Asminor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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 number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.
Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. 
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| 266051 Hannawieser | 2006 NB | Hanna Wieser (born 1957), a Swiss violinist | JPL · 266051 |
| 266081 Villyket | 2006 RP109 | Violet R. Ket (born 1985), a Bulgarian-American writer, director, and producer, and wife of the discoverer Joseph Masiero | JPL · 266081 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| 266286 Bodenmüller | 2007 BQ19 | Description available (see ref). Please summarize in your own words. | IAU · 266286 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| 266465 Andalucia | 2007 OH | Andalucia (Andalusia) is an autonomous Spanish community with the largest number of inhabitants spread out over 80 000 km². The community is key to the history of southern Europe, and its ports were essential to the discovery and exploration of America. | JPL · 266465 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
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| There are no named minor planets in this number range | |||
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 266622 Málna | 2008 QO3 | Szofia Málna Sárneczky (born 2010), the daughter of Hungarian discoverer Krisztián Sárneczky | JPL · 266622 |
| 266646 Zaphod | 2008 SD209 | Zaphod Beeblebrox, a fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxybyDouglas Adams | JPL · 266646 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 266710 Pedrettiadriana | 2009 QH37 | mother of astronomer Marco Micheli | JPL · 266710 |
| 266711 Tuttlingen | 2009 QX38 | Tuttlingen, a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany | JPL · 266711 |
| 266725 Vonputtkamer | 2009 RU26 | Jesco von Puttkamer (1933–2012), a German-born aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager | JPL · 266725 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 266854 Sezenaksu | 2009 UB90 | Sezen Aksu (born 1954), a Turkish pop music singer, songwriter and producer | JPL · 266854 |
| 266887 Wolfgangries | 2009 WO24 | Wolfgang Ries (born 1968), an Austrian amateur astronomer and astrophotographer | JPL · 266887 |
| Named minor planet | Provisional | This minor planet was named for... | Ref · Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 266921 Culhane | 2010 CN52 | William Culhane (born 1930) is a retired mechanic and grandfather of one of the members of the discovering WISE-team. | JPL · 266921 |
| 266983 Josepbosch | 2010 WE66 | Josep Bosch (born 1983), son of Josep Maria Bosch, a principal observer and discoverer of minor planets at the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory (B74) in Catalonia, Spain | JPL · 266983 |
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