Meanings of minor planet names: 151001–152000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

Contents: 151,001… 151,101… 151,201… 151,301… 151,401… 151,501… 151,601… 151,701… 151,801… 151,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
151001–151100
151101–151200
151201–151300
151301–151400
151362 Chenkegong	2002 CP313	Chen Kegong, grandfather of the discoverer †
151401–151500
151430 Nemunas	2002 FC14	Nemunas River, the largest river in Lithuania †
151501–151600
151601–151700
151701–151800
151801–151900
151901–152000
151997 Bauhinia	2004 JL1	Bauhinia blakeana (the Hong Kong orchid tree), the Hong Kong City Flower †

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