Meanings of minor planet names: 361001–362000

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".

361001–361100

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

361101–361200

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361183 Tandon	2006 QB34	Barthelemy Tandon (1720–1775), an astronomer of the Montpellier Royal Society of Sciences. He observed the 1761 transit of Venus.	JPL · 361183

361201–361300

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361267 ʻIʻiwi	2006 SV395	The ʻIʻiwi is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the islands of Hawai`i. It has a curved bill and red and black plumage, and is one of the most common native Hawaiian birds. It is present on most of the islands of Hawai`i, but is listed as a threatened species due to habitat loss and disease.	JPL · 361267

361301–361400

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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

361401–361500

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361450 Houellebecq	2007 BM73	Michel Houellebecq (born 1958), a French author, filmmaker and poet	JPL · 361450

361501–361600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
361530 Victorfranzhess	2007 HN16	Victor Franz Hess (1883–1964), an Austrian physicist	JPL · 361530

361601–361700

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361690 Laurelanmaurer	2007 VN8	Laurel Ann Maurer (born 1959), a musician and music teacher	JPL · 361690

361701–361800

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361764 Antonbuslov	2008 AK2	Anton Buslov (1983–2014), a Russian astrophysicist, urbanist and blogger.	JPL · 361764

361801–361900

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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

361901–362000

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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 360,001–361,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 361,001–362,000

Succeeded by 362,001–363,000

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