Meanings of minor planet names: 142001–143000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

Contents: 142,001… 142,101… 142,201… 142,301… 142,401… 142,501… 142,601… 142,701… 142,801… 142,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
142001–142100
142014 Neirinck	2002 PA168	Pierre Neirinck, French-British head of the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in the UK during the 1970s †
142084 Jamesdaniel	2002 QU47	James and Daniel Sealy, sons of Robert and Hazel Sealy, friends of the discoverer (see 147397 Bobhazel) †
142101–142200
142106 Nengshun	2002 QZ83	Ye Nengshun, a great-grandfather of the discoverer †
142201–142300
142301–142400
142368 Majden	2002 RH233	Edward ("Ed") Majden, Canadian amateur astronomer, recorder of meteor spectra, co-discoverer of two near-earth asteroids, associate member of the Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee, and winner of the 2006 Chant Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada †
142401–142500
142408 Trebur	2002 SU27	Trebur, Germany, home of the Michael Adrian Observatorium, the discovery site †
142501–142600
142562 Graetz	2002 TL69	Paul Graetz, German Army officer, the first person to cross southern Africa by automobile (1907–1909) †
142601–142700
142701–142800
142801–142900
142901–143000

Preceded by 141,001–142,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 142,001–143,000

Succeeded by 143,001–144,000