Maffei
Maffei is an Italian surname. It has appeared in various historical and contemporary contexts, including arts and science, and is most widely recognized today in astronomy through objects and discoveries named after Paolo Maffei.
Paolo Maffei was an Italian astronomer who identified two nearby galaxies in the 1960s, which bear his
Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 are among the closest spiral or near-spheroidal galaxies to the Local Group
Beyond astronomy, the surname Maffei has historical usage in Italian culture, associated with individuals in the