Meanings of minor planet names: 301001–302000

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]

301001–301100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
301021 Sofiarodriguez	2008 SJ₁₁	Sofia Rodriguez (born 2014), great-granddaughter of the American discoverer James Whitney Young	JPL · 301021
301061 Egelsbach	2008 UO₉₁	Egelsbach, a German city located between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt.	JPL · 301061

301101–301200

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301153 Jinan	2008 YO₉	The Chinese city of Jinan, also known as "Tsinan" or "Spring City", is the capital of the Shandong province in Eastern China, and the location of the Shandong University's main campus.	IAU · 301153

301201–301300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
301263 Anitaheward	2009 BB₇₇	Anita Heward (born 1974) is a freelance science communicator working for Europlanet, the Royal Astronomical Society and Twinkle space mission. She was the founder of the British Festival of Space, assisted in establishing the UK National Space Centre in Leicester, UK, and encourages gender equality in science.	JPL · 301263

301301–301400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
301394 Bensheim	2009 DB₃₁	Bensheim, a town in Hesse, Germany, first mentioned in 765 AD.	JPL · 301394

301401–301500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

301501–301600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
301511 Hubinon	2009 FJ₅	Victor Hubinon (1924–1979) was a Belgian comic book artist. With Jean-Michel Charlier, he created the series Buck Danny.	JPL · 301511
301522 Chaykin	2009 FX₂₃	Konstantin Yurievich Chaykin (born 1975) is a Russian watchmaker and inventor. He is a creator of the most complicated watches in the world and has won many international awards.	IAU · 301522
301553 Ninaglebova	2009 GM₃	Nina Il'inichna Glebova (born 1937) is a senior scientific worker at the IAA RAS, and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Astronomical Yearbook for many years.	JPL · 301553
301566 Melissajane	2009 HF₃₆	Melissa Jane Forward (born 1980), youngest daughter of British discoverer Norman Falla	JPL · 301566

301601–301700

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301622 Chastel	2010 DZ₇₇	Serge Chastel (b. 1971), a software engineer at the University of Hawaii.	IAU · 301622
301623 Wynn-Williams	2010 DA₇₈	Gareth Wynn-Williams (b. 1944), a British-American astronomer.	IAU · 301623
301638 Kressin	2010 EQ₄₅	Margarete Kressin (1891–1980), grandmother of German discoverer Rainer Kracht	JPL · 301638

301701–301800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
301794 Antoninkapustin	2010 LH₆₄	Andrey Ivanovich Kapustin (archimandrite Antonin) (1817–1894) was the head of the Russian Ecclesiastic Mission in Jerusalem.	JPL · 301794

301801–301900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

301901–302000

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301946 Bugyi	2000 BK₁₅	István Bugyi (1898–1981), a Hungarian physician and university professor.	IAU · 301946
301949 Hambálek	2000 CM₃₄	Ĺubomír Hambálek (b. 1983), a Slovak astronomer.	IAU · 301949

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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 300,001–301,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 301,001–302,000	Succeeded by 302,001–303,000

[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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