Meanings of minor planet names: 320001–321000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 320101–320200 | |||
| 320153 Eglitis | 2007 FU20 | Ilgmars Eglitis (b. 1951) was the head of the Baldone Observatory and director of the Institute of Astronomy of University of Latvia. † | |
| 320201–320300 | |||
| 320260 Bertout | 2007 QA5 | Claude Bertout (b. 1946), a French astronomer and long-time editor of Astronomy and Astrophysics. † | |
| 320701–320800 | |||
| 320790 Anestin | 2008 EN145 | Victor Anestin (1875-1918), a Romanian journalist who popularized astronomy and sciences. † | |
| 320901–321000 | |||
| 320942 Jeanette-Jesse | 2008 GC145 | Jeanette (1916–2014) and Jesse (1916–2014) Wasserman, the beloved parents of the discoverer and his sister, Ruth. † | |
| Preceded by 319,001–320,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 320,001–321,000 |
Succeeded by 321,001–322,000 |
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