Asteroids named after people called Francesco
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(6892) Lana
Francesco Lana (1631–1687), an Italian Jesuit, professor of physics and mathematics, first explored the concept for a vacuum airship, bringing human flight into the field of science. He also originated the idea and concept of an alphabet for the blind, which was developed later by Louis Braille.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar
(7640) Marzari
Named in honor of Francesco Marzari (b. 1961), an Italian planetary scientist at the University of Padova who has carried out extensive and innovative work on the formation of planets, the dynamics of interplanetary dust, the collisional evolution of main-belt and Trojan minor planets and, in particular, minor planet families. Name proposed and citation written by P. Farinella.Discovered 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(7918) Berrilli
Francesco Berrilli (b. 1958) is a professor in the Physics Department of the University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, where he teaches a solar physics and astrophysics laboratory. He is Principal Investigator of the ADAHELI solar satellite project of the Italian Space Agency.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(8266) Bertelli
Named in memory of Francesco Bertelli (1794-1844), Italian astronomer at the observatory of Bologna and successor to P. Caturegli (1786-1833) as professor of astronomy at the University of Bologna. Only the first volume of his book, Elementi di Meccanica Celeste, was published at Bologna (1841) before his untimely death. He collaborated in the calculation of the Effemeridi, the annual publication initiated in 1715 by E. Manfredi (1674-1739) and that ceased with Bertelli's death in 1844.Discovered 1 October 1986 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
(9934) Caccioppoli
Francesco Caccioppoli (1855-1904) directed the Naval Institute in Procida, near Napoli, and was a passionate observer of the sky. Renato Caccioppoli (1904-1959) was an outstanding mathematician who carried out seminal work on linear and nonlinear differential equations. The name was suggested by E. Perozzi.Discovered 20 October 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(10875) Veracini
Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768), born in Florence, studied violin with his uncle, Antonio Veracini, and with Casini and Feroci of Florence cathedral. His exuberant compositions and virtuosity caused the young Tartini to isolate himself to practice. The Sonate Accademiche (1711) show remarkable energy and brilliance.Discovered 7 October 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(12722) Petrarca
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) was an Italian poet famous for his Sonnets (1327-1374), which were dedicated to his muse, Laura. He was born in Arezzo and died in the Euganean Hills. Petrarca may be regarded as one of the greatest scholars of his age. His critical spirit made him the founder of Renaissance humanism.Discovered 10 August 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(15460) Manca
Francesco Manca (b. 1966), an amateur astronomer at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory, has made several observations of potentially hazardous asteroids, computing for each of them future and past close encounters with our planet.Discovered 25 December 1998 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L., San Marcello
(18102) Angrilli
Francesco Angrilli (b. 1937), of the University of Padua, is a pioneer in research on tethered satellites. He is project manager and co-investigator of the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument.Discovered 3 June 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(18583) Francescopedani
Francesco Pedani (1953-1998) was an amateur astronomer, biologist and school teacher of science and mathematics. In 1988 he founded the Societ Astronomica Fiorentina, an association of amateur astronomers based in Florence, Italy. He was its first president until his untimely death.Discovered 7 December 1997 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M., Cima Ekar
(20103) de Vico
The Jesuit Francesco de Vico (1805-1848), best known as the discoverer of seven comets, including 54P and 122P, was director of the Observatory of Collegio Romano in Rome from 1838 to 1848. De Vico was born in the city of Macerata, and the Osservatorio di Monte D'Aria di Serrapetrona is dedicated to him.Discovered 6 May 1995 by R. Calanca, Cavezzo
(20353) Gianotto
Francesco Gianotto (b. 1994) is an Italian aerospace engineer working at ESA’s Planetary Defence Office. His work focuses on orbit determination and impact monitoring of near-Earth asteroids, and he is a developer of ESA’s Meerkat software for detecting imminent impactors.Discovered 19 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20752) Topputo
