Asteroids named after people called Elisabetta
馃懚 Elisabetta as a baby name
Named in honor of Elisabetta Dotto (b. 1965), Italian planetary scientist. Dotto studied the rotational properties of a large number of minor planets by carrying out accurate photometric observations. She assisted the Galileo mission fly-by of (243) Ida by determining the spin vector and a reference shape using ground-based observations, and she contributed to the ISO mission by interpreting infrared observations. Name suggested and citation prepared by M. A. Barucci and M. Fulchignoni.Discovered 14 April 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
Elisabetta Pierazzo (1963-2011) was an expert in impact modeling, in particular of the Chicxulub impact, as well as in modeling the effects of impacts on Earth and Mars. She was an enthusiastic communicator of science to the general public and a dedicated teacher of planetary science for students and educators.Discovered 8 January 1994 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
Elisabetta Venticinque (b. 1973) has been an amateur astronomer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2020. She observes minor planets, especially NEOs.Discovered 30 January 1997 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M., Cima Ekar
Elisabetta Cioni (b. 1962) has been an amateur astronomer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2004. She is also a ceramic decorator.Discovered 14 February 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M., Cima Ekar
Elisabetta Strickland (b. 1948) is an Italian mathematician at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. She is very active in scientific dissemination of science, in particular of astronomy, astrophysics and space science.Discovered 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore
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