Asteroids named after people called Marco
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(7388) Marcomorelli
Marco Morelli (b. 1973) is a planetary geologist and a specialist in terrestrial impact structures and meteorites. He is Director of the Planetary Science Museum in Prato, the only institution of this kind existing in Italy. Name suggested by M. Di Martino.Discovered 23 March 1982 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(10149) Cavagna
Named in honor of Marco Cavagna (b. 1958), Italian amateur astronomer. He began observing comets, variable stars and occultations at an early age. In 1989 he was one of the promoters of the follow-up program, with special interest in NEOs, at Sormano Observatory. Cavagna introduced the discoverers to the Italian astrometric community during its first meeting, held in Verona in 1991.Discovered 3 August 1994 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(10277) Micheli
Marco Micheli (b. 1983) is a researcher at the European Space Agency Space Situational Awareness Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre and a member of the Pan-STARRS1 survey's near-Earth object search team studying meteor streams.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10738) Marcoaldo
Marco Aldo Ferreri (b. 1981), son of the discoverer, collaborated with his father in his observing campaigns and helped him write astronomical books.Discovered 17 March 1988 by W. Ferreri, La Silla
(11951) Marcoschioppa
Marco Schioppa (b. 1960) is an Italian professor of experimental physics at the University of Calabria and director of High Energy Laboratory. He designed key components for the ATLAS experiment at CERN and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson. Marco promotes experimental physics in schools among younger students.Discovered 12 January 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo, Farra d'Isonzo
(16250) Delbo
Marco Delbó (b. 1972) has contributed significantly to knowledge of the physical properties of near-Earth asteroids by means of thermal-infrared observations and modeling. He has derived an estimate of the thermal inertia of near-Earth asteroids, which is vital for reliable calculations of orbital drift due to the Yarkovsky effect.Discovered 26 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(24818) Menichelli
Marco Menichelli (b. 1942) lives in Fiesole, an old Etruscan town near Florence. An amateur astronomer on the San Marcello team, he wrote astronomical software, focusing on transient phenomena.Discovered 23 November 1994 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(29457) Marcopolo
Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian explorer. He traveled overland to China and became an expert in the language and culture of the Far East. After 20 years he returned by sea and wrote Il Milione, the momentous account of his travels and discoveries, while in prison in Genoa.Discovered 25 September 1997 by V. Goretti, Pianoro
(31415) Fenucci
Marco Fenucci (b. 1992) is an Italian researcher at ESA's NEO Coordination Centre at the European Space Research Institute (Italy) who specializes in the dynamical characterization of asteroids. He developed a framework for the computation of proper orbital elements of planet-crossing asteroids.Discovered 10 January 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(44005) Migliardi
Marco Migliardi (b. 1957) is a friend of the discoverer. A teacher of Italian language and literature in secondary education, he is also an amateur astronomer on the team of the alpine Col Druscié Observatory at Cortina d´Ampezzo, where he devotes himself to the discovery of supernovae.Discovered 25 September 1997 by V. Goretti, Pianoro
(49443) Marcobondi
Marco Bondi (b. 1963) works at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Bologna, where his research activity is mainly focused on radio studies of active galactic nuclei and star-forming galaxies. His multiwavelength surveys are aimed at investigating the properties and cosmological evolution of the sub-millijansky population.Discovered 22 December 1998 by Guidetti, D., Masotti, E., Montelupo
(50275) Marcocasalini
Marco Casalini (b. 1966) is an Italian amateur astronomer and a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo. He is involved in the maintenance of the Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory in Montelupo Fiorentino.Discovered 4 February 2000 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(56361) Marcomontagni
Marco Montagni (b. 1956) is an Italian amateur astronomer. Committed to astronomy and astrometry, he was one of the first to support the Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory (K83) in Montelupo.Discovered 4 February 2000 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M., San Marcello
(63463) Calamandrei
Marco Calamandrei (b. 1954) is an Italian amateur astronomer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo. Before he retired, he was an anesthesiologist at the Meyer pediatric hospital in Florence.Discovered 20 July 2001 by Tombelli, M., Tesi, L., San Marcello
(74818) Iten
Marco Iten (b. 1950) is a goldsmith and a skilled model train hobbyist, living in Gordola, Switzerland. He is also an amateur astronomer who observes asteroidal occultations and meteoroid impacts on the Moon.Discovered 7 October 1999 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(99389) Marconovi
Marco Novi (1960–2016) was an Italian amateur astronomer who worked at the Tavolaia Astronomical Observatory, Santa Maria a Monte. He devoted himself to the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 5 January 2002 by M. Tombelli L. Tesi, San Marcello
(100726) Marcoiozzi
Marco Iozzi (b. 1965) is a member of the astrometry team of the Astronomical Observatory “Beppe Forti” (code K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.Discovered 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., Cima Ekar
(113213) Marcoolmo
Marco Olmo (b. 1948) is an Italian ultra-marathon runner. Known as “the man who stopped time”, he ran several desert marathons around the world. He won the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (a 167-km race between France, Italy and Switzerland) in 2006 and 2007. In 2016 he won the Ultra Bolivia Race.Discovered 6 September 2002 by F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore
(183294) Langbroek
Marco Langbroek (b. 1970) is a Dutch archaeologist and amateur astronomer whose main interests lie in meteor astronomy. He is an avid meteor observer, active within the Dutch Meteor Society. The name was suggested by S. Kürti.Discovered 9 October 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
(229723) Marcoludwig
Marco Ludwig (b. 1982) is a German amateur astronomer and head of the Volkshochschule Observatory in Neumünster. His tireless work in public relations enabled the observatory to be expanded and made it a well-known institution in the German astronomical community.Discovered 11 April 2007 by W. Ries, Altschwendt
(239105) Marcocattaneo
Marco Cattaneo (b. 1963) is a science journalist and director of the Italian edition of Scientific American.Discovered 28 April 2006 by , Vallemare Borbona 101216 Casulli, V. S.