Meanings of minor planet names: 197001–198000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
197101–197200
197189 Raymond 2003 UL317 Sean Raymond (b. 1977), an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
197196 Jamestaylor 2003 VB8 James Taylor (born 1965) is in charge of publicity for the Huachuca Astronomy Club
197701–197800
197707 Paulnohr 2004 PN Paul Nohr, coordinator of the Cincinnati Observatory
197801–197900
197856 Tafelmusik 2004 QH16 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Canada
197864 Florentpagny 2004 RQ1 Florent Pagny (b. 1961), a French musician.
197870 Erkman 2004 RC8 Suren Erkman (b. 1955), a professor of the University of Lausanne and an industrial ecology specialist, as well as a friend of the discoverer.
Preceded by
196,001–197,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 197,001–198,000
Succeeded by
198,001–199,000
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