Asteroids named after people called Aldo
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(2189) Zaragoza
Named in memory of Aldo Zaragoza (1924-1979), a member of the staff of the Felix Aguilar Observatory for over 20 years. As head of the Calculations Office he was responsible for the analysis and reduction of the plates taken at El Leoncito, and he calculated orbits for the comets and minor planets observed.Discovered 30 August 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(5368) Vitagliano
Aldo Vitagliano (b. 1948), of the University of Naples, wrote the software program “Solex” based on personal simplifications of methods of celestial mechanics. This software allows high accuracy in computing ephemerides of solar-system bodies, including minor planets. The name was suggested by J. Meeus.Discovered 21 September 1984 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(7516) Kranjc
Named in memory of Aldo Kranjc (1919-1994), Italian astronomer at the observatories in Naples, Milan and Bologna. He succeeded F. Zagar as director of Brera-Merate Observatory in 1971. His many activities and studies included general relativity and applications of electronic techniques to astronomy and spectroscopy. He was a pioneer in Italy on numerical electronic calculus. He wrote several programs and articles on orbit determination.Discovered 18 June 1987 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
(13174) Timossi
Aldo Timossi (b. 1946) is a promoter of conventions, workshops and scientific meetings related to the advancement of planetary and minor planet study and also of the IMPACT Project (International Monitoring Program for Asteroid and Comet Threat).Discovered 14 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U., Cima Ekar
(19528) Delloro
Aldo Dell'Oro (b. 1971), recently awarded his doctorate by the University of Florence, works on the physics and the evolution of main-belt minor planets. He has developed new methods for the statistical analysis of collisions and for reconstructing conditions for the formation of Hirayama families.Discovered 4 April 1999 by D'Abramo, G., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(91214) Diclemente
Aldo Di Clemente (b. 1948), an amateur astronomer, has worked as a technician at the Campo Imperatore station of the Astronomical Observatory of Rome since 1982. His assistance has been valuable in conducting the Campo Imperatore Near- Earth Object Survey.Discovered 23 December 1998 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L., San Marcello
(99388) Londialdo
Aldo Londi (1911–2003) lived a life dedicated to art. He was an Italian painter, sculptor, and ceramist.Discovered 4 January 2002 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M., San Marcello
(143626) Sevialdo
Aldo Sevi (1939–2025) was an Italian amateur astronomer who was one of the first members of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo. A great astronomy popularizer, he guided young people towards the study of physics and astronomy.Discovered 25 April 2003 by CINEOS, Campo Imperatore
(600539) Aldoatiglio
Aldo Atiglio Falla (1909–1995) was the father of the discoverer. In the 1930s he worked as a waiter in a fashionable London restaurant frequented by some of the leading politicians and diplomats of the time. In later life he continued to work in the hospitality industry.Discovered 20 January 2012 by N. Falla, Mayhill