Maura_Tombelli

Maura Tombelli

Maura Tombelli

Italian astronomer

Maura Tombelli (born 1952 in Montelupo Fiorentino) is an Italian amateur astronomer who began her training in astronomy as an observer of variable stars. She is a prolific discoverer of almost 200 minor planets,[1] including the main-belt asteroid 7794 Sanvito, and a member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers.[2][3]

Minor planets discovered: 197 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Career

She is known as the only Italian female astrometrist.[4] Together with Italian astronomers Ulisse Munari and Giuseppe Forti, she initiated a five-year survey of minor planets at Asiago Astrophysical Observatory in 1994. She also shared a lot of observing with the discoverers, especially the follow-up of near-Earth objects (NEOs), and she contributed to the discovery of 15817 Lucianotesi, the first NEO found from Italy. She is currently involved in a project to build a new observatory (Osservatorio di Montelupo) near the town of Montelupo, where she lives.[4]

Awards and honors

The main-belt asteroid 9904 Mauratombelli, discovered by Italian astronomers Andrea Boattini and Luciano Tesi in 1997, is named in her honour.[4]

List of discovered minor planets

See also: Category:Discoveries by Maura Tombelli
6876 Beppeforti5 September 1994list [A]
7141 Bettarini12 March 1994list [A]
7196 Baroni16 January 1994list [A]
7197 Pieroangela16 January 1994list [A]
7198 Montelupo16 January 1994list [A]
7481 San Marcello11 August 1994list [A]
7599 Munari3 August 1994list [A]
7679 Asiago15 February 1996list [B]
7715 Leonidarosino14 February 1996list [B]
7794 Sanvito15 January 1996list [B]
7847 Mattiaorsi14 February 1996list [B]
7900 Portule14 February 1996list [B]
7957 Antonella17 January 1994list [A]
8885 Sette13 March 1994list [C]
8925 Boattini4 December 1996list [B]
8944 Ortigara30 January 1997list [B]
9425 Marconcini14 February 1996list [B]
9426 Aliante14 February 1996list [B]
9427 Righini14 February 1996list [B]
9897 Malerba14 February 1996list [B]
10149 Cavagna3 August 1994list [A]
10176 Gaiavettori14 February 1996list [B]
10198 Pinelli6 December 1996list [B]
10591 Caverni13 August 1996list [D]
10928 Caprara25 January 1998list [D]
11337 Sandro10 August 1996list [D]
11348 Allegra30 January 1997list [B]
11621 Duccio15 August 1996list [D]
12033 Anselmo31 January 1997list [B]
12044 Fabbri29 March 1997list [D]
12433 Barbieri15 January 1996list [B]
12470 Pinotti31 January 1997list
12811 Rigonistern14 February 1996list [B]
12812 Cioni14 February 1996list [B]
12813 Paolapaolini14 February 1996list [B]
12814 Vittorio13 February 1996list [B]
12927 Pinocchio30 September 1999list [E]
13147 Foglia24 February 1995list
13174 Timossi14 February 1996list [B]
13638 Fiorenza14 February 1996list [B]
13740 Lastrucci18 September 1998list [F]
14061 Nagincox13 February 1996list [B]
14062 Cremaschini14 February 1996list [B]
14568 Zanotta19 July 1998list [A]
14659 Gregoriana15 January 1999list [D]
14919 Robertohaver6 August 1994list [A]
14947 Luigibussolino15 January 1996list [B]
14953 Bevilacqua13 February 1996list [D]
15004 Vallerani7 December 1997list [D]
15005 Guerriero7 December 1997list [B]
15006 Samcristoforetti27 February 1998list [D]
15034 Décines16 November 1998list [E]
15360 Moncalvo14 February 1996list [D]
