CITAZIONI DEI PIANETINI NUMERATI E NOMINATI

                                            Scopertia San Marcello Pistoiese – 104

 [La lista comprende ipianetini scoperti a San Marcello che sonostatiNumerati dalM.P.C. eche hanno ricevuto un Nomeda partedegli scopritori.Almomento sono 85 (AggiornamentoMaggio 2006)]

1)       (7481) San Marcello

1994 PA₁.Discovered 1994 August 11 by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Named for San Marcello Pistoiese,the mountain village where the Pian dei Termini Observatory is located and animportant all-year holiday Tuscan resort. Founded by the Romans in224 B.C., its name comes from the Roman Consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus.A pedestrian suspension bridge on the riverLima is the longest in the world. (MP Circ. 29673)

 2)       (7599) Munari

1994 PB. Discovered 1994 August 3 by A.Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese. Named in honor of UlisseMunari (1960-    ), staff astronomer at the AstronomicalObservatories of Padua and Asiago since1990. His researches are concerned with symbiotic stars, cataclysmic variables,novae and open clusters as well as minor planets. As a high-school student hefounded the Minor Planet Section of the Italian National Amateur Organization,and he still maintains his links with amateurs, allowing them access to some ofthe Italian professional telescopes. The discoverers found their first asteroidwith one of these instruments. (MPCirc. 30478)

3)      (7787) Annalaura

1994 WW. Discovered1994 November 23 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San MarcelloPistoiese.
Named in honor of Annalaura Calvani Tesi, wife of the first discoverer.(MPCirc. 30803)

4)       (7801) Goretti

1996 GG₂. Discovered 1996 April 12by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Named in honor of Vittorio Goretti (1939-    ), ahigh-school teacher of physics and mathematics inBologna for almost three decades. As anamateur astronomer, he has focused primarily on the study of minor planets, andin 1976 he was one of the founders of the survey at San Vittore . In 1995 hestarted a new program from his home in Pianoro that is mainly devoted tofollow-up observations. (MPCirc. 30803)

5)       (8051) Pistoria

1997 PP₄. Discovered 1997 August 13by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Named for the Italian city ofPistoria, situated about30 kmfromFlorence at the foot of the western slope of theCentral Apennines betweenTuscany and Aemilia. Pistoria is theancient name of the settlement dating to its founding in the second centuryB.C. by the Romans. (MPCirc. 32349)

6)        (8558) Hack

1995 PC. Discovered 1995 August 1 by L. Tesiand A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Named in honor of Margherita Hack (1922-    ), director ofthe Trieste Astronomical Observatory (1964-1987), director of the astronomydepartment of Trieste University (1985-1991 and 1996-1997) and a formerpresident of IAU Commission 29. Although her studies have ranged from opticsand solar physics to radioastronomy (galactic 21-cm emission), her main fieldsof research remain stellar spectroscopy, stellar atmospheres and observableeffects of stellar evolution. Her present interests are the ultraviolet andoptical spectroscopy of close interacting binaries, atmospheric eclipsingbinaries and symbiotic stars. (MPCirc. 32350)

7)        (9904) Mauratombelli

1997 OC₁. Discovered 1997 July 29by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Named in honor of Maura Tombelli (1952-    ). Initiallytrained as an observer of variable stars, in 1994 she started a five-yearsurvey of minor planets at Asiago Astrophysical Observatory with UlisseMunari and Giuseppe Forti in Arcetri.She also shared a lot of observing with the discoverers, especially thefollow-up of NEOs, and she contributed to the discovery of 1994 QC, the firstNEA found from Italy. She is currently involved in a project to build a newobservatory near the town of Montelupo, where she lives. She is still the onlyfemale astrometrist in Italy. (MPCirc. 34632)

8)         (10149) Cavagna

1994 PA = 1996 AZ3. Discovered 1994 August 3 by M.Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory. Named in honour of MarcoCavagna (b. 1958), Italian amateur astronomer. He began observing comets,variable stars ad occultations at an early age. In 1989 he was one of promotersof follow-up program, with specialinterest in NEOs, at Sormano Observatory. Cavagna introduced the discoverers tothe Italian astrometric community during its first meeting, held in Verona in1991 (MPCirc. 35494)

