Asteroids named after people called Massimo
馃懚 Massimo as a baby name馃惗 Massimo as a dog name
(27900) Cecconi
Massimo Cecconi (b. 1965) has worked on the GAIA mission and for the International Space Station.Discovered 7 September 1996 by Giuliani, V., Chiavenna, P., Sormano
(28860) Cappelletto
Massimo Cappelletto (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the I.S.I.S. A. Malignani, Udine, Italy.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(51406) Massimocalvani
Massimo Calvani (b. 1947) was director of the Astronomical Observatory of Padua and Asiago from 1999 to 2005, when the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey was carried out with the Schmidt telescope at Cima Ekar. His research is mainly on active galaxies, compact objects and relativistic astrophysics.Discovered 26 February 2001 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, Cima Ekar
(85819) Massimoamato
Massimo Amato (b. 1973) is an Italian amateur astronomer who has been a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2010. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florence in 2000, and currently teaches mathematics and physics in secondary schools.Discovered 12 December 1998 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(193818) Polidoro
Massimo Polidoro (b. 1969) is an Italian author and science communicator who fosters critical thinking and a sense of wonder in the public.Discovered 16 August 2001 by G. Forti L. Tesi, San Marcello
(236988) Robberto
Massimo Robberto (b. 1958), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, is leader of the Hubble Space Telescope Treasury Program on the Orion Nebula Cluster, one of the largest Hubble program dedicated to star formation.Discovered 25 August 2008 by OAM, La Sagra
(325455) Della Valle
Massimo Della Valle (b. 1957) is an Italian astronomer who has been Director of the Capodimonte observatory, INAF-Naples, since 2010. He is recognized as a worldwide expert of transient phenomena such as novae, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.Discovered 20 August 2009 by Tonincelli, M., Marinello, W., Magasa