Meanings of minor planet names: 274001–275000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
274001–274100
274020 Skywalker 2007 RW15 Skywalker is the family name of the fictional characters Luke and Anakin in the Star Wars universe.
274084 Baldone 2008 AU101 Baldone, a city in the southwest of Riga.
274101–274200
274137 Angelaglinos 2008 FC6 Angela Glinos (born 1962), Canadian computer scientist.
274201–274300
274213 Satriani 2008 JA6 Descended from Italian immigrants, Joseph "Joe" Satriani (b. 1956), aka Satch, was born in Westbury, New York. He was recruited by Mick Jagger and then toured with Deep Purple as the lead guitarist. He is considered to be a highly technical rock guitarist and has been referred to as a top guitar virtuoso.
274300 UNESCO 2008 QG24 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
274301–274400
274301 Wikipedia 2008 QH24 Wikipedia is a free, copyleft, collaboratively edited online encyclopedia launched in 2001.
274333 Voznyukigor 2008 RT21 Igor Mykolayovych Voznyuk (b. 1964), a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Department of the Kyiv University, is an optician by profession.
274334 Kyivplaniy 2008 RP22 Kyiv Planetarium, one of the leading cultural and educational centers of Ukraine to promote astronomy.
274801–274900
274810 Fedáksári 2008 YP25 Sári Fedák (1879–1955), a Hungarian actress and singer, one of the most well known prima donnas of her time.
274843 Mykhailopetrenko 2009 QF30 Mykhailo Mykolayovych Petrenko (1817-1862), a Ukrainian poet.
274860 Emilylakdawalla 2009 RE26 Emily Lakdawalla (b. 1975), an American planetary geologist.
274901–275000
274981 Petrsu 2009 TV2 Petrozavodsk State University.
Preceded by
273,001–274,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 274,001–275,000
Succeeded by
275,001–276,000
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