Asteroids named after people called Steponas
(288960) Steponasdarius
Steponas Darius (1896–1933), born Steponas Darašius, was a Lithuanian-American pilot. In 1933, he and Stasys Girėnas attempted a nonstop flight from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania. They crossed the Atlantic in 37 hours, but died when their plane crashed near the village of Kuhdamm, near Soldin, Germany.Discovered 11 October 2004 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J., Moletai