Meanings of minor planet names: 555001–556000 explained

555001–555100

|-id=092| 555092 Annasusanne || || Anna Susanne Jahn (b. 1961) is the wife of the discoverer and a well-known German painter and printmaker in monotypes and watercolors. || |}

555101–555200

|-id=112| 555112 Monika || || Monika Ponikiewska (born 1985) is the fiancée of the astronomer Michal Kusiak, who co-discovered this minor planet. || |-id=120| 555120 Ottoguthier || || Otto Guthier (b. 1953), a German oenologist and amateur astronomer. || |-id=128| 555128 Birštonas || || Birštonas is a scenic resort and a spa town, population about 4000, in Lithuania. It is located 30 km south of Kaunas, on the right bank of the Nemunas River. Birštonas was granted its city rights in 1529, and was designated as a city in 1966. || |-id=152| 555152 Oproiu || || Tiberiu Oproiu (1939–2020) was a Romanian researcher and professor at the Cluj-Napoca Astronomical Institute and University, respectively. || |}

555201–555300

|-id=227| 555227 Claraisabella || || Clara Isabella Hormuth (2022 April 6) is the name of the stillborn daughter of the discoverer. || |-id=292| 555292 Bakels || || Corrie Bakels (born 1942) is a Dutch archaeobotanist || |}

555301–555400

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555401–555500

|-id=468| 555468 Tokarczuk || || Olga Tokarczuk (born 1962) is a Polish writer and activist who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. Her works presents pancultural insight into the eastern European region seen as a land, where large historical events interline with the life of ordinary people. || |}

555501–555600

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555601–555700

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555701–555800

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555801–555900

|-id=802| 555802 Chengyen || || Cheng Yen (b. 1937), founded the Tzu-Chi Foundation, a Taiwanese humanitarian organization involved in medical aid, disaster relief and environmental work. She has inspired countless people to help others in need. || |}

555901–556000

|-id=955| 555955 Lurçat || || Jean Lurçat (1892–1966), a French painter, ceramist and designer of tapestry || |}