Italian astronomer
Giovanni de Sanctis (born 1949) is an Italianastronomer and discoverer ofminor planets at theOsservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Astronomical Observatory of Turin) inTurin, Italy. His name is sometimes speltDeSanctis, particularly in theMinor Planet Circulars.[2] TheMinor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 42 numbered minor planets, most of which he discovered at ESO'sLa Silla site in northern Chile in the early 1980s.[1]
The Vestian asteroid3268 De Sanctis was named byHenri Debehogne in honor of his co-discoverer.[3][4] Naming citation was published on 22 June 1986 (M.P.C. 10849).[5]
List of discovered minor planets
[edit]| 2461 Clavel[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| 2765 Dinant[1] | March 4, 1981 |
| 2788 Andenne[1] | March 1, 1981 |
| 2958 Arpetito[1] | February 28, 1981 |
| 3016 Meuse[1] | March 1, 1981 |
| 3121 Tamines[1] | March 2, 1981 |
| 3235 Melchior[1] | March 6, 1981 |
| 3268 De Sanctis[1] | February 26, 1981 |
| 3308 Ferreri[1] | March 1, 1981 |
| 3610 Decampos[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| 3740 Menge[1] | March 1, 1981 |
| 4192 Breysacher[1] | February 28, 1981 |
| 4821 Bianucci | March 5, 1986 |
| 4931 Tomsk[1] | February 11, 1983 |
| 4993 Cossard[1] | April 11, 1983 |
| 5248 Scardia[1] | April 6, 1983 |
| 5365 Fievez[1] | March 7, 1981 |
| 5388 Mottola[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| 6168 Isnello[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| 6364 Casarini[1] | March 2, 1981 |
| 6509 Giovannipratesi[1] | February 12, 1983 |
| 7156 Flaviofusipecci[1] | March 4, 1981 |
| 7233 Majella | March 7, 1986 |
| 7515 Marrucino | March 5, 1986 |
| (7810) 1981 DE[1] | February 26, 1981 |
| (7916) 1981 EN[1] | March 1, 1981 |
| (7922) 1983 CO3[1] | February 12, 1983 |
| (8453) 1981 EQ[1] | March 1, 1981 |
| 8454 Micheleferrero[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| (8619) 1981 EH1[1] | March 6, 1981 |
| (9278) 1981 EM1[1] | March 7, 1981 |
| 9523 Torino[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| 9722 Levi-Montalcini[1] | March 4, 1981 |
| (11479) 1986 EP5 | March 6, 1986 |
| (12987) 1981 EF2[1] | March 5, 1981 |
| 16368 Città di Alba[1] | February 28, 1981 |
| 16372 Demichele[1] | March 7, 1981 |
| 17357 Lucataliano[2] | August 23, 1978 |
| (17403) 1986 EL5 | March 6, 1986 |
| 26800 Gualtierotrucco[1] | March 6, 1981 |
| (30768) 1983 YK[3] | December 29, 1983 |
| 52242 Michelemaoret[1] | March 3, 1981 |
| 69245 Persiceto[1] | March 1, 1981 |
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