Meanings of minor planet names: 287001–288000

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".

287001–287100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

287101–287200

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

287201–287300

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287301–287400

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287347 Mézes	2002 TM382	Tibor Mézes (born 1942), a Slovak amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy.	JPL · 287347

287401–287500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

287501–287600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

287601–287700

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287693 Hugonnaivilma	2003 QD31	Vilma Hugonnai (1847–1922), the first Hungarian woman medical doctor, receiving her degree in 1879 in Zurich.	JPL · 287693

287701–287800

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287787 Karády	2003 SY128	Katalin Karády (1910–1990), a leading actress in Hungarian movies made between 1939–1945.	JPL · 287787

287801–287900

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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

287901–288000

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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 286,001–287,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 287,001–288,000

Succeeded by 288,001–289,000

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