Meanings of minor planet names: 200001–201000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.^[4]^[5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

200001–200100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
200002 Hehe	2007 JZ₄₃	"Hehe" ("harmony") is the name of Suzhou Hehe Culture Foundation. "Hehe" is a traditional Chinese symbol representing good marriage and loving family.	JPL · 200002
200003 Aokeda	2007 KP₄	Aokeda, the Chinese abbreviation for the Macau University of Science and Technology (Ao Men Ke Ji Da Xue) is the largest institution of higher education in Macau, China	JPL · 200003
200020 Cadi Ayyad	2007 NQ₃	The Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), one of the most important university in Morocco	JPL · 200020
200025 Cloud Gate	2007 OK₁₀	Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan, founded by choreographer Lin Hwai-min, is acclaimed as one of the finest contemporary dance companies in the world for its innovative works inspired by Asian cultures	JPL · 200025
200031 Romainmontaigut	2007 PQ₄₃	Romain Montaigut (born 1989) is a French amateur astronomer and active member of the CALA astronomy club. He is a leader in high-precision photometry, mainly for asteroids studies, and has discovered the binary nature of many asteroids.	JPL · 200031
200033 Newtaipei	2007 PX₄₆	New Taipei City is located in northern Taiwan and the most populous city of Taiwan. It surrounds the Taipei Basin and includes a substantial stretch of the island's northern coastline.	JPL · 200033
200052 Sinigaglia	2008 OO₁₃	Gianfranco Sinigaglia (1929–1990), Italian teacher of radioastronomy and applied electronics at the Physics Institute of Bologna University	JPL · 200052
200069 Alastor	4322 P-L	Alastor, a Greek hero, was leader of the Pylian contingent before Troy	JPL · 200069

200101–200200

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

200201–200300

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200234 Kumashiro	1999 VN₈	Masato Kumashiro (born 1989), a Japanese baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions.	JPL · 200234
200255 Weigle	1999 VT₂₀₄	Gerald Edwin Weigle II (born 1970) served as the Ralph Instrument Lead Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 200255

200301–200400

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

200401–200500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

200501–200600

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200578 Yungchuen	2001 QW₉₄	Chuen Yung (1936–2014), a medical doctor in Hong Kong.	JPL · 200578

200601–200700

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

200701–200800

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200750 Rix	2001 VB₁₂₈	Hans-Walter Rix (born 1964), a German astrophysicist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy at Heidelberg who contributed to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 200750

200801–200900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

200901–201000

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

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References

^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ 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.
^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by 199,001–200,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 200,001–201,000	Succeeded by 201,001–202,000

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-1] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-2] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-3] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] 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.

[Herget-6] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.

[MPC-Preannouncement-7] "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[WGSBN-Naming-Guidelines-8] "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

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