Carlos Ulrrico Cesco (died 1987) was anArgentineastronomer. He lived most of his life in San Juan, Argentina. He was a well-knowndiscoverer of minor planets credited by theMinor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of 19 numbered minor planets.[1][2]
His older brother, Ronaldo P. Cesco, was a mathematician and celestial mechanician and director of theLa Plata Observatory.[2] They both studied at theUniversidad de la Plata.
| 1770 Schlesinger[A] | May 10, 1967 |
| 1829 Dawson[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 1867 Deiphobus | March 3, 1971 |
| 1917 Cuyo[B] | January 1, 1968 |
| 1919 Clemence[C] | September 16, 1971 |
| 1920 Sarmiento[C] | November 11, 1971 |
| 1958 Chandra | September 24, 1970 |
| 1991 Darwin[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 2308 Schilt[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 2399 Terradas | June 17, 1971 |
| 2504 Gaviola[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 3833 Calingasta[C] | September 27, 1971 |
| 5299 Bittesini | June 8, 1969 |
| 5757 Tichá[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 8127 Beuf | April 27, 1967 |
| 8128 Nicomachus[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 10450 Girard[A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 11437 Cardalda[C] | September 16, 1971 |
| (30720) 1969 GB | April 9, 1969 |
| A withA. R. Klemola,B withA. G. Samuel,C withJ. Gibson | |
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TheCarlos Ulrico Cesco Observatory is named after him(formerly known as theFélix Aguilar Observatory).
The outer main-belt asteroid1571 Cesco, discovered byMiguel Itzigsohn at La Plata Observatory in 1950, was named after Carlos and Ronaldo Cesco.[2] The official naming citation was published by the MPC on 6 June 1982 (M.P.C. 6954).[3]
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