9)         (10219) Penco

1997 UJ₅ = 1992 GL8 =1995 AH3. Discovered 1997 October 25 by L. Tesi and A.Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese. Named in honor of Italian phisicist Umberto Penco . After teaching high-schoolfor several years, he became a researcher in the department of phisics at theUniversity of Pisa. He has worked in astrophisics, most recently onmathematical models of chemical evolution of galaxies, and he maintains aninterest in science education at secondary-school level, training teachers inastronomy and phisics. Penco has assisted the San Marcello Observatory as ascientific consultant since it was first established, and he has given adviceespecially on the selection and improvement of the optical instrumentation.(MPCirc.35494)                                      

10)       (10371)  Gigli

1995 DU₃. Discovered 1995 Feb. 27 by L.Tesi and A. Boattini at San MarcelloPistoiese .

Named in honor of Paolo Gigli, who, with the firstdiscoverer, founded the Pian dei Termini Observatory. Early on, Gigli’s maininterests concerned the study of variable stars and the observation of the sun.Later he became a speaker on astronomy at Pian dei Termini Observatory, wherepublic lectures are held three times a weck.(MPCirc.35494)  

11)                     (10584) Ferrini

1996 GJ₂ = 193RG18. Discovered 1996 Apr.14 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at SanMarcello Pistoiese. Named in honor of theItalian phisicist Federico Ferrini, professor of astronomical techniques at theUniversity of Pisa. He has publisched more than 100 scientific papers in majorastronomical journals. These cover many subjectes in modern theoreticalastrophisics, among them planetology, star formation, the intestellar medium,galactic evolution and its cosmological effects. He is responsable for theItalian light galactic pollution commission and is coordinator forMediterranean Astronomical Network.

(MPCirc. 35495) 

12)      (10642) Charmaine                                    

1999 BF₈ = 1978JL 3 = 1996 RY 24 = 1997 WX 33.Discovered 1999 Jan.19 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese .Named in honor of Charmaine Wilkerson (b. 1962),wife of the first discoverer. An American-born writer and broadcaster, she hasproduced numerous reports on astronomical phenomena and missions.

     (MPCirc. 35495)

 13)      (11102)Bertorighini

1995 SZ₄. Discovered 1995 Sept. 26by L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese. Alberto Righini(1942-    ) is a professor of astronomy at theUniversity ofFlorence and Arcetri {see planet(6645)}Observatory. His main field of interest is solar physics, and he has observed severaleclipses

 14)       (11359)Piteglio

1998 BP₂₄. Discovered 1998 Jan. 27by L. Tesi and V. Cecchini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
The northern Tuscany village of Piteglio was founded in medieval times.Piteglio's government has contributed to the construction and maintenance ofthe Pian dei Termini Observatory, where this object was found. It is also wherethe second discoverer lives. (M 38200)

 15)       (11595)Monsummano

1995 KN. Discovered 1995 May 23 by A.Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Monsummano Terme is a town in northernTuscany, about40 km fromFlorence. The town is known for itshot springs and for shoe manufacturing. PoetGiuseppe Giusti and French singer Ives Montand were born here. The seconddiscoverer also was born and grew up in Monsummano. (M 38201)

 16)         (11605) Ranfagni

1995 UP₆. Discovered 1995 Oct. 19by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Piero Ranfagni (1949-    ) worked for many years as atechnician at Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. He is on the technical staffof the TIRGO Telescope and in the project office of LBT. He has also been veryactive in the history of astronomy and in popular astronomy. (M 40708)

17)         (11622) Samuele

1996 RD₄. Discovered 1996 Sept. 9by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Samuele Marconi (1975-    ) is a very active amateurastronomer at the San Marcello Observatory who spends much of his time givingpublic lectures on astronomy. (M 41385)

18)         (11625) Francelinda

1996 UL₁. Discovered 1996 Oct. 20by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Francesca Tesi and Linda Tesi are granddaughters of the first discoverer.(M 38201)

19)         (11667) Testa

1997 UB₁. Discovered 1997 Oct. 19by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Augusto Testa (1950-    ), Italian amateur astronomer,observes minor planets at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory. Over the past few years he has developed a lotof software dedicated to the observation of minor planets, and these are widelyused by the Italian community of astrometric observers. (M 38201)

