Claudio Casacci

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Discovered asteroids : 2
(24856) Messidoro January 15, 1996
(43881) Cerreto February 25, 1995
all together with Maura Tombelli

Claudio Casacci (* 1958) is an Italian space scientist and amateur astronomer .

Between 1995 and 1996 he and the Italian astronomer Maura Tombelli discovered two asteroids at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Asiago Cima Ekar .

The asteroid (4814) Casacci was named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harvard List of Minor Planet Explorers
personal data
SURNAME Casacci, Claudio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian amateur astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1958