Maura Tombelli


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Maura Tombelli 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, 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 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 Beppeforti5 September 1994
7141 Bettarini12 March 1994
7196 Baroni16 January 1994
7197 Pieroangela16 January 1994
7198 Montelupo16 January 1994
7481 San Marcello11 August 1994
7599 Munari3 August 1994
7679 Asiago15 February 1996
7715 Leonidarosino14 February 1996
7794 Sanvito15 January 1996
7847 Mattiaorsi14 February 1996
7900 Portule14 February 1996
7957 Antonella17 January 1994
8885 Sette13 March 1994
8925 Boattini4 December 1996
8944 Ortigara30 January 1997
9425 Marconcini14 February 1996
9426 Aliante14 February 1996
9427 Righini14 February 1996
9897 Malerba14 February 1996
10149 Cavagna3 August 1994
10176 Gaiavettori14 February 1996
10198 Pinelli6 December 1996
10591 Caverni13 August 1996
10928 Caprara25 January 1998

15006 Samcristoforetti27 February 1998
15034 Décines16 November 1998
15360 Moncalvo14 February 1996
15375 Laetitiafoglia30 January 1997
15418 Sergiospinelli27 February 1998
15817 Lucianotesi28 August 1994
15837 Mariovalori25 February 1995
15853 Benedettafoglia16 January 1996
15855 Mariasalvatore14 February 1996
15968 Waltercugno27 February 1998
30 December 1999
16154 Dabramo1 January 2000
16672 Bedini17 January 1994
16879 Campai24 January 1998
17019 Aldo23 February 1999
17077 Pampaloni25 April 1999
17720 Manuboccuni7 December 1997
18431 Stazzema16 January 1994
18441 Cittadivinci5 August 1994
18583 Francescopedani7 December 1997
18627 Rogerbonnet27 February 1998
18628 Taniasagrati27 February 1998
18631 Maurogherardini27 February 1998
19331 Stefanovitale4 December 1996
20081 Occhialini12 March 1994

29761 Lorenzo13 February 1999
30585 Firenze14 August 2001
31091 Bettiventicinque30 January 1997
31153 Enricaparri26 October 1997
31605 Braschi10 April 1999
33031 Paolofini1 September 1997
33054 Eduardorossi26 October 1997
33162 Sofiarandich27 February 1998
33480 Bartolucci4 April 1999
33823 Mariorigutti3 February 2000
34004 Gregorini30 July 2000
34696 Risoldi21 July 2001
35222 Delbarrio4 December 1994
35358 Lorifini27 September 1997
35444 Giuliamarconcini25 January 1998
35464 Elisaconsigli27 February 1998
35465 Emilianoricci27 February 1998
35703 Lafiascaia20 March 1999
37313 Paolocampaner16 August 2001
37835 Darioconsigli25 January 1998
37836 Simoneterreni25 January 1998
39871 Lucagrazzini27 February 1998
39875 Matteolombardo27 February 1998
43881 Cerreto25 February 1995
43923 Cosimonoccioli14 February 1996

31 December 1999
71489 Dynamocamp4 February 2000
27 April 2001
4 February 2000
15 November 1998
82638 Bottariclaudio7 August 2001
84120 Antonacci4 September 2002
85368 Elisabettacioni14 February 1996
85515 Annakukharskaya26 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 Marconovi5 January 2002
100726 Marcoiozzi25 January 1998
7 December 1998
2 January 2000
21 July 2001
15 August 2001
15 August 2001
111571 Bebevio11 January 2002