Luigi Carnera
| (466) Tisiphone et al | January 17, 1901 |
| (469) Argentina | February 20, 1901 |
| (470) Kilia | April 21, 1901 |
| (472) Roma | July 11, 1901 |
| (476) Hedwig | 17th August 1901 |
| (477) Italia | August 23, 1901 |
| (478) Tergeste | September 21, 1901 |
| (479) Caprera | November 12, 1901 |
| (480) Hansa a | May 21, 1901 |
| (481) Emita | February 12, 1902 |
| (485) Genoa | May 7, 1902 |
| (486) Cremona | May 11, 1902 |
| (487) Venetia | July 9, 1902 |
| (488) Creusa a | June 26, 1902 |
| (489) Comacina | September 2, 1902 |
| (808) Merxia | October 11, 1901 |
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Luigi Carnera (born April 14, 1875 in Trieste , today's Italy , † July 30, 1962 in Florence , Italy) was an Italian astronomer and discoverer of 16 asteroids (minor planets).
In the early years of his career he worked as an assistant to Max Wolf in Heidelberg . The asteroids he discovered (partly together with Wolf) date from this time. He worked in Germany , Italy and Argentina before finally returning to Italy in 1908.
In 1919 Carnera took over the management of the Trieste Observatory, which had only just been annexed by Italy after the First World War . Later, in 1932, he became director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte in Naples until his retirement in 1950. During the Second World War, the observatory was temporarily manned by British and American troops to operate a radar station .
On June 2, 2015, an asteroid was named after Luigi Carnera: (39653) Carnera .
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| SURNAME | Carnera, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian astronomer and discoverer of many asteroids |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trieste |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1962 |
| Place of death | Florence |