Meanings of minor planet names: 253001–254000
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 253401–253500 | ||
| 253412 Ráskaylea | 2003 QU29 | Lea Ráskay was a Hungarian nun and scholar of the 16th century. She was a member of the Dominican monastery on Margaret Island, Budapest. † |
| 253501–253600 | ||
| 253536 Tymchenko | 2003 SB215 | Mykhajlo Todosovych Tymchenko (1943–2013), a Ukrainian physical education teacher in the Andrushivka gymnasium and a sports coach, who taught many generations of local schoolchildren. † |
| Preceded by | Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 253,001–254,000 |
Succeeded by 254,001–255,000 |
