Meanings of minor planet names: 330001–331000

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".

330001–330100[edit]

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

330101–330200[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

330201–330300[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

330301–330400[edit]

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

330401–330500[edit]

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330420 Tomroman	2007 CG₂₆	Thomas A. Roman (born 1952), a professor at Central Connecticut State University.	JPL · 330420
330440 Davinadon	2007 DQ₆₀	Davina O'Brien (born 1949) and Donovan Edward O'Brien (born 1945), of Tea Gardens, Australia, are friends of the discoverer.	JPL · 330440
330455 Anbrysse	2007 EV₃₁	This name is dedicated to the people who lost their fight, those who are still fighting and the ones who will have to fight cancer. It is named after An Brysse (born 1969), the most successful participant in 2016 of the fund-raising event Loop naar de maan ("Run to the moon") for Belgian cancer research.	JPL · 330455

330501–330600[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

330601–330700[edit]

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330634 Boico	2008 EY₁₃₁	Vladimir Boico (1909–2001), a Romanian amateur astronomer.	JPL · 330634

330701–330800[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

330801–330900[edit]

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
330836 Orius	2009 HW₇₇	The centaur Orius, who lived in the mountains, was killed by Heracles when he tried to steal the wine of Pholus.	JPL · 330836
330856 Ernsthelene	2009 QT₉	Ernst (1920–1997) and Helene Kling (1919–2003), parents of German co-discoverer Rainer Kling	JPL · 330856

330901–331000[edit]

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330934 Natevanwey	2009 SX₂₂₈	Nate Van Wey (born 1950), high school teacher of physics at Perry High School for 42 years and recognized for all of the student's lives he has influenced	JPL · 330934

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 329,001–330,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 330,001–331,000	Succeeded by 331,001–332,000

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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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