15375 Laetitiafoglia30 January 1997list [B]
15418 Sergiospinelli27 February 1998list [D]
15817 Lucianotesi28 August 1994list [A]
15837 Mariovalori25 February 1995list
15853 Benedettafoglia16 January 1996list [B]
15855 Mariasalvatore14 February 1996list [B]
15968 Waltercugno27 February 1998list [G]
(16152) 1999 YN1230 December 1999list [E]
16154 Dabramo1 January 2000list [A]
16672 Bedini17 January 1994list [A]
16879 Campai24 January 1998list [A]
17019 Aldo23 February 1999list [D]
17077 Pampaloni25 April 1999list [A]
17720 Manuboccuni7 December 1997list
18431 Stazzema16 January 1994list [A]
18441 Cittadivinci5 August 1994list [A]
18583 Francescopedani7 December 1997list [A]
18627 Rogerbonnet27 February 1998list [G]
(18628) 1998 DJ3327 February 1998list [D]
18631 Maurogherardini27 February 1998list [A]
19331 Stefanovitale4 December 1996list [G]
20081 Occhialini12 March 1994list [C]
20194 Ilarialocantore30 January 1997list [G]
20195 Mariovinci30 January 1997list [B]
20200 Donbacky28 February 1997list [D]
21256 Robertobattiston14 February 1996list [G]
22401 Egisto24 February 1995list
22517 Alexzanardi26 February 1998list [D]
(22752) 1998 VS3415 November 1998list [A]
23608 Alpiapuane15 January 1996list [B]
24856 Messidoro15 January 1996list [G]
24857 Sperello15 January 1996list [B]
24890 Amaliafinzi4 December 1996list [G]
25301 Ambrofogar7 December 1998list [A]
25601 Francopacini1 January 2000list [E]
(26499) 2000 CX14 February 2000list [A]
(27005) 1998 DR3527 February 1998list [D]
27130 Dipaola8 December 1998list [A]
(27269) 2000 AB33 January 2000list [A]
27923 Dimitribartolini4 December 1996list [B]
27983 Bernardi26 October 1997list [A]
28007 Galhassin7 December 1997list [A]
29346 Mariadina25 February 1995list
(29363) 1996 CW814 February 1996list [B]
29547 Yurimazzanti25 January 1998list [B]
(29549) 1998 BB4425 January 1998list [A]
(29550) 1998 BE4425 January 1998list [D]
29761 Lorenzo13 February 1999list [H]
(30585) 2001 PE1414 August 2001list [A]
(31091) 1997 BE930 January 1997list [B]
31153 Enricaparri26 October 1997list [D]
31605 Braschi10 April 1999list [A]
(33031) 1997 RX1 September 1997list [A]
(33054) 1997 UU1426 October 1997list [A]
(33162) 1998 DT3527 February 1998list [D]
33480 Bartolucci4 April 1999list [E]
33823 Mariorigutti3 February 2000list [A]
34004 Gregorini30 July 2000list [I]
34696 Risoldi21 July 2001list [A]
35222 Delbarrio4 December 1994list
35358 Lorifini27 September 1997list [E]
(35444) 1998 BU4325 January 1998list [B]
(35464) 1998 DC3327 February 1998list [D]
(35465) 1998 DF3327 February 1998list [B]
35703 Lafiascaia20 March 1999list [F]
(37313) 2001 QC16 August 2001list [A]
(37835) 1998 BC4425 January 1998list [B]
(37836) 1998 BD4425 January 1998list [B]
(39871) 1998 DB3327 February 1998list [D]
(39875) 1998 DS3527 February 1998list [D]
43881 Cerreto25 February 1995list [G]
(43923) 1996 CX814 February 1996list [B]
44574 Lavoratti4 April 1999list [E]
(44715) 1999 TZ52 October 1999list [A]
(46701) 1997 CP297 February 1997list [B]
46702 Linapucci28 February 1997list [D]
(47473) 2000 AU21 January 2000list [A]
(48842) 1998 BA4425 January 1998list [D]
(50275) 2000 CU14 February 2000list [A]
(50537) 2000 EH143 March 2000list [E]
(51874) 2001 PZ2815 August 2001list [A]
(52426) 1994 PF5 August 1994list [A]
(53053) 1998 XH912 December 1998list [D]
