Meanings of minor planet names: 259001–260000 explained

259001–259100

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259101–259200

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259201–259300

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259301–259400

|-id=344| 259344 Paré || 2003 GQ || Ambroise Paré (1510–1590), a French surgeon and one of the fathers of modern surgery || |-id=387| 259387 Atauta || || Atauta, a village located in the Ribera del Duero wine making region in the province of Soria, Spain || |}

259401–259500

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259501–259600

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259601–259700

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259701–259800

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259801–259900

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259901–260000

|-id=905| 259905 Vougeot || || Vougeot, a Burgundy village situated between Beaune and Dijon, France || |}