Italian astronomer
Antonio Vagnozzi (born 1950) is an amateur Italian astronomer and a discoverer of asteroids.[2][3]
Astronomical career
Vagnozzi is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of 46 minor planets during 1993–1999.[1] In 1993, he was Italy's first amateur astronomer (and the second discoverer worldwide) to discover a minor planet using a CCD camera. (The first numbered CCD-based discovery was 4255 Spacewatch, which was discovered by the Spacewatch project in 1986).[3]
He also searches for supernovae and is a co-discoverer of SN 1996ae.[3][4]
Awards and honors
The main-belt asteroid 7529 Vagnozzi was named in his honor.[3] The official naming citation was published by the MPC on 11 April 1998 (M.P.C. 31611).[5]
List of discovered minor planets
5609 Stroncone |
22 March 1993 |
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5654 Terni |
20 May 1993 |
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6417 Liberati |
4 December 1993 |
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8943 Stefanozavka |
30 January 1997 |
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10208 Germanicus |
30 August 1997 |
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12358 Azzurra |
22 September 1993 |
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14077 Volfango |
9 August 1996 |
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15391 Steliomancinelli |
3 October 1997 |
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17547 Nestebovelli |
21 September 1993 |
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19262 Lucarubini |
29 July 1995 |
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20139 Marianeschi |
19 August 1996 |
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21160 Saveriolombardi |
10 October 1993 |
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21189 Robertonesci |
3 May 1994 |
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21190 Martamaffei |
10 May 1994 |
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(21287) 1996 UU3 |
31 October 1996 |
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(24137) 1999 VP72 |
9 November 1999 |
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(26894) 1995 KN1 |
29 May 1995 |
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(39641) 1995 KM1 |
29 May 1995 |
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(42545) 1996 FR2 |
21 March 1996 |
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43924 Martoni |
22 February 1996 |
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44368 Andreafrigo |
22 September 1998 |
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(46648) 1995 SY |
22 September 1995 |
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(46656) 1995 WT6 |
28 November 1995 |
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(52459) 1995 DS |
21 February 1995 |
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(58292) 1994 GC |
2 April 1994 |
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(58500) 1996 VU1 |
6 November 1996 |
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(65812) 1996 SG7 |
30 September 1996 |
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(69351) 1994 AE3 |
15 January 1994 |
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(69425) 1996 BC |
16 January 1996 |
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(73719) 1993 FT |
22 March 1993 |
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(79213) 1994 EX |
8 March 1994 |
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(79314) 1996 DP1 |
23 February 1996 |
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(100174) 1994 AJ2 |
12 January 1994 |
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(100187) 1994 BT4 |
29 January 1994 |
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(100198) 1994 EA1 |
9 March 1994 |
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(100352) 1995 TD1 |
14 October 1995 |
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(118216) 1996 DU1 |
22 February 1996 |
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(120499) 1993 NA |
9 July 1993 |
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(120500) 1993 OM |
24 July 1993 |
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(129473) 1993 TK |
10 October 1993 |
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(129543) 1996 RU5 |
14 September 1996 |
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(178300) 1993 ON |
24 July 1993 |
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(185663) 1994 EE |
4 March 1994 |
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(213005) 1993 RC |
11 September 1993 |
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(241583) 1996 UV3 |
31 October 1996 |
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(269695) 1996 VW1 |
6 November 1996 |
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(275494) 1993 PA |
10 August 1993 |
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