Meanings of minor planet names: 360001–361000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 360001–360100 | |||
| 360072 Alcimedon | 2013 AJ131 | Alcimedon, son of Laerceus, and one of the commanders of the Myrmidons under Patroclus. † | |
| 360701–360800 | |||
| 360762 FRIPON | 2005 AT | The Fireball Recovery and Inter Planetary Observation Network’s (FRIPON) aim is to locate all the meteorites that fall in France. † | |
| Preceded by 359,001–360,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 360,001–361,000 |
Succeeded by 361,001–362,000 |
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