Meanings of minor planet names: 241001–242000

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.

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

241001–241100

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241090 Nemet2006 UK290Timothy Nemet (born 1996) displayed unrivaled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, following in the Canadian tradition of astronomical excellence and embodying the spirit of Beyond the International Year of Astronomy.JPL · 241090

241101–241200

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241113 Zhongda2007 OU4The Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred as Zhongshan University, is ranked as one of China's top universities. The first discoverer spent part of his childhood as well as his undergraduate career at the University.JPL · 241113
241136 Sandstede2007 QY11Gerd Sandstede (born 1929), a German chemist active in the development of fuel cells, and a former director of the Battelle Institute, FrankfurtJPL · 241136
241192 Pulyny2007 SH6The Ukrainian town of Pulyny (also known as Chervonoarmijsk), located in the country's northern province of Zhytomyr Oblast. It is the birthplace of the writers Girsh Diamont (1911–1941), Ernst Kontschak (1903–1979) and Svyatoslav Borodulin (born 1927).JPL · 241192

241201–241300

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241276 Guntramlampert2007 TF436Guntram Lampert (born 1967) is an Austrian pharmacist, amateur astronomer and telescope maker. He has built a number of Schiefspiegler telescopes and has an excellent reputation as an optician in this field.JPL · 241276

241301–241400

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241363 Érdibálint2007 YA4Bálint Érdi (born 1945), a Hungarian astronomer and full professor at the Eötvös University in BudapestJPL · 241363

241401–241500

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241418 Darmstadt2008 UX201Darmstadt, a German city known for its architecture of the Art NouveauJPL · 241418
241442 Shandongkexie2008 YN9Shandongkexie is the Chinese phonetic alphabet representation of the Shandong Association for Science and TechnologyJPL · 241442
241475 Martinagedeck2009 BK14Martina Gedeck (born 1961), a German actressesJPL · 241475

241501–241600

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241509 Sessler2009 DT26Gerhard M. Sessler (born 1931) is professor of Electroacoustics at Technischen Universität Darmstadt.JPL · 241509
241527 Edwardwright2010 CK9Edward L. Wright (born 1947), the Principal Investigator of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission and a professor at UCLA.JPL · 241527
241528 Tubman2010 CA10Harriet Tubman (c. 1822–1913), a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.JPL · 241528
241529 Roccutri2010 CA14Roc Cutri (born 1957), an astronomer specializing in analyzing large astronomical datasets.JPL · 241529
241538 Chudniv2010 EV42Chudniv, the small town of in northern Ukraine.JPL · 241538

241601–241700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

241701–241800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

241801–241900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

241901–242000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
240,001–241,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 241,001–242,000		 Succeeded by
242,001–243,000
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