Maura Tombelli Explained

Minor planets discovered: 197 
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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, including the main-belt asteroid 7794 Sanvito, and a member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers.

Career

She is known as the only Italian female astrometrist. 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.

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.

List of discovered minor planets

6876 Beppeforti 5 September 1994  
7141 Bettarini 12 March 1994  
7196 Baroni 16 January 1994  
7197 Pieroangela 16 January 1994  
7198 Montelupo 16 January 1994  
7481 San Marcello 11 August 1994  
7599 Munari 3 August 1994  
7679 Asiago 15 February 1996  
7715 Leonidarosino 14 February 1996  
7794 Sanvito 15 January 1996  
7847 Mattiaorsi 14 February 1996  
7900 Portule 14 February 1996  
7957 Antonella 17 January 1994  
8885 Sette 13 March 1994  
8925 Boattini 4 December 1996  
8944 Ortigara 30 January 1997  
9425 Marconcini 14 February 1996  
9426 Aliante 14 February 1996  
9427 Righini 14 February 1996  
9897 Malerba 14 February 1996  
10149 Cavagna 3 August 1994  
10176 Gaiavettori 14 February 1996  
10198 Pinelli 6 December 1996  
10591 Caverni 13 August 1996  
10928 Caprara 25 January 1998  
11337 Sandro 10 August 1996  
11348 Allegra 30 January 1997  
11621 Duccio 15 August 1996  
12033 Anselmo 31 January 1997  
12044 Fabbri 29 March 1997  
12433 Barbieri 15 January 1996  
12470 Pinotti 31 January 1997
12811 Rigonistern 14 February 1996  
12812 Cioni 14 February 1996  
12813 Paolapaolini 14 February 1996  
12814 Vittorio 13 February 1996  
12927 Pinocchio 30 September 1999  
13147 Foglia 24 February 1995
13174 Timossi 14 February 1996  
13638 Fiorenza 14 February 1996  
13740 Lastrucci 18 September 1998  
14061 Nagincox 13 February 1996  
14062 Cremaschini 14 February 1996  
14568 Zanotta 19 July 1998  
14659 Gregoriana 15 January 1999  
14919 Robertohaver 6 August 1994  
14947 Luigibussolino 15 January 1996  
14953 Bevilacqua 13 February 1996  
15004 Vallerani 7 December 1997  
15005 Guerriero 7 December 1997  
15006 Samcristoforetti 27 February 1998  
15034 Décines 16 November 1998  
15360 Moncalvo 14 February 1996  
15375 Laetitiafoglia 30 January 1997  
15418 Sergiospinelli 27 February 1998  
15817 Lucianotesi 28 August 1994  
15837 Mariovalori 25 February 1995
15853 Benedettafoglia 16 January 1996  
15855 Mariasalvatore 14 February 1996  
15968 Waltercugno 27 February 1998  
30 December 1999  
16154 Dabramo 1 January 2000  
16672 Bedini 17 January 1994  
16879 Campai 24 January 1998  
17019 Aldo 23 February 1999  
17077 Pampaloni 25 April 1999  
17720 Manuboccuni 7 December 1997
18431 Stazzema 16 January 1994  
18441 Cittadivinci 5 August 1994  
18583 Francescopedani 7 December 1997  
18627 Rogerbonnet 27 February 1998  
18628 Taniasagrati 27 February 1998  
18631 Maurogherardini 27 February 1998  
19331 Stefanovitale 4 December 1996  
20081 Occhialini 12 March 1994  
20194 Ilarialocantore 30 January 1997  
20195 Mariovinci 30 January 1997  
20200 Donbacky 28 February 1997  
21256 Robertobattiston 14 February 1996  
22401 Egisto 24 February 1995
22517 Alexzanardi 26 February 1998  
22752 Sabrinamasiero 15 November 1998  
23608 Alpiapuane 15 January 1996  
24856 Messidoro 15 January 1996  
24857 Sperello 15 January 1996  
24890 Amaliafinzi 4 December 1996  
25301 Ambrofogar 7 December 1998  
25601 Francopacini 1 January 2000  
4 February 2000  
27005 Dariaguidetti 27 February 1998  
27130 Dipaola 8 December 1998  
27269 Albinocarbognani 3 January 2000  
27923 Dimitribartolini 4 December 1996  
27983 Bernardi 26 October 1997  
28007 Galhassin 7 December 1997  
29346 Mariadina 25 February 1995
14 February 1996  
29547 Yurimazzanti 25 January 1998  
25 January 1998  
25 January 1998  
29761 Lorenzo 13 February 1999  
14 August 2001  
30 January 1997  
31153 Enricaparri 26 October 1997  
31605 Braschi 10 April 1999  
1 September 1997  
26 October 1997  
27 February 1998  
33480 Bartolucci 4 April 1999  
33823 Mariorigutti 3 February 2000  
34004 Gregorini 30 July 2000  
34696 Risoldi 21 July 2001  
35222 Delbarrio 4 December 1994
35358 Lorifini 27 September 1997  
35444 Giuliamarconcini 25 January 1998  
27 February 1998  
35465 Emilianoricci 27 February 1998  
35703 Lafiascaia 20 March 1999  
16 August 2001  
25 January 1998  
25 January 1998  
27 February 1998  
27 February 1998  
43881 Cerreto 25 February 1995  
14 February 1996  
44574 Lavoratti 4 April 1999  
2 October 1999  
7 February 1997  
46702 Linapucci 28 February 1997  
1 January 2000  
25 January 1998  
4 February 2000  
3 March 2000  
15 August 2001  
5 August 1994  
12 December 1998  
54852 Mercatali 22 July 2001  
16 August 2001  
55418 Bianciardi 13 October 2001  
26 December 1998  
4 February 2000  
22 July 2001  
58572 Romanella 7 September 1997  
25 January 1998  
63463 Calamandrei 20 July 2001  
65848 Enricomari 30 January 1997
20 July 1998  
4 April 1999  
27 February 1998  
70444 Genovali 9 October 1999  
31 December 1999  
71489 Dynamocamp 4 February 2000  
27 April 2001  
4 February 2000  
15 November 1998  
82638 Bottariclaudio 7 August 2001  
84120 Antonacci 4 September 2002  
14 February 1996  
26 October 1997  
12 December 1998  
1 January 2000  
14 August 2001  
4 January 2002  
20 July 1998  
5 November 1999  
21 November 2001  
4 January 2002  
99389 Marconovi 5 January 2002  
25 January 1998  
7 December 1998  
2 January 2000  
21 July 2001  
15 August 2001  
30 January 1997  
19 January 1999  
4 January 2002  
21 July 2001  
25 January 1998  
22 April 2001  
20 July 2001  
30 December 1999  
13 February 2000  
16 August 2001  
16 August 2001  
21 July 2001  
15 August 2001  
12 September 2001  
8 October 1999  
14 August 2001  
11 October 2001  
13 August 2001  
4 January 2002  
7 February 2002  
7 December 1998  
2 August 2000  
13 August 2001  
13 August 2001  
Co-discovery made with:
A. Boattini
U. Munari
V. Goretti
G. Forti
L. Tesi
E. Masotti
C. Casacci
S. Bartolini
D. Guidetti
F. Bernardi

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