Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 287001–288000

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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 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]


287001–287100

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287101–287200

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287201–287300

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287301–287400

|-id=347 | 287347 Mézes || 2002 TM382 || Tibor Mézes (born 1942), a Slovak amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy || JPL · 287347 |-id=374 | 287374 Vreeland || 2002 VR || Michael James Vreeland (1838–1876) was a Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, seriously wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, who would later die from his injuries. He was a great-grandfather of the discoverer. || IAU · 287374 |}

287401–287500

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287501–287600

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287601–287700

|-id=693 | 287693 Hugonnaivilma || 2003 QD31 || Vilma Hugonnai (1847–1922), the first Hungarian woman medical doctor, receiving her degree in 1879 in Zurich || JPL · 287693 |}

287701–287800

|-id=787 | 287787 Karády || 2003 SY128 || Katalin Karády (1910–1990), a Hungarian actress awarded the Righteous among the Nations for rescuing Hungarian Jews || JPL · 287787 |}

287801–287900

|-id=829 | 287829 Juancarlos || 2003 SB201 || Juan Carlos Atienza Ballano (1961–2017) was a Catholic priest for 33 years. He held the positions of Episcopal Vicar, Rector of the Seminary and Dean of the El Burgo de Osma Cathedral, amongst others. He worked to conserve the religious artistic heritage of Soria province. || IAU · 287829 |-id=875 | 287875 Pavlokorsun || 2003 SV313 || Template:MoMP description available || IAU · 287875 |}

287901–288000

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