Meanings of asteroid names (131001-132000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 131101-131200 | ||
| 131186 Pauluckas | 2001 DS | Paul Luckas, Australian amateur astronomer, supernova and minor planet hunter † |
| 131201-131300 | ||
| 131245 Bakich | 2001 FF1 | Michael E. Bakich, American historian of astronomy, author, and senior editor of Astronomy † |
| Preceded by 130001–131000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (131001-132000) |
Succeeded by 132001–133000 |
