Annibale de Gasparis

Annibale de Gasparis

Annibale de Gasparis (November 9, 1819, Bugnara^[1] –March 21, 1892, Naples; Italian pronunciation: [anˈniːbale de ˈɡasparis]) was an Italian astronomer, born in Bugnara to parents originally from Tocco da Casauria.

From 1864 to 1889 he was the director of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte in Naples. His name was occasionally written Annibal de Gasparis, including by himself.^[2]

He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1851. Awarded the Lalande Prize in 1851 and 1852.

The asteroid 4279 De Gasparis as well as the lunar crater de Gasparis (30 km in diameter) and the Rimae de Gasparis (a 93 km long fracture near the crater) are named in his honour.

Asteroids discovered

10 Hygiea	April 12, 1849
11 Parthenope	May 11, 1850
13 Egeria	November 2, 1850
15 Eunomia	July 29, 1851
16 Psyche	March 17, 1852
20 Massalia	September 19, 1852
24 Themis	April 5, 1853
63 Ausonia	February 10, 1861
83 Beatrix	April 26, 1865

References

1. Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
2. Letter from de Gasparis to Benjamin Valz announcing the discovery of 10 Hygiea in 1849

• Various (2009). The Observatory - A Monthly Review of Astronomy 1892. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-1-4446-6672-4.
• Longo, Giuseppe. "Annibale de Gasparis" (PDF).