Meanings of minor planet names: 297001–298000

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published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

297001–297100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
297005 Ellirichter 2010 FY48 Elli Richter (1945-2014) was the beloved sister of Albert Heller, TOTAS amateur survey team member, who first spotted this asteroid. JPL
297026 Corton 2010 GJ33 The French village of Aloxe-Corton is situated directly north of Beaune, in the famous Burgundy vineyard region. JPL

297101–297200

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

297201–297300

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

297301–297400

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

297401–297500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
297409 Mållgan 2000 RE39 Mållgan, the imaginary friend of the fictitious character Alfons Åberg, created by the Swedish author Gunilla Bergström. Many young children have imaginary friends, although they tend to be abandoned with time. The naming of Mållgan is a tribute to all imaginary friends. JPL

297501–297600

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

297601–297700

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

297701–297800

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

297801–297900

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

297901–298000

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

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
296,001–297,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 297,001–298,000 		Succeeded by
298,001–299,000
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