Meanings of minor planet names: 266001–267000

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.^[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. Meanings marked with * are from legacy sources may not be accurate. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB".

266001–266100[edit]

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
266051 Hannawieser	2006 NB	Hanna Wieser (born 1957), a Swiss violinist	JPL · 266051
266081 Villyket	2006 RP₁₀₉	Violet R. Ket (born 1985), a Bulgarian-American writer, director, and producer, and wife of the discoverer Joseph Masiero	JPL · 266081

266101–266200[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266201–266300[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266301–266400[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

266401–266500[edit]

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266465 Andalucia	2007 OH	Andalucia (Andalusia) is an autonomous Spanish community with the largest number of inhabitants spread out over 80 000 km². The community is key to the history of southern Europe, and its ports were essential to the discovery and exploration of America.	JPL · 266465

266501–266600[edit]

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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

266601–266700[edit]

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266622 Málna	2008 QO₃	Szofia Málna Sárneczky (born 2010), the daughter of Hungarian discoverer Krisztián Sárneczky	JPL · 266622
266646 Zaphod	2008 SD₂₀₉	Zaphod Beeblebrox, a fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams	JPL · 266646

266701–266800[edit]

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266711 Tuttlingen	2009 QX₃₈	Tuttlingen, a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany	JPL · 266711
266725 Vonputtkamer	2009 RU₂₆	Jesco von Puttkamer (1933–2012), a German-born aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager	JPL · 266725

266801–266900[edit]

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
266854 Sezenaksu	2009 UB₉₀	Sezen Aksu (born 1954), a Turkish pop music singer, songwriter and producer	JPL · 266854
266887 Wolfgangries	2009 WO₂₄	Wolfgang Ries (born 1968), an Austrian amateur astronomer and astrophotographer	JPL · 266887

266901–267000[edit]

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266983 Josepbosch	2010 WE₆₆	Josep Bosch (born 1983), son of Josep M. Bosch, a principal observer at the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory (B74) in Catalonia, Spain	JPL · 266983

References[edit]

↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
↑ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016. Search this book on
↑ 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. Search this book on
↑ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991. Search this book on

Preceded by 265,001–266,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 266,001–267,000	Succeeded by 267,001–268,000

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[MPC-Circulars-Archive-1] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-2] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-3] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016. Search this book on

[DoMPN-Addendum-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. Search this book on

[Herget-5] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991. Search this book on

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