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Anniversari Asteroidali Di Michele T Anniversari asteroidali di Michele T. Mazzucato GENNAIO 1 gen – 1801 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1 Ceres (G. Piazzi, Palermo) 2 gen – 1916 viene scoperto l’asteroide 814 Tauris (G.N. Neujmin, Simeis) 3 gen – 1918 viene scoperto l’asteroide 887 Alinda (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 4 gen – 1866 viene scoperto l’asteroide 86 Semele (F. Tietjen, Berlin) - 1876 viene scoperto l’asteroide 158 Koronis (V. Knorre, Berlin) 5 gen – 1924 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1011 Laodamia (K. Reinmauth, Heindelberg) 6 gen – 1914 viene scoperto l’asteroide 775 Lumiere (J. Lagrula, Nice) 7 gen – 1985 viene lanciata la sonda Sakigake (Giappone) [1P/ Halley] 8 gen – 1894 viene scoperto l’asteroide 379 Huenna (A. Charlois, Nice) 9 gen – 1901 viene scoperto l’asteroide 464 Megaira (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 10 gen – 1877 viene scoperto l’asteroide 170 Maria (J. Perrotin, Toulouse) 11 gen – 1929 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1126 Otero (K. Reinmauth, Heindelberg) 12 gen – 2005 viene lanciata la sonda Deep Impact (USA) [9P/ Tempel 1] - 1856 viene scoperto l’asteroide 38 Leda (J. Chacornac, Paris) 13 gen – 1875 viene scoperto l’asteroide 141 Lumen (P.P. Henry, Paris) - 1877 viene scoperto l’asteroide 171 Ophelia (A. Borrelly, Marseilles) 14 gen – 1905 viene scoperto l’asteroide 555 Norma (M.F. Wolf, Heindelberg) 15 gen – 1906 viene scoperto l’asteroide 584 Semiramis (A. Kopff, Heindelberg) 16 gen – 1893 viene scoperto l’asteroide 353 Ruperto-Carola (M.F. Wolf, Heindelberg) 17 gen – 1893 viene scoperto l’asteroide 354 Eleonora (A. Charlois, Nice) 18 gen – 1882 viene scoperto l’asteroide 221 Eos (J. Palisa, Vienna) 19 gen – 1903 viene scoperto l’asteroide 502 Sigune (M.F. Wolf, Heindelberg) - 2006 viene lanciata la sonda New Horizons (USA) [Plutone, Caronte & Kuiper Belt] 20 gen – 1893 viene scoperto l’asteroide 355 Gabriella (A. Charlois, Nice) 21 gen – 1893 viene scoperto l’asteroide 356 Liguria (A. Charlois, Nice) 22 gen – 1858 viene scoperto l’asteroide 51 Nemausa (A. Laurent, Nimes) 23 gen – 1906 viene scoperto l’asteroide 582 Olympia (A. Kopff, Heindelberg) 24 gen – 1914 viene scoperto l’asteroide 776 Berbericia (A. Massinger, Heindelberg) 25 gen – 1914 viene scoperto l’asteroide 778 Theobalda (F. Kaiser, Heindelberg) 26 gen – 1876 viene scoperto l’asteroide 159 Aemilia (P.P. Henry, Paris) 27 gen – 1904 viene scoperto l’asteroide 523 Ada (R.S. Dugan, Heindelberg) 28 gen – 1875 viene scoperto l’asteroide 142 Polana (J. Palisa, Pola) 29 gen – 1877 viene scoperto l’asteroide 180 Garumna (J. Perrotin, Toulouse) 30 gen – 1966 viene scoperto l’asteroide 2162 Anhui (Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking) 31 gen – 1883 viene scoperto l’asteroide 232 Russia (J. Palisa, Vienna) FEBBRAIO 1 feb – 1916 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1847 Stobbe (H. Thiele, Bergedorf) 2 feb – 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 181 Eucharis (P. Cottenot, Marseilles) 3 feb – 1911 viene scoperto l’asteroide 708 Raphaela (J. Helffrich, Heindelberg) 4 feb – 1858 viene scoperto l’asteroide 52 Europa (H. Goldschmidt, Paris) 5 feb – 1873 viene scoperto l’asteroide 129 Antigone (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) - 1877 viene scoperto l’asteroide 172 Baucis (A. Borrelly, Marseilles) 6 feb – 1880 viene scoperto l’asteroide 212 Medea (J. Palisa, Pola) 7 feb – 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 182 Elsa (J. Palisa, Pola) - 1999 viene lanciata la sonda Stardust (USA) [81P/ Wild 2] 8 feb – 1856 viene scoperto