Vincenzo Silvano Casulli

Asteroids discovered: 192
6339 Giliberti	September 20, 1993
6530 Adry	April 12, 1994
6877 Giada	October 10, 1994
6929 Misto	October 31, 1994
7600 Vacchi	September 9, 1994
7665 Putignano	October 11, 1994
7961 Ercolepoli	October 10, 1994
8569 Mameli	October 1, 1996
8716 Ginestra	September 23, 1995
8742 Bonazzoli	February 14, 1998
9121 Stefanovalentini	February 24, 1998
10386 Romulus	October 12, 1996
11142 Facchini	January 7, 1997
11328 Mariotozzi	October 19, 1995
11578 Cimabue	March 4, 1994
12384 Luigimartella	October 10, 1994
13197 Pontecorvo	February 17, 1997
13653 Priscus	February 9, 1997
13684 Borbona	August 27, 1997
14088 Ancus	May 3, 1997
14498 Bernini	February 28, 1995
15007 Edoardopozio	July 5, 1998
15353 Meucci	November 22, 1994
15854 Numa	February 15, 1996
15869 Tullius	August 8, 1996
(16770) 1996 UD3	October 30, 1996
17556 Pierofrancesca	November 16, 1993
17649 Brunorossi	October 17, 1996
18169 Amaldi	August 20, 2000
18509 Bellini	September 14, 1996
18596 Superbus	January 21, 1998
21219 Mascagni	November 28, 1994
21311 Servius	December 4, 1996
23564 Ungaretti	November 6, 1994
24826 Pascoli	August 22, 1995
24946 Foscolo	July 1, 1997
25312 Asiapossenti	December 22, 1998
29347 Natta	March 5, 1995
29361 Botticelli	February 9, 1996
29428 Ettoremajorana	March 31, 1997
(29449) 1997 QR2	August 29, 1997
29470 Higgs	October 26, 1997
31319 Vespucci	April 20, 1998
(31429) 1999 BL7	January 21, 1999
(32891) 1994 CE1	February 9, 1994
(32911) 1994 VX	November 4, 1994
(32945) 1995 WR5	November 24, 1995
(32987) 1996 XB9	December 4, 1996
(33002) 1997 DM	February 17, 1997
(35295) 1996 VM	November 1, 1996
(37627) 1993 TD	October 11, 1993
(37640) 1993 WF	November 20, 1993
(37683) 1995 KK	May 19, 1995
(37735) 1996 VL	November 1, 1996
(40134) 1998 QO53	August 27, 1998
(42585) 1997 FJ1	March 30, 1997
(43935) 1996 TF	October 1, 1996
(44355) 1998 ST2	September 18, 1998
(48720) 1996 SD7	September 29, 1996
50866 Davidesprizzi	April 1, 2000
51915 Andry	August 20, 2001
(52558) 1997 FR	March 27, 1997
(52862) 1998 SR4	September 19, 1998
(56038) 1998 XC3	December 7, 1998
58417 Belzoni	January 25, 1996
(58495) 1996 US1	October 19, 1996
(58498) 1996 VF	November 2, 1996
(65785) 1995 UC5	October 26, 1995
(65821) 1996 UC3	October 30, 1996
(69460) 1996 UO1	October 17, 1996
(69500) 1997 CB6	February 6, 1997
(73872) 1997 AO17	January 7, 1997
(73891) 1997 ED23	March 10, 1997
(75225) 1999 WD3	November 27, 1999
(83657) 2001 TV13	October 12, 2001
(85267) 1994 AD2	January 12, 1994
(85578) 1998 DP13	February 26, 1998
(90806) 1995 AE	January 4, 1995
93061 Barbagallo	September 23, 2000
(100292) 1995 DP2	February 28, 1995
(100445) 1996 RA4	September 12, 1996
(100456) 1996 TH	October 2, 1996
(100731) 1998 DO	February 18, 1998
117093 Umbria	July 12, 2004
(120575) 1995 QD	August 17, 1995
(129555) 1996 UB3	October 30, 1996
(134369) 1995 QE	August 17, 1995
(145962) 1999 YH5	December 29, 1999
(145962) 1999 YH5	December 29, 1999
152227 Argoli	September 24, 2005
(160105) 2000 SK43	September 26, 2000
168261 Puglia	August 15, 2006
(173094) 2007 TM69	October 14, 2007
181241 Dipasquale	October 28, 2005
184620 Pippobattaglia	April 20, 2006
(185039) 2006 QG137	August 30, 2006
(185321) 2006 VJ2	November 10, 2006
185325 Anupabhagwat	November 14, 2006
185448 Nomentum	December 25, 2006
(190139) 2005 RV32	November 14, 2006
(199631) 2006 GX	April 2, 2006
199677 Terzani	April 20, 2006
199900 Brunoganz	April 8, 2007
(204816) 2007 OZ	July 16, 2007
(204896) 2007 UQ1	October 16, 2007
207563 Toscana	August 1, 2006
(210032) 2006 OC	July 16, 2006
(210107) 2006 QF137	August 30, 2006
210182 Mazzini	October 26, 2006
(210290) 2007 TE69	October 13, 2007
(210345) 2007 UQ	October 16, 2007
(212373) 2006 HL17	April 22, 2006
(212500) 2006 RT	September 4, 2006
(214772) 2006 UO64	October 23, 2006
214819 Gianotti	November 10, 2006
(214820) 2006 VC14	November 14, 2006
(214928) 2007 VM8	November 5, 2007
