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10208 Germanicus
10208 Germanicus, provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 August 1997, by Italian amateur astronomer Antonio Vagnozzi at the Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory in Stroncone, Italy, and named for ancient Roman general Germanicus. The asteroid's minor-planet moon was discovered in 2007. Orbit and classification ''Germanicus'' is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest families of stony asteroids. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.8–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,221 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 5 ° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first observed at Crimea–Nauchnij and Brorfelde Observatory in August 1987, extending the body's observation arc by 10 years prior to its official discovery observation at Stroncone. Diamete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Vagnozzi
Antonio Vagnozzi (born 1950) is an amateur Italy, Italian astronomer and a discoverer of asteroids. Astronomical career Vagnozzi is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of 46 minor planets during 1993–1999. In 1993, he was Italy's first amateur astronomer (and the second discoverer worldwide) to discover a minor planet using a CCD camera. (The first numbered CCD-based discovery was 4255 Spacewatch, which was discovered by the Spacewatch project in 1986). He also searches for supernovae and is a co-discoverer of SN 1996ae. Awards and honors The main-belt asteroid 7529 Vagnozzi was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published by the MPC on 11 April 1998 (). List of discovered minor planets See also * * Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory References 1950 births 20th-century Italian astronomers Discoverers of asteroids Discoveries by Antonio Vagnozzi, * Living people {{Italy-as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |