Meanings of minor planet names: 268001–269000

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".

268001–268100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
268057 Michaelkaschke	2004 RQ24	Under the leadership of Michael Kaschke (born 1957), ZEISS has evolved into a full-fledged global company. Outside the company, he sponsored general scientific, social projects and university research. Kaschke is also the driving force to create the German Optical Museum in Jena.	JPL · 268057

268101–268200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
268115 Williamalbrecht	2004 TK9	William B. Albrecht (1917–2009), an American amateur astronomer	JPL · 268115

268201–268300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
268242 Pebble	2005 JW1	Pebble Johnson (born 1971), an American teacher of middle-school science and technology in Forsyth County, Georgia	JPL · 268242

268301–268400

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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

268401–268500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

268501–268600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

268601–268700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
268669 Bunun	2006 FA	The Bunun, a native tribe of Taiwan	JPL · 268669
268686 Elenaaprile	2006 GW	Elena Aprile (born 1954) is an Italian physicist, who teaches at Columbia University in New York. She is head of the Xenon1T experiment at Laboratori Nationali Gran Sasso (LNGS), which is searching for dark matter.	JPL · 268686

268701–268800

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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

268801–268900

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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

268901–269000

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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

References

Preceded by 267,001–268,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 268,001–269,000

Succeeded by 269,001–270,000

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