Meanings of minor planet names: 256001–257000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256301–256400 | |||
| 256369 Vilain | 2006 YB3 | Christiane Vilain (b. 1949), a retired researcher and teacher of physics and the history of physics. † | |
| 256374 Danielpequignot | 2006 YZ13 | Daniel Pequignot (b. 1945), an astronomer at Paris Observatory. † | |
| 256501–256600 | |||
| 256537 Zahn | 2007 GX4 | Jean-Paul Zahn (b. 1935), a specialist in fluid dynamics and internal structure of stars. † | |
| 256547 Davidesmith | 2007 HA15 | David E. Smith (born 1939), a planetary scientist. † | |
| 256601–256700 | |||
| 256697 Nahapetov | 2008 AZ1 | Rodion Rafailovich Nahapetov (born 1944), an outstanding Ukrainian-born, Russian actor, People's Artist of Russia, film director and screenwriter. † | |
| 256699 Poudai | 2008 AZ2 | Poudai Town (Puqian Zhen) is a town in Vunsiang City (Wenchang Shi), Hainan † | |
| 256701–256800 | |||
| 256795 Suzyzahn | 2008 CS68 | Suzy Collin-Zahn (b. 1938), a specialist of quasars and Active Nuclei of Galaxies. † | |
| 256796 Almanzor | 2008 CN69 | Plaza del Moro Almanzor is the highest peak (2592 m) in the Sierra de Gredos, Avila, Spain. † | |
| 256797 Benbow | 2008 CA70 | Admiral Benbow Inn, the fictional home of Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel "Treasure Island". † | |
| 256801–256900 | |||
| 256813 Marburg | 2008 CW116 | Marburg, a German city. † | |
| 256892 Wutayou | 2008 DW40 | Ta-You Wu (1907–2000) was a renowned physicist who introduced modern physics to China. † | |
| Preceded by 255,001–256,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 256,001–257,000 |
Succeeded by 257,001–258,000 |
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