Meanings of minor planet names: 309001–310000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 309201–309300 | |||
| 309227 Tsukiko | 2007 QC | Selene ¨Tsukiko ¨ Mazzucato (b. 1994), the daughter of the first discoverer. † | |
| 309701–309800 | |||
| 309704 Baruffetti | 2008 FD131 | Pietro Baruffetti (b. 1954), musician and amateur astronomer, is chairman of the Gruppo Astrofili Massesi. † | |
| 309706 Avila | 2008 GP | Avila de los caballeros, the capital of the province of Avila in Spain † | |
| Preceded by 308,001–309,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 309,001–310,000 |
Succeeded by 310,001–311,000 |
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