Meanings of minor planet names: 316001–317000

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".

316001–316100[edit]

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
316010 Daviddubey	2009 FC₅	David Richard Jacob Dubey (born 1997), a grandson of British discoverer Norman Falla	JPL · 316010
316020 Linshuhow	2009 FV₂₉	Jeremy Lin (Jeremy Shu-How Lin; born 1988), an American professional basketball player in NBA	JPL · 316020
316028 Patrickwils	2009 FR₄₅	Patrick Wils (born 1960), a Belgian amateur astronomer.	JPL · 316028
316042 Tilofranz	2009 HP₂	Tilo Franz Schwab (born 2008), son of German discoverer Erwin Schwab	JPL · 316042
316084 Mykolapokropyvny	2009 KT₈	Mykola Petrovych Pokropyvny (born 1966), the director of the Ivan Ogienko Zhytomyr College of Culture and Arts.	JPL · 316084

316101–316200[edit]

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
316138 Giorgione	2009 SL₁₇₀	Giorgione (1477–1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school in the High Renaissance from Venice.	JPL · 316138
316186 Kathrynjoyce	2010 KJ₄₁	Kathryn Mainzer (born 1946), an American artist and graphic designer who is the mother of Amy Mainzer, PI of the NEOWISE mission.	JPL · 316186

316201–316300[edit]

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
316201 Malala	2010 ML₄₈	Malala Yousafzai (born 1997), a Pakistani human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education.	JPL · 316201
316202 Johnfowler	2010 MX₅₄	John Fowler (born 1942), an American scientist.	JPL · 316202

316301–316400[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

316401–316500[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

316501–316600[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

316601–316700[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

316701–316800[edit]

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
316741 Janefletcher	1998 WS₄₄	Jane Fletcher (born 1967), the producer of the BBC television programme The Sky at Night from 2002 to 2013.	JPL · 316741

316801–316900[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

316901–317000[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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 315,001–316,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 316,001–317,000	Succeeded by 317,001–318,000

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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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