François-René de Chateaubriand
The asteroid is named after Céluta, a female character in two works of fiction by François-René de Chateaubriand, "Atala" (1801) and "René" (1802). The Henry brothers had already named another of their discoveries, 152 Atala, after the heroine of "Atala". Both Atala and Céluta are American Indian fictional characters.