Asteroids named after people called Julius
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(1681) Steinmetz
Named in memory of Julius Steinmetz (1893-1965), pastor at Gerolfingen; orbit computer. Name proposed by O. Kippes, who found one of the identifications involving this planet.Discovered 23 November 1948 by M. Laugier, Nice
(10786) Robertmayer
Julius Robert Mayer (1814-1878), a German doctor and naturalist, created the formula for the transformation of mechanical energy into heat. In 1842 he stated the law of energy conservation. This received little notice until his work was extended by Helmholtz.Discovered 7 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(10857) Bluthner
Julius Blüthner (1824-1910) founded a piano factory in Leipzig in 1853. His instruments found high recognition because of their sonority, tone color and several technical innovations. The name Blüthner inspired friends of music around the world. Despite the elements of mass production, every piano remained a work of art.Discovered 5 March 1995 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(13370) Juliusbreza
Július Breza (1917-1991) was one of the foremost otolaryngologists in Czechoslovakia. He was the head of the otolaryngology division at the Puerile Faculty hospital in Bratislava. His work centered on endoscopic procedures to treat disorders of the bronchi and lung in children.Discovered 7 November 1998 by P. Kolény L. KornoÅ¡, Modra
(15946) Satinsky
Július Satinský (1941-2002) was a famous Slovak comic performer in radio, television, film and theater for more than four decades. He set up an intellectual comic duo with Milan Lasica in 1959, and their programs became very popular in the former Czechoslovakia. Satinský also wrote many stories for children.Discovered 8 January 1998 by Galad, A., Pravda, A., Modra
(18458) Caesar
Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.) promulgated in 46 B.C. on the advice of the Alexandrine astronomer Sosigenes what is now called the Julian calendar. In 44 B.C., after the assassination of Julius, the fifth month “Quintilis” was renamed Julius (July).Discovered 5 March 1995 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(20725) Juliuscsotonyi
Julius Thomas Csotonyi (b. 1973) is a renowned Canadian paleoartist and natural-history illustrator, who has a Master's degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology and a Ph.D. in microbiology. His earliest drawings, as young as age 3, were of dinosaurs. Julius has won the Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize three times.Discovered 5 December 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(28601) Benton
Julius Benton (b. 1949) has been a key member of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) serving as Saturn & Venus Coordinators since 1971. He has been an ALPO Board member since 1996 serving twice as Executive Director, twice as Associate Director and received the Peggy Haas Service Award in 2011.Discovered 4 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(29643) Plucker
Julius Plücker (1801-1868), German mathematician and physicist, proposed that the fundamental element in geometry need not be the point but could be the straight line, and that a duality exists between points and lines. This elegant and fruitful idea was widely exploited by later geometers.Discovered 15 November 1998 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(76000) Juliuserving
Julius Winfield Erving II (b. 1950) known as Dr. J is revered as one of the greatest and most influential basketball players of all time. His playing style combined athleticism, grace and power and he led several teams to championship seasons including two with the ABA New York Nets and one with the NBA Philadelphia 76ers.Discovered 26 February 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(180141) Sperauskas
Julius Sperauskas (b. 1950), President of Lithuanian Astronomical Union (2003-2007), is Senior Researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University. He is an expert in stellar photometry, metal deficiency and binary stars, and has constructed Coravel-type radial velocity spectrometer and several astrophotometers.Discovered 26 March 2003 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J., Moletai
(221698) Juliusolsen
Julius Olsen (b. 1873) was Dean of Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) from 1902 until 1940. Over four decades, he taught astronomy and physics to thousands of students, being instrumental in bringing science education to West Texas at the turn of the 20th Century. Suggested by his grandson, N. H. Olsen.Discovered 21 February 2007 by R. Holmes, Charleston