Luigi Sannino Explained

Asteroids discovered : 2
	September 4, 1999	with Paolo Pietrapiana
	January 5, 1998

Luigi Sannino (born 1981) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of two asteroids in collaboration with Paolo Pietrapiana at the Monte Viseggi Observatory.^[1]

Sannino discovered (69565) 1998 AZ4 at age 18, making him the youngest asteroid discoverer in the world as of 2017.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minor Planet Discoverers. Minor Planet Center. 25 February 2017.
2. Web site: Youngest person to discover an asteroid. Guinness World Records. 25 February 2017.
3. Web site: Sannino, guinness dell'astrologia. La Nazione. 25 February 2017. Italian. October 1, 2011.