Vincenzo Zappalà
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7459 Gilbertofranco
7459 Gilbertofranco is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Vincenzo Zappalà at the La Silla Observatory in Chile on April 28, 1984. It is named after Gilberto Franco, an amateur astronomer, medical doctor in San Damiano d'Asti, Italy, and friend of Zappalà.-External links:*...
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Vincenzo Zappalà (born 1945) is an Italian astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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He has discovered numerous asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s, and 2813 Zappalà
2813 Zappalà
2813 Zappalà is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2030.3075284 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 24, 1981.-References:...
is named in his honour.