20)       (12399) Bartolini

1995 OD. Discovered 1995 July 19 by A.Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Corrado Bartolini (1941-    ), professor at theUniversity ofBologna since 1970, has focused hisinterests on contact spectrophotometric binaries, RR Lyrae and magnetic starsand x-ray binaries. With colleagues, he was successful in1997 inobserving the first optical counterpart of -ray burst.(M 41386)

(21)      (12840) Paolaferrari

1997 GR₅.Discovered 1997 Apr. 6 by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San MarcelloPistoiese.
Paola Ferrari is head of thetown library in San Marcello Pistoiese. Her contribution to the constructionand the development of the Pian dei Termini Observatory has been remarkableover the years. (M 40710)

22)      (12927) Pinocchio

1999 SU₉. Discovered 1999 Sept. 30by M. Tombelli and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Pinocchio was created by Italian writer Carlo Lorenzini, more properly known asCollodi. His book, written in 1883, tells the story of the wooden puppet that,through adventures and ups and downs in his life, finally became a real child.(M 40710)

23)       (12928) Nicolapozio

1999 SV₉. Discovered 1999 Sept. 30by A. Boattini and G. Forti at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Nicola Pozio (1965-    ) is an accountant for TheSpaceguard Foundation. Without his dedication to the development and support ofthe Foundation it would not have been possible for the discoverers to initiateand maintain the activity on NEOs at the Spaceguard Central Node.(M 46010)

24)       (13150) Paolotesi

1995 FS. Discovered 1995 Mar. 23 by L. Tesiand A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Paolo Tesi (1959-    ) is the elder son of the firstdiscoverer. (M 41939

25)      (13200) Romagnani

1997 EQ₄₀. Discovered 1997 Mar. 13by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Sauro Romagnani (1942-    ), a teacher at the San Marcellojunior high school, was selected to participate in a research teaching team fortheEducationalEuropeanCenter. He contributed to the founding ofthe local public library and establishment of the Astronomical Observatory inthePistoia area. (M 41939)

26)      (13223) Cenaceneri

1997 PQ₄. Discovered 1997 Aug. 13by L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
La Cena delle Ceneri (''The Dinner of the Ashes'') is a work by theItalian philosopher Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) in which, for the first time inWestern philosophical thought, there is discussion of the infinity of worlds inthe universe. (M 40710)

27)      (13250) Danieladucato

1998 OJ. Discovered 1998 July 19 by A.Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Daniela Ducato (1960-    ), an active amateur astronomer,has organized many astronomical public events and observing gatherings inSardegna (Sardinia). She also designed the publicgardens of Guspini, her native town, following themes that resembled theconstellations.(M 42674)

28)       (13704) Aletesi

1998 PA₁.Discovered 1998 Aug. 13 by L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Alessandro Tesi(1964-    ) is the younger son of the discoverer.(M 41939)

29)       (13798) Cecchini

1998 VK₃₃. Discovered 1998 Nov. 15by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Vasco Cecchini (1932-    ) is a very active amateurastronomer, and in the last few years he has collaborated with the Pian deiTermini Observatory. (M 45338)

30)       (14186) Virgiliofos

1998 XP₂. Discovered 1998 Dec. 7by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Virgilio Fossombroni (1946-    ), a teacher of ItalianLiterature, developed a keen interest in science in general and taught thefirst rudiments of astronomy to the first discoverer when he was a little boy.(M 45338)

31)       (14486) Tuscia

1994 TE. Discovered 1994 Oct. 4 by L. Tesiand G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Tuscia is the ancient name given toTuscany, the central Italian region onceinhabited by the Etruscans, and located between theTyrrhenian Sea and theArno andTiber rivers. (M 41386)

32)        (14568) Zanotta

1998 OK. Discovered 1998 July 19 by A.Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.
After early activity on variable stars, Milanese amateur astronomer MauroVittorio Zanotta (1963-    ) developed a keen interest inhunting for comets. His efforts paid off when he codiscovered comet C/1991 Y1(Zanotta-Brewington). (M 41386)

