Meanings of minor planet names: 266001–267000

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]

266001–266100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
266051 Hannawieser2006 NBHanna Wieser (born 1957), a Swiss violinistJPL · 266051
266081 Villyket2006 RP109Violet R. Ket (born 1985), a Bulgarian-American writer, director, and producer, and wife of the discoverer Joseph MasieroJPL · 266081

266101–266200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266201–266300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266301–266400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266401–266500

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266465 Andalucia2007 OHAndalucia (Andalusia) is an autonomous Spanish community with the largest number of inhabitants spread out over 80 000 km². The community is key to the history of southern Europe, and its ports were essential to the discovery and exploration of America.JPL · 266465

266501–266600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266601–266700

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266622 Málna2008 QO3Szofia Málna Sárneczky (born 2010), the daughter of Hungarian discoverer Krisztián SárneczkyJPL · 266622
266646 Zaphod2008 SD209Zaphod Beeblebrox, a fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsJPL · 266646

266701–266800

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266711 Tuttlingen2009 QX38Tuttlingen, a city in Baden-Württemberg, GermanyJPL · 266711
266725 Vonputtkamer2009 RU26Jesco von Puttkamer (1933–2012), a German-born aerospace engineer and senior NASA managerJPL · 266725

266801–266900

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266854 Sezenaksu2009 UB90Sezen Aksu (born 1954), a Turkish pop music singer, songwriter and producerJPL · 266854
266887 Wolfgangries2009 WO24Wolfgang Ries (born 1968), an Austrian amateur astronomer and astrophotographerJPL · 266887

266901–267000

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266921 Culhane2010 CN52William Culhane (born 1930) is a retired mechanic and grandfather of one of the members of the discovering WISE-team.JPL · 266921
266983 Josepbosch2010 WE66Josep Bosch (born 1983), son of Josep M. Bosch, a principal observer at the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory (B74) in Catalonia, SpainJPL · 266983

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.
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265,001–266,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 266,001–267,000		 Succeeded by
267,001–268,000
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