Meanings of minor planet names: 316001–317000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 316001–316100 | |||
| 316010 Daviddubey | 2009 FC5 | David Richard Jacob Dubey (b. 1997) is the grandson of the discoverer. † | |
| 316020 Linshuhow | 2009 FV29 | Jeremy Shu-How Lin (b. 1988), a professional basketball player in NBA. † | |
| 316028 Patrickwils | 2009 FR45 | Patrick Wils (b. 1960), a Belgian amateur astronomer. † | |
| 316042 Tilofranz | 2009 HP2 | Tilo Franz Schwab (b. 2008), the second-born son of the discoverer. † | |
| 316084 Mykolapokropyvny | 2009 KT8 | Mykola Petrovych Pokropyvny (b. 1966), the director of the Ivan Ogienko Zhytomyr College of Culture and Arts. † | |
| 316101–316200 | |||
| 316186 Kathrynjoyce | 2010 KJ41 | Kathryn Mainzer (b. 1946), an American artist and graphic designer who is the mother of Amy Mainzer, PI of the NEOWISE project to study minor planets. † | |
| 316201–316300 | |||
| 316201 Malala | 2010 ML48 | Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997), a Pakistani human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education. † | |
| 316202 Johnfowler | 2010 MX54 | John Fowler (b. 1942), an American scientist. † | |
| 316701–316800 | |||
| 316741 Janefletcher | 1998 WS44 | Jane Fletcher (b. 1967), the producer of the BBC television programme The Sky at Night from 2002 to 2013. † | |
| Preceded by 315,001–316,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 316,001–317,000 |
Succeeded by 317,001–318,000 |
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