 His wife, Lidiya Tseraskaya (1855–1931), who was also an astronomer, was honored by the crater "Tseraskaya" on Venus.The was incorrect in the previous three editions of "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names", which was based on "The Names of the Minor Planets" by Paul Herget in 1955 ().In the Tholen classification, "Ceraskia" is a common, stony S-type asteroid.