Meanings of minor planet names: 281001–282000

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".

281001–281100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
281068 Chipolin	2006 OK1	Chi Po-lin (1964–2017) was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, best known for his 2013 film "Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above", which won Best Documentary at the 2013 Golden Horse Awards.	JPL · 281068

281101–281200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
281140 Trier	2007 DO7	The Germany city of Trier, the birthplace of Karl Marx. It was founded by the Romans in 16 BCE, numerous historic monuments make it an outstanding testimony to the Roman Empire. The association Sternwarte Trier is heavily involved in astronomical education.	JPL · 281140

281201–281300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
281272 Arnaudleroy	2007 RC12	Arnaud Leroy (born 1974), a French amateur astronomer at the Pic du Midi Observatory in the French Pyrenees	JPL · 281272

281301–281400

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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

281401–281500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
281445 Scotthowe	2008 SS84	A. Scott Howe (born 1960), an American engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory	JPL · 281445
281459 Kyrylenko	2008 SU148	The brothers Peter Kyrylenko (born 1987) and Dmytro Kyrylenko (born 1985), observers at the Andrushivka Observatory]] in Ukraine	JPL · 281459

281501–281600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
281507 Johnellen	2008 TM9	John and Ellen McDonald, parents of the discoverer, David McDonald, for their inspiration and encouragement of his interest in astronomy.	JPL · 281507
281561 Taitung	2008 UL78	Taitung County, located in the southeast of Taiwan	JPL · 281561
281564 Fuhsiehhai	2008 UQ87	Hsieh-Hai Fu (born 1952) serves at the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, specializing in astronomy and science education, and training university students to teach astronomy in secondary education. He is the founder of the Star Watcher journal and the author of several popular science books.	JPL · 281564
281569 Taea	2008 UV94	Tainan Astronomical Education Area (TAEA) is an astronomy museum in Tainan, Taiwan. TAEA has been dedicated to fundamental astronomy education since it was established in 2007.	JPL · 281569

281601–281700

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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

281701–281800

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281764 Schwetzingen	2009 DE67	Schwetzingen is a mid-sized town in the southwest of Germany. The first written reference "Suezzingen" dates back to 766 CE, while settlement can be traced back to the Stone Age. It is best known for its large baroque castle and surrounding park complex. Another famed specialty is the locally grown asparagus.	JPL · 281764
281772 Matttaylor	2009 RS26	Matt Taylor (born 1973), a British astrophysicist, involved in the landing of the Philae spacecraft on a comet during ESA's Rosetta mission	JPL · 281772

281801–281900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
281820 Monnaves	2009 XW	Ramon ("Mon") Naves Jr., son of one of the discoverers at Montcabre Observatory (213), Spain	JPL · 281820

281901–282000

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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 280,001–281,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 281,001–282,000

Succeeded by 282,001–283,000

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