Meanings of minor planet names: 542001–543000

542001–542100

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 * 542026 Kaszásattila || || Attila Kaszás (1960–2007) was a Slovak-born Hungarian actor and singer. || ·
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542101–542200

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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542201–542300

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 * 542246 Kulcsár || || Győző Kulcsár (1940–2018) was a Hungarian fencer and fencing coach who won several gold medals in the men's team épée events at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympic Games. || ·
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542301–542400

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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542401–542500

 * -id=461
 * 542461 Slovinský || || Tomáš Slovinský (born 1994) is a Slovak astrophotographer and popularizer of astronomy using a portable planetarium. || ·
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542501–542600

 * -id=509
 * 542509 Lyatoshynsky || || Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky (1895–1968) was a Ukrainian composer, conductor, and teacher. A leading member of the new generation of twentieth-century Ukrainian composers, he wrote five symphonies, two operas, and a number of symphonic poems and orchestral works. || ·
 * -id=561
 * 542561 Ritajochen || || Rita Jahn (1932–2015) and Jochen Jahn (1932–2017), parents of German amateur astronomer Jost Jahn, who discovered this minor planet. || ·
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 * 542600 Lindahall || || The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of the largest science libraries in the world. || ·
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542601–542700

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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542701–542800

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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542801–542900

 * -id=888
 * 542888 Confino || || Bastien Confino (born 1978), a French-Swiss amateur astronomer and a radio reporter for Radio Télévision Suisse. || ·
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542901–543000

 * -id=926
 * 542926 Manteca || || José Manteca (born 1959), a Spanish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets, who is the director of the Begues Observatory in Barcelona. || ·
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