Meanings of minor planet names: 263001–264000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

263001–263100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

263101–263200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

263201–263300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
263251 Pandabear 2008 AA119 The giant panda is an endangered species and is a favourite animal to many. JPL
263255 Jultayu 2008 BN14 Jultayu, a mountain near Vega de Ario, Asturias, Spain. JPL

263301–263400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

263401–263500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

263501–263600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
263516 Alexescu 2008 EW144 Matei Alexescu (1929–1993), a Romanian astronomer. JPL

263601–263700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
263613 Enol 2008 GM1 Lago Enol, a gorgeous mountain lake in the Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa. JPL

263701–263800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

263801–263900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
263844 Johnfarrell 2009 BV7 John A. Farrell (born 1935), an American physicist and a comet and variable-star observer. JPL

263901–264000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
263906 Yuanfengfang 2009 FS44 Yuan Fengfang (born 1986), founder of the Guangzhou Stargazers Association. JPL
263932 Speyer 2009 HY44 Speyer is one of Germany's oldest cities, founded by the Romans in 10 BC. JPL
263940 Malyshkina 2009 HN58 Marina Evgen'evna Malyshkina (born 1978), the wife of the discoverer. JPL

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.
Preceded by
262,001–263,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 263,001–264,000 		Succeeded by
264,001–265,000
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