Meanings of minor planet names: 361001–362000

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]

361001–361100

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

361101–361200

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361183 Tandon2006 QB34Barthelemy Tandon (1720–1775), an astronomer of the Montpellier Royal Society of Sciences. He observed the 1761 transit of Venus.JPL · 361183
361193 Cheungtaklung2006 QW184Cheung Tak-Lung (Zhang De-Long in Mandarin, 1946–2019), was a famous Chinese calligrapher from Guangdong province. He devoted his life to the study, practice, education and teaching of traditional Chinese calligraphy. In spite of his renown, Cheung remained a modest artist. Name proposed by Man-To Hui.JPL · 361193

361201–361300

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361267 ʻIʻiwi2006 SV395The ʻIʻiwi is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the islands of Hawai`i. It has a curved bill and red and black plumage, and is one of the most common native Hawaiian birds. It is present on most of the islands of Hawai`i, but is listed as a threatened species due to habitat loss and disease.JPL · 361267

361301–361400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

361401–361500

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361450 Houellebecq2007 BM73Michel Houellebecq (born 1958), a French author, filmmaker and poetJPL · 361450

361501–361600

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361524 Klimka2007 FN35Libertas Klimka (born 1940), a Lithuanian historian of science and physicist. Together with G. Kakaras, he organized the Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology with public astronomical observatory in 1990. Klimka is the author of 10 popular books, as well as many popular and scientific publications.JPL · 361524
361530 Victorfranzhess2007 HN16Victor Franz Hess (1883–1964), an Austrian physicistJPL · 361530

361601–361700

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361690 Laurelanmaurer2007 VN8Laurel Ann Maurer (born 1959), a musician and music teacherJPL · 361690

361701–361800

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361764 Antonbuslov2008 AK2Anton Buslov (1983–2014), a Russian astrophysicist, urbanist and blogger.JPL · 361764

361801–361900

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361901–362000

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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
360,001–361,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 361,001–362,000		 Succeeded by
362,001–363,000
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