Meanings of minor planet names: 55001–56000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
55001–55100
55082 Xlendi	2001 QJ₁₁₀	Xlendi, Gozo, Malta †
55101–55200
55108 Beamueller	2001 QU₁₄₂	Beatrice E. A. Mueller, American astronomer †
55112 Mariangela	2001 QQ₁₅₃	Maria Angels Gassol i Avante, wife of the discoverer †
55196 Marchini	2001 RM₁₆	Alessandro Marchini, Italian computer scientist, astronomy popularizer, and director of the University of Siena's Osservatorio Astronomico di Torre Luciana (Astronomical Observatory of Torre Luciana) †
55201–55300
55221 Nancynoblitt	2001 RM₆₃	Nancy Noblitt, a friend and loyal supporter of the Rose-Hulman Oakley Observatory (the discovery site) †
55276 Kenlarner	2001 SK₁₀	Ken Larner, American exploration geophysicist †
55301–55400
55331 Putzi	2001 SY₁₁₅	Antonie ("Putzi") T. Schwartz, American mother, artist and holistic health practitioner †
55401–55500
55418 Bianciardi	2001 TJ₁₇	Giorgio Bianciardi, researcher at the University of Siena †
55428 Cappellaro	2001 TN₄₇	Enrico Cappellaro, Italian chief astronomer of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics) and director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Padua Astronomical Observatory) †
55477 Soroban	2001 UC₁	Soroban, the Japanese abacus † ‡
55501–55600
55543 Nemeghaire	2001 XN₁₆	Jean Nemeghaire, Belgian assistant at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, the discoverer's physics teacher †
55555 DNA	2001 YR₂	DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid †
55561 Madenberg	2002 AF₉	Janet A. Stevens, née Madenberg, American amateur astronomer †
55576 Amycus	2002 GB₁₀	The centaur Amycus, son of Ophion, who attended Pirithous' wedding, fought against the Lapiths, and was killed by Pelates of Pella †
55601–55700
55676 Klythios	3034 T-1	Klythios (Clytius), one of the Elders of Troy (Iliad, Book III) †
55678 Lampos	3291 T-1	Lampos or Lampus, son of Laomedon, one of the Elders of the city of Troy, father of Dolops †
55701–55800
55701 Ukalegon	1193 T-3	Ucalegon, one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city †
55702 Thymoitos	1302 T-3	Thymoetes (Thymoitos), son of Laomedon, one of the Elders of the city of Troy, and the first to urge that the Trojan Horse be brought into the city †
55720 Daandehoop	1972 RE	Daniël "Daan" de Hoop (born 1945), honorary member and chairman of the Dutch Association for Spaceflight (1995–2005) †
55733 Lepsius	1986 WS₂	Karl Richard Lepsius, German egyptologist †
55735 Magdeburg	1987 QV	Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany †
55749 Eulenspiegel	1991 AT₂	Till Eulenspiegel, 14th-century character of Middle Low German oral tradition †
55753 Raman	1991 RF₅	Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist †
55755 Blythe	1991 TB₁₅	Blythe Andra Lowe, Canadian geologist and the discoverer's wife †
55759 Erdmannsdorff	1991 XJ₁	Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Erdmannsdorff, German architect †
55772 Loder	1992 YB₅	Justus Christian Loder, German anatomist †
55801–55900
55810 Fabiofazio	1994 TC	Fabio Fazio, broadcaster at RAI, the Italian public service †
55815 Melindakim	1994 YU₂	Melinda Kim Dowling, née Steel, the discoverer's younger sister †
55838 Hagongda	1996 LN	The Harbin Institute of Technology, a key national university in China †
55844 Bičák	1996 RN₂	Jirí Bicák, Czech professor of theoretical physics at Charles University in Prague †
55873 Shiomidake	1997 UP₇	Shiomidake mountain, in northern Shizuoka, Japan †
55874 Brlka	1997 UL₉	Petr Brlka, Czech amateur astronomer †
55875 Hirohatagaoka	1997 VH	Hirohatagaoka, a hill on which is located Hadano High School, from which the discoverer graduated †
55892 Fuzhougezhi	1997 XQ₅	Fuzhou Gezhi High School, China, founded in 1846 †
55901–56000
56000 Mesopotamia	1998 SN₁₄₄	Mesopotamia, cradle of human civilization †

Preceded by 54,001–55,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 55,001–56,000	Succeeded by 56,001–57,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

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