Meanings of minor planet names: 152001–153000

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".

152001–152100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152067 Deboy	2004 PK111	Christopher C. Deboy (born 1969) is a radio-frequency engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Radio Communications System Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 152067

152101–152200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152146 Rosenlappin	2005 LJ15	Gary Rosenbaum (born 1952) and Terri Lappin (born 1961) have organized observing and outreach activities within the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association for several decades	JPL · 152146
152188 Morricone	2005 QP51	Ennio Morricone (born 1928), prolific Italian film composer	JPL · 152188

152201–152300

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152217 Akosipov	2005 RR22	Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov (1920–2004), 20th-century research worker at the Astronomical Observatory of Kiev University	JPL · 152217
152226 Saracole	2005 SD3	Sara Loraine Cole (born 1969), American biologist and animal behaviorist	JPL · 152226
152227 Argoli	2005 SO4	Andrea Argoli (1570–1657), Paduan astronomer, mathematician and physician	JPL · 152227
152233 Van Till	2005 SL19	Howard J. Van Till (born 1938), physics professor at Calvin College from 1965 until 1997	JPL · 152233
152299 Vanautgaerden	2005 TQ50	Jan Vanautgaerden (born 1978), a passionate Belgian amateur astronomer.	JPL · 152299

152301–152400

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152319 Pynchon	2005 UH7	Thomas R. Pynchon, Jr. (born 1937), an American novelist.	JPL · 152319
152320 Lichtenknecker	2005 UD8	Dieter Lichtenknecker (1933–1990) was a German telescope maker. He founded his company in 1959 in Weil der Stadt and later moved to Hasselt, Belgium. He was well known for his Database on Variable Stars.	JPL · 152320

152401–152500

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152454 Darnyi	2005 VS2	Tamás Darnyi (born 1967), Hungarian swimmer	JPL · 152454
152481 Stabia	2005 WY57	Castellammare di Stabia, a city in southern Italy.	JPL · 152481

152501–152600

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152533 Aggas	2007 AL26	Steven Aggas, American engineer in Arizona	JPL · 152533
152559 Bodelschwingh	1990 TM13	Friedrich von Bodelschwingh Sr. (1831–1910), German founder of the Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel charitable foundations	JPL · 152559

152601–152700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152641 Fredreed	1997 RJ3	Frederick Reed (1906–1978), grandfather of David R. De Graff who co-discovered this minor planet	JPL · 152641
152647 Rinako	1997 UF15	Rinako Asami (born 1993), daughter of Atsuo Asami who discovered this minor planet	JPL · 152647
152657 Yukifumi	1997 XO2	Yukifumi Murakami (born 1979), Japanese javelin thrower	JPL · 152657

152701–152800

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152750 Brloh	1999 BL5	The Czech village of Brloh, originally belonging to the Rosenbergs, is situated right in the heart of the Blanský les (see 47294) Protected Landscape Area	JPL · 152750

152801–152900

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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

152901–153000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
152985 Kenkellermann	2000 GS182	Kenneth Irwin Kellermann (born 1937), a radio astronomer at the (U.S.) National Radio Astronomy Observatory.	JPL · 152985

References

Preceded by 151,001–152,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 152,001–153,000

Succeeded by 153,001–154,000

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