Meanings of asteroid names (155001-156000)
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 155101-155200 | ||
| 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 † |
| Preceded by 154001–155000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of asteroids (155001-156000) |
Succeeded by 156001–157000 |
