoWorlds) were various projects managed by the International Astronomical Union (I.A.U.) to encourage names to be submitted for astronomical objects, notably exoplanets. The accepted names would later be cons ...

campaign in 2019

References

External links

JPL Solar System Dynamics

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

IAU NameExoWorlds
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