Asteroids named after people called Pontus
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Pontus C. Brandt (b. 1969) is a Swedish-American scientist who has served as the NASA New Horizons mission project scientist and as a mission co-investigator. In these roles he made major contributions that furthered the exploration of the Kuiper Belt and the Sun’s outer heliosphere.Discovered 23 November 2003 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
Pontus de Tyard (c. 1521-1605) was a French poet and priest, and a member of “La Pléiade”, a group of seven humanist poets. He was born at Bissy-sur-Fley in Burgundy and became bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône. In his later years he devoted himself to the study of mathematics and philosophy.Discovered 29 January 2006 by J.-C. Merlin, Nogales
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