Meanings of minor planet names: 333001–334000

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]

333001–333100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
333001 Calloway	2011 HB₃₈	Andrew Calloway (b. 1967), the Mission Operations Manager for the US OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission.	IAU · 333001
333003 Espiritu	2011 HP₅₈	Raymond Espiritu (b. 1971), an American software developer of the Altimetry Working Group data product pipeline for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission.	IAU · 333003
333005 Haberle	2011 JV₁₅	Christopher Haberle (b. 1985), an American geologist.	IAU · 333005
333018 Devin	2011 QE₂₈	Devin Poland (b. 1986), an American engineer.	IAU · 333018
333029 Sallitt	2011 SK₃₂	Debbie Sallitt (b. 1967), the Financial Manager for the OSIRIS-Rex Mission.	IAU · 333029
333033 Yutakahashi	2011 SO₆₆	Yu Takahashi (b. 1986), a Japanese-American scientist.	IAU · 333033
333035 Pelgrift	2011 SX₉₀	John Pelgrift (b. 1994) worked on the navigation teams for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission and the New Horizons Kuiper Extended Mission.	IAU · 333035
333036 Sahr	2011 SC₉₁	Eric Sahr (b. 1990), an Optical Navigation Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission.	IAU · 333036
333040 Dalehowell	2011 SF₁₁₅	Dale K. Howell (b. 1959), the Touch-and-Go Phase Lead for the OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return Mission.	IAU · 333040
333043 Courtneymario	2011 SU₁₂₉	Courtney Mario (b. 1987), an American engineer.	IAU · 333043
333050 Olds	2011 SA₁₇₄	Ryan Olds (b. 1981), an American engineer.	IAU · 333050
333052 Skeen	2011 SQ₁₈₅	Michael Skeen (b. 1990), an American engineer.	IAU · 333052
333054 Bloomquist	2011 SK₂₀₀	Leif Bloomquist (b. 1973), a Canadian engineer.	IAU · 333054
333055 Liang	2011 SC₂₂₃	Jason Liang (b. 1988), a Canadian engineer.	IAU · 333055
333056 Bellamy	2011 SE₂₂₆	Kelly Scott Bellamy (b. 1965), the Mission Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Mission.	IAU · 333056
333057 Bowles	2011 SO₂₃₄	Neil Bowles (b. 1970), a British meteoriticist.	IAU · 333057
333059 Audi	2011 SG₂₆₁	Edward Audi (b. 1973), an American engineer.	IAU · 333059
333061 Joshuanelson	2011 TD₁₃	Joshua Nelson (b. 1985), an American engineer.	IAU · 333061
333065 Zeszut	2011 UX₁₇	Zoe Zeszut (b. 1993), an Operations Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission	IAU · 333065
333076 Claudiamanzoni	2011 UL₈₀	Claudia Manzoni (b. 1967), an Italian stereo-image collaborator on the OSIRIS-REx Mission.	IAU · 333076
333079 Keara	2011 UP₁₁₂	Keara Burke (b. 1996) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Mission as a systems and data analyst engineer.	IAU · 333079
333081 Cutts	2011 UM₁₂₂	Jonathan Cutts (b. 1983), a Planning Specialist on the OSIRIS-REx mission.	IAU · 333081
333089 Dean	2011 UD₁₇₅	David Dean (b. 1980), an American programmer.	IAU · 333089
333096 Brittanyenos	2011 UC₂₄₈	Brittany Enos (b. 1994), the digital communications lead on the OSIRIS-REx mission .	IAU · 333096
333097 Andrewgardner	2011 UT₂₄₈	Andrew Gardner (b. 1979), an American computer programmer	IAU · 333097

333101–333200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
333101 Lovelace	2011 UE₂₉₈	Brian Lovelace (b. 1993), an American software engineer	IAU · 333101
333106 Lujan	2011 UG₃₁₁	Michael N. Lujan (b. 1994), a program coordinator.	IAU · 333106
333107 McDonough	2011 US₃₅₃	Eva C. McDonough (b. 1966), the Database Administrator for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission	IAU · 333107
333110 Lupe	2011 UZ₃₈₄	Guadalupe “Lupe” Cota Collins (1935–1989), the mother of Rosie Cope, an Executive Assistant for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.	IAU · 333110
333119 Sharonhelms	2011 WF₇	Sharon R. Helms (1962–2017), mother of Jacob and Olivia, a financial analyst at NASA supporting the OSIRIS-REx mission.	IAU · 333119
333120 Blum	2011 WN₇	Denise Blum (b. 1965), an American administrator.	IAU · 333120

333201–333300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

333301–333400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

333401–333500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

333501–333600

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333508 Voiture	2005 KJ₁₁	Vincent Voiture (1597–1648), a French poet and prosateur.	JPL · 333508

333601–333700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
333636 Reboul	2008 QF₇	Henri Reboul (born 1946), a French cosmologist.	JPL · 333636
333639 Yaima	2008 QL₁₆	The Yaeyama Islands (local name "Yaima"), located at the southernmost end of Japan	JPL · 333639

333701–333800

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333717 Alexgreaves	2009 SE₄₁	Alexander Richard Brian Greaves (born 2000), grandson of British discoverer Norman Falla	JPL · 333717
333744 Pau	2009 YW₆	Pau Bosch-Pellicer (born 2007) is the first grandson of the discoverer.	IAU · 333744

333801–333900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

333901–334000

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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 332,001–333,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 333,001–334,000	Succeeded by 334,001–335,000

[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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