- Meanings of minor planet names: 103001–104000
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 103201–103300 103220 Kwongchuikuen 1999 YQ4 Kwong Chui Kuen, American producer of television documentaries, and the wife of the discoverer (this was his first minor planet) † 103401–103500 103422 Laurisirén 2000 AG153 Lauri Sirén, Finnish amateur astronomer and founder of the amateur astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius † ‡ 103701–103800 103740 Budinger 2000 CV110 Donald V. Budinger, American chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundations and Science Foundation Arizona † Preceded by
102,001–103,000Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 103,001–104,000Succeeded by
104,001–105,000Categories:
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