Asteroids named after people called Salvatore
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(5589) De Meis
Salvatore De Meis (b. 1930), of Milan, is engaged in the application of astronomical calculations to the dating of historical events, particularly of Babylonian astronomy. The name was suggested by J. Meeus.Discovered 23 September 1990 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(11022) Serio
Salvatore Serio (b. 1941) teaches astronomy at Palermo University, specializing in x-ray observations and modeling of solar and stellar coronae. As director of the Palermo Observatory and president of the Italian Astronomical Society, he served as a gracious and generous host for the celebrations of Ceres' bicentennial.Discovered 5 March 1986 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(17438) Quasimodo
Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968), an Italian novelist and poet, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959. One of the foremost poets of the 20th century, he devoted himself to the translation of the Gospel of John, some of Catullus' cantos and several episodes from the Odyssey.Discovered 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(97186) Tore
Salvatore Silanus (b. 1961), nicknamed Tore, is a friend of the discoverer.Discovered 28 November 1999 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(194982) Furia
Amateur astronomer and naturalist Salvatore Furia (b. 1924) founded in 1956 in Varese the “Societa' Astronomica G. V. Schiaparelli” with an astronomical observatory and a citadel of science: a place unique in Italy open to volunteers and visitors to “build a bridge between people and science”.Discovered 19 January 2002 by L. Buzzi, Schiaparelli
(470600) Calogero
Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici (b. 1971), better known as Calogero, is a French singer and a songwriter and composer. His greatest hits include “En apesanteur”, “Tien an men”, “Face à la mer” and “Un jour au mauvais endroit”.Discovered 6 August 2008 by M. Ory, Vicques