33)         (14919) Robertohaver

1994 PG. Discovered 1994 Aug. 6 by A.Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Roberto Haver (1961-    ) is an Italian amateur astronomerwho has been actively involved in observing and studying comets and meteors formore than 20 years. He planned a search for comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle in 1992with the Schmidt telescope at Cima Ekar and later found prerecovery images.(M 42674)

34)        (14964) Robertobacci

1996 VS. Discovered 1996 Nov. 2by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Roberto Bacci (1965-    ), an active amateur astronomersince his adolescence, has turned his primary interest to variable stars andmeteors. (M 42674)

35)       (14973) Rossirosina

1997 RZ. Discovered 1997 Sept. 1 by A.Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Rosina Rossi Boattini (1934-    ) is the mother of thediscoverer. (M 41572)

36)        (15034) Décines

1998 WH. Discovered 1998 Nov. 16 by M. Tombelliand L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Décines is a French town to the west of Lione and twinned with themunicipality ofMonsummano Terme, native city of second discoverer,and in which the amateur association Alepieri is very active in the popularizationof astronomy. (M 45339)

37)       (15041) Paperetti

1998 XB₅. Discovered 1998 Dec. 8by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Emiliano Paperetti (1951-    ) is an amateur astronomer wholives in the Tuscan city ofPistoia. Among his primary interests thereis the development of astronomical software that also served the team involvedin research on minor planets at San Marcello Pistoiese. (M 43046)

38)       (15460) Manca

1998 YD₁₀. Discovered 1998 Dec. 25by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Francesco Manca (1966-    ), an amateur astronomer at theSormano Astronomical Observatory, has made several observations of potentiallyhazardous asteroids, computing for each of them future and past closeencounters with our planet. (M 41388)

39)       (15817) Lucianotesi

1994 QC. Discovered 1994 Aug. 28 by A.Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Luciano Tesi (1931-    ) founded the Amateur Group of thePistoieseMountain in 1980. This later led to theconstruction of the Pian dei Termini Observatory. As director of the station,he has collaborated with the discoverers since1994 infinding minor planets and following up near-earth objects. (M 41388)

40)        (16154) Dabramo

2000 AW₂. Discovered 2000 Jan. 1by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.
At theUniversity ofPisa, Germano D'Abramo(1973-    ) studied the statistics of mutual collisions.Since November 1998 he has collaborated with the Spaceguard Foundation inmaintaining the Spaceguard Central Node and working on modeling thenear-earth-object population. (M 41573)

41)       (16683) Alepieri

1994 JY. Discovered 1994 May 3 by L. Tesiand G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Alessandro Pieri (1969-2000) was an amateur astronomer from childhood and wasfor many years a member of the Associazione Astrofili Valdinievole, anorganization of amateur astronomers in northernTuscany. He was an active meteor observerand an astrophotographer. (M 41941)

42)       (16744) Antonioleone

1996 OJ₂. Discovered 1996 July 23by L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Since the early 1970s, amateur astronomer Antonio Leone(1940-    ), ofTaranto,Italy, has developed principles oforbital motion in a manner easy for amateurs to understand. This has resulted intwo books,Introduzione alla Meccanica Celeste and, with a co-author,Elementidi Calcolo delle Orbite. (M 42675)

43)       (16797) Wilkerson

1997 CA₁₇. Discovered 1997 Feb. 7by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Winston S. Wilkerson, uncle of the first discoverer's wife, is a member of thephysics faculty at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art inNew York. His interests have concentrated onvariable stars, and he has been a member of the American Association of VariableStar Observers for many years. (M 43046)

44)      (16879) Campai

1998 BH₁₀. Discovered 1998 Jan. 24by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Paolo Campai (1957-    ) is an amateur astronomer inFlorence principally involved in astronomicalphotography and teaching. The discoverers met him in the course of observationsof $${lpha$$ Phoenicis and comet 1P/Halley in 1985 on a superb night nearFlorence. (M 49281)

45)      (17056) Boschetti

1999 GW₃. Discovered 1999 Apr. 6by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Carla Stefania Boschetti (1969-    ), of theUniversity ofPadua, is involved in a study of Seyfertgalaxies. (M 49281)

