Meanings of minor planet names: 335001–336000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
335201–335300
335292 Larrey 2005 PG5 Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766–1842), a surgeon of the great army of Napoleon.
335701–335800
335799 Zonglü 2007 HW15 Zonglü, or Chinese windmill palm, is a palm native to tropical regions in East Asia. It is a popular ornamental plant in southern China.
335801–335900
335853 Valléedaoste 2007 RT6 Named for the Italian Aosta Valley Autonomous Region, which supports the Astronomical Observatory of the Aosta Valley, a regional astronomical observatory whose main activities are scientific research, public outreach and education.
Preceded by
334,001–335,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 335,001–336,000
Succeeded by
336,001–337,000
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