Meanings of minor planet names: 296001–297000

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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

296001–296100

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296101–296200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

296201–296300

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296301–296400

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296351 Linyongbin	2009 FZ₁₈	Lin Yong-Bin (born 1968), a Chinese meteorite hunter and member of the Xinjiang Astronomical Society, who frequently visits the Gobi Desert.	IAU · 296351

296401–296500

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296462 Corylachlan	2009 HZ₈₁	Cory Lachlan Todd (born 1997), son of Australian astronomer Michael Todd who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 296462

296501–296600

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296525 Milanovskiy	2009 OU₂	Aleksandr Evgen'evich Milanovskiy (1950–2004), a famous Russian geologist and meteorite searcher and investigator.	JPL · 296525
296577 Arkhangelsk	2009 RV₂	Arkhangelsk, city and first Russian seaport founded in 1584, on the banks of the Northern Dvina River near the White Sea	JPL · 296577

296601–296700

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296638 Sergeibelov	2009 SD₁₀₁	Sergei Belov (1944–2013), a Soviet basketball player, considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time	JPL · 296638

296701–296800

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296753 Mustafamahmoud	2009 UP₁₄	Mustafa Mahmoud born Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Husayn (1921–2009), an Egyptian scientist and a prolific author	JPL · 296753

296801–296900

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296819 Artesian	2009 WY₆	The Artesian archaeological expedition (AAE) was formed in 1987 and organized by Moscow State Pedagogical University on the territory of the Bosporan Kingdom in eastern Crimea. The research included archaeoastronomy and discovered several ancient astronomical observatories (Src).	JPL · 296819
296820 Paju	2009 WT₇	PAJU is the nickname of a very popular show on French-speaking Swiss television. Passe-moi les jumelles talks about nature in all its states: the earth, the sea, the sky and the cosmos.	IAU · 296820

296901–297000

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296905 Korochantsev	2010 CJ₃₆	Vladimir Alexeevich Korochantsev (born 1934), a Russian journalist, publicist and writer	JPL · 296905
296907 Alexander	2010 CA₅₂	Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), an American planetary scientist who served as the project manager for the Galileo mission to Jupiter and the U.S. project scientist for the Rosetta mission.	JPL · 296907
296928 Francescopalla	2010 CE₁₅₅	Francesco Palla (1954–2016) was an Italian astronomer, known for his contributions to the field of star formation. He was Director of the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory from 2005 to 2011, and author of more than 300 scientific papers. Palla coauthored, with Steve Stahler, the textbook The Formation of Stars.	JPL · 296928
296930 McLaren	2010 CB₁₈₁	Robert A. McLaren (b. 1946), a Canadian astronomer.	IAU · 296930
296945 Ronaldlaub	2010 DD₇₈	Ronald L. Laub (b. 1937), an American astronomer.	IAU · 296945
296950 Robertbauer	2010 EJ₁₉	A. Robert Bauer Sr., MD (1897–1984) successfully combined oxygen, heat, humidity and ease of nursing care in 1931 to create the first modern neonatal intensive care unit-grade incubator. Roughly one in eight infants are born prematurely, and many of them have benefited from Bauer's invention.	JPL · 296950
296968 Ignatianum	2010 ES₇₄	Ignatianum is the Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education in Kraków, Poland	JPL · 296968
296987 Piotrflin	2010 ET₁₁₉	Piotr Flin (born 1945), a Polish astronomer and a professor at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland	JPL · 296987

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References

^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ 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.
^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by 295,001–296,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 296,001–297,000	Succeeded by 297,001–298,000

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-1] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-2] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-3] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] 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.

[Herget-6] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.

[MPC-Preannouncement-7] "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[WGSBN-Naming-Guidelines-8] "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

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