Asteroids named after people called Nicola
馃懚 Nicola as a baby name
Nicola Bonev (1898-1979) was for 40 years the head of the astronomy department at Sofia University and founder and director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was known for his research in celestial mechanics, theoretical astronomy, solar activity, lunar studies and cosmology.Discovered 11 September 1988 by Ivanova, V., Shkodrov, V., Smolyan
Nicola Pozio (b. 1965) is an accountant for The Spaceguard Foundation. Without his dedication to the development and support of the Foundation it would not have been possible for the discoverers to initiate and maintain the activity on NEOs at the Spaceguard Central Node.Discovered 30 September 1999 by Boattini, A., Forti, G., San Marcello
Nicola Cabibbo (1935-2010) was an Italian physicist known for his work on the weak interaction and the so-called Cabibbo angle.Discovered 21 January 1999 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
Nicola Franco Balloni (b. 1950), an Italian diplomat and scholar, has devoted his life to encouraging international cultural cooperation, and promoting his own country's language and culture. He has worked in Ukraine for many years, striving to bring the two nations closer together.Discovered 29 September 2003 by Andrushivka, Andrushivka
Nicola Piovani (b. 1946) is an Italian musician and film score composer. In 1999 he won the Academy Award for the score of the Roberto Benigni film La vita 猫 bella (Life is Beautiful).Discovered 26 August 2005 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
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