Meanings of minor planet names: 242001–243000

242001–242100

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242101–242200

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242201–242300

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242301–242400

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242401–242500

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 * 242479 Marijampole || || Marijampole, with a population of 45 000, is the largest city in the Suvalkija region of south-west Lithuania. || ·
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 * 242492 Fantomas || || Fantomas is one of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction. Fantomas was created in 1911 by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. || ·
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242501–242600

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 * 242516 Lindseystirling || 2005 AW || Lindsey Stirling (born 1986), an American violinist, dancer and composer || ·
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 * 242523 Kreszgéza || || Géza Kresz (1846–1901), a Hungarian physician || ·
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 * 242529 Hilaomar || || Hila Omar, a Moroccan amateur astronomer and promoter of science. He has constructed an observatory with a 60-cm telescope in a cultural center south of the city of Marrakech. || ·
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242601–242700

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 * 242648 Fribourg || || The Swiss canton and city of Fribourg, a young, dynamic and bilingual region near the country's  capital, Bern || ·
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242701–242800

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242801–242900

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 * 242830 Richardwessling || || Richard J. Wessling (born 1935) worked at U.S. Precision Lens for 35 years, making telescope mirrors from the early 1960s onwards and opening the Pines Optical Shop in 1991. || ·
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242901–243000

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 * 243000 Katysirles || || Katherine Ann Sirles (1980–2016) was a sociologist and beloved teacher who studied the sociology of drugs, deviant behavior and gender. || ·
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