Meanings of minor planet names: 149001–150000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See main page for an introduction.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Meanings marked with * are from legacy sources may not be accurate.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB".

149001–149100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

149101–149200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
149113 Stewartbushman	2002 CK258	Stewart Bushman (born 1973) is a senior engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as the Propulsion Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 149113
149115 Lauriecantillo	2002 CG271	Laurie L. Cantillo (born 1958) served as the NASA Public Affairs Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 149115
149157 Stephencarr	2002 FN26	Stephen S. Carr (born 1959) is a program manager at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as the director of public events for the flyby encounter for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.	JPL · 149157
149160 Geojih	2002 GE	Geojih is an open, friendly and amateur group of geocaching fans in České Budějovice. They started geocaching activities in 2008 and have prepared many smart geocaches and amazing geocaching events up to now. A series of seven geocoins devoted to south Bohemian districts was also issued.	JPL · 149160
149163 Stevenconard	2002 GF31	Steven J. Conard (born 1959) is an optical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as the Lead Instrument Engineer for the LORRI instrument for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.	JPL · 149163

149201–149300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
149243 Dorothynorton	2002 RL239	Dorothy S. Norton, scientific illustrator specializing in astronomy, geology and paleontology	JPL · 149243
149244 Kriegh	2002 RZ240	James D. Kriegh, American civil engineering professor and meteorite hunter	JPL · 149244

149301–149400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

149401–149500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

149501–149600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
149528 Simónrodríguez	2003 FD129	Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854) Venezuelan pedagogue and philosopher, teacher and mentor of Simón Bolivar, The Liberator	JPL · 149528
149573 Mamorudoi	2003 YK180	Mamoru Doi, Japanese astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 149573

149601–149700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

149701–149800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
149728 Klostermann	2004 KR1	Karel Klostermann, 19th–20th-century Czech-German writer, author of novels and short stories	JPL · 149728

149801–149900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
149865 Michelhernandez	2005 QS88	Michel Hernandez, French amateur astronomer	JPL · 149865
149884 Radebeul	2005 RD9	Radebeul, Saxony, Germany, home to the Sternwarte "Adolph Diesterweg" Radebeul (Radebeul "Adolph Diesterweg" Public Observatory), where this minor planet was discovered	JPL · 149884

149901–150000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
149951 Hildakowalski	2005 TL14	Hildegard Kowalski (b 1927), the mother of the discoverer	MPC · 149951
149955 Maron	2005 TK49	Maron is the childhood nickname of Marion Lorenz, wife of the discoverer Joachim Lorenz and a committed teacher of sports and geography	JPL · 149955
149968 Trondal	2005 TF152	Odd Trondal, a member of the Norwegian Astronomical Society since 1968, was elected a Member of Honour in 2003	JPL · 149968

References

Preceded by 148,001–149,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 149,001–150,000

Succeeded by 150,001–151,000

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