Meanings of minor planet names: 318001–319000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
318401–318500
318412 Tramelan 2005 AB27 Tramelan, a watch-making village situated in the south of the Swiss Franches-Montagnes district.
318501–318600
318547 Fidrich 2005 GV8 Róbert Fidrich (b. 1969), a Hungarian amateur astronomer.
318601–318700
318676 Bellelay 2005 PS16 The monastery of Bellelay was founded in 1136 by Siginand. It is the home of the Swiss Jura cheese Tête de Moine, first made by the monks in the 12th century.
318694 Keszthelyi 2005 QM75 Sándor Keszthelyi (b. 1952), a Hungarian architect and amateur astronomer.
318698 Barthalajos 2005 QK87 Lajos Bartha (b. 1933), a Hungarian librarian, amateur astronomer and historian of astronomy.
318701–318800
318794 Uglia 2005 SL134 The Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum (UGL in Ukrainian) was founded in 1991. It is an innovative educational institution in the educational and scientific complex known as Modern Education, led by Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, a member of the UNESCO Associated schools.
Preceded by
317,001–318,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 318,001–319,000
Succeeded by
319,001–320,000
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