Meanings of minor planet names: 54001–55000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
54001–54100
54101–54200
54201–54300
54237 Hiroshimanabe	2000 JD₁₈	Hiroshi Manabe, Japanese illustrator †
54288 Daikikawasaki	2000 JV₅₃	Daiki Kawasaki (b. 1996), the discoverer’s oldest grandchild. †
54301–54400
54362 Restitutum	2000 KP₃₈	Latin term for "something that has been replaced or restored to its former place"; this minor planet was originally lost soon after discovery, then found again †
54401–54500
54411 Bobestelle	2000 LH₁₀	George Robert ("Bob") Stetson and Estelle Marie Ives, the discoverer's parents †
54439 Topeka	2000 MG₃	Topeka, Kansas †
54501–54600
54509 YORP	2000 PH₅	YORP effect †
54522 Menaechmus	2000 QS₁	Menaechmus, 4th-century B.C. Greek mathematician, credited with the discovery of the conic sections †
54598 Bienor	2000 QC₂₄₃	Bienor, mythological centaur that attended Pirithous' wedding, fought in the ensuing battle against the Lapiths, and was killed by Theseus †
54601–54700
54693 Garymyers	2001 FM₆	Gary Myers, American amateur astronomer, member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club †
54701–54800
54801–54900
54810 Molleigh	2001 MS₂₄	Molleigh Elena Struble (1994–2010) grew up near Yerkes Observatory, where she volunteered for educational programs such as one connecting Yerkes and the Science Museum, Tokyo. †
54820 Svenders	2001 NV₁	Enders Robinson and Sven Treitel, American pioneers of applied geophysical signal analysis †
54852 Mercatali	2001 OZ₁₆	Antonio Mercatali, Italian amateur astronomer †
54862 Sundaigakuen	2001 OW₂₅	Sundaigakuen, a high school in Tokyo, the alma mater of the discoverer †
54901–55000
54902 Close	2001 OG₇₇	Gary Close, American director of Hopkins Planetarium †
54963 Sotin	2001 PS₁₂	Christophe Sotin, a senior research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and director of the Laboratory for Planetology and Geodynamics at the University of Nantes. †
54967 Millucci	2001 PF₂₉	Vincenzo Millucci, Italian professor of mathematical physics, science communicator, and founder of the University of Siena's Florence Osservatorio Astronomico di Torre Luciana (Torre Luciana Observatory) †

Preceded by 53,001–54,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 54,001–55,000	Succeeded by 55,001–56,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

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