Asteroids named after people called Virgilio
馃懚 Virgilio as a baby name
Named in memory of Virgilio Marcon (1903-1976), painter and teacher of art at San Don脿 del Piave in Venice. Also famous for building optics for amateur and professional astronomers, during the last 30 years of his life he constructed hundreds of astronomical mirrors that are still in use and famous for their quality. In 1968 he improved the technique for making aluminum mirrors and successfully worked the 1.2-meter telescope at the Merate Observatory. This technique has been carried on by his son Gianfranco, who was built mirrors up to 3 meters in diameter for infrared astronomy.Discovered 11 April 1991 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
Virgilio Fossombroni (b. 1946), a teacher of Italian Literature, developed a keen interest in science in general and taught the first rudiments of astronomy to the first discoverer when he was a little boy.Discovered 7 December 1998 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L., San Marcello
Italian astronomer Virgilio Trettenero (1822-1868) succeeded Santini as professor of astronomy at Padua. At the observatory there he observed minor planets, comets and eclipses and calculated orbits and ephemerides.Discovered 20 October 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore, Bologna
Virgilio Gonano (b. 1978) is an Italian geologist and amateur astronomer. He is a prolific contributor to many citizen science projects and is a co-discoverer of activity observed on many active asteroids. He has also co-authored many articles on minor planets.Discovered 24 December 1998 by CSS, Catalina
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