Meanings of minor planet names: 368001–369000

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]

368001–368100

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368101–368200

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368201–368300

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368301–368400

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368401–368500

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368501–368600

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368588 Lazrek2004 RP24Mohamed Lazrek (born 1958), a researcher in Cadi Ayyad University's department of physics in Marrakech.JPL · 368588

368601–368700

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368617 Sebastianotero2004 TM10Sebastian Otero (born 1973), an active amateur astronomer in Argentina.JPL · 368617

368701–368800

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368704 Roelgathier2005 SD223Roel Gathier (1953–2016) was dedicated to international space research, with outstanding communication and management skills. He played a major role in Dutch and international astronomy, as Managing Director of SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and as chairman of ESA's Science Programme Committee.JPL · 368704
368719 Asparuh2005 UT12Asparuh (640–701), the founder of the Bulgarian countryJPL · 368719

368801–368900

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368901–369000

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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
367,001–368,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 368,001–369,000		 Succeeded by
369,001–370,000
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