Meanings of minor planet names: 159001–160000

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.

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. Also see list of named minor planets (alphabetical) for a condensed version without naming citations.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year.[1] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[2] 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.[3][4] Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[5] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "SBDB". New namings may only be added after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.[6]

159001–159100

Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog
159011 Radomyshl2004 TX13Radomyshl, UkraineJPL · 159011
159013 Kyleturner2004 TC21In memory of Kyle Walter Turner, of Missouri City, TXJPL · 159013

159101–159200

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159102 Sarahflanigan2004 TU354Sarah H. Flanigan (born 1985) is a supervising engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Deputy Guidance and Control Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 159102
159164 La Cañada2005 JC22Observatorio de La Cañada (La Cañada Observatory), Ávila, Spain, the discovery siteJPL · 159164
159181 Berdychiv2005 US12Berdychiv, second most populous city in the Zhytomyr region in the northwest of Ukraine.JPL · 159181

159201–159300

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159215 Apan2005 WS59APAN, an amateur astronomical association from Novara, Italy (Italian: Associazione Provinciale Astrofili Novaresi), that oversees the Suno Observatory, where this minor planet was discoveredJPL · 159215

159301–159400

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159351 Leonpascal2007 EB10Leon Pascal Kocher, grandchild of the discovererJPL · 159351

159401–159500

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159409 Ratte1999 OJÉtienne-Hyacinthe de Ratte (1722–1805), French astronomer and mathematician from MontpellierJPL · 159409

159501–159600

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There are no named minor planets in this number range

159601–159700

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159629 Brunszvik2002 BT31Countess Teréz Brunszvik, the founder of the first nursery school in HungaryJPL · 159629

159701–159800

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159743 Kluk2003 FW1Kluk, a Czech hill near the Kleť mountain, location of the Kleť Observatory where this minor planet was discoveredJPL · 159743
159776 Eduardoröhl2003 JR17Eduardo Röhl (1891–1959), Venezuelan scientist, humanist and entrepreneur who initiated the creation of the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory in 1952.JPL · 159776
159778 Bobshelton2003 MZ1Robert Shelton (born 1948), nineteenth president of the University of Arizona, chaired the Keck Telescope Board from 1997 to 2000, important contributor to the success of the SOAR Telescope in Chile and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) facility in South AfricaJPL · 159778
159799 Kralice2003 RF14The Czech village of Kralice nad Oslavou. It is known for the printing house of the Unity of the Brethren (1578–1620).JPL · 159799

159801–159900

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159814 Saguaro2003 SS217The Saguaro National Park located in a desert landscape to the east and west of Tucson protects the majestic giant saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) as well as other cacti. The giant saguaro is the supreme symbol of the American Southwest.JPL · 159814
159826 Knapp2003 SF331Gillian R. Knapp (born 1944), Anglo-American astronomer and a Founding Mother of the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyJPL · 159826
159827 Keithmullen2003 TD2Keith Mullen (born 1952), American vice president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club of Sierra Vista, Arizona (see 133753 Teresamullen)JPL · 159827
159865 Silvialonso2004 PX66Silvia Alonso Perez (born 1976), teacher of astrometry to many Spanish amateur astronomersJPL · 159865

159901–160000

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159902 Gladstone2004 TY354George Randall Gladstone (born 1956), a Program Director for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, who worked as a Co-Investigator and Atmospheres Team Lead for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.JPL · 159902
159974 Badacsony2006 BD141Badacsony, a region in western Hungary, located north of Lake BalatonJPL · 159974
159999 Michaelgriffin2006 EZ67Michael D. Griffin (born 1949) served as the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Space Department Head and previously served as the NASA Administrator during the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.JPL · 159999

References
  1. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
  6. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Preceded by
158,001–159,000		 Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 159,001–160,000		 Succeeded by
160,001–161,000
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