Piero Sicoli
| Asteroids discovered: 44 |
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| 6882 Sormano[1] | February 5, 1995 |
| 8106 Carpino[2] | December 23, 1994 |
| 8208 Volta[3] | February 28, 1995 |
| 8209 Toscanelli[3] | February 28, 1995 |
| 8935 Beccaria[2] | January 11, 1997 |
| 9111 Matarazzo[4] | January 28, 1997 |
| 9115 Battisti[4] | February 27, 1997 |
| 10387 Bepicolombo[4] | October 18, 1996 |
| 11145 Emanuelli[5] | August 29, 1997 |
| 11652 Johnbrownlee[4] | February 7, 1997 |
| 11970 Palitzsch[3] | October 4, 1994 |
| 12410 Donald Duck[3] | September 26, 1995 |
| (13158) 1995 UE[3] | October 17, 1995 |
| 14024 Procol Harum[3] | September 9, 1994 |
| 14103 Manzoni[6] | October 1, 1997 |
| 15379 Alefranz[5] | August 29, 1997 |
| (16749) 1996 QE[1] | August 16, 1996 |
| (17614) 1995 UT7[5] | October 27, 1995 |
| 18556 Battiato[4] | February 7, 1997 |
| 19398 Creedence[3] | March 2, 1998 |
| (22500) 1997 OJ[6] | July 26, 1997 |
| 26197 Bormio[4] | March 31, 1997 |
| (31244) 1998 DG11[6] | February 19, 1998 |
| 32931 Ferioli[3] | September 26, 1995 |
| 32944 Gussalli[4] | November 19, 1995 |
| (33049) 1997 UF5[6] | October 25, 1997 |
| 35316 Monella[2] | January 11, 1997 |
| 35334 Yarkovsky[4] | March 31, 1997 |
| 39653 Carnera[3] | October 17, 1995 |
| 43956 Elidoro[4] | February 7, 1997 |
| 43957 Invernizzi[4] | February 7, 1997 |
| 43993 Mariola[6] | July 26, 1997 |
| (46691) 1997 BK3[1] | January 30, 1997 |
| 48640 Eziobosso[3] | October 17, 1995 |
| (48640) 1995 UD[3] | October 17, 1995 |
| 48643 Allen-Beach[4] | October 20, 1995 |
| 55810 Fabiofazio[3] | October 4, 1994 |
| 59087 Maccacaro[4] | November 15, 1998 |
| (69573) 1998 BQ26[6] | January 28, 1998 |
| 69961 Millosevich[4] | November 15, 1998 |
| (96583) 1998 VG34[4] | November 15, 1998 |
| (155410) 1996 CE2[3] | February 15, 1996 |
| (173146) 1995 UM[3] | October 17, 1995 |
| (219091) 1998 RF3[6] | September 15, 1998 |
- 1 with V. Giuliani
- 2 with M. Cavagna
- 3 with P. Ghezzi
- 4 with F. Manca
- 5 with P. Chiavenna
- 6 with A. Testa
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Piero Sicoli is an Italian astronomer who works at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory as an Observatory Coordinator, responsible for close encounters computation of Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), orbit computations and identifications. The Observatory's focus is the examination and tracking of Solar System minor bodies, and Piero Sicoli is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Some of his findings can be seen here . The asteroid 7866 Sicoli is named after him.
Publications
- "The orbit of (944) Hidalgo", British Astron. Assoc. Jnl., (1990, M. Cavagna, P. Sicoli)
- "Future Earth Approaches of (4179) Toutatis", Minor Planet Bulletin, (1992, M. Cavagna, P. Sicoli)
- "Earth Close Approaches of Minor Planet (7482) 1994 PC1", Minor Planet Bulletin, (1997, P. Sicoli)
- "Asteroid and Planet Close Encounters", Minor Planet Bulletin, (1999, F. Manca, P. Sicoli)
- "Monitoring Hazardous Objects", Proceedings of the Third Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, (2000, F. Manca, P. Sicoli)
- "Giuseppe Piazzi and the Discovery of Ceres", Asteroids III, (2002, G. Fodera' Serio, A. Manara, P. Sicoli)
- "Planetary Close Encounters", Proceedings of the Fourth Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, (2002, F. Manca, P. Sicoli)
- "Killed by a meteorite?", Mercury, (2003, P. Sicoli, C.J. Cunningham)
- "Identification of asteroids and comets: methods and results", Proceedings of the X National Conference on Planetary Science. (2011, F. Manca, P. Sicoli, and A. Testa)