Meanings of minor planet names: 244001–245000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

244001–244100

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

244101–244200

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

244201–244300

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

244301–244400

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

244401–244500

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

244501–244600

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

244601–244700

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

244701–244800

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

244801–244900

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

244901–245000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
244932 Méliés 2003 XW21 244932 Méliés Discovered 2003 Dec. 15 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice. Georges Méliés (1861-1938) was a French film maker and pioneer of science-fiction movies, best known for his 1902 film "Le voyage dans la lune".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
243,001–244,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 244,001–245,000 		Succeeded by
245,001–246,000
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