Meanings of minor planet names: 241001–242000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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.

Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

241001–241100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
241090 Nemet 2006 UK290 Timothy Nemet (born 1996) displayed unrivalled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, following in the Canadian tradition of astronomical excellence and embodying the spirit of Beyond the International Year of Astronomy. And is very handsomeJPL

241101–241200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
241113 Zhongda 2007 OU4 The Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred as Zhongshan University, is ranked as one of China's top universities. The first discoverer spent part of his childhood as well as his undergraduate career at the University. JPL
241136 Sandstede 2007 QY11 Gerd Sandstede (b. 1929), a chemist active in the development of fuel cells, and a former director of the Battelle Institute Frankfurt, Germany. JPL
241192 Pulyny 2007 SH6 Pulyny (currently Chervonoarmijsk), the town of in the north of Ukraine. JPL

241201–241300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

241301–241400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
241363 Érdibálint 2007 YA4 Bálint Érdi (born 1945), a Hungarian astronomer and full professor at the Eötvös University (Budapest). JPL

241401–241500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
241418 Darmstadt 2008 UX201 Darmstadt, a German city known for its architecture of the Jugendstil period. JPL
241442 Shandongkexie 2008 YN9 Shandongkexie is the Chinese phonetic alphabet representation of the Shandong Association for Science and Technology. JPL
241475 Martinagedeck 2009 BK14 Martina Gedeck (b. 1961) is one of Germany’s most successful actresses. JPL

241501–241600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
241509 Sessler 2009 DT26 Gerhard M. Sessler (born 1931) is professor of Electroacoustics at Technischen Universität Darmstadt. JPL
241527 Edwardwright 2010 CK9 Edward L. Wright (b. 1947), the Principal Investigator of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission and a professor at UCLA. JPL
241528 Tubman 2010 CA10 Harriet Tubman (c. 1822–1913), a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. JPL
241529 Roccutri 2010 CA14 Roc Cutri (b. 1957), an astronomer specializing in analyzing large astronomical datasets. JPL
241538 Chudniv 2010 EV42 Chudniv, the small town of in northern Ukraine. JPL

241601–241700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

241701–241800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

241801–241900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

241901–242000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by
240,001–241,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 241,001–242,000 		Succeeded by
242,001–243,000
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