Vincenzo Zappalà

**List of discovered asteroids : 11**
(4478) Blanco	April 23, 1984	[1]
(5022) Roccapalumba	April 23, 1984	[1]
(5802) Casteldelpiano	April 27, 1984	[1]
(6114) Dalla-Degregori	April 28, 1984	[1]
(6289) Lanusei	April 28, 1984	[1]
(7459) Gilbertofranco	April 28, 1984
(9009) Tirso	April 23, 1984
(9010) Candelo	April 27, 1984
(10038) Tanaro	April 28, 1984	[1]
(11476) Stefanosimoni	April 23, 1984	[1]
(17357) Lucataliano	23rd August 1978	[2]
[1] with Walter Ferreri [2] with Giovanni de Sanctis

Vincenzo Zappalà (* 1945 ) is an Italian astronomer and asteroid discoverer.

He works at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino ( IAU code 022) in Pino Torinese and, together with colleagues, discovered a total of 11 asteroids . He is the initiator of the website Astronomia.com, which deals with astronomical topics.

The asteroid (2813) Zappalà was named after him.

literature

Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed.Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English). Preview on Google Book Search .

personal data
SURNAME	Zappalà, Vincenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian astronomer and asteroid explorer
DATE OF BIRTH	1945