Meanings of minor planet names: 149001–150000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
149201–149300
149243 Dorothynorton 2002 RL239 Dorothy S. Norton, scientific illustrator specializing in astronomy, geology and paleontology
149244 Kriegh 2002 RZ240 James D. Kriegh, American civil engineering professor and meteorite hunter
149501–149600
149528 Simónrodríguez 2003 FD129 Simón Rodríguez, 18th-19th-century Venezuelan pedagogue and philosopher, teacher and mentor of Simón Bolivar, The Liberator
149573 Mamorudoi 2003 YK180 Mamoru Doi, Japanese astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
149701–149800
149728 Klostermann 2004 KR1 Karel Klostermann, 19th-20th-century Czech-German writer, author of novels and short stories
149801–149900
149865 Michelhernandez 2005 QS88 Michel Hernandez, French amateur astronomer
149884 Radebeul 2005 RD9 Radebeul, Saxony, Germany, home to the Sternwarte "Adolph Diesterweg" Radebeul (Radebeul "Adolph Diesterweg" Public Observatory), where this minor planet was discovered
149901–150000
149951 Hildakowalski 2005 TL14 Hildegard Kowalski (b 1927), the mother of the discoverer. [MPC 84382]
149955 Maron 2005 TK49 Maron is the childhood nickname of Marion Lorenz, the discoverer's wife and a committed teacher of sports and geography
149968 Trondal 2005 TF152 Odd Trondal, a member of the Norwegian Astronomical Society since 1968, was elected a Member of Honour in 2003
Preceded by
148,001–149,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 149,001–150,000
Succeeded by
150,001–151,000
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