Meanings of minor planet names: 168001–169000
As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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 span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 168101–168200 | |||
| 168126 Chengbruce | 2006 GK | Bruce C. H. Cheng, Taiwanese ecological entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of Delta Electronics, Inc. † | |
| 168201–168300 | |||
| 168261 Puglia | 2006 PW3 | Puglia, a region situated at the south-eastern tip of the Italian peninsula † | |
| 168301–168400 | |||
| 168321 Josephschmidt | 1991 RJ3 | Joseph Schmidt, an operatic tenor who performed in the world's top concert halls † | |
| 168358 Casca | 1996 DF2 | This minor planet is named in honor of the Canadian Astronomical Society, or Société Canadienne d´Astronomie † | |
| 168601–168700 | |||
| 168698 Robpickman | 2000 GX140 | Robert D. Pickman, now retired, worked as an engineer for IBM and also for NASA developing ground-based systems to support the space shuttle † | |
| Preceded by 167,001–168,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 168,001–169,000 |
Succeeded by 169,001–170,000 |