Asteroids named after people called Paola

(12813) Paolapaolini

Paola Paolini (1947-2002) was the wife of Mauro Gherardini, amateur astronomer of the Montelupo Group.Discovered 14 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U., Cima Ekar

(12840) Paolaferrari

Paola Ferrari is head of the town library in San Marcello Pistoiese. Her contribution to the construction and the development of the Pian dei Termini Observatory has been remarkable over the years.Discovered 6 April 1997 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G., San Marcello

(177659) Paolacel

Paola Celletti (b. 1956) graduated in architecture from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. She has been an amateur astronomer and involved in public outreach, especially with young people attending junior schools. She has practiced amateur astronomy photography and made several paintings on astronomical subjects.Discovered 9 February 2005 by Boattini, A., Scholl, H., La Silla

(272746) Paoladiomede

Paola Diomede (b. 1968) is the wife of the discoverer. She deserves many credits for her patience and support in the astronomical activity of the discoverer.Discovered 29 December 2005 by S. Foglia, Suno

(283461) Leacipaola

Paola Leaci (b. 1980) is a researcher at the Physics Department of the Rome Sapienza University. Her current research fields are gravitational wave physics, gravitational wave data analysis, pulsar searches, observational relativity and cosmology.Discovered 14 August 2001 by L. Tesi, San Marcello

(454350) Paolaamico

Paola Amico (b. 1964) is a systems engineer at the European Southern Observatory. She has been a key member of teams that have developed and installed detector systems and instrumentation at the world's largest ground-based telescopes, including ESO's Very Large Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory.Discovered 30 April 2010 by WISE, WISE