Meanings of minor planet names: 230001–231000

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]

230001–230100

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

230101–230200

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230151 Vachier2001 QZ72Frederic Vachier (born 1974), a celestial mechanician and observer at the IMCCE-Observatory in Paris. He has studied binary asteroids, both as an observer and as a theorist for orbit determinations.JPL · 230151
230155 Francksallet2001 QC111Franck Sallet (born 1970), a French amateur astronomerJPL · 230155

230201–230300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

230301–230400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

230401–230500

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230415 Matthiasjung2002 MQ5Matthias Jung (born 1961), a German amateur astronomerJPL · 230415

230501–230600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

230601–230700

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230631 Justino2003 MBJustino Sota Martinez (1931–2017) was the father of the discoverer. He was a Catholic priest in Atauta between 1954 and 1964. Then he got a bachelor's degree in literature, and become a secondary school teacher in Villaca\~{n}as and Tres Cantos. With his wife Carmen Ballano, he had two children (Fernando and Alfredo).JPL · 230631
230648 Zikmund2003 SL15Sigismund of Luxembourg or Zikmund Lucemburský (1368–1437), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, Germany, Italy, and BohemiaJPL · 230648
230656 Kovácspál2003 SX111Pál Kovács (1912–1995), a Hungarian Olympic fencer and sports leaderJPL · 230656
230691 Van Vogt2003 UD18Alfred Elton van Vogt (1912–2000), a Canadian-born science-fiction writerJPL · 230691

230701–230800

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230736 Jalyhome2003 WV2Jalyhome, a school/orphanage for lepers in Pondicherry, IndiaJPL · 230736
230765 Alfbester2003 XN15Alfred Bester (1913–1987), an American science-fiction writerJPL · 230765

230801–230900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

230901–231000

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230975 Rogerfederer2005 AQ25Roger Federer (born 1981), a Swiss tennis playerJPL · 230975

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
229,001–230,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 230,001–231,000		 Succeeded by
231,001–232,000
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