Meanings of minor planet names: 316001–317000

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]

316001–316100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
316010 Daviddubey2009 FC5David Richard Jacob Dubey (born 1997), a grandson of British discoverer Norman FallaJPL · 316010
316020 Linshuhow2009 FV29Jeremy Lin (Jeremy Shu-How Lin; born 1988), an American professional basketball player in NBAJPL · 316020
316028 Patrickwils2009 FR45Patrick Wils (born 1960), a Belgian amateur astronomer.JPL · 316028
316042 Tilofranz2009 HP2Tilo Franz Schwab (born 2008), son of German discoverer Erwin SchwabJPL · 316042
316084 Mykolapokropyvny2009 KT8Mykola Petrovych Pokropyvny (born 1966), the director of the Ivan Ogienko Zhytomyr College of Culture and Arts.JPL · 316084

316101–316200

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316138 Giorgione2009 SL170Giorgione (1477–1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school in the High Renaissance from Venice.JPL · 316138
316186 Kathrynjoyce2010 KJ41Kathryn Mainzer (born 1946), an American artist and graphic designer who is the mother of Amy Mainzer, PI of the NEOWISE mission.JPL · 316186

316201–316300

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316201 Malala2010 ML48Malala Yousafzai (born 1997), a Pakistani human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education.JPL · 316201
316202 Johnfowler2010 MX54John Fowler (born 1942), an American scientist.JPL · 316202

316301–316400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

316401–316500

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316450 Changhsiangtung2010 UZ71Zhang Xiangtong (1907–2007), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was a leader of neurophysiology and a founder of neuroscience in China. He was the first to discover dendritic functions of neurons in the brain.JPL · 316450

316501–316600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

316601–316700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

316701–316800

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316741 Janefletcher1998 WS44Jane Fletcher (born 1967), the producer of the BBC television programme The Sky at Night from 2002 to 2013.JPL · 316741

316801–316900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

316901–317000

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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
315,001–316,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 316,001–317,000		 Succeeded by
317,001–318,000
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