Asteroids named after people called Marian
👶 Marian as a baby name
Marian Brasseau Hasslacher (1901-1997) and Charles Alfred (Carl) Hasslacher (1897-1973), maternal grandparents of the discoverer, encouraged and enabled his career as an astronomer.Discovered 17 November 1987 by R. P. Binzel, Anderson Mesa
Marián Urbaník (b. 1970) is a Slovak amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and active NEOCP astrometric observer at Kysuce Observatory (Kysucké Nové Mesto, Slovakia). His work includes follow-up astrometry and photometry of near-Earth objects and small Solar System bodies.Discovered 8 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
Marian Joan Bechtel (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her engineering project. She attends the Hempfield High School, Landisville, Pennsylvania.Discovered 4 March 1997 by LINEAR, Socorro
Marian Farquharson (1846–1912) was a British naturalist and women’s rights activist. She published a book on British ferns in 1881 and later campaigned for women’s equal participation in science. Though elected as the first female Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, she was barred from attending its meetings because of her gender.Discovered 15 November 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
Marián Labuda (1944–2018) was a Slovak actor, one of the most prominent of his generation. He had a long series of great theatre roles and regularly starred in both Slovak and Czech films. His most memorable performance was in the 1985 Czechoslovak cult comedy, Vesničko má středisková (My Sweet Little Village).Discovered 24 March 2011 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti, Piszkesteto
Marian H. Naiman was born in 1953 in Romania. He graduated in Chemistry from the University of Bucharest, receiving the National Academic Excellence Award. Since 2002 he has been a key member and later president of the Bucharest Astroclub, the oldest amateur club in Romania. His main focus has been spectroscopy applied to celestial bodies.Discovered 14 November 2009 by EURONEAR, La Palma
Marian Predatu (b. 1967) is a Romanian astrophysicist working at the University of Craiova, Romania, where he has built and manages the AstroED Observatory and has conducted lots of educational and public outreach activities. As a EURONEAR team member, he has contributed to light-curve and spectral studies of NEAs, validating and discovering many asteroids.Discovered 10 July 2014 by EURONEAR, La Palma
Marian Doru Șuran (b. 1951) is a Romanian astronomer and a former director of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy. He has been interested in cosmology, extragalactic astronomy, stars, astro-seismology, software development and telescopes, proposing a few national projects to improve the equipment of the institute.Discovered 4 June 2011 by EURONEAR, Cerro Tololo
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