Meanings of minor planet names: 327001–328000

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".

327001–327100[edit]

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327030 Alanmaclure	2004 RR₂₈₉	Alan McClure (1929–2005), an American amateur astronomer, comet photographer and member at the Stony Ridge Observatory, California †	JPL · 327030
327082 Tournesol	2004 VT₆₅	Professor Calculus (French: Professor Tournesol, a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of graphic albums written and illustrated by Belgian artist Hergé.	JPL · 327082

327101–327200[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

327201–327300[edit]

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327301–327400[edit]

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327401–327500[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

327501–327600[edit]

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327512 Bíró	2006 BR₂₆	László Bíró (1899–1985), Hungarian inventor of the easy-to-use writing implement generally known as the "biro" in Britain and the ballpoint pen in the U.S.	JPL · 327512

327601–327700[edit]

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327695 Yokoono	2006 RF₁₀₇	Yoko Ono (born 1933) is an iconic figure in avant-garde and performance art in the late 20th and early 21st century. Her work encompasses both visual and musical arts, the latter including notable collaborations with her husband John Lennon. Ono has also advocated tirelessly for peace for over fifty years.	JPL · 327695

327701–327800[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

327801–327900[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

327901–328000[edit]

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327943 Xavierbarcons	2007 EQ₂₆	Xavier Barcons (born 1959) is a Spanish physicist and Director General of the European Southern Observatory. Barcons' research has been focused on astronomy in the X-ray wavelengths for the study of distant quasar spectra.	JPL · 327943
327982 Balducci	2007 GE₂	Genoveffa Balducci (born 1954) is an Italian surgeon and Director of Emergency Surgery at the Sant'Andrea hospital in Rome. A general surgery lecturer at "La Sapienza" University of Rome, he is the author of about 200 scientific publications.	JPL · 327982

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 326,001–327,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 327,001–328,000	Succeeded by 328,001–329,000

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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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