Asteroids named after people called Bruno
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(13197) Pontecorvo
Bruno Pontecorvo (1913-1993) was a student of Enrico Fermi and the first to theorize the neutrino oscillation that produces three different particles.Discovered 17 February 1997 by V. S. Casulli, Colleverde
(13921) Sgarbini
Bruno Sgarbini (b. 1957) directs the “G. C. Gloriosi” amateur astronomical observatory in Montecorvino Rovella, Campania. An ardent popularizer of astronomy, he is also the principal organizer of an annual international astronomy meeting. The citation is endorsed by A. W. Harris and V. Zappalà.Discovered 14 September 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(16590) Brunowalter
Berlin-born Bruno Walter (1876-1962; originally B. W. Schlesinger), great German-American conductor, was known particularly for interpretations of Mozart, Bruckner and Mahler. He lived in exile after 1938, endeavoring to preserve a German mind and culture. After World War II he conducted in Europe again.Discovered 21 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(17649) Brunorossi
Bruno Rossi (1905-1993) was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and was a pioneer of X-ray astronomy.Discovered 17 October 1996 by V. S. Casulli, Colleverde
(18845) Cichocki
Bruno Cichocki (1908-2001) was a civil engineer with a vivid interest in astronomy.Discovered 7 September 1999 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh
(21650) Tilgner
Bruno Tilgner (1933-2002) spent most of his career working for the European Space Agency. He later became a member of the strategy office. He greatly helped the discoverer in the identification of artificial satellites.Discovered 17 July 1999 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(33940) Morgado
Bruno Morgado (b. 1991) is a Brazilian adjunct professor at the Observatório do Valongo, Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He specialized in astrometry of Galilean satellites, and stellar occultations by TNOs for the characterization of dwarf planets and Centaurs.Discovered 1 June 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(39335) Caccin
Bruno Caccin (b. 1944) worked at Capodimonte Observatory in Naples for 15 years. In 1986 he became professor in astronomy at the University of Rome, Tor Vergata. His main scientific achievements are centered around radiative transportation in the sun and in various kind of stars, especially cepheids.Discovered 10 January 2002 by CINEOS, Campo Imperatore
(68947) Brunofunk
Bruno Funk (b. 1930) founded the Messelberg Observatory in 1987 and collected all means for its realization from private and public supporters. The observatory is well known for public astronomical education.Discovered 8 August 2002 by S. F. Hoenig, Palomar
(132668) Brunobozzetto
Bruno Bozzetto (b. 1938) is an Italian cartoonist, film director and illustrator. His precise, witty, and clear drawings have been used to explain dense subjects that were otherwise difficult to visualize on television, including physics, biology, genetics, global economics and the evolution of Homo sapiens.Discovered 10 July 2002 by CINEOS, Campo Imperatore
(199900) Brunoganz
Bruno Ganz (b. 1941) is a Swiss actor of theater and cinema.Discovered 8 April 2007 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
(248321) Cester
Bruno Cester (1920–2017) was an Italian physicist and astronomer, who studied double and variable stars at the Trieste Astronomical Observatory. He published numerous university texts.Discovered 14 August 2005 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
(352860) Monflier
Bruno Monflier (b. 1947) is an active promoter of scientific outreach in astronomy in France and abroad. He is the founder of “La Ferme des Etoiles”, where numerous astronomy classes are held for varied audiences. Since 1991, “La Ferme des Etoiles” has been organizing the well-known Festival d'Astronomie de Fleurance.Discovered 30 November 2008 by M. Ory, Vicques