2076

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century 21st century 22nd century
Decades:	2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s
Years:	2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079

2076 (MMLXXVI) will be a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2076th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 76th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2070s decade.

Predicted and scheduled events

• c. May 31 - the planetoid 90377 Sedna is expected to reach its perihelion, its closest point to the Sun. It is expected to reach a distance of 76 AU, or 76 times the average distance Earth is from the Sun. Sedna has a highly elliptical orbit, thus it is difficult to locate; at its aphelion, it reaches a distance of about 942 AU. This date is subject to adjustment as Sedna's orbit is still being refined.

In fiction

• 21st century in fiction