Meanings of minor planet names: 423001–424000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
423001–423100
423097 Richardjarrell 2003 YL177 Richard Adrian Jarrell (1946–2013), a Canadian historian of science and technology
423201–423300
423205 Echezeaux 2004 RS1 The village of Flagey-Echezeaux is situated between Beaune and Dijon, France.
Preceded by
422,001–423,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 423,001–424,000
Succeeded by
424,001–425,000


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