Meanings of minor planet names: 287001–288000
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 287301–287400 | ||
| 287347 Mézes | 2002 TM382 | Tibor Mézes (b. 1942), a Slovak amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. † |
| 287601–287700 | ||
| 287693 Hugonnaivilma | 2003 QD31 | Vilma Hugonnai (1847–1922), the first Hungarian woman medical doctor, receiving her degree in 1879 in Zurich. † |
| 287701–287800 | ||
| 287787 Karády | 2003 SY128 | Katalin Karády (1910–1990), a leading actress in Hungarian movies made between 1939–1945. † |
| Preceded by | Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 287,001–288,000 |
Succeeded by 288,001–289,000 |
