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Claudio Casacci

{{Short description|Italian space scientist and amateur astronomer}}

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|+ Minor planets discovered: 8

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Claudio Casacci (born 1958) is an Italian space scientist and amateur astronomer, who is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of several main-belt asteroids between 1995 and 1998. He works at Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy.

In 1995, the outer main-belt asteroid 4814 Casacci was named in his honour ({{small|M.P.C. 25229}}).

List of discovered minor planets

{{See also|Category:Discoveries by Claudio Casacci}}

All co-discoveries were made with: {{note label|codisc|A|}} M. Tombelli

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15968 Waltercugno27 February 1998{{LoMP|15968|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A
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| 18627 Rogerbonnet || 27 February 1998 || {{LoMP|18627|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A|}}

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| 19331 Stefanovitale || 4 December 1996 || {{LoMP|19331|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A|}}

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| 20194 Ilarialocantore || 30 January 1997 || {{LoMP|20194|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A|}}

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21256 Robertobattiston14 February 1996{{LoMP|21256|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A
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| 24856 Messidoro || 15 January 1996 || {{LoMP|24856|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A|}}

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| 24890 Amaliafinzi || 4 December 1996 || {{LoMP|24890|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A|}}

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| 43881 Cerreto || 25 February 1995 || {{LoMP|43881|list}}{{ref label|codisc|A|}}

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See also

  • {{Section link|List of minor planet discoverers|C. Casacci}}

References

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{{cite web

|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)

|work = Minor Planet Center

|url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html

|date = 11 July 2018

|accessdate = 17 July 2018}}

{{cite book

|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4814) Casacci

|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.

|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg

|page = 415

|date = 2007

|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3

|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4714 |chapter = (4814) Casacci }}

[http://sait.oat.ts.astro.it/MSAIt820211/PDF/2011MmSAI..82..206I.pdf "Schiaparelli and his legacy" conference, 2010]

{{cite web

|title = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive

|work = Minor Planet Center

|url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html

|accessdate = 15 June 2016}}

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Category:1958 births

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