Meanings of minor planet names: 168001–169000

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 span of numbers 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. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
168101–168200
168126 Chengbruce 2006 GK Bruce C. H. Cheng, Taiwanese ecological entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of Delta Electronics, Inc.
168201–168300
168261 Puglia 2006 PW3 Puglia, a region situated at the south-eastern tip of the Italian peninsula
168301–168400
168321 Josephschmidt 1991 RJ3 Joseph Schmidt, an operatic tenor who performed in the world's top concert halls
168358 Casca 1996 DF2 This minor planet is named in honor of the Canadian Astronomical Society, or Société Canadienne d´Astronomie
168601–168700
168698 Robpickman 2000 GX140 Robert D. Pickman, now retired, worked as an engineer for IBM and also for NASA developing ground-based systems to support the space shuttle
Preceded by
167,001–168,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 168,001–169,000
Succeeded by
169,001–170,000
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