Meanings of minor planet names: 270001–271000

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]

270001–270100

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

270101–270200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

270201–270300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

270301–270400

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270373 William2002 AE3William Edmonds (born 1945), a software engineer at NASAJPL · 270373

270401–270500

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270472 Csörgei2002 CS316Tibor Csörgei (born 1972), a Slovak amateur astronomer and observer of meteors, comets and asteroids.JPL · 270472

270501–270600

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270553 Loureed2002 GG178Lou Reed (1942–2013), an American musician, singer and songwriterJPL · 270553
270556 Kolonica2002 GX182Kolonica, a small Slovak village near the location of the 1-meter Vihorlat National Telescope (VNT) at Kolonica Saddle (Src). Kolonica's inhabitants were very helpful during the observatory construction and still participate often in astronomical activities.JPL · 270556

270601–270700

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270601 Frauenstein2002 NN57Frauenstein, a small city on the crest of the Erzgebirge Mountains in Saxony, Germany.JPL · 270601

270701–270800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

270801–270900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

270901–271000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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
269,001–270,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 270,001–271,000		 Succeeded by
271,001–272,000
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