Meanings of minor planet names: 491001–492000 explained

491001–491100

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491101–491200

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491201–491300

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491301–491400

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491401–491500

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491501–491600

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491601–491700

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491701–491800

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491801–491900

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491901–492000

|-id=984| 491984 Brunapontes || || Bruna Pontes (born 2006) is a student at Escola Municipal Morangaba in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. She participates in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, and has made many asteroid observations and discoveries. || |}