Meanings of minor planet names: 200001–201000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
200001–200100
200002 Hehe 2007 JZ43 “Hehe” (“harmony”) is the name of Suzhou Hehe Culture Foundation. “Hehe” is a traditional Chinese symbol representing good marriage and loving family.
200003 Aokeda 2007 KP4 Aokeda, the Chinese abbreviation for the Macau University of Science and Technology (Ao Men Ke Ji Da Xue) is the largest institution of higher education in Macau, China
200020 Cadi Ayyad 2007 NQ3 The Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), one of the most important university in Morocco
200025 Cloud Gate 2007 OK10 Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, directed by choreographer Lin Hwai-min, is acclaimed as one of the finest contemporary dance companies in the world for its innovative works inspired by Asian cultures
200052 Sinigaglia 2008 OO13 Gianfranco Sinigaglia, teacher of radioastronomy and applied electronics at the Physics Institute of Bologna University
200069 Alastor 4322 P-L Alastor, a Greek hero, was leader of the Pylian contingent before Troy
200201–200300
200234 Kumashiro 1999 VN8 Masato Kumashiro (b. 1989), a Japanese baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
200501–200600
200578 Yungchuen 2001 QW94 Chuen Yung (1936–2014), a medical doctor in Hong Kong.
200701–200800
200750 Rix 2001 VB128 Hans-Walter Rix (b. 1964), a German astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Preceded by
199,001–200,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 200,001–201,000
Succeeded by
201,001–202,000
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