Meanings of minor planet names: 150,001–160,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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: 150,000... 151,000... 152,000... 153,000... 154,000... 155,000... 156,000... 157,000... 158,000... 159,000...

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
150,001–151,000 edit
150035 Williamson	2005 WO	Bruce Williamson, American senior technician and precision machinist at the NASA Table Mountain Facility †
150145 Uvic	1996 BH1	The University of Victoria ("UVic"), British Columbia, Canada, home to the Climenhaga Observatory, the discovery site †
151,001–152,000 edit
151362 Chenkegong	2002 CP313	Chen Kegong, grandfather of the discoverer †
151430 Nemunas	2002 FC14	Nemunas River, the largest river in Lithuania †
151997 Bauhinia	2004 JL1	Bauhinia blakeana (the Hong Kong orchid tree), the Hong Kong City Flower †
152,001–153,000 edit
152188 Morricone	2005 QP51	Ennio Morricone, prolific Italian film composer †
152217 Akosipov	2005 RR22	Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov, 20th-century research worker at the Astronomical Observatory of Kiev University †
152227 Argoli	2005 SO4	Andrea Argoli, 16th-17th-century Paduan astronomer, mathematician and physician †
152559 Bodelschwingh	1990 TM13	Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, Senior, 19th-century German founder of the Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel charitable foundations †
153,001–154,000 edit
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 †
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 †
154,001–155,000 edit
154660 Kavelaars	2004 FX29	John J. ("JJ") Kavelaars, Canadian astronomer †
154865 Stefanheutz	2004 RO84	Stefan Heutz, German jurist and amateur astrophotographer †
155,001–156,000 edit
155116 Verkhivnya	2005 TJ49	Verkhivnya, Ukraine, where is the estate of countess Evelina Hańska, wife to the 18th-century French novelist Honoré de Balzac, who wrote La Marâtre, Les Paysans and part of La Comédie humaine here †
155142 Tenagra	2005 UD4	Tenagra, mythical island mentioned ("Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra") in the Darmok episode of Star Trek - The Next Generation, and the namesake of the discovery site †
156,001–157,000 edit
156879 Eloïs	2003 EQ1	Eloïs Hernandez, son of Anne Véronique and Michel Hernandez, the latter being one of the discoverers †
157,001–158,000 edit
157141 Sopron	2004 PO1	Sopron, Hungary, birthplace of the second discoverer †
157194 Saddlemyer	2004 QR16	Leslie K. Saddlemyer, Canadian systems engineer at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, project manager for the Gemini Planetary Imager †
157332 Lynette	2004 TL20	Donna Lynette Wells, American wife of the discoverer †
157421 Carolpercy	2004 TX299	Carol Percy, Canadian professor of English †
157473 Emuno	2005 QH	"Em Uno", Spanish spelling of M1[disambiguation needed ], a group of Spanish amateur astronomers †
157491 Rüdigerkollar	2005 RD22	Rüdiger Kollar, 20th-century German astronomer, founder and later director of the Sternwarte "Adolph Diesterweg" Radebeul (Radebeul Public Observatory), the discovery site †
157640 Baumeler	2005 XS80	Martin Baumeler, Swiss artisan who helped with the Observatoire Robert-A. Naef, the discovery site †
157747 Mandryka	2006 CS9	Nikita Mandryka, Tunisian-French cartoonist, creator of the Concombre masqué †
158,001–159,000 edit
158092 Frasercain	2000 WM68	Fraser Cain, Canadian engineer, book and magazine author, and publisher of Universe Today †
158222 Manicolas	2001 SP169	Marie-Annick Nicolas, Swiss violinist, born in Le Creusot, the discovery site †
158623 Perali	2003 BS4	Mirella Perali, Italian amateur astronomer, author of several biographies of scientists and essays on the interplay between astronomy and classical literature †
159,001–160,000 edit
159011 Radomyshl	2004 TX13	Radomyshl, Ukraine †
159013 Kyleturner	2004 TC21	In memory of Kyle Walter Turner, of Missouri City, TX †
159164 La Cañada	2005 JC22	La Cañada, Ávila, Spain, the discovery site †
159215 Apan	2005 WS59	APAN, Associazione Provinciale Astrofili Novaresi, the Italian amateur astronomical association that oversees the Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno, the discovery site †
159351 Leonpascal	2007 EB10	Leon Pascal Kocher, grandchild of the discoverer †
159409 Ratte	1999 OJ	Hyacinthe de Ratte, 18th-century French astronomer †
159743 Kluk	2003 FW1	Kluk, Czech hill near Kleť mountain, peak of the second ridge of the Blanský les massif †
159778 Bobshelton	2003 MZ1	Robert Shelton, 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 Africa †
159827 Keithmullen	2003 TD2	Keith Mullen, American vice president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club of Sierra Vista, Arizona (see also 133753 Teresamullen) †

Preceded by 140,001–150,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 150,001–151,000

Succeeded by 160,001–170,000