Asteroids named after people called Piero
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(5727) Pierobenvenuti
Named in honor of Italian astronomer Piero Benvenuti (b. 1946), in appreciation of his long service to astronomy as the IAU General Secretary (2015–2018) and as Interim GS (2023–2024). He is professor emeritus of the University of Padua. Piero spearheaded the defense of dark and quiet skies for astronomers and as a cultural heritage of humanity.Discovered 19 January 1988 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(7866) Sicoli
Named in honor of Piero Sicoli (b. 1954), leader of a group of amateur astronomers who have, for some years, been observing minor planets and comets from Sormano Observatory, near Como. As well as making a number of discoveries, Sicoli has undertaken fine follow-up work of near-Earth objects and has computed many orbits.Discovered 13 October 1982 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(11605) Ranfagni
Piero Ranfagni (b. 1949) worked for many years as a technician at Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. He is on the technical staff of the TIRGO Telescope and in the project office of LBT. He has also been very active in the history of astronomy and in popular astronomy.Discovered 19 October 1995 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(18079) Lion-Stoppato
Piero Francesco Lion-Stoppato (b. 1969), of the University of Padua, participated in the initial phases of the Cassini/Huygens cruise and managed the spear model for simulating flight commands. He is helping analyze data collected during the Huygens probe entry and descent into the atmosphere of Saturn VI (Titan).Discovered 27 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(20451) Galeotti
Piero Galeotti (b. 1942), professor of physics at the University of Torino, is involved in experimental cosmic-ray physics and neutrino astrophysics. He is also very active in scholarly and popular conferences. The name was suggested by V. Zappalà.Discovered 15 May 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(24856) Messidoro
Piero Messidoro (b. 1950) is an Italian space engineer who has developed projects and technologies in human and robotic space exploration, notably the International Space Station, new generation transportation systems and moon and Mars missions. He gives international lectures on space exploration system engineering.Discovered 15 January 1996 by Tombelli, M., Casacci, C., Cima Ekar
(44574) Lavoratti
Piero Lavoratti (b. 1935), an Italian amateur astronomer, has contributed to the construction and refurbishing of many astronomical observatory systems. His efforts are devoted to obtaining the best results in astronomical imaging.Discovered 4 April 1999 by Tesi, L., Tombelli, M., San Marcello
(46720) Pierostroppa
Piero Stroppa (b. 1956) has worked for the Italian magazine of astronomy and space science Nuovo Orione since 1992. A high-school physics teacher, he has written many papers and books on popular astronomy and scientific didactics.Discovered 13 August 1997 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello
(61195) Martinoli
Piero Martinoli (b. 1941) is professor of physics and leader of the superconductivity research group at the University of Neuchatel.Discovered 28 July 2000 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(288615) Tempesti
Piero Tempesti (1917–2011) was an Italian astronomer. He was particularly interested in variable stars, novae, asteroids and comets. He was a member of the International Astronomical Union and participated in the work of Division V and Commission 27 (Variable Stars).Discovered 11 July 2004 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona