Meanings of minor planet names: 232001–233000

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".

232001–232100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
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232101–232200

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232201–232300

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232301–232400

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232401–232500

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232409 Dubes	2003 EU1	Alain Dubes (1935–2016), a French amateur astronomer.	JPL · 232409

232501–232600

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232553 Randypeterson	2003 SX218	Randy Peterson (born 1948), a visual observer and longtime member of the American East Valley Astronomy Club of Phoenix, Arizona	JPL · 232553

232601–232700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

232701–232800

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232763 Eliewiesel	2004 PC27	Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), a Romanian-born American Jewish writer, human rights activist and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace	JPL · 232763

232801–232900

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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

232901–233000

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232923 Adalovelace	2005 AA29	Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815–1852), daughter of George Gordon Byron, was an English mathematician and writer known mainly for her work on Babbage's analytical engine.	JPL · 232923
232949 Muhina	2005 EN8	The Museum of Natural History (Muhina) of Fribourg in Switzerland, founded in 1823, assures the conservation of its collections and offers unique information and research possibilities to researchers.	JPL · 232949

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Preceded by 231,001–232,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 232,001–233,000

Succeeded by 233,001–234,000

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