Asteroids named after people called Carlo
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(8398) Rubbia
Named in honor of the Italian physicist Carlo Rubbia (b. 1934), winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in physics for his decisive contribution to the large project that led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction. His discovery has supplied a fundamental check of the unified theory of electro-weak interactions. He is the fourth Italian Nobel laureate in physics.Discovered 12 December 1993 by Farra d'Isonzo, Farra d'Isonzo
(11600) Cipolla
Carlo Cipolla (b. 1925) is a skillful chemist and amateur astronomer fond of popularizing astronomy and transmitting his passion and knowledge to the younger generations.Discovered 26 September 1995 by Stroncone, Stroncone
(12927) Pinocchio
Pinocchio was created by Italian writer Carlo Lorenzini, more properly known as Collodi. His book, written in 1883, tells the story of the wooden puppet that, through adventures and ups and downs in his life, finally became a real child.Discovered 30 September 1999 by Tombelli, M., Tesi, L., San Marcello
(13689) Succi
Carlo Succi (1919-2000), a professor of physics at the University of Milan, was also director of the local section of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. His interests ranged from a pioneering study of cosmic rays to the development of the Milan 50-MeV cyclotron.Discovered 9 September 1997 by V. Giuliani, Sormano
(17077) Pampaloni
Carlo Pampaloni (b. 1958) is an amateur astronomer who has specialized in visual observations of variable stars for the Groupe Européen d´Observation Stellaire since 1971. So far, he has achieved more than 50 000 visual magnitude estimates.Discovered 25 April 1999 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M., San Marcello
(24697) Rastrelli
Carlo Bartolomeo and Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli were father (c. 1670-1744) and son (1700-1771), sculptor and architect. The first created the equestrian statue of Peter I, one of the landmarks of St. Petersburg. The second built the Winter Palace, which now houses treasures of the Hermitage.Discovered 24 September 1990 by Kastel', G. R., Zhuravleva, L. V., Nauchnyj
(31271) Nallino
Italian orientalist Carlo Alfonso Nallino (1872-1938) was professor of Arabian studies at Naples and Palermo and of Muslim history and institutions at Rome. His study of astronomy and Arabian culture at Cairo University prepared him for his three-volume translation of Al-Battani's Opus Astronomicum.Discovered 25 March 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
(31476) Bocconcelli
Carlo Bocconcelli (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Discovered 10 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(78535) Carloconti
Carlo Conti (b. 1961) is a popular Italian showman who started his career as a radio showman. He moved to TV in 1985 and his most famous shows include Discoring, Aria fresca and L´Eredit.Discovered 6 September 2002 by CINEOS, Campo Imperatore
(101534) Carlobenna
Carlo Benna (b. 1962) is an Italian solar astronomer and researcher at the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino (OATo). He was an ESA postdoctoral fellow from 1992 to 1998 at SAO and has held assignments from the Smithsonian Institution for activities related to the SOHO/UVCS mission. Since 2000, Carlo has coordinated teaching activities at OATo.Discovered 25 December 1998 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(306386) Carlofavetti
Carlo Favetti (1819–1892) was an Italian politician, journalist, writer and poet who wrote in the Friulian language.Discovered 6 February 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo, Farra d'Isonzo
(325476) Carlomarchioro
Carlo Marchioro (1944–2025) was an Italian mathematical physicist who worked on integrable systems, statistical mechanics, fluid dynamics, vortex theory, friction models, and the Vlasov–Poisson equation. Notably, he proved that the 2D Navier–Stokes equation on a torus admits a globally attractive stationary solution for any Reynolds number.Discovered 10 September 2009 by ESA OGS, ESA OGS
(447682) Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi (1925–2012) was an Italian special effects artist. He won Academy awards for best visual effects for King Kong (1976), Alien (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).Discovered 15 January 2007 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
(545571) Carlobaccigalupi
Carlo Baccigalupi (b. 1968) is an Italian astronomer and a full professor at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy. His research interests include cosmology and the early universe, and interpretation of observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the Large Scale Structure.Discovered 28 August 2011 by Y. Ivashchenko, Andrushivka