Astronomy:Meanings of minor planet names: 297001–298000
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]
297001–297100
|-id=005 | 297005 Ellirichter || 2010 FY48 || Elli Richter (1945–2014), sister of Albert Heller, a member of the TOTAS amateur survey team, who first spotted this asteroid. || JPL · 297005 |-id=026 | 297026 Corton || 2010 GJ33 || Aloxe-Corton, a French village situated directly north of Beaune, in the famous Burgundy vineyard region || JPL · 297026 |-id=082 | 297082 Bygott || 2010 KB21 || Kyle Bygott (born 1980) is an experienced flight software engineer at Ball Aerospace who developed and helps to operate the WISE/NEOWISE flight software. || JPL · 297082 |}
297101–297200
|-id=161 | 297161 Subuchin || 2010 VU26 || Su Buqing (1902–2003), was an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the founder of differential geometry in China. He discovered the well-known "Su-Cone" and "Su-Chain", and systematically developed the theory of projective differential geometry. || JPL · 297161 |}
297201–297300
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
297301–297400
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
297401–297500
|-id=409 | 297409 Mållgan || 2000 RE39 || Mållgan (Malcolm in English), the imaginary friend of the fictitious character Alfie Atkins (Alfons Åberg), created by Swedish author Gunilla Bergström. Many young children have imaginary friends, although they tend to be abandoned with time. The naming of Mållgan is a tribute to all imaginary friends. || JPL · 297409 |}
297501–297600
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
297601–297700
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
297701–297800
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
297801–297900
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
297901–298000
|-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range |}
Template:MinorPlanetNameMeanings/See also
References
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet CenterMinor Planet Circulars. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?asteroids#discovery. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7. 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. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5. 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. https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/Astrometry.html#name. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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