Piero Sicoli

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]

Minor planets discovered: 43 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

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 Sormano5 February 1995list [A]
8106 Carpino23 December 1994list [B]
8208 Volta28 February 1995list [C]
8209 Toscanelli28 February 1995list [C]
8935 Beccaria11 January 1997list [B]
9111 Matarazzo28 January 1997list [D]
9115 Battisti27 February 1997list [D]
10387 Bepicolombo18 October 1996list [D]
11145 Emanuelli29 August 1997list [E]
11652 Johnbrownlee7 February 1997list [D]
11970 Palitzsch4 October 1994list [C]
12410 Donald Duck26 September 1995list [C]
(13158) 1995 UE17 October 1995list [C]
14024 Procol Harum9 September 1994list [C]
14103 Manzoni1 October 1997list [F]
15379 Alefranz29 August 1997list [E]
16749 Vospini16 August 1996list [A]
(17614) 1995 UT727 October 1995list [E]
18556 Battiato7 February 1997list [D]
19398 Creedence2 March 1998list [C]
22500 Grazianoventre26 July 1997list [F]
26197 Bormio31 March 1997list [D]
(31244) 1998 DG1119 February 1998list [F]
32931 Ferioli26 September 1995list [C]
32944 Gussalli19 November 1995list [D]
(33049) 1997 UF525 October 1997list [F]
35316 Monella11 January 1997list [B]
35334 Yarkovsky31 March 1997list [D]
39653 Carnera17 October 1995list [C]
43956 Elidoro7 February 1997list [D]
43957 Invernizzi7 February 1997list [D]
43993 Mariola26 July 1997list [F]
(46691) 1997 BK330 January 1997list [A]
48640 Eziobosso17 October 1995list [C]
48643 Allen-Beach20 October 1995list [D]
55810 Fabiofazio4 October 1994list [C]
59087 Maccacaro15 November 1998list [D]
(69573) 1998 BQ2628 January 1998list [F]
69961 Millosevich15 November 1998list [D]
(96583) 1998 VG3415 November 1998list [D]
(155410) 1996 CE215 February 1996list [C]
(173146) 1995 UM17 October 1995list [C]
(219091) 1998 RF315 September 1998list [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. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. 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. 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. Retrieved 4 November 2016.


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