Meanings of minor planet names: 270,001–280,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.

Meanings of minor planet names: 273001–274000

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
270,001–271,000 []
270373 William	2002 AE3	William Edmonds' (b. 1945) work as a software engineer at NASA was integral to the Agency's profound impact on humankind's understanding of the Earth's environment and stands in the greatest tradition of scientific efforts to better our place in the universe. †
270472 Csörgei	2002 CS316	Tibor Csörgei (b. 1972), a Slovak amateur astronomer and a keen observer of meteors, comets and asteroids. †
270553 Loureed	2002 GG178	Lewis Allan (Lou) Reed (1942-2013), an American musician, singer and songwriter. †
270601 Frauenstein	2002 NN57	Frauenstein, a small city on the crest of the Erzgebirge Mountains in Saxony, Germany. †
271,001–272,000 []
271009 Reitterferenc	2002 YE3	Ferenc Reitter (1813-1874), a Hungarian architect and engineer. †
271235 Bellay	2003 UX17	Joachim du Bellay (1522–1560), a French poet. †
271763 Hebrewu	2004 SO26	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, often abbreviated as Hebrew U, is one of the top research universities in the world. †
272,001–273,000 []
272746 Paoladiomede	2005 YA129	Paola Diomede (born 1968), the wife of the discoverer. †
274,001–275,000 []
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. †
274137 Angelaglinos	2008 FC6	Angela Glinos (born 1962), Canadian computer scientist. †
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 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. †
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. †
274981 Petrsu	2009 TV2	Petrozavodsk State University. †
275,001–276,000 []
275106 Sarahdubeyjames	2009 VP42	Sarah Jane Dubey-James (born 1977), the second daughter of the discoverer. †
275264 Krisztike	2010 AB4	Kristina Kürtiova (born 1995), a daughter of the discoverer. †
275786 Bouley	2001 QX72	Sylvain Bouley (born 1982), a planetary geologist who studies impact cratering. †
275962 Chalverat	2001 WU5	Joseph Chalverat (b. 1950), the second curator of the Jura natural science museum in Porrentruy from 1999 to 2008. †
276,001–277,000 []
276681 Loremaes	2003 YT24	Lore Maes (born 2008) is the goddaughter of Jeroen Maes, friend of the discoverers. †
276781 Montchaibeux	2004 JW16	Montchaibeux, a small mountain in the Swiss Jura. †
276975 Heller	2004 VU69	Heller László (1907-1980), a Hungarian professor and mechanical engineer. †
277,001–278,000 []
277106 Forgó	2005 GY	Forgó László (1907-1985), a Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor. †
277816 Varese	2006 GL	Varese is "the city of gardens", in a lake district with beautiful landscapes on the border of the Italian Alps. †
277883 Basu	2006 JA69	Shantanu Basu (b. 1964), an American astrophysicist. †
278,001–279,000 []
278197 Touvron	2007 EL12	Guy Touvron (b. 1950), a French Classical trumpet player and music teacher. †
278200 Olegpopov	2007 EV26	Oleg Konstantinovich Popov (born 1930) is a famous Russian circus artist. †
278384 Mudanjiang	2007 MV20	Mudanjiang, a city in the northernmost Heilongjiang Province in China. †
278447 Saviano	2007 TH	Roberto Saviano (born 1979), a writer and journalist. †
278513 Schwope	2008 CE120	Axel Schwope (born 1959), a German astronomer at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam. †
278591 Salò	2008 NZ3	The city of Salò is a historic town in northern Italy on the western bank of Lake Garda. †
278609 Avrudenko	2008 PP17	Anatoliy Viktorovych Rudenko (b. 1955), an Ukrainian scientist and surgeon. †
278986 Chenshuchu	2008 UQ205	Chen Shu-chu is a vegetable vendor and philanthropist from Taitung in Eastern Taiwan. †
279,001–280,000 []
279119 Khamatova	2009 OY1	Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova (born 1975), a famous Russian theater and film actress. †
279226 Demisroussos	2009 UR103	Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (b. 1946), a Greek singer and performer. †
279274 Shurpakov	2009 WL8	Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov (born 1966), an amateur astronomer and ICQ Coordinator for Belarus who has observed comets since 1986. †
279377 Lechmankiewicz	2010 CH1	Lech Mankiewicz (born 1960), a director of the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw. †
279410 McCallon	2010 EF144	Howard McCallon (b. 1945), an American engineer. †

Preceded by 260,001–270,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 270,001–271,000

Succeeded by 280,001–290,000