Meanings of minor planet names: 213001–214000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
213201–213300
213269 Angelbarbero 2001 MO2 Angel Barbero Peregrina (b. 1972) worked from 2004 until 2014 as a chef at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory. Through his culinary skills he contributed significantly to the well-being of his fellow colleagues, visiting astronomers, and the discoverers of this asteroid. He and his food are dearly missed.
213601–213700
213629 Binford 2002 QK67 Lewis Binford, American archaeologist and anthropologist.
213636 Gajdoš 2002 QR122 Stefan Gajdos, Slovak astronomer and lecturer at the Comenius University in Bratislava.
213637 Lemarchal 2002 QM125 Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal, French pop-rock singer.
213701–213800
213770 Fignon 2003 DK6 Laurent Fignon (1960–2010), a famous French professional road bicycle racer.
213771 Johndee 2003 DE13 John Dee, English mathematician, astronomer, navigation expert.
213800 Stefanwul 2003 GO Stefan Wul, nom de plume of French science-fiction writer Pierre Pairault.
Preceded by
212,001–213,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 213,001–214,000
Succeeded by
214,001–215,000
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