Meanings of minor planet names: 151001–152000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See meanings of minor planet names for a list of all such partial lists.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, 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.

Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, among others.[1][2][3] Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative. Meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against the mentioned sources to ensure that the identification is correct.

151001–151100

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

151101–151200

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

151201–151300

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151242 Hajós 2002 AH11 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect JPL

151301–151400

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151362 Chenkegong 2002 CP313 Chen Kegong, grandfather of the discoverer JPL

151401–151500

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151430 Nemunas 2002 FC14 Nemunas River, the largest river in Lithuania JPL

151501–151600

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151590 Fan 2002 UR58 Xiaohui Fan, Chinese-American astronomer and builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey JPL

151601–151700

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151657 Finkbeiner 2002 XV115 Douglas Finkbeiner, American astrophysicist JPL
151659 Egerszegi 2002 YF3 Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer JPL
151697 Paolobattaini 2003 AF84 Paolo Battaini (1955–2013), a talented amateur astronomer at the Schiaparelli Observatory in Varese and a gifted popularizer, especially on the human and scientific legacy of Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, and the exploration of Mars. JPL

151701–151800

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
There are no named minor planets in this number range

151801–151900

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151834 Mongkut 2003 FB122 King Mongkut (or Rama IV, 1804–1868) was the monarch of Siam from 1851 to 1868. He embraced Western innovations and initiated the modernization of Siam, both in technology and culture, earning him the nickname “The Father of Science and Technology”. [MPC 89835]
151835 Christinarichey 2003 FC122 Christina Rae Richey (b. 1982) is a discipline scientist for the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters. She has championed the cause of minorities in science and has investigated properties of ices, silicate and carbonaceous materials.JPL

151901–152000

Number–Name Prov. Designation Source of Name
151997 Bauhinia 2004 JL1 Bauhinia blakeana (the Hong Kong orchid tree), the Hong Kong City Flower JPL

References

  1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by
150,001–151,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 151,001–152,000
Succeeded by
152,001–153,000
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