Minor planets discovered: 43 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Piero Sicoli (born 1954) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets, observing at the Italian Sormano Astronomical Observatory.[2] As the observatory's coordinator, he is responsible for close encounters computation of near-Earth objects (NEOs),[3] orbit computations, and identification of asteroids (about one thousand, included 17 NEOs). The Observatory's focus is the examination and tracking of NEOs in Solar System.[4]

The Nysa asteroid 7866 Sicoli, discovered by Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station in 1982, is named in his honor.[2]

List of discovered minor planets

6882 Sormano5 February 1995list [A]
8106 Carpino23 December 1994list [B]
8208 Volta28 February 1995list [C]
8209 Toscanelli28 February 1995list [C]
8935 Beccaria11 January 1997list [B]
9111 Matarazzo28 January 1997list [D]
9115 Battisti27 February 1997list [D]
10387 Bepicolombo18 October 1996list [D]
11145 Emanuelli29 August 1997list [E]
11652 Johnbrownlee7 February 1997list [D]
11970 Palitzsch4 October 1994list [C]
12410 Donald Duck26 September 1995list [C]
(13158) 1995 UE17 October 1995list [C]
14024 Procol Harum9 September 1994list [C]
14103 Manzoni1 October 1997list [F]
15379 Alefranz29 August 1997list [E]
16749 Vospini16 August 1996list [A]
(17614) 1995 UT727 October 1995list [E]
18556 Battiato7 February 1997list [D]
19398 Creedence2 March 1998list [C]
22500 Grazianoventre26 July 1997list [F]
26197 Bormio31 March 1997list [D]
(31244) 1998 DG1119 February 1998list [F]
32931 Ferioli26 September 1995list [C]
32944 Gussalli19 November 1995list [D]
(33049) 1997 UF525 October 1997list [F]
35316 Monella11 January 1997list [B]
35334 Yarkovsky31 March 1997list [D]
39653 Carnera17 October 1995list [C]
43956 Elidoro7 February 1997list [D]
43957 Invernizzi7 February 1997list [D]
43993 Mariola26 July 1997list [F]
(46691) 1997 BK330 January 1997list [A]
48640 Eziobosso17 October 1995list [C]
48643 Allen-Beach20 October 1995list [D]
55810 Fabiofazio4 October 1994list [C]
59087 Maccacaro15 November 1998list [D]
(69573) 1998 BQ2628 January 1998list [F]
69961 Millosevich15 November 1998list [D]
(96583) 1998 VG3415 November 1998list [D]
(155410) 1996 CE215 February 1996list [C]
(173146) 1995 UM17 October 1995list [C]
(219091) 1998 RF315 September 1998list [F]
Co-discovery made with:
A V. Giuliani
B M. Cavagna
C P. Ghezzi
D F. Manca
E P. Chiavenna
F A. Testa

Publications

  • "The orbit of (944) Hidalgo", British Astron. Assoc. Jnl., (1990, M. Cavagna, P. Sicoli)
  • "Future Earth Approaches of (4179) Toutatis", Minor Planet Bulletin, (1992, M. Cavagna, P. Sicoli)
  • "Earth Close Approaches of Minor Planet (7482) 1994 PC1", Minor Planet Bulletin, (1997, P. Sicoli)
  • "Asteroid and Planet Close Encounters", Minor Planet Bulletin, (1999, F. Manca, P. Sicoli)
  • "Monitoring Hazardous Objects", Proceedings of the Third Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, (2000, F. Manca, P. Sicoli)
  • "Giuseppe Piazzi and the Discovery of Ceres", Asteroids III, (2002, G. Fodera' Serio, A. Manara, P. Sicoli)
  • "Planetary Close Encounters", Proceedings of the Fourth Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, (2002, F. Manca, P. Sicoli)
  • "Killed by a meteorite?", Mercury, (2003, P. Sicoli, C.J. Cunningham)
  • "Identification of asteroids and comets: methods and results", Proceedings of the X National Conference on Planetary Science. (2011, F. Manca, P. Sicoli, and A. Testa)

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(7866) Sicoli". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (7866) Sicoli. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 620. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6718. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ↑ "Sormano Astronomical Observatory: TECA – Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth". OAS - Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sormano Astronomical Observatory: TECA – Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth". OAS - Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.


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