Meanings of minor planet names: 250001–251000

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]

250001–250100

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

250101–250200

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250164 Hannsruder2002 TM69Hanns Ruder (1939–2015), a German professor of astrophysics at the University of TübingenJPL · 250164

250201–250300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

250301–250400

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250354 Lewicdeparis2003 SP244The WIC de Paris (Women International Club), welcomes women of all nationalities living in and around Paris and provides them a friendly environment for sharing cultures.JPL · 250354
250374 Jírovec2003 UL4Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec (1763–1850), also known as Adalbert Gyrowetz, was a Bohemian composer born in České Budějovice.JPL · 250374

250401–250500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

250501–250600

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250526 Steinerzsuzsanna2004 PO42Zsuzsanna Steiner (1927–2012), a Hungarian physics and mathematics teacherJPL · 250526

250601–250700

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250606 Bichat2005 EL222Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), a anatomist and pathologistJPL · 250606

250701–250800

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250719 Jurajbardy2005 SN21Juraj Bardy (1919–2011) was a Slovak amateur astronomer and secondary school teacher who taught at the Gymnasium in Považská Bystrica. As an enthusiastic popularizer of astronomy, he contributed to its development in the region. He was the designer of the Považská Bystrica sundial.JPL · 250719
250774 Syosset2005 TX11Syosset is a hamlet on Long Island, New York. Originally colonized by Dutch settlers in the 1600s, it became a well populated, suburban town after World War II. The discoverer was born in Syosset.JPL · 250774

250801–250900

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250840 Motörhead2005 UT158Motörhead, a British heavy metal group established in 1975JPL · 250840

250901–251000

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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
249,001–250,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 250,001–251,000		 Succeeded by
251,001–252,000
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