Asteroids named after people called Gaetano

(9912) Donizetti

The Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) wrote symphonies, church and chamber music. After 1818 he composed 74 operas. He is still much esteemed today.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar

(10606) Crocco

Gaetano Arturo Crocco (1877-1968), Italian pioneer in aeronautics and space science, designed revolutionary airships and patented a cyclic pitch design for helicopter rotors. A professor of aeronautics in Rome, he founded the Italian Rocket Society.Discovered 3 November 1996 by Giuliani, V., Manca, F., Sormano