Meanings of minor planet names: 300001–301000

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]

300001–300100

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300082 Moyocoanno2006 US217Moyoco Anno (born 1971), a Japanese cartoonist and fashion writerJPL · 300082

300101–300200

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300128 Panditjasraj2006 VP32Pandit Jasraj (born 1930) is an exponent of Indian Classical vocal music. Jasraj is the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and titles including the prestigious Padma Vibhushan and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. His distinctive voice traverses a remarkable four-and-a-half octaves.JPL · 300128

300201–300300

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300221 Brucebills2006 XA5Bruce G. Bills (born 1951), an American planetary scientist and director of JPL's "Asteroids, Comets, and Satellites Group" ScrJPL · 300221
300226 Francocanepari2006 XK51Franco Canepari (born 1953) is the cofounder of Valdinievole Association of Astronomy A. Pieri. His major activity is devoted to the popularization of astronomy at the Planetarium of Monsummano Terme. He is also interested in observations of the Sun and planets.JPL · 300226
300300 TAM2007 PL12The Taipei Astronomical Museum (abbreviated TAM) was the first and is the largest astronomy education and outreach organization in Taiwan.JPL · 300300

300301–300400

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300334 Antonalexander2007 RF18Anton Alexander König (born 2010), son of the discoverer, Michael König and Agathe Schmid-König from GermanyJPL · 300334

300401–300500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

300501–300600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

300601–300700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

300701–300800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

300801–300900

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300892 Taichung2008 BT15Taichung, third largest city of TaiwanJPL · 300892

300901–301000

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300909 Kenthompson2008 BZ45Ken Thompson (born 1943), an American pioneer of computer scienceJPL · 300909
300928 Uderzo2008 CQ72Albert Uderzo (born 1927) the co-creator of comic book character Asterix.JPL · 300928
300932 Kyslyuk2008 CL117Vitalij Stepanovych Kyslyuk (1940–2014), a Ukrainian astronomer.JPL · 300932

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
299,001–300,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 300,001–301,000		 Succeeded by
301,001–302,000
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