- Meanings of minor planet names: 159001–160000
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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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
Contents: 159,001… 159,101… 159,201… 159,301… 159,401… 159,501… 159,601… 159,701… 159,801… 159,901…
Name Provisional Designation Source of Name 159001–159100 159011 Radomyshl 2004 TX13 Radomyshl, Ukraine † 159013 Kyleturner 2004 TC21 In memory of Kyle Walter Turner, of Missouri City, TX † 159101–159200 159164 La Cañada 2005 JC22 La Cañada, Ávila, Spain, the discovery site † 159201–159300 159215 Apan 2005 WS59 APAN, Associazione Provinciale Astrofili Novaresi, the Italian amateur astronomical association that oversees the Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno, the discovery site † 159301–159400 159351 Leonpascal 2007 EB10 Leon Pascal Kocher, grandchild of the discoverer † 159401–159500 159409 Ratte 1999 OJ Hyacinthe de Ratte, 18th-century French astronomer † 159701–159800 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 † 159801–159900 159827 Keithmullen 2003 TD2 Keith Mullen, American vice president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club of Sierra Vista, Arizona (see also 133753 Teresamullen) † Preceded by
158,001–159,000Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 159,001–160,000Succeeded by
160,001–161,000Categories:
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