Meanings of minor planet names: 249001–250000
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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.
- 249,001…
- 249,101…
- 249,201…
- 249,301…
- 249,401…
- 249,501…
- 249,601…
- 249,701…
- 249,801…
- 249,901…
- 244,000s
- 245,000s
- 246,000s
- 247,000s
- 248,000s
- 249,000s
- 250,000s
- 251,000s
- 252,000s
- 253,000s
- 254,000s
249001–249100
249101–249200
249201–249300
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
249301–249400
249401–249500
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
249501–249600
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
249514 Donaldroyer | 2010 CZ44 | Donald Royer (b. 1942), an expert in the systems needed to operate and communicate with NASA space missions. He served as the mission operations systems manager for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission. JPL |
249515 Heinrichsen | 2010 CF48 | Ingolf Heinrichsen (b. 1964), an expert in the systems engineering, operations, and management of space telescopes, including the Kepler mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Spitzer Space Telescope. JPL |
249516 Aretha | 2010 CV60 | Aretha Franklin (b. 1942), an American singer known as the Queen of Soul who has won 17 Grammy Awards and has influenced countless singers. JPL |
249519 Whitneyclavin | 2010 CA130 | Whitney Clavin (b. 1971), a science writer who works to inform the public about results from NASA astronomy missions such as the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Kepler mission and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. JPL |
249521 Truth | 2010 CU212 | Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883), an American abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights. JPL |
249522 Johndailey | 2010 DP15 | John Dailey (b. 1978), a software engineer who was the lead developer for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer’s moving object processing system for identifying minor planets in the project’s infrared images. JPL |
249523 Friedan | 2010 DO53 | Betty Friedan (1921-2006), an author and social activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that made an enormous impact on women's lives. JPL |
249530 Ericrice | 2010 GJ92 | Eric Rice (b. 1979), a systems engineer specializing in fault protection. He has served as the fault protection engineer for several NASA spacecraft, including the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. JPL |
249539 Pedrosevilla | 2010 HY7 | Pedro Sevilla (b. 1967), an engineer who worked on the payload electronics and focal planes of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission. JPL |
249540 Eugeniescott | 2010 HX14 | Eugenie Scott (b. 1946), an American physical anthropologist. JPL |
249541 Steinem | 2010 HR25 | Gloria Steinem (b. 1934), a writer and journalist who co-founded Ms. Magazine and the Ms. Foundation for Women. JPL |
249544 Ianmclean | 2010 HQ44 | Ian McLean (b. 1949), a professor of astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles. JPL |
249601–249700
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
249701–249800
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
249801–249900
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
249901–250000
Number–Name | Prov. Designation | Source of Name |
There are no named minor planets in this number range |
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