The following is a partiallist of minor planets, running from minor-planet number 540001 through 541000, inclusive. The primary data for this and other partial lists is based onJPL's "Small-Body Orbital Elements"^[1] and data available from theMinor Planet Center.^[2][3]Critical list information is also provided by the MPC,^[2][3] unless otherwise specified fromLowell Observatory.^[4] Adetailed description of the table's columns and additional sources are given on the main page including a completelist of every page in this series, and astatistical break-up on thedynamical classification of minor planets.

Also see the summary list of all named bodies innumerical andalphabetical order, and the correspondingnaming citations for the number range of this particular list. New namings may only be added to this list after official publication, as the preannouncement of names is condemned by theWorking Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature of theInternational Astronomical Union.

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