Meanings of minor planet names: 76001–77000

This is a partial list of meanings of minor planet names. See main page for an introduction.

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 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 number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars several times a year. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. Meanings marked with * are from legacy sources may not be accurate.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "SBDB".

76001–76100

Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
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76101–76200

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76201–76300

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76272 De Jong	2000 EJ110	Eric De Jong, American astronomer	JPL · 76272

76301–76400

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76309 Ronferdie	2000 EX137	Ronald Ferdie (1939–2007) worked in the aerospace industry in the early days of the Apollo program at the Marshall Space Flight Center. He served in the executive of a number of amateur astronomy clubs across the U.S., inspiring and encouraging many beginners to the endeavor.	JPL · 76309

76401–76500

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76501–76600

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76601–76700

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76628 Kozí Hrádek	2000 HC	Kozí Hrádek, a remnant of a 14th-century castle near Tábor, abandoned since the end of the 15th century.	JPL · 76628

76701–76800

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76713 Wudia	2000 JT8	Milan Wudia (1963–2007) was an outstanding Czech engineer and a pioneer of automated telescopes. He worked at the Nicolas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno, and among his works was a computer control system of the Ondřejov 0.65-m telescope with which this minor planet was discovered.	JPL · 76713

76801–76900

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

76901–77000

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Named minor planet	Provisional	This minor planet was named for...	Ref · Catalog
There are no named minor planets in this number range

References

Preceded by 75,001–76,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 76,001–77,000

Succeeded by 77,001–78,000

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