ユルバン・ルヴェリエ
This minor planet was named after John Couch Adams (1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomer, who predicted the existence and position of Neptune, simultaneously with French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier, "(also see 1997 Leverrier)". The lunar crater "Adams" is also named in his honour. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 ().