Asteroids named after people called Raffaello

(10591) Caverni

Raffaello Caverni (1837-1900), a priest born in Montelupo, was also an amateur scientist. He wrote many books, the most important of them being Storia del Metodo Sperimentale in Italia, for which he received the award of the Royal Institute of Venice on 1890 May 25.Discovered 13 August 1996 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G., Montelupo

(102224) Raffaellolena

Raffaello Lena (b. 1959) is an Italian lunar observer. He founded Selenology Today, a journal that has produced high quality amateur lunar studies. He is the Lunar Domes Coordinator of the British Astronomical Association.Discovered 10 October 1999 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca