Meanings of minor planet names: 297001–298000

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 † or * are from legacy sources may contain errors.

297001–297100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
297005 Ellirichter2010 FY48Elli Richter (1945–2014), sister of Albert Heller, a member of the TOTAS amateur survey team, who first spotted this asteroid.JPL · 297005
297026 Corton2010 GJ33Aloxe-Corton, a French village situated directly north of Beaune, in the famous Burgundy vineyard regionJPL · 297026
297082 Bygott2010 KB21Kyle Bygott (born 1980) is an experienced flight software engineer at Ball Aerospace who developed and helps to operate the WISE/NEOWISE flight software.JPL · 297082

297101–297200

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

297201–297300

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297301–297400

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297401–297500

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297409 Mållgan2000 RE39Mållgan, the imaginary friend of the fictitious character Alfons Åberg, created by the Swedish author Gunilla Bergström. Many young children have imaginary friends, although they tend to be abandoned with time. The naming of Mållgan is a tribute to all imaginary friends.JPL · 297409

297501–297600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

297601–297700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

297701–297800

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297801–297900

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297901–298000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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296,001–297,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 297,001–298,000		 Succeeded by
298,001–299,000
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