Meanings of minor planet names: 371001–372000

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.

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

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]

371001–371100

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

371101–371200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

371201–371300

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371220 Angers2006 BD8Angers is a city in western France about 300 kilometers southwest of Paris.JPL · 371220

371301–371400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

371401–371500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

371501–371600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

371601–371700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

371701–371800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

371801–371900

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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

371901–372000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range
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References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
370,001–371,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 371,001–372,000		 Succeeded by
372,001–373,000
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