Meanings of minor planet names: 579001–580000 explained

579001–579100

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579101–579200

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579201–579300

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579301–579400

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579401–579500

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579501–579600

|-id=513| 579513 Saselemér || || (1930–1998) was a Hungarian physicist, teacher and science communicator, who hosted several popular TV programms. || |}

579601–579700

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579701–579800

|-id=785| 579785 Kepesgyula || || Gyula Kepes (1847–1924), a Hungarian doctor. || |-id=787| 579787 Formentera || || The island of Formentera is the fourth largest in the Balearic archipelago and, with the island of Eivissa (Ibiza) and several islets, part of the Pityusic Islands. || |}

579801–579900

|-id=890| 579890 Mocnik || || Teo Močnik (born 1989), a Slovenian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets with EURONEAR. He currently studies exoplanets at Gemini North Observatory, Hawaii. || |}

579901–580000

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