Asteroids named after people called Pietro
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(8006) Tacchini
Named in memory of Pietro Tacchini (1838-1905), Italian astronomer. He was a pioneer, with Secchi, of astrophysics in Italy and cofounded the Società degli Spettroscopisti Italiani (1871), now the Italian Astronomical Society. Director of the Modena Observatory from 1859 to 1863, he moved to the Palermo Observatory in 1879. In 1902, he was called to Rome to become director of the Central Office of Meteorology and of the Astronomical Observatory of Collegio Romano. He also studied meteorology and seismology and founded the Società Sismologica Italiana (1895).Discovered 22 August 1988 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
(10699) Calabrese
Pietro Calabrese (1944–2010) was editor of the Italian newspapers Il Messaggero and La Gazzetta dello Sport. A noted journalist, he was fascinated by the idea of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligence.Discovered 6 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10874) Locatelli
Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764), born in Bergamo, studied violin in Rome with Corelli and Valentini, becoming a virtuoso and composer. He performed in Italy, Bavaria, Berlin and settled in Amsterdam. His great L´arte del Violino (1733) comprises 12 violin concerti and 24 caprices.Discovered 4 October 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(12407) Riccardi
The historian of mathematics Pietro Riccardi (1828-1898) wrote the monumental work Biblioteca Matematica italiana dall'origine della stampa ai primi anni del XIX secolo, an annotated bibliography of all the books published by Italian scientists during the nineteenth century.Discovered 23 September 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
(21219) Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) was an Italian conductor and composer. His first opera, Cavalleria rusticana, ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.Discovered 28 November 1994 by V. S. Casulli, Colleverde
(73891) Pietromennea
Pietro Mennea (1952-2013) was an Italian sprinter, who won a gold medal in the 200-m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In 1979, he set a 200-m world record of 19.72s, a record that stood for almost seventeen years.Discovered 10 March 1997 by V. S. Casulli, Colleverde
(181241) Dipasquale
Pietro Di Pasquale (b. 1947) is a cardiologist at the hospital in Palermo city. He has written numerous papers on cardiology.Discovered 28 October 2005 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
(212373) Pietrocascella
Pietro Cascella (1921-2008) was an Italian sculptor, painter and ceramist. His greatest work is the monument at Auschwitz.Discovered 22 April 2006 by , Vallemare Borbona 107121 Casulli, V. S.
(309704) Baruffetti
Pietro Baruffetti (b. 1954), musician and amateur astronomer, is chairman of the Gruppo Astrofili Massesi. His initial interest was variable stars, but recently he has popularized the observation of asteroidal occultations in Italy, having observed many himself. He composed a piano suite entitled “Il Sistema Solare” (1982).Discovered 29 March 2008 by Tesi, L., Fagioli, G., San Marcello
(372573) Pietromenga
Pietro Menga (b. 1943), active on a voluntary basis in environmental policies, has contributed to Italian initiatives on sustainable energy use and on the protection of the night sky.Discovered 24 October 2009 by Tonincelli, M., Zanardini, F., Magasa
(836275) Pietromaffi
Pietro Cardinal Maffi (1858–1931), Archbishop of Pisa, served as President of the Vatican Observatory from 1904 till his death in 1931, and recommended to entrust the Vatican Observatory to the Society of Jesus to ensure high research standards. He founded a journal in Italian called Rivista di fisica, matematica e scienze naturali.Discovered 25 April 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis, Mount Graham