Asteroids named after people called Francesca
馃懚 Francesca as a baby name馃惗 Francesca as a dog name
(8070) DeMeo
Named in honor of Francesca E. DeMeo (b. 1984), a postdoctoral researcher at MIT who completed her 2010 Ph.D. thesis at the Paris Observatory. An expert in spectral studies of small bodies, she extended to near-infrared wavelengths a taxonomic classification system for minor planets.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(11625) Francelinda
Francesca Tesi and Linda Tesi are granddaughters of the first discoverer.Discovered 20 October 1996 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G., San Marcello
(11804) Zambon
Francesca Zambon (b. 1981) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-Rome) who uses Dawn spacecraft spectral data to map the mineralogy of both Vesta and Ceres.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(13326) Ferri
Francesca Ferri (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the University of Padua. She is involved in space research, and played an important role on the Cassini/Huygens HASI instrument. The name was suggested by M. Fulchignoni.Discovered 17 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(84339) Francescaballi
Francesca Balli (b. 1969) has been a lawyer since 1999 and is presently a civil and commercial mediator. She is a kind and gentle person, well known for her generosity, and is the fianc茅e of the discoverer.Discovered 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore
(89739) Rampazzi
Francesca Rampazzi (b. 1945), a communications specialist, is responsible for communication and editing for the National Telescope Galileo. She is active in the project to digitize the photographic archives of the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory and instrumental in maintaining the ADAS archive.Discovered 9 January 2002 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, Cima Ekar
(112337) Francescaguerra
Francesca Guerra (b. 1984) is a mathematician and software developer specialized in space dynamics and orbit determination for SpaceDyS. Her excellent contribution for the development of the ESA NEOCC software for orbit determination and impact monitoring has been of paramount importance.Discovered 10 July 2002 by F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore
(240725) Scipioni
Francesca Scipioni (b. 1983) is an Italian planetary and data scientist. She contributed to the composition team analyses of Pluto's different geologic regions as part of the NASA New Horizons mission team.Discovered 12 April 2005 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(269762) Nocentini
Francesca Nocentini (b. 1975) is a friend of the discoverer. With a strong interest in music and both Italian and foreign literature, she has a vivid curiosity for the night sky.Discovered 4 October 1999 by G. Masi, Ceccano