Meanings of minor planet names: 370,001–380,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
372,001–373,000 [edit]
372024 Ayapani	2008 QA₃	Ayapani is the local name for the beautiful feathers of the crested serpent eagles, when they are adults and fly away at New Year. †
372573 Pietromenga	2009 UW₅₉	Pietro Menga (b. 1943), active on a voluntary basis in environmental policies, has contributed to Italian initiatives on sustainable energy use and on the protection of the night sky. †
372578 Khromov	2009 UB₉₂	Gavriil Sergeevich Khromov (1937-2014), a Russian astronomer and organizer of science. †
372626 IGEM	2009 VQ₅₇	IGEM is an abbreviation for the Institute of Ore Geology, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry within the Russian Academy of Sciences. †
375,001–376,000 [edit]
375043 Zengweizhou	2007 JV₂₂	Zeng Wei-Zhou (1988–2015), a Chinese amateur astronomer. †
375832 Yurijmedvedev	2009 UH₉₂	Yurij Dmitrievich Medvedev (b. 1955), the head of the Solar System Small Bodies Laboratory of the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. †
376,001–377,000 [edit]
376029 Blahová	2010 CX₁₁	Blahová, a small Slovak village †
376084 Annettepeter	2010 VW₂₀	Annette Peter (b. 1971), the discoverer’s wife. †
376574 Michalkusiak	2013 PA₁₆	Michal Kusiak (b. 1986), an extraordinary popularizer of astronomy in Poland. †
376694 Kassák	2013 QL₇₉	Lajos Kassák (1887-1967), a Hungarian poet, novelist, painter, essayist, editor and occasional translator. †
378,001–379,000 [edit]
378204 Bettyhesser	2006 YF₄₉	Betty Hinsdale Hesser (b. 1938), passionately curious about, and gifted in languages, music and science, generously shares in an easily accessible manner her extensive knowledge, particularly about astronomy and reptiles, with people of all ages to address common misunderstandings and stimulate broader comprehension of nature. †
378721 Thizy	2008 QP₁₄	Olivier Thizy (b. 1966), a French engineer. †
378917 Stefankarge	2008 UP₉₁	Stefan Karge (b. 1963), an amateur astronomer. †
379,001–380,000 [edit]
379155 Volkerheinrich	2009 QR₆	Volker Heinrich (b. 1962), an amateur astronomer. †
379173 Gamaovalia	2009 RA₂	Named after the three sisters Galina (b. 1935), Mariya (b. 1940), Oktyabrina (b. 1938) and two brothers Vassiliy (b. 1944) and Lev (b. 1947) of astronomer Klim Churyumov, co-discoverer of comet 67P, the main target of the Rosetta spacecraft. †

Preceded by 360,001–370,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 370,001–371,000	Succeeded by 380,001–390,000

v t e Meanings of minor planet names
1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000
5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000
10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000
20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000
30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000
40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000
50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000
60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000
70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000
80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000
90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000
100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000
200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000
300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000
401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

Meanings of minor planet names: 370,001–380,000

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