Meanings of minor planet names: 350001–351000

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.

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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] 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.^[4][5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

350001–350100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
350032 Josephhunt	2010 JH151	Joseph Hunt (born 1956) is an American engineer and NASA mission manager and flight director who oversaw several missions such as NEOWISE, Spitzer, Cassini–Huygens, and TOPEX/Poseidon.	IAU · 350032

350101–350200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
350173 Yoshidanaoki	2011 UL96	Yoshida Naoki (b. 1973) is a Japanese video-game producer, director, and designer. He is known primarily for his work as director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.	IAU · 350173
350178 Eisleben	2011 UR139	Eisleben, a German town situated in Saxony-Anhalt, where Martin Luther was born and died.	JPL · 350178
350185 Linnell	2011 UA260	Stuart J. Linnell (born 1947), a noted local musician, poet, songwriter and lifelong friend of Canadian discoverer David D. Balam	JPL · 350185

350201–350300

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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

350301–350400

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

350401–350500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

350501–350600

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350509 Vepřoknedlozelo	2000 AH204	Vepřoknedlozelo is a famous traditional Czech meal, consisting of roast pork, dumplings and Sauerkraut (cabbage).	JPL · 350509

350601–350700

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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

350701–350800

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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

350801–350900

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350838 Gorelysheva	2002 EH163	Anna Gorelysheva (1980–2012), a Russian poet and science-fiction writer.	JPL · 350838

350901–351000

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350969 Boiohaemum	2003 DK13	Boiohaemum (modern day Bohemia, Czech Republic), was the land of the Boii Celtic tribes in Danubian Central Europe around the turn of the Common Era, as mentioned by Strabo and Tacitus.	JPL · 350969

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References

1. "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
2. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
5. 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.
6. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
7. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
8. "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by 349,001–350,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 350,001–351,000

Succeeded by 351,001–352,000