46)       (17077) Pampaloni

1999 HY₂. Discovered1999 Apr. 25 by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San MarcelloPistoiese.
Carlo Pampaloni (1958-    ) is an amateur astronomer whohas specialized in visual observations of variable stars for the GroupeEuropéen d'Observation Stellaire since 1971. So far, he has achieved more than50 000 visual magnitude estimates. (M 49281)

47)       (19528) Delloro

1999 GB₁. Discovered 1999 Apr. 4by G. D'Abramo and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Aldo Dell'Oro (1971-    ), recently awarded his doctorateby the University of Florence, works on the physics and the evolution ofmain-belt minor planets. He has developed new methods for the statisticalanalysis of collisions and for reconstructing conditions for the formation ofHirayama {see planet(1999)} families. (M 42367)

48)       (21269) Bechini

1996 LG. Discovered 1996 June 6by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Roberto Bechini (1939-    ) is an amateur astronomer whobelongs to the San Marcello amateur astronomy group. He is devoted to thepopularization of astronomy and cosmology. (M 48159)

49)      (23547) Tognelli

1994 DG. Discovered 1994 Feb. 17 by L. Tesiand G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Emanuele Tognelli (1981-    ) is an enthusiastic youngamateur astronomer who belongs to the local group at San Marcello Pistoiese. Heis interested in the astrometric activity of minor planets and comets recordedat the Pian dei Termini facility. (M 48159)

50)   (24818) Menichelli

1994 WX.Discovered 1994 Nov. 23 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San MarcelloPistoiese.
Marco Menichelli (1942-    ) lives in Fiesole, an oldEtruscan town nearFlorence. An amateur astronomer on the SanMarcello team, he wrote astronomical software, focusing on transient phenomena.(M 49281)

 51)       (24969)Lucafini

1998 CD₂. Discovered 1998 Feb. 13by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Luca Fini (1952-    ) is an astronomer at the ArcetriObservatory inFlorence whose principal interests are in the fields ofhigh-performance computing and telescope instrumentation. He is currentlyworking on the development of the control software for the adaptive-opticssystem of the Large Binocular Telescope. (M 53176)

52)       (25301) Ambrofogar

1998 XZ₂. Discovered 1998 Dec. 7by M. Tombelli and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Explorer and adventurer Ambrogio Fogar (1941-    ) hasundertaken many challenges. He attempted to reach the North Pole on foot withhis dog and in 1974 completed a trip around the world alone in a 12-meter boatmade only of wood. For many years he was the star of the TV showJonathanDimensione Avventura. (M 49281)

53)       (25601) Francopacini

2000 AX₂. Discovered 2000 Jan. 1by M. Tombelli and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Franco Pacini (1939-    ), since 1978 director of ArcetriObservatory, was IAU president from 2000 to 2003. The author of hundreds ofpublications on massive stars and their evolution, in 1967 he predicted theexistence of neutron stars, spectacularly confirmed a year later with thediscovery of the first pulsars. (M 52769)

54)       (25602) Ucaronia

2000 AA₃. Discovered 2000 Jan. 2by A. Boattini and A. Caronia at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Umberto Caronia (1908-1993) was the father of the second discoverer.(M 45341)

55)       (26356) Aventini

1998 YE₁₀. Discovered 1998 Dec. 26by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Andrea Aventini (1952-    ) is a amateur astronomer veryactive in the popularization of astronomy at San Marcello PistoieseObservatory. (M 53176)

56)        (26498) Dinotina

2000 CV₁. Discovered 2000 Feb. 4by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Dino and Tina Grifoni, who have been living inSydney,Australia, for many years, are uncle and auntof the first discoverer. (M 45341)

57)       (27130) Dipaola

1998 XA₃. Discovered 1998 Dec. 8by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Andrea Di Paola (1970-    ), a staff member at the RomeAstronomical Observatory, has the scientific and technical responsibility forthe Campo Imperatore Observatory. He has been involved with instrumentation andsoftware at the CINEOS project for NEO discovery at Campo Imperatore since1996. (M 49282)

58)       (27270) Guidotti

2000 AY₄. Discovered 2000 Jan. 2by L. Tesi and A. Caronia at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Guido Guidotti (1946-    ) is the founder of ValdinievoleAssociation of Astronomy ''A. Pieri''. His main activities are arranginglectures and exhibitions on astronomical subjects, in particular with regard tomaking observations of planets and comets. (M 53176)