54852 Mercatali22 July 2001list [E]
(54983) 2001 QE16 August 2001list [A]
55418 Bianciardi13 October 2001list [E]
(56073) 1998 YO1026 December 1998list [A]
(56361) 2000 CW14 February 2000list [A]
(57076) 2001 OY1622 July 2001list [A]
58572 Romanella7 September 1997list [D]
(58702) 1998 BX4325 January 1998list [D]
(63463) 2001 OR1220 July 2001list [E]
65848 Enricomari30 January 1997list
(66000) 1998 OE120 July 1998list [A]
(66250) 1999 GZ4 April 1999list [A]
(69585) 1998 DN3527 February 1998list [A]
70444 Genovali9 October 1999list [E]
(71221) 1999 YL931 December 1999list [E]
71489 Dynamocamp4 February 2000list [E]
(72841) 2001 HC3227 April 2001list [A]
(75887) 2000 CS344 February 2000list [E]
(79810) 1998 VL3315 November 1998list [A]
82638 Bottariclaudio7 August 2001list [E]
84120 Antonacci4 September 2002list [J]
(85368) 1996 CQ714 February 1996list [B]
(85515) 1997 UT2426 October 1997list [B]
(85819) 1998 XF912 December 1998list [A]
(86375) 2000 AT21 January 2000list [E]
(88371) 2001 PF1514 August 2001list [A]
(89734) 2002 AH4 January 2002list [A]
(91146) 1998 OA120 July 1998list [E]
(91900) 1999 VV115 November 1999list [E]
(94634) 2001 WQ1421 November 2001list [E]
(99388) 2002 AL4 January 2002list [A]
(99389) 2002 AN5 January 2002list [E]
(100726) 1998 BY4325 January 1998list [A]
(101493) 1998 XB37 December 1998list [A]
(103248) 2000 AZ42 January 2000list [A]
(108702) 2001 OX1621 July 2001list [D]
(108952) 2001 PD2915 August 2001list [A]
(118233) 1997 BX630 January 1997list [B]
(121017) 1999 BG419 January 1999list [A]
(126161) 2002 AK4 January 2002list [A]
(135041) 2001 OU1221 July 2001list [E]
(136848) 1998 BF4425 January 1998list [B]
(139231) 2001 HW1622 April 2001list [E]
(139414) 2001 OR1620 July 2001list [A]
(145966) 1999 YM1630 December 1999list [A]
(148206) 2000 CL9713 February 2000list [E]
(148525) 2001 QG16 August 2001list [A]
(150713) 2001 QF16 August 2001list [E]
(153321) 2001 OW1621 July 2001list [A]
(155926) 2001 PE2915 August 2001list [E]
(155997) 2001 RP1612 September 2001list [A]
(159421) 1999 TN108 October 1999list [E]
(165694) 2001 PQ2814 August 2001list [A]
(165912) 2001 TE711 October 2001list [E]
(190730) 2001 PY1313 August 2001list [A]
(194837) 2002 AJ4 January 2002list [A]
(219829) 2002 CR397 February 2002list [E]
(297314) 1998 XV27 December 1998list [A]
(313036) 2000 PL2 August 2000list [E]
(317000) 2001 PY2813 August 2001list [A]
(363124) 2001 PO2813 August 2001list [E]
Co-discovery made with:
A A. Boattini
B U. Munari
C V. Goretti
D G. Forti
E L. Tesi
F E. Masotti
G C. Casacci
H S. Bartolini
I D. Guidetti
J F. Bernardi

References

  1. [1]
    "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    "An interview to Maura Tombelli (amateur astronomer) by Andrea Carusi - President SGF". Tumbling Stone. 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Minor Planet and Comet Names in Honor of AAVSO Members and Observers". AAVSO – American Association of Variable Star Observers. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. [4]
    Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(9904) Mauratombelli". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 712–713. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_7743. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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