Meanings of minor planet names: 262001–263000 explained

262001–262100

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262101–262200

|-id=106| 262106 Margaretryan || || Margaret Ryan Masiero (born 1956), the mother of the American discoverer Joseph Masiero || |}

262201–262300

|-id=295| 262295 Jeffrich || || Jeffrey Rich Jr (born 1983), an American astronomer || |}

262301–262400

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262401–262500

|-id=418| 262418 Samofalov || || (born 1963), a composer and a soloist of the Ukrainian National Philharmonic || |-id=419| 262419 Suzaka || || Suzaka, a city of about 50 000 inhabitants located in northern Nagano prefecture. || |}

262501–262600

|-id=536| 262536 Nowikow || || Igor Nowikow, a physics teacher at Markham District High School in Markham, Canada || |}

262601–262700

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262701–262800

|-id=705| 262705 Vosne-Romanée || || Vosne-Romanée, a Burgundy village situated between Beaune and Dijon, France. The village has six Grand Cru vineyards, the most famous of which is Romanée-Conti. || |}

262801–262900

|-id=876| 262876 Davidlynch || || David Lynch (born 1946), an American director, screenwriter, producer, painter, musician, photographer and occasional actor || |}

262901–263000

|-id=972| 262972 Petermansfield || || Peter Mansfield (1933–2017), an English physicist and Nobel laureate || |}