59)      (27917) Edoardo

1996 VU₂. Discovered 1996 Nov. 6by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Edoardo Tesi (2002-    ) is the grandson of the firstdiscoverer. (M 53176)

60)      (27959) Fagioli

1997 SE₁. Discovered 1997 Sept. 19by L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Giancarlo Fagioli (1940-    ) is a cartographer and amateurastronomer interested in minor planets. He is very active at Montagna PistoieseObservatory. (M 53176)

61)      (27977) Distratis

1997 UK₅. Discovered 1997 Oct. 25by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Since 1987, Cosimo Distratis (1927-    ) has devoted hislife to building and managing Montefusco Uggiano Observatory, nearTaranto,Italy. Along with astronomy, his interestsinclude patented capstan devices, design of satellite phone instruments andbotany. (M 53176)

62)       (29353) Manu

1995 OG. Discovered 1995 July 19 by A.Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Manuela Vedovelli (1969-    ), a special friend of thefirst discoverer, obtained her degree in astronomy in 1998 at theUniversity ofBologna, with a thesis on the Seyfertgalaxies. (M 48160)

63)       (29672) Salvo

1998 XG₉. Discovered 1998 Dec. 12by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
After studies on supernovae at theUniversity ofPadua, Maria Elena Salvo(1970-    ) has recently started a program for supernovasearches in the southern sky at theAustralianNationalUniversity inCanberra. (M 49282)

64)      (29705) Cialucy

1998 YP₁₀. Discovered 1998 Dec. 26by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Lucia ''Cia'' Boattini (1958-    ) is the elder sister ofthe first discoverer. (M 49282)

65)      (29706) Simonetta

1998 YS₁₁. Discovered 1998 Dec. 25 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Simonetta Boattini (1972-    ) is the younger sister of thefirst discoverer. (M 49282)

66)       (29869) Chiarabarbara

1999 GC₁. Discovered 1999 Apr. 4by A. Boattini and G. D'Abramo at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Chiara D'Abramo (1986-    ) and Barbara D'Abramo(1970-    ) are the sisters of the second discoverer.(M 48160)

67)       (31414) Rotarysusa

1999 AV₂₂. Discovered 1999 Jan. 14 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Rotary Susa Club-Val Susa (Italy) is known for its humanitarian workand its devotion to scientific research. The organization has also supportedastronomy through the enthusiastic involvement of many members. (M 53176)

68)       (31458) Delrosso

1999 CG₁₆. Discovered 1999 Feb. 15 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Renzo Del Rosso (1957-    ) has been an amateur astronomersince his childhood. He is an astrophotographer, lecturer and writer ofastronomical software. He loves to search for new techniques to work withastronomical photographs. (M 52769)

69)       (32938) Ivanopaci

1995 TP₂. Discovered 1995 Oct. 15by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
Ivano Paci (1932-    ), a professor at theUniversity ofFlorence, has provided crucial support tothe development of the Montagna Pistoiese Astronomical Observatory.(M 53176)

70)        (33480) Bartolucci

1999 GA₁. Discovered 1999 Apr. 4 by L. Tesi and M. Tombelli at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Osvaldo Bartolucci (1952-    ), director of a popular observatorynearTurin, is known for his tireless activity as a popularizer of astronomicalscience. He has been responsible for both the management of the observatory andthe organization of conferences, courses and travels devoted to astronomy.(M 50464)

71)       (33532) Gabriellacoli

1999 HV₂. Discovered 1999 Apr. 18 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Gabriella Coli (1931-    ) was the elementary schoolteacher of the first discoverer. (M 48161

72)       (34696) Risoldi

2001 OV₁₂. Discovered 2001 July 21 by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at SanMarcello Pistoiese.
Vairo Risoldi (1951-    ) is an amateur astronomer at theS.  Lucia Stroncone Observatory. Thanks to his skills in electronics andcomputer science, he made the telescope control interface and various softwarepackages for the astrometric reduction of CCD frames, extensively used by other Italian teams as well. (M 49282)

73)(34718) Cantagalli

2001 PR₂₈. Discovered 2001 August 14 by L.Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.                                             Michela Cantagalli (b. 1965) isthe daughter-in-law of the first discoverer. (M 53954)

74)(35358) Lorifini

1997 SL₁₇. Discovered 1997 September 27 by L.Tesi and M: Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.                                LorellaFini (b. 1966) is the daughter-in-law ofthe first discoverer.(M 53954)

75)(35461) Mazzucato

1998 DM23. Discovered 1998 February 26 by L.Tesi and M: Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.                                   Michele Mazzucato (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer whose mainfields of interest are the history of astronomy, geometrical geodesy andastrometry of minor planets. A member of several scientific associations, hehas written many articles and books, principally on geodesy and astronomytopics.

