Meanings of minor planet names: 276001–277000
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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 276601–276700 | |||
| 276681 Loremaes | 2003 YT24 | Lore Maes (born 2008) is the goddaughter of Jeroen Maes, friend of the discoverers. † | |
| 276701–276800 | |||
| 276781 Montchaibeux | 2004 JW16 | Montchaibeux, a small mountain in the Swiss Jura. † | |
| 276901–277000 | |||
| 276975 Heller | 2004 VU69 | Heller László (1907-1980), a Hungarian professor and mechanical engineer. † | |
| Preceded by 275,001–276,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 276,001–277,000 |
Succeeded by 277,001–278,000 |
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