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. The official naming citations have been published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars and in Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings marked with †
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This minor planet was named for... |
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110026 Hamill | 2001 SH73 | Mark Richard Hamill (born 1951) is an American actor most famous for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. Hamill has won acclaim as a voice actor, most notably as the Joker, Batman's archenemy. Hamill has appeared in more than 75 films, hundreds of television episodes, and more than 30 video games. | JPL · 110026 |
110073 Leeonki | 2001 SM113 | Lee On-ki, student at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Ya College | JPL · 110073 |
110074 Lamchunhei | 2001 SP113 | Lam Chun Hei, student at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Ya College in Hong Kong | JPL · 110074 |
110077 Pujiquanshan | 2001 SC114 | Sik Sik Yuen, registered as a charitable organization in Hong Kong in 1965. The motto is Pujiquanshan means "Act benevolently and teach benevolence" | JPL · 110077 |
110201–110300
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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110288 Libai | 2001 SL262 | Li Bai, 8th-century Chinese poet, member of the group of scholars known as the "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu (see 110289) | JPL · 110288 |
110289 Dufu | 2001 SM262 | Du Fu, 8th-century Chinese poet, one of the greatest along with Li Bai (see 110288) | JPL · 110289 |
110293 Oia | 2001 SE265 | Oia, a small town on the Greek island of Santorini, in the south Aegean Sea. | JPL · 110293 |
110294 Victoriaharbour | 2001 SK265 | Victoria Harbour, a natural harbor located between Hong Kong Island to the south and Kowloon to the North. | JPL · 110294 |
110295 Elcalafate | 2001 SN265 | El Calafate, a city in Patagonia, Argentina. | JPL · 110295 |
110297 Yellowriver | 2001 SH266 | The Yellow River in China is the sixth-longest river in the world with an estimated length of 5,464 km. | JPL · 110297 |
110298 Deceptionisland | 2001 ST266 | Deception Island, the caldera of an active volcanic island off the Antarctic Peninsula. | JPL · 110298 |
110299 Iceland | 2001 SW266 | Iceland is a volcanically and geologically active island in the North Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 103,000 square kilometer and population of about 330,000, it is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. | JPL · 110299 |
110300 Abusimbel | 2001 SB267 | Also known as the Temple of Ramesses, the Abu Simbel temples are located on the upper Nile River in southern Egypt. | JPL · 110300 |
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
Ref · Catalog |
110408 Nakajima | 2001 TJ15 | Haruo Nakajima (1929–2017) was a Japanese stunt actor who appeared in films such as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Best known as "the man in the suit", Nakajima portrayed Gojira (Godzilla) and other kaiju (fantastic creatures) in 21 movies from Gojira (1954) to Chikyu Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (1972). | JPL · 110408 |
110416 Cardille | 2001 TU18 | William Robert "Chilly Billy" Cardille (1928–2016) was a television broadcast personality in Pittsburgh. Starting in 1957, he hosted many programs on WIIC-TV (later WPXI), including Studio Wrestling and a 20-year run on Chiller Theatre. Cardille also appeared in several movies, including Night of the Living Dead. | JPL · 110416 |
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