Asteroids named after people called Umberto
👶 Umberto as a baby name
Named in memory of Umberto Benvenuti (1989–2005), son of Beatrice and Piero Benvenuti. Umberto loved to explore the galaxy with his brother and best friend Eugenio in their imaginary spacecraft. He gave his family the power to face any difficulty, and helped them appreciate that we are all part of the same universe.Discovered 20 January 1988 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
Named in honor of Italian physicist Umberto Penco. After teaching high school for several years, he became a researcher in the department of physics at the University of Pisa. He has worked in astrophysics, most recently on mathematical models of chemical evolution of galaxies, and he maintains an interest in science education at secondary-school level, training teachers in astronomy and physics. Penco has assisted the San Marcello Observatory as a scientific consultant since it was first established, and he has given advice especially on the selection and improvement of the optical instrumentation.Discovered 25 October 1997 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A., San Marcello
The astrophysicist and astronaut Umberto Guidoni (b. 1954) made the first flight onboard of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1996, performing electrodynamics experiments with the TSS satellite (ASI/NASA). Guidoni is the first Italian astronaut to achieve the title of Mission Specialist.Discovered 3 November 1996 by Giuliani, V., Manca, F., Sormano
Umberto Eco (b. 1932) is an Italian philosopher and novelist, well known for his novels Il nome della rosa (1980) and Il pendolo di Foucault (1988). He is now the president of the Scuola Superiore di Studi Umanistici at the University of Bologna.Discovered 6 September 1991 by E. W. Elst, Haute Provence
With degrees in both law and physics, Umberto Dall'Olmo (1925-1980) was an amateur astronomer who principally observed Jupiter and studied flare stars with Rosino. He was also interested in the history of astronomy and worked as a technician at the University of Bologna's Institute of Astronomy.Discovered 25 September 1997 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
Umberto Caronia (1908-1993) was the father of the second discoverer.Discovered 2 January 2000 by Boattini, A., Caronia, A., San Marcello
Umberto Bonori (b. 1950) is an Italian amateur astronomer, who has been at the T.L.C. Observatory since its 1991 foundation. He collaborated in the design and construction of the observatory's electronic telescope control system. Bonori's interests in astronomy include high-resolution photography and planetary observations.Discovered 12 January 1997 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
Umberto Leotti (b. 1952) was an architect, who from 1973 to 1975 attended the S. Vittore Observatory (Bologna) with the aim of starting research activity on minor planets. He made contact with P. Herget to receive the Minor Planet Circulars and with G. A. Chebotarev to receive the annual volume of the Ephemerides of Minor Planets.Discovered 19 March 1999 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
Umberto Repetti (1947–2025) was an Italian science communicator. He was the founder and the passionate and enthusiastic president of the Meteoriti Italia association, dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge about meteorites.Discovered 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi, Campo Imperatore
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