Meanings of minor planet names: 154001–155000

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 approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).^[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.^[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,^[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.^[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.^[8]

154001–154100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
154004 Haolei	2002 AW₂₀₅	Lei Hao (born 1976), Chinese astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 154004
154005 Hughharris	2002 AU₂₀₆	Hugh Harris (born 1947), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with stellar parallax measurements and white dwarf identifications	JPL · 154005
154006 Suzannehawley	2002 AD₂₀₇	Suzanne Hawley (born 1960), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 154006

154101–154200

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
154141 Kertész	2002 EJ₁₆₀	André Kertész (1894–1985), Hungarian photographer	JPL · 154141

154201–154300

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

154301–154400

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154378 Hennessy	2002 XR₁₁₅	Gregory Hennessy (born 1963), American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey	JPL · 154378

154401–154500

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154493 Portisch	2003 FU₆	Lajos Portisch (born 1937), a Hungarian chess Grandmaster	JPL · 154493

154501–154600

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154554 Heatherelliott	2003 GC₅₂	Heather A. Elliott (born 1971) is a principal scientist at the Southwest Research Institute who served as a co-investigator for plasma and solar wind science for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.	JPL · 154554
154587 Ennico	2003 KL₂₂	Kimberly Ennico Smith (born 1972), a Research Astrophysicist at NASA Ames Research Center, served as a Deputy Project Scientist for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.	JPL · 154587

154601–154700

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
154660 Kavelaars	2004 FX₂₉	John J. Kavelaars (born 1966), Canadian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets	JPL · 154660

154701–154800

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154714 de Schepper	2004 LU₅	Mieke de Schepper (1943–2003) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and died fighting against the disease	JPL · 154714

154801–154900

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154865 Stefanheutz	2004 RO₈₄	Stefan Heutz (born 1980), German jurist and amateur astrophotographer	JPL · 154865

154901–155000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
154902 Davidtoth	2004 RU₂₄₇	David Toth (born 1955), Canadian Emergency Room physician, private pilot and radio operator	JPL · 154902
154932 Sviderskiene	2004 TB₂₁	Zinaida Sviderskiene (born 1945), Lithuanian astronomer and director of the Vilnius Planetarium	JPL · 154932
154938 Besserman	2004 TX₄₉	Lawrence Besserman (born 1945), specialist in medieval and early modern periods of English Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem	JPL · 154938
154991 Vinciguerra	2005 BX₂₆	Lucia Vinciguerra (born 1965), friend of Italian astronomer Andrea Boattini who co-discovered this minor planet	JPL · 154991
154997 Marstream	2005 NF₁	Margaret Streamer (born 1947), an amateur Australian astronomer with a career in biochemistry, and graduating university with a Master of Philosophy.	IAU · 154997

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References

^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ 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.
^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

Preceded by 153,001–154,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 154,001–155,000	Succeeded by 155,001–156,000

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-1] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-2] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[JPL-Discovery-3] "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[DoMPN-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[DoMPN-Addendum-5] 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.

[Herget-6] Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.

[MPC-Preannouncement-7] "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[WGSBN-Naming-Guidelines-8] "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.

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