Piero Sicoli

Short description: Italian astronomer

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 Sormano | 5 February 1995 | list [A]

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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]

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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]

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26197 Bormio | 31 March 1997 | list [D]
(31244) 1998 DG11 | 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]

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43993 Mariola | 26 July 1997 | list [F]
(46691) 1997 BK3 | 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]

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(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

* "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. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/sormano/teca.html. 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. http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/sormano/activity.html. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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