Meanings of minor planet names: 279001–280000

279001–279100

 * -id=035
 * 279035 Mara || || Mara Ruiz (born 2000), the daughter of Spanish co-discoverer Jose Maria Ruiz (currently not credited by the Minor Planet Center). || ·
 * -id=037
 * 279037 Utezimmer || || Ute Zimmer (born 1964) is a German amateur astronomer who started her work in 2007 at the Taunus Observatory in Frankfurt am Main. She has discovered numerous minor planets, including the Apollo-type object . || ·
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279101–279200

 * -id=119
 * 279119 Khamatova || || Chulpan Khamatova (born 1975), a Russian theater and film actress || ·
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279201–279300

 * -id=226
 * 279226 Demisroussos || || Demis Roussos (1946–2015), a Greek singer and performer, best remembered for being a member of Aphrodite's Child, a rock band that also included Greek musician Vangelis || ·
 * -id=274
 * 279274 Shurpakov || || Sergey Shurpakov (born 1966), a Belarusian amateur astronomer, observer of comets and discoverer of minor planets and coordinator of the "International Comet Quarterly" (ICQ) for Belarus || ·
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279301–279400

 * -id=377
 * 279377 Lechmankiewicz || || Lech Mankiewicz (born 1960), a director of the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. || ·
 * -id=397
 * 279397 Dombeck || || Thomas W. Dombeck (1945–2016) received his Physics PhD from Northwestern University. He displayed his creative genius as professor, research scientist, project director for Pan-STARRS, husband and father. || ·
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279401–279500

 * -id=410
 * 279410 McCallon || || Howard McCallon (born 1945), an American engineer. || ·
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279501–279600

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279601–279700

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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279701–279800

 * -id=723
 * 279723 Wittenberg || || Wittenberg, a town situated in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was starting point of the Reformation, where Martin Luther posted his The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. || ·
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279801–279900

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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279901–280000

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 * colspan=4 align=center | There are no named minor planets in this number range
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