Meanings of minor planet names: 418001–419000

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".

418001–418100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
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418101–418200

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418201–418300

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418220 Kestutis	2008 CL177	Kestutis (1297–1382) was monarch of medieval Lithuania.	JPL · 418220

418301–418400

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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

418401–418500

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418501–418600

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418532 Saruman	2008 SZ84	Saruman is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". In the film version, the role of Saruman was played by actor Christopher Lee.	JPL · 418532

418601–418700

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

418701–418800

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418801–418900

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418891 Vizi	2008 YK148	Szilveszter E. Vizi (born 1936), a Hungarian physician, neuroscientist, pharmacologist and university professor	JPL · 418891

418901–419000

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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 417,001–418,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 418,001–419,000

Succeeded by 419,001–420,000

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