Asteroids named after people called Alessandro
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Named in honor of Alessandro Rossi (b. 1964), member of the Group of Satellite Flight Dynamics at the Istituto CNECE in Pisa. Rossi is an expert in space geodesy and participated in the Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) mission. He also studies the manmade space debris that pollutes the near-Earth environment. Rossi has used his expertise to study natural “debris” around space mission targets to optimize encounter/rendezvous operations. He has also studied the hazard of earth-crossing objects. Name suggested and citation prepared by M. A. Barucci and M. Fulchignoni.Discovered 15 September 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
Italian painter Moretto (Alessandro Bonvicino, 1498--1554) is recognized as one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance and produced fine altarpieces and religious works. His works are exhibited all over the world, including at the National Gallery of London.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar
Named in memory of Alessandro Casagrande (1922-1964). Composer and orchestra conductor, he skillfully headed the music school in Terni and served as artistic manager of the city's symphonic bureau “S. Falchi”. He was also a painter. In 1965 an international piano competition was named for him.Discovered 27 September 1995 by Stroncone, Stroncone
Alessandro Frigeri (b. 1973) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) who has created spectral parameter maps of Vesta using data from the Dawn spacecraft mission.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
Alessandro Tesi (b. 1964) is the younger son of the discoverer.Discovered 13 August 1998 by L. Tesi, San Marcello
Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. He is mainly remembered as the author of the novel I promessi sposi (The Betrothed), a masterpiece of world literature, about the story of a long-deferred marriage of two peasants named Renzo and Lucia.Discovered 1 October 1997 by Sicoli, P., Testa, A., Sormano
Alessandro Bisentini and Francesco Villa met in Milan at the Center School of Theatre in 1995. In a short time they became a popular Italian comedian duo, and their success was consolidated by a book in 2001 and a movie in 2005. The name was suggested by the second discoverer, a long-time friend of both comedians.Discovered 29 August 1997 by Sicoli, P., Chiavenna, P., Sormano
Alessandro Pieri (1969-2000) was an amateur astronomer from childhood and was for many years a member of the Associazione Astrofili Valdinievole, an organization of amateur astronomers in northern Tuscany. He was an active meteor observer and an astrophotographer.Discovered 3 May 1994 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G., San Marcello
Alessandro Roccati (b. 1941) is an Italian archaeologist and Egyptologist. He is Emeritus Professor of Egyptology at the University of Turin and a national member of the Italian Academy of Sciences. During his long career he organized and participated in numerous excavation campaigns in Egypt and Sudan.Discovered 21 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
Alessandro Dimai (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer. For over twenty years Dimai has been an active member of the team of the alpine Col Drusci Observatory at Cortina d'Ampezzo. With indefatigable enthusiasm he successfully devoted himself to the discovery of supernovae.Discovered 15 November 1998 by V. Goretti, Pianoro
Alessandro Mazzanti (b. 1964) is an amateur astronomer and has been president of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2020. He observes minor planets, especially NEOs.Discovered 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G., Cima Ekar
Alessandro Marchini (b. 1965) is a computer scientist in the physics department and director of the astronomical observatory of the University of Siena. He also works in the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 11 September 2001 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L., San Marcello
Italian scientist Alessandro Serpieri (1823-1885) was a teacher of mathematics and physics. As an astronomer, he determined the Perseid radiant and studied the solar eclipse of 1870 Dec. 22. He also analyzed the Italian earthquakes of 1872 and 1875.Discovered 9 November 1999 by V. Goretti, Pianoro
Alessandro Barbero (b. 1959) is an Italian historian and novelist. He is a specialist of the Middle Ages, the author of several novels, and winner of Italy's foremost literary award (Premio Strega, 1996). Barbero's work has contributed to enhancing historical consciousness among the general public in Italy, particularly the young.Discovered 13 March 1997 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G., San Marcello
Alessandro Nastasi (b. 1983) is an Italian astronomer who works at the Gal Hassin astronomical park (Isnello, Sicily). He is involved in research, teaching and dissemination activities, which he carries out with great enthusiasm.Discovered 2 October 2002 by M. Di Martino F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore
Alessandro Ilari (b. 1968) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He is an astronomical popularizer and has been an active member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2015.Discovered 30 December 1999 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., San Marcello
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508–1578) was an Italian scholar and astronomer. He was the first, many years before Johann Bayer, to label stars with letters (Latin alphabet). Piccolomini's De le stelle fisse (1540) is considered by many to be the first modern celestial atlas.Discovered 5 August 2008 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
Alessandro Alimenti (b. 1967) is an Italian physicist turned physician. After a degree in astrophysics, he shifted to the medical field and is now a senior radiologist in neuroradiology. He is a member of both the Société jurassienne d'astronomie and the British Interplanetary Society.Discovered 14 April 2009 by M. Ory, Vicques
Alessandro Malaspina (1754–1810) was an Italian navigator. He explored the Pacific Ocean during 1789–1794 in the service of Spain, visiting Chile, Alaska, the Philippines, New Zealand and Australia. He was unjustly sentenced to eight years in prison upon his return and could not publish the report of his journey, which was mostly forgotten for a century.Discovered 15 September 1977 by E. Colombini, Palomar
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