Meanings of minor planet names: 289001–290000

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

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

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]

289001–289100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
289020 Ukmerge	2004 TG₁₁₅	Ukmerge, a city with 22 000 inhabitants in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located 78 km north-west of Vilnius.	JPL · 289020
289021 Juzeliunas	2004 TM₁₁₅	Gediminas Juzeliūnas (born 1958), a Lithuanian theoretical physicist and head of the Quantum optics group at Vilnius University, who is known for his discoveries related to the properties of ultracold atoms. The object is also named in memory of his father Julius Juzeliūnas (1916–2001).	JPL · 289021
289085 Andreweil	2004 TC₂₄₄	Bourbaki group, known for his work in number theory and algebraic geometry	JPL · 289085

289101–289200

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289116 Zurbuchen	2004 TQ₃₅₄	Thomas Zurbuchen (born 1968), a Swiss-American space scientist and Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA.	IAU · 289116
289121 Druskininkai	2004 TM₃₆₇	Druskininkai is a spa town, with a population of 23 000, on the Nemunas River in southern Lithuania.	IAU · 289121

289201–289300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

289301–289400

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289314 Chisholm	2005 AS₂₃	Eric Chisholm (born 1975), an engineering physicist and manager of the interpretive facility in Victoria	JPL · 289314

289401–289500

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

289501–289600

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289586 Shackleton	2005 FZ₄	Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), an Anglo-Irish explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic including the Nimrod Expedition and the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition	JPL · 289586
289587 Chantdugros	2005 FB₅	Le Chant du Gros, an open-air music festival founded by Gilles Pierre in 1991 and held in Le Noirmont , Switzerland	JPL · 289587

289601–289700

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289608 Wanli	2005 GB₂₂	Mari Furukawa (born 1973), known as "Wanli", a Japanese painter	JPL · 289608

289701–289800

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

289801–289900

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

289901–290000

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289992 Onfray	2005 PF₆	Michel Onfray (born 1959), a French philosopher and founder of the tuition-free Popular University of Caen (French: Université populaire de Caen)	JPL · 289992

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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.
ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8
. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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
288,001–289,000

Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 289,001–290,000
Succeeded by
290,001–291,000

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[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] ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8
. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[Herget-6] 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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