l’asteroide 39 Laetitia (J. Chacornac, Paris) - 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 183 Istria (J. Palisa, Pola) 9 feb – 1882 viene scoperto l’asteroide 222 Lucia (J. Palisa, Vienna) 10 feb – 1861 viene scoperto l’asteroide 63 Ausonia (A. De Gasparis, Napoli) 11 feb – 1893 viene scoperto l’asteroide 357 Ninina (A. Charlois, Nice) 12 feb – 1891 viene scoperto l’asteroide 303 Josephina (E. Millosevich, Nice) 13 feb – 1901 viene scoperto l’asteroide 473 Nolli (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 14 feb – 1891 viene scoperto l’asteroide 304 Olga (J. Palisa, Vienna) 15 feb – 1899 viene scoperto l’asteroide 442 Eichsfeldia (M.F. Wolf – A. Schwassmann, Heidelberg) 16 feb – 1880 viene scoperto l’asteroide 213 Lilaea (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) 17 feb - 1868 viene scoperto l’asteroide 96 Aegle (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) - 1868 viene scoperto l’asteroide 97 Klotho (E.W. Tempel, Marseilles) - 1873 viene scoperto l’asteroide 130 Elektra (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) - 1879 viene scoperto l’asteroide 192 Nausikaa (J. Palisa, Pola) – 1996 viene lanciata la sonda NEAR Shoemaker ( Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous, USA) [253 Mathilde, 433 Eros & C/Hyakutake] 18 feb – 1874 viene scoperto l’asteroide 135 Hertha (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) 19 feb – 1903 viene scoperto l’asteroide 507 Laodica (R.S. Dugan, Heindelberg) 20 feb – 1876 viene scoperto l’asteroide 160 Una (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) 21 feb – 1906 viene scoperto l’asteroide 586 Thekla (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 22 feb – 1900 viene scoperto l’asteroide 453 Tea (A. Charlois, Nice) 23 feb – 1875 viene scoperto l’asteroide 143 Adria (J. Palisa, Pola) 24 feb – 1938 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1483 Hakoila (Y. Väisälä, Turku) 25 feb – 1887 viene scoperto l’asteroide 265 Anna (J. Palisa, Vienna) 26 feb – 1913 viene scoperto l’asteroide 744 Aguntina (J. Rheden, Vienna) 27 feb – 1951 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1649 Fabre (L. Boyer, Algiers) 28 feb – 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 184 Dejopeja (J. Palisa, Pola) - 1879 viene scoperto l’asteroide 193 Ambrosia (J. Coggia, Marseilles) 29 feb – 1880 viene scoperto l’asteroide 214 Aschera (J. Palisa, Pola) MARZO 1 mar – 1854 viene scoperto l’asteroide 28 Bellona (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) - 1854 viene scoperto l’asteroide 29 Amphitrite (A. Marth, London) - 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 185 Eunike (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) 2 mar – 2004 viene lanciata la sonda Rosetta (ESA) [21 Lutetia, 2867 Steins & 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko] 3 mar – 1902 viene scoperto l’asteroide 482 Petrina (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 4 mar – 1861 viene scoperto l’asteroide 64 Angelina (E.W. Tempel, Marseilles) 5 mar - 1891 viene scoperto l’asteroide 307 Nike (A. Charlois, Nice) 6 mar – 1885 viene scoperto l’asteroide 246 Asporina (A. Borrelly, Marseilles) 7 mar – 1894 viene scoperto l’asteroide 388 Charybdis (A. Charlois, Nice) 8 mar – 1861 viene scoperto l’asteroide 65 Cybele (E.W. Tempel, Marseilles) 9 mar – 1882 viene scoperto l’asteroide 223 Rosa (J. Palisa, Vienna) 10 mar – 1890 viene scoperto l’asteroide 289 Nenetta (A. Charlois, Nice) 11 mar – 1893 viene scoperto l’asteroide 360 Carlova (A. Charlois, Nice) 12 mar – 1871 viene scoperto l’asteroide 113 Amalthea (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) 13 mar – 1905 viene scoperto l’asteroide 560 Delila (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 14 mar – 1885 viene scoperto l’asteroide 247 Eukrate (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) 15 mar – 1863 viene scoperto l’asteroide 78 Diana (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) - 1872 viene scoperto l’asteroide 118 Peitho (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) 16 mar – 1895 viene scoperto l’asteroide 401 Ottilia (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 17 mar – 1852 viene scoperto l’asteroide 16 Psyche (A. De Gasparis, Napoli) 18 mar – 1874 viene scoperto l’asteroide 136 Austria (J. Palisa, Pola) 19 mar – 1892 viene scoperto l’asteroide 326 Tamara (J. Palisa, Vienna) 20 mar – 1890 viene scoperto l’asteroide 290 Bruna (J. Palisa, Vienna) 21 mar - 1879 viene scoperto l’asteroide 194 Prokne (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) 22 mar – 1892 viene scoperto l’asteroide 327 Columbia (A. Charlois, Nice) 23 mar – 1908 viene scoperto l’asteroide 659 Nestor (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 24 mar – 1860 viene scoperto l’asteroide 58 Concordia (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) 25 mar – 1916 viene scoperto l’asteroide 824 Anastasia (G. Neujmin, Simeis) 26 mar – 1905 viene scoperto l’asteroide 561 Ingwelde (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 27 mar – 1906 viene scoperto l’asteroide 594 Mireille (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 28 mar – 1802 viene scoperto l’asteroide 2 Pallas (H.W. Olbers, Bremen) 29 mar – 1807 viene scoperto l’asteroide 4 Vesta (H.W. Olbers, Bremen) 30 mar – 1882 viene scoperto l’asteroide 224 Oceana (J. Palisa, Vienna) 31 mar – 1856 viene scoperto l’asteroide 40 Harmonia (H. Goldschmidt, Paris) APRILE 1 apr – 1892 viene scoperto l’asteroide 331 Etheridgea (A. Charlois, Nice) 2 apr – 1869 viene scoperto l’asteroide 108 Hecuba (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) 3 apr – 1872 viene scoperto l’asteroide 119 Althaea (J.C. Watson, Ann Arbor) 4 apr – 1858 viene scoperto l’asteroide 53 Kalypso (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) 5 apr – 1853 viene scoperto l’asteroide 24 Themis (A. De Gasparis, Napoli) 6 apr – 1853 viene scoperto l’asteroide 25 Phocaea (J. Chacornac, Marseilles) - 1855 viene scoperto l’asteroide 34 Circe (J. Chacornac, Paris) - 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 186 Celuta (P.M. Henry, Paris) 7 apr – 1862 viene scoperto l’asteroide 73 Klytia (H.P. Tuttle, Cambridge) 8 apr – 1978 viene scoperto l’asteroide 2449 Kenos (W. Liller, Cerro Tololo) 9 apr – 1861 viene scoperto l’asteroide 66 Maja (H.P. Tuttle, Cambridge) 10 apr – 1872 viene scoperto l’asteroide 120 Lachesis (A. Borrelly, Marseilles) 11 apr – 1878 viene scoperto l’asteroide 187 Lamberta (J. Coggia, Marseilles) 12 apr – 1849 viene scoperto l’asteroide 10 Hygiea (A. De Gasparis, Napoli) 13 apr – 1906 viene scoperto l’asteroide 598 Octavia (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 14 apr – 1926 viene scoperto l’asteroide 1095 Tulipa (K. Reinmuth, Heidelberg) 15 apr – 1857 viene scoperto l’asteroide 43 Ariadne (N.R. Pogson, Oxford) 16 apr – 1906 viene scoperto l’asteroide 597 Bandusia (M.F. Wolf, Heidelberg) 17 apr – 1852 viene scoperto l’asteroide 17 Thetis (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) - 1861 viene scoperto l’asteroide 67 Asia (N.R. Pogson, Madras) 18 apr – 1868 viene scoperto l’asteroide 98 Ianthe (C.H.F. Peters, Clinton) 19 apr – 1855 viene scoperto l’asteroide 35 Leukothea (R. Luther, Dusseldorf) - 1870 viene scoperto l’asteroide 110 Lydia (A. Borrelly, Marseilles) - 1876 viene scoperto l’asteroide 161 Athor (J.C.
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