Asteroids named after people called Jaan
馃懚 Jaan as a baby name
Estonian astronomer Jaan Einasto (b. 1929) discovered the presence of dark matter in the universe in 1974, and he noted the regular cell-like structure in the large scale-distribution of superclusters of galaxies in 1977. Still a very active scientist, he has written more than 250 scientific papers.Discovered 8 February 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Jaan Kaplinski (b. 1941) is an Estonian writer, philosopher, and culture critic. He has published numerous collections of poems, prose and essays. He is also an amateur astronomer and has written a popular astronomy book.Discovered 10 January 1998 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
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