Meanings of asteroid names (153001-154000)
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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 span of numbers 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. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 153101-153200 | ||
| 153289 Rebeccawatson | 2001 FB10 | Rebecca Watson, American radio, blog, and Internet (The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe) science advocate † |
| 153298 Paulmyers | 2001 FC122 | Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers, American associate professor of biology and public educator, author of the blog Pharyngula † |
| 153301-153400 | ||
| 153333 Jeanhugues | 2001 OR50 | Jean-Hugues Blanc, French member of the Société astronomique de Montpellier (Astronomical Society of Montpellier), who observes at the discovery site † |
| Preceded by 152001–153000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (153001-154000) |
Succeeded by 154001–155000 |
