Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory
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The Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone) is an astronomical observatory located at 350 metres (1,150 ft) altitude in Stroncone, near the city of Terni, in Umbria, north central Italy.
It is an active center for the discovery of asteroids. Stroncone is also known as IAU/MPC observatory 589. It is located at longitude 12º38'24"E, latitude 42º30'55"N.
The main-belt asteroid 5609 Stroncone, discovered by amateur astronomer Antonio Vagnozzi at Stroncone in 1993, was named after the suburb where the discovering observatory is located.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
[edit]| 6835 Molfino | 30 April 1994 | list |
| 6923 Borzacchini | 16 September 1993 | list |
| 7030 Colombini | 18 December 1993 | list |
| 7132 Casulli | 17 September 1993 | list |
| 7258 Pettarin | 5 March 1994 | list |
| 7260 Metelli | 18 March 1994 | list |
| 7306 Panizon | 6 March 1994 | list |
| 7356 Casagrande | 27 September 1995 | list |
| 7531 Pecorelli | 24 September 1994 | list |
| 7680 Cari | 16 April 1996 | list |
| 7714 Briccialdi | 9 February 1996 | list |
| 7782 Mony | 7 February 1994 | list |
| 7790 Miselli | 28 February 1995 | list |
| 7963 Falcinelli | 1 February 1995 | list |
| 8112 Cesi | 3 May 1995 | list |
| 8192 Tonucci | 10 September 1993 | list |
| 8193 Ciaurro | 17 September 1993 | list |
| 8230 Perona | 8 October 1997 | list |
| 8555 Mirimao | 3 June 1995 | list |
| 8897 Defelice | 22 September 1995 | list |
| 9397 Lombardi | 6 September 1994 | list |
| 10573 Piani | 29 November 1994 | list |
| 11600 Cipolla | 26 September 1995 | list |
| 11977 Leonrisoldi | 19 July 1995 | list |
| 12442 Beltramemass | 23 February 1996 | list |
| 19306 Voves | 12 October 1996 | list |
| 21192 Seccisergio | 2 July 1994 | list |
| 21662 Benigni | 1 September 1999 | list |
| (24047) 1999 TD6 | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (24160) 1999 VS207 | 9 November 1999 | list |
| 29561 Iatteri | 21 February 1998 | list |
| (32921) 1995 EV | 9 March 1995 | list |
| (33066) 1997 VS6 | 3 November 1997 | list |
| 33135 Davidrisoldi | 19 February 1998 | list |
| (37906) 1998 FR73 | 28 March 1998 | list |
| 39677 Anagaribaldi | 13 March 1996 | list |
| (40725) 1999 SP9 | 30 September 1999 | list |
| 43841 Marcustacitus | 17 April 1993 | list |
| (44368) 1998 SR26 | 23 September 1998 | list |
| (48810) 1997 VA7 | 14 November 1997 | list |
| (55808) 1994 RN | 7 September 1994 | list |
| (65762) 1994 RG | 4 September 1994 | list |
| (65882) 1997 YR8 | 28 December 1997 | list |
| (65966) 1998 HH8 | 24 April 1998 | list |
| (74021) 1998 HP1 | 19 April 1998 | list |
| (79242) 1994 RE | 3 September 1994 | list |
| (85588) 1998 FA15 | 25 March 1998 | list |
| (96382) 1998 BW7 | 22 January 1998 | list |
| (100296) 1995 FB | 21 March 1995 | list |
| (121334) 1999 TQ3 | 3 October 1999 | list |
| (129608) 1997 YQ8 | 24 December 1997 | list |
| (145728) 1994 RO | 7 September 1994 | list |
| (159381) 1998 FB | 16 March 1998 | list |
| (192332) 1995 FA | 21 March 1995 | list |
| (356975) 1994 TX1 | 9 October 1994 | list |
See also
[edit]- List of asteroid-discovering observatories
- List of astronomical observatories
- List of minor planet discoverers § Discovering dedicated institutions
- List of observatory codes
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(5609) Stroncone". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (5609) Stroncone. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 476. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5322. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
[edit]- Pictures of the Observatory[dead link]
- Astronomy from wide-field imaging: proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Brian Marsden, IAU, 1994
42°30′55″N 12°38′24″E / 42.51528°N 12.64000°E
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