Meanings of minor planet names: 2001–3000
Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for Ref · Catalog
2301 Whitford 1965 WJ Albert Whitford ( 1905-2002 ) , American astronomer MPC · 2301
2302 Florya 1972 TL 2 Nikolaj Fyodorovich Florya ( 1912-1941 ) , Russian astronomer at Sternberg Astronomical Institute MPC · 2302
2303 Retsina 1979 FK Retsina , Greek wine MPC · 2303
2304 Slavia 1979 KB Slavia , sports club in Prague MPC · 2304
2305 King 1980 RJ 1 Martin Luther King Jr ( 1929-1968 ) , U.S. civil rights leader MPC · 2305
2306 Bauschinger 1939 PM Julius Bauschinger ( 1860-1934 ) , German astronomer MPC · 2306
2307 Garuda 1957 HJ Garuda is a son of Kasyapa and Vinata in the mythology of India MPC · 2307
2308 Schilt 1967 JM Jan Schilt ( 1894-1982 ) , Dutch astronomer MPC · 2308
2309 Mr. Spock 1971 QX 1 Discoverer 's cat , Mr. Spock , named after Spock , a fictional character the Star Trek MPC · 2309
2310 Olshaniya 1974 SU 4 Konstantin Olshanskij , a Soviet war hero who entered Nazi-occupied Nikolaev in March 1944 DMP · 2310
2311 El Leoncito 1974 TA 1 Observing station at Félix Aguilar Observatory MPC · 2311
2312 Duboshin 1976 GU 2 Georgii Nikolaevich Duboshin ( 1904-1986 ) , Soviet astronomer and member of the IAU DMP · 2312
2313 Aruna 1976 TA Represents the red glow of dawn in mythology of India MPC · 2313
2314 Field 1977 VD George B . Field ( born 1929 ) , American astronomer DMP · 2314
2315 Czechoslovakia 1980 DZ Czechoslovakia , which split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 MPC · 2315
2316 Jo-Ann 1980 RH Jo-Ann Bowell , wife of discoverer DMP · 2316
2317 Galya 2524 P-L Galya Lubarsky , friend of Tom Gehrels MPC · 2317
2318 Lubarsky 6521 P-L Kronid Lyubarsky ( 1934-1996 ) , friend of Tom Gehrels MPC · 2318
2319 Aristides 7631 P-L Aristides ( 530-468 BC ) , Athenian politician MPC · 2319
2320 Blarney 1979 QJ Blarney , Ireland MPC · 2320
2301–2400
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