Meanings of minor planet names: 302001–303000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
302501–302600
302542 Tilmann 2002 NG57 Tilmann Arne Meyer (b. 2006) is the son of the discoverer.
302601–302700
302652 Hauke 2002 RW241 Hauke Christoph Meyer (b. 2011) is the son of the discoverer.
302801–302900
302849 Richardboyle 2003 FB123 Richard Boyle (b. 1943), an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory.
302901–303000
302932 Francoballoni 2003 SB314 Nicola Franco Balloni (b. 1950), an Italian diplomat and scholar.
Preceded by
301,001–302,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 302,001–303,000
Succeeded by
303,001–304,000
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