Asteroids named after people called Augusto

(11667) Testa

Augusto Testa (b. 1950), Italian amateur astronomer, observes minor planets at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory. Over the past few years he has developed a lot of software dedicated to the observation of minor planets, and these are widely used by the Italian community of astrometric observers.Discovered 19 October 1997 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello

(16766) Righi

Italian experimental physicist Augusto Righi (1850-1921) continued Heinrich Hertz's research on electromagnetism and served as an inspiration to his student Marconi.Discovered 18 October 1996 by V. Goretti, Pianoro

(26681) Niezgay

Augusto German Niez Gay (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Instituto San Jose Adoratrices, Concordia, Entre Rios, Argentina.Discovered 18 March 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro

(113661) Augustodaolio

Augusto Daolio (1947–1992) was an Italian singer who was front man of the very popular Italian band Nomadi. He was also a painter.Discovered 2 October 2002 by M. Lombardo F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore