Meanings of minor planet names: 288001–289000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

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 number-range 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citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

288001–288100

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

288101–288200

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

288201–288300

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

288301–288400

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

288401–288500

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
288478 Fahlman 2004 FA17 Gregory Fahlman (born 1944) has served since 2003 as the Director General of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada. He has made extensive contributions to studies of globular star clusters using ground- and space-based telescopes. JPL · 288478

288501–288600

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

288601–288700

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

288701–288800

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

288801–288900

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

288901–289000

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
288960 Steponasdarius 2004 TN16 Steponas Darius (Steponas Darašius; 1896–1933), was a Lithuanian American pilot. In 1933, he and Stasys Girėnas (see below) attempted a nonstop flight from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania. They crossed the Atlantic in 37 hours, but died when their plane crashed near the village of Kuhdamm, near Soldin, Germany. JPL · 288960
288961 Stasysgirėnas 2004 TZ19 Stasys Girėnas (1893–1933) was a Lithuanian American pilot. In 1933, he and Steponas Darius (see above) attempted a nonstop flight from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania. They crossed the Atlantic in 37 hours, but died when their plane crashed near the village of Kuhdamm, near Soldin, Germany. JPL · 288961

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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287,001–288,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 288,001–289,000 		Succeeded by
289,001–290,000
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