Meanings of minor planet names: 353001–354000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
353101–353200
353189 Iasus 2009 RQ76 Iasus, a Greek hero in the Trojan War. A leader of the Athenians and the son of Sphelus.
353201–353300
353232 Nolwenn 2010 CB12 Nolwenn Leroy (b. 1982), a French singer and songwriter.
353501–353600
353577 Gediminas 2011 SW259 Gediminas (1275–1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 until his death.
353595 Grancanaria 2011 TL12 The island of Gran Canaria, located in the Atlantic Ocean, is the most populated of the Wikipedia:Canary Islands.
Preceded by
352,001–353,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 353,001–354,000
Succeeded by
354,001–355,000
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