Asteroids named after people called Marius

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(26955) Lie

Marius Sophus Lie (1842-1899) was a Norwegian mathematician who formulated the theory of finite continuous groups of transformations, now called Lie groups. This theory and its generalizations have had a major impact on the development of twentieth-century algebra, as well as in celestial mechanics.Discovered 30 June 1997 by P. G. Comba, Prescott

(225033) Maskoliunas

Marius Maskoliūnas (b. 1972) is a Lithuanian astronomer, known for his work on stellar photometry, galactic structure and gravitational microlensing. Together with K. Černis he discovered a few asteroids in 2009–2010. He is the author of more than 50 scientific papers and popular science articles.Discovered 23 March 2007 by J. Zdanavičius K. Černis, Moletai

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