Meanings of minor planet names: 140001–141000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See main page for an introduction.

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 published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). 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. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Meanings marked with * are from legacy sources may not be accurate.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB".

140001–140100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
140038 Kurushima	2001 SN73	Kurushima Kaikyo is a 4-kilometer-wide strait between the islands of Shikoku and Oshima, Japan	JPL · 140038

140101–140200

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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

140201–140300

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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

140301–140400

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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

140401–140500

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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

140501–140600

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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

140601–140700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
140602 Berlind	2001 TU247	Andreas Berlind, American astronomer	JPL · 140602
140620 Raoulwallenberg	2001 UN10	Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish humanitarian	JPL · 140620
140628 Klaipeda	2001 UM14	Klaipeda, third largest city in Lithuania	JPL · 140628

140701–140800

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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

140801–140900

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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

140901–141000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
140980 Blanton	2001 VQ132	Michael Blanton (born 1973), American cosmologist	JPL · 140980

References

Preceded by 139,001–140,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 140,001–141,000

Succeeded by 141,001–142,000

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