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Piero Sicoli

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Minor planets discovered: 43 [1]
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Piero Sicoli (born 1954) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets, observing at the Italian Sormano Astronomical Observatory.[2]He deals with the history of comets, astrometry and orbit calculations, in particular of objects approaching the Earth. 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

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See also: Category:Discoveries by Piero Sicoli
6882 Sormano 5 February 1995 list [A]
8106 Carpino 23 December 1994 list [B]
8208 Volta 28 February 1995 list [C]
8209 Toscanelli 28 February 1995 list [C]
8935 Beccaria 11 January 1997 list [B]
9111 Matarazzo 28 January 1997 list [D]
9115 Battisti 27 February 1997 list [D]
10387 Bepicolombo 18 October 1996 list [D]
11145 Emanuelli 29 August 1997 list [E]
11652 Johnbrownlee 7 February 1997 list [D]
11970 Palitzsch 4 October 1994 list [C]
12410 Donald Duck 26 September 1995 list [C]
(13158) 1995 UE 17 October 1995 list [C]
14024 Procol Harum 9 September 1994 list [C]
14103 Manzoni 1 October 1997 list [F]
15379 Alefranz 29 August 1997 list [E]
16749 Vospini 16 August 1996 list [A]
(17614) 1995 UT7 27 October 1995 list [E]
18556 Battiato 7 February 1997 list [D]
19398 Creedence 2 March 1998 list [C]
22500 Grazianoventre 26 July 1997 list [F]
26197 Bormio 31 March 1997 list [D]
31244 Guidomonzino 19 February 1998 list [F]
32931 Ferioli 26 September 1995 list [C]
32944 Gussalli 19 November 1995 list [D]
(33049) 1997 UF5 25 October 1997 list [F]
35316 Monella 11 January 1997 list [B]
35334 Yarkovsky 31 March 1997 list [D]
39653 Carnera 17 October 1995 list [C]
43956 Elidoro 7 February 1997 list [D]
43957 Invernizzi 7 February 1997 list [D]
43993 Mariola 26 July 1997 list [F]
46691 Ghezzi 30 January 1997 list [A]
48640 Eziobosso 17 October 1995 list [C]
48643 Allen-Beach 20 October 1995 list [D]
55810 Fabiofazio 4 October 1994 list [C]
59087 Maccacaro 15 November 1998 list [D]
(69573) 1998 BQ26 28 January 1998 list [F]
69961 Millosevich 15 November 1998 list [D]
(96583) 1998 VG34 15 November 1998 list [D]
(155410) 1996 CE2 15 February 1996 list [C]
(173146) 1995 UM 17 October 1995 list [C]
(219091) 1998 RF3 15 September 1998 list [F]
Co-discovery made with:
A V. Giuliani
B M. Cavagna
C P. Ghezzi
D F. Manca
E P. Chiavenna
F A. Testa

Publications

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  • "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)
  • "Comets and Political anxieties in the first half of the Ninth Century: New Light on Comets X/839 B1 and X/841 Y1". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 25(2), 213–226 (2022, P. Sicoli, M. Cesario, R. Gorelli)
  • "New and improved orbits of historical comets: Late 4th and 5th century" ICARUS Volume 384, 15 September 2022, 115112 (M.J. Martínez, F.J. Marco, P. Sicoli, R. Gorelli)
  • "Did 1P/ Halley have an outburst in 990 AD?". THE COMET’S TALE Comet Section – British Astronomical Association, Journal – Number 41 2022 June (P. Sicoli, R. Gorelli)
  • "Medieval Comets European and Middle Eastern Perspective". Universitat Politècnica de València. (2023, P. Sicoli, R. Gorelli, M.J. Martínez Uso, F.J. Marco) https://doi.org/10.4995/SCCIE.2023.666301
  • "New and improved orbits of some historical comets: 6TH and 7TH centuries". ICARUS Volume 420, 15 September 2024, 116165 (P. Sicoli, R. Gorelli, M.J. Martínez, F.J. Marco)
  • "Comete nell'Italia antica e medievale" Book Edit. LED Bibliotheca (2024, P. Sicoli)

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b 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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