Meanings of minor planet names: 230001–231000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 230101–230200 | |||
| 230151 Vachier | 2001 QZ72 | Frederic Vachier (born 1974) works at IMCCE-Observatoire de Paris as a celestial mechanician and observer. He has studied binary asteroids, both as an observer and as a theorist for orbit determinations. † | |
| 230155 Francksallet | 2001 QC111 | Franck Sallet (born 1970), a French amateur astronomer. † | |
| 230401–230500 | |||
| 230415 Matthiasjung | 2002 MQ5 | Matthias Jung (born 1961), a German amateur astronomer. † | |
| 230601–230700 | |||
| 230656 Kovácspál | 2003 SX111 | Pál Kovács (1912–1995), a Hungarian Olympic fencer and sports leader. † | |
| 230691 Van Vogt | 2003 UD18 | Alfred Elton Van Vogt (1912–2000), a Canadian-born science-fiction writer. † | |
| 230701–230800 | |||
| 230736 Jalyhome | 2003 WV2 | Jalyhome is a school/orphanage for lepers in Pondicherry, India. † | |
| 230765 Alfbester | 2003 XN15 | Alfred Bester (1913–1987), an American science-fiction writer. † | |
| 230901–231000 | |||
| 230975 Rogerfederer | 2005 AQ25 | Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player. † | |
| Preceded by 229,001–230,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 230,001–231,000 |
Succeeded by 231,001–232,000 |
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