76)(36446) CINODAPISTOIA

2000 QV. Discovered 1998 February 26 by L. Tesi and M:Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.                                                Cino da Pistoia (1270-1337), whose full name was Guittoncino deiSinibaldi (or Sighibaldi), was a Tuscan jurist and poet. A friend of DanteAlighieri and Francesco Petrarch, he wrote treatises on jurisprudence as wellas numerous lyrics and sonnets dealing with the psychology of love.

77)(38020) HANNADAM

1998 MP. Discovered 1998 June 17 by L. Tesi and A.Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.

HannaSmigiel (b. 1971) is a Polish friend of the first discoverer , and Adam (b.1992) is her son.

78)(39849) GIAMPIERI

1998 CF2. Discovered 1998 Feb. 13 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San MarcelloPistoiese.          

Giuliano Giampieri (b. 1932) is a friend of the firstdiscoverer.

79) (43193)  SECINARO

2000 AW4.  Discovered 2000 Jan. 1 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San MarcelloPistoiese.     

Secinaro, in theprovince ofL’Aquila, is the location of what isprobably the first meteoric impact crater discovered inItaly, dating to the fourth or fifthcentury. The town’s mayor has established a “National Golden Meteorite Prize” for amateur astronomers who haveconducted research on the solar system’sminor bodies.

80) (43882) MAURIVICOLI

1995 EM1.   Discovered 1995 Mar. 7 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.   

 MaurizioVicoli (b. 1964) has long been involvedin astronomical studies, publishing numerous articles on the relationshipbetween philosophy and astronomy and participating in setting criteria for lawsconcerning light pollution in the Abruzzo region. He also conceived the town ofSecinaro’s “National Golden MeteoritePrize”.

81) (59417)  GIOCASILLI

1999 GD1.   Discovered 1999 Apr. 5 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.     

 GiovanniCasilli (b. 1949) joined the staff of the Rome Astronomical Observatory in1989. Since then he has worked at the Campo Imperatore station as a technician,providing his assistance to the Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey.

82) (91214)  DICLEMENTE

1998 YB10.   Discovered 1998 Dec. 23 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.     

Aldo Di Clemente (b. 1948), an amateurastronomer, has worked as a technician at the Campo Imperatore station of theAstronomical Observatory of Rome since 1982. His assistance has been valuablein conducting the Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey.

83) (39678)  AMMANNITO

1996 LQ1.    Discovered 1996 06 12 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello.
     Eleonora Ammannito (Tivoli 1979), graduated in Physics in 2004(University ofRome, La Sapienza) with a dissertation on thecalibration of VIRTIS, the imaging spectrometer of the Rosetta mission. Sherecently joined a Doctoral program at theUniversity ofPadua working on the setting up andcalibration of the spear model of VIR-MS, the imaging spectrometer of the Dawnmission.

84) (46644)  LAGIA

1995 OF.     Discovered 1995 07 19 by A. Boattini and L.Tesi at San Marcello.
      Lagia is the nickname of LiviaGiacomini (Roma 1972), a scientific journalist and astrophysicist working inthe field of science communication. She collaborated with the SpaceguardFoundation and with many other teams of researchers to spread asteroids science.

85 (46720)  PIEROSTROPPA

1997 PO4   Discovered 1997 Aug. 13 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San MarcelloPistoiese.                                                    Named in honour of Piero Stroppa (b. 1956),graduated in Physics at MilanUniversity in 1979. Since 1992 he has worked in the Italianmagazine of Astronomy and Space Science "Nuovo Orione". Teacher ofphysics in the high school, he has written a lot of papers and books in popular astronomy and generalscience.

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