Francesco Topputo (b. 1978) is an Italian professor at Politecnico di Milano. His main research activities are in the field of navigation and autonomy of cubesats in deep space. Francesco has contributed to small-body exploration as part of the Rosetta mission and as the Guidance, Navigation, and Control lead of the Milani Cubesat on Hera.Discovered 9 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22435) Pierfederici
Francesco Pierfederici (b. 1973) developed software for the Pan-STARRS moving object processing system and Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. Name suggested by P. and R. Jedicke.Discovered 12 April 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(30305) Severi
Francesco Severi (1879-1961), a student of Corrado Segre and later a professor at the University of Rome, wrote more than 400 books and papers on mathematics, history, education and philosophy. He was one of the major exponents of the Italian school of algebraic geometry.Discovered 1 May 2000 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(31189) Tricomi
Francesco Giacomo Tricomi (1897-1978) was a professor in Torino and a prolific researcher in classical mathematical analysis. In the 1920s he solved a partial differential equation with mixed (elliptic/hyperbolic) boundary conditions. In the 1940s Tricomi's equation became the basic tool for modeling transonic flow.Discovered 27 December 1997 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(39748) Guccini
Francesco Guccini (b. 1940) is an Italian folk composer and singer, very famous for his popular songs.Discovered 28 January 1997 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G., San Marcello
(41206) Sciannameo
Francesco Sciannameo (b. 1941) is a professor of general surgery and head physician of the general surgery facility of the Terni hospital. As an amateur astronomer, he takes an active part in the life of the Polino Observatory.Discovered 27 November 1999 by Osservatorio Polino, Polino
(42775) Bianchini
Francesco Bianchini (1662-1729), a catholic priest born in Verona, was esteemed by the popes, who assigned him to the project of calendar reform. He built a great sundial in Rome and he was a keen telescopic observer, with observations of the sun, Venus, Mars and Jupiter's satellites.Discovered 26 October 1998 by Munari, U., Castellani, F., Cima Ekar
(46392) Bertola
Francesco Bertola (b. 1937) is professor of astrophysics and director of the astronomy department at Padua University. An expert in galactic structure and dynamics, in 1962 he discovered a new type of supernova, now known as type Ib. He has also written several books on the history of astronomy.Discovered 5 January 2002 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, Cima Ekar
(82927) Ferrucci
Francesco Ferruccio (d. 1530) was the hero who, at the head of the Florentine army, fought and died for the independence of the republic of Florence in the Battle of Gavinana.Discovered 25 August 2001 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(92585) Fumagalli
Francesco Fumagalli (b. 1958) is an Italian telescope maker and amateur astronomer who observes variable stars. He lives in Bregazzana di Varese.Discovered 7 August 2000 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(127664) Denza
Francesco Maria Denza (1834–1894) was an Italian priest of the Barnabite order. He was a meteorologist and astronomer, and was the first director of the Vatican Observatory. Denza represented the pope at the 1887 Paris Astronomical Congress, where the Carte du Ciel project was initiated. The Vatican Observatory was assigned the +55°–+64° declination zone.Discovered 25 February 2003 by F. Bernardi M. Tombelli, Campo Imperatore
(129743) Grimaldi
Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663) was one of the first telescopic observers of the Moon. He wrote De lumine, the first treatise on the wave nature of light.Discovered 15 February 1999 by S. Donati, Monte Agliale
(265924) Franceclemente
Francesco Clemente (b. 1952) is an Italian painter and designer. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Discovered 21 January 2006 by , Vallemare Borbona 107741 Casulli, V. S.
(296928) Francescopalla
Francesco Palla (1954-2016) was an Italian astronomer, known for his contributions to the field of star formation. He was Director of the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory from 2005 to 2011, and author of more than 300 scientific papers. Palla coauthored, with Steve Stahler, the textbook The Formation of Stars.Discovered 17 February 1994 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G., San Marcello
(351976) Borromini
Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli (1599–1667), was an Italian architect and a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.Discovered 23 October 2006 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
(374338) Fontana
Francesco Fontana (c.1585–1656) was an Italian astronomer and telescope maker.Discovered 25 October 2005 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona