Meanings of minor planet names: 153001–154000 explained

153001–153100

|-id=078| 153078 Giovale || || John P. Giovale (born 1943), chairman of the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board during 2001–2007 || |}

153101–153200

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153201–153300

|-id=284| 153284 Frieman || || Joshua Frieman (born 1959), American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || |-id=289| 153289 Rebeccawatson || || Rebecca Watson (born 1980), American radio, blog, and Internet (The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe) science advocate || |-id=298| 153298 Paulmyers || || PZ Myers (born 1957), American associate professor of biology and public educator, author of the blog Pharyngula || |}

153301–153400

|-| 153301 Alissamearle || || Alissa M. Earle (born 1991) completed her PhD research on Pluto's long-term seasonal cycles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while serving as a composition analysis team member for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. || |-id=333| 153333 Jeanhugues || || Jean-Hugues Blanc (born 1971), French member of the Astronomical Society of Montpellier (French: Société astronomique de Montpellier) and astronomer at the discovery Pises Observatory || |}

153401–153500

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153501–153600

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153601–153700

|-id=686| 153686 Pathall || || Patrick Hall (born 1968), Canadian-American astronomer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey || |}

153701–153800

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153801–153900

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153901–154000

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