216241 Renzopiano	November 14, 2006
(216757) 2005 RT32	September 13, 2005
(218636) 2005 SN4	September 24, 2005
(218866) 2006 XL4	December 15, 2006
224693 Morganfreeman	January 21, 2006
225076 Vallemare	May 8, 2007
(227152) 2005 PJ20	August 5, 2005
(229781) 2008 PS1	August 3, 2008
231265 Saulperlmutter	January 5, 2006
233292 Brianschmidt	January 19, 2006
236305 Adamriess	January 19, 2006
(236746) 2007 LP	June 8, 2007
(239105) 2006 HP57	April 28, 2006
(243591) 1998 RG3	September 15, 1998
(246821) 2009 QW33	August 27, 2009
(248321) 2005 PL20	August 14, 2005
(248388) 2005 SE19	September 26, 2005
248908 Ginostrada	November 15, 2006
248970 Giannimorandi	January 19, 2007
249044 Barrymarshall	October 15, 2007
254863 Robinwarren	September 24, 2005
(255587) 2006 OU4	July 21, 2006
(255598) 2006 PE1	August 13, 2006
262972 Petermansfield	March 9, 2007
(265924) 2006 BL147	January 21, 2006
(267017) 1995 UA	October 16, 1995
(268686) 2006 GW	April 2, 2006
(273412) 2006 WF2	November 18, 2006
(273471) 2006 YK2	December 16, 2006
(273994) 2007 NH1	July 11, 2007
(274246) 2008 OY9	July 31, 2008
(274264) 2008 PZ6	August 5, 2008
(274472) 2008 SV83	September 28, 2008
278447 Saviano	October 2, 2007
(278735) 2008 SG83	September 27, 2008
(279411) 2010 FM6	March 16, 2010
(282903) 2007 HX14	April 20, 2007
(284458) 2007 GB1	April 8, 2007
(288615) 2004 ND9	July 11, 2004
(292872) 2006 VV12	November 12, 2006
(293131) 2006 XV56	December 15, 2006
(293477) 2007 FY	March 16, 2007
(294296) 2007 VS2	November 3, 2007
(295471) 2008 QM11	November 3, 2007
(299777) 2006 SN63	September 21, 2006
(299785) 2006 SC77	September 22, 2006
(300124) 2006 VG14	November 14, 2006
(304203) 2006 QR110	August 27, 2006
(304277) 2006 SL20	September 19, 2006
(309762) 2008 YN5	December 22, 2008
(311907) 2007 AH9	January 12, 2007
(316098) 2009 OO1	July 19, 2009
(320377) 2007 UP	October 16, 2007
(327943) 2007 EQ26	March 9, 2007
(327982) 2007 GE2	April 10, 2007
(330712) 2008 PR1	August 3, 2008
(331316) 2011 GP36	April 20, 2006
(332632) 2008 UO1	October 22, 2008
(345868) 2007 QE2	August 19, 2007
(346810) 2009 CD40	February 13, 2009
(349237) 2007 TH69	October 13, 2007
(349499) 2008 OX5	July 29, 2008
(349862) 2009 DX43	February 21, 2009
(351976) 2006 UP64	October 23, 2006
(352017) 2006 VR13	November 12, 2006
(367392) 2008 OX9	July 31, 2008
(374338) 2005 UZ4	October 25, 2005
(375798) 2009 TA4	October 12, 2009
(378076) 2006 UQ64	October 23, 2006
(383622) 2007 PJ9	August 11, 2007
(385980) 2007 AA8	January 19, 2007
(429136) 2009 TJ8	October 13, 2009
(435161) 2007 NV2	July 14, 2007
(440411) 2005 QS28	August 26, 2005
(456378) 2006 UA62	October 18, 2006
(457248) 2008 QH	August 20, 2008

Vincenzo Silvano Casulli (born 1944; usually known as Silvano Casulli) is an Italian astronomer.

In 1985 he served on a team involved in using the Hubble Space Telescope in a study that focused on Transition Comets -- UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids.

Asteroids

He was the first amateur astronomer to obtain precise astronometric positions of minor planets using a CCD camera. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, and minor planet 7132 Casulli is named in his honor.^[1]

9121 Stefanovalentini

Casulli discovered Asteroid 9121 Stefanovalentini on 24 February 1998 at the Colleverde Observatory in Italy. It is a main belt asteroid named in honour of amateur astronomer Stefano Valentini.

93061 Barbagallo

Casulli and Ermes Colombini discovered asteroid 93061 Barbagallo on September 23, 2000. Its provisional designation was 2000 SX20. It was named after Mariano Barbagallo, an Italian colleague and friend of Colombini.

References

1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. p. 578. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 23 October 2010.

External links

• Web page on the naming of asteroid 7132 Casulli (with image of Silvano Casulli)
• Citation for (93061)