San Vittore Observatory
The San Vittore Observatory was a private astronomical observatory in Bologna, Italy. It was active between 1969 and 2004.
History
The San Vittore Observatory was a private astronomical observatory in Bologna, Italy. It was active between 1969 and 2004. Located 280 meters above sea level it was equipped with a newtonian telescope of 0.45 meters, with a 25/32/61.5 cm Schmidt camera mounted in parallel and a 15 cm f/10 guide refractor. The aforementioned instruments were built by Ciro Vacchi and Giorgio Sassi in the Optical-mechanical Workshop located on the ground floor of the observatory itself.
Activities
In the years from 1975 to 1981 the San Vittore Observatory Italy participated to the International Planetary Patrol Program. It made numerous asteroid discoveries during 1980–2000. The observatory stopped operating in 2004.
The Minor Planet Center credits the observatory with the discovery of 99 asteroids, made between 1980 and 2000.
List of discovered minor planets
| 2601 Bologna | 8 December 1980 | |
| 3344 Modena | 15 May 1982 | |
| 3744 Horn-d'Arturo | 5 November 1983 | |
| 3809 Amici | 26 March 1984 | |
| 3951 Zichichi | 13 February 1986 | |
| 4062 Schiaparelli | 28 January 1989 | |
| 4063 Euforbo | 1 February 1989 | |
| 4122 Ferrari | 28 July 1986 | |
| 4158 Santini | 28 January 1989 | |
| 4279 De Gasparis | 19 November 1982 | |
| 4540 Oriani | 6 November 1988 | |
| 4542 Mossotti | 30 January 1989 | |
| 4705 Secchi | 13 February 1988 | |
| 4742 Caliumi | 26 November 1986 | |
| 6241 Galante | 4 October 1989 | |
| 6598 Modugno | 13 February 1988 | |
| 6640 Falorni | 24 February 1990 | |
| 6746 Zagar | 9 July 1994 | |
| 6855 Armellini | 29 January 1989 | |
| 6862 Virgiliomarcon | 11 April 1991 | |
| 12579 Ceva | 5 September 1999 | |
| 13225 Manfredi | 29 August 1997 | |
| 14074 Riccati | 11 July 1996 | |
| 14361 Boscovich | 17 February 1988 | |
| 14846 Lampedusa | 29 January 1989 | |
| 15385 Dallolmo | 25 September 1997 | |
| 15388 Coelum | 27 September 1997 | |
| 16715 Trettenero | 20 October 1995 | |
| 16745 Zappa | 9 August 1996 | |
| 16906 Giovannisilva | 18 February 1998 | |
| 16930 Respighi | 29 March 1998 | |
| 18462 Riccò | 26 August 1995 | |
| 18505 Caravelli | 9 August 1996 | |
| 19523 Paolofrisi | 18 December 1998 | |
| 21687 Filopanti | 11 September 1999 | |
| 22263 Pignedoli | 3 September 1980 | |
| 23685 Toaldo | 1 May 1997 | |
| 24939 Chiminello | 1 May 1997 | |
| 27150 Annasante | 16 December 1998 | |
| 27341 Fabiomuzzi | 10 February 2000 | |
| 49441 Scerbanenco | 22 December 1998 | |
| 52480 Enzomora | 20 October 1995 | |
| 52570 Lauraco | 1 May 1997 | |
| 52670 Alby | 20 February 1998 | |
| 55845 Marco | 13 September 1996 | |
| 58441 Thomastestoni | 19 April 1996 | |
| 65770 Leonardotestoni | 28 May 1995 | |
| 65852 Alle | 7 March 1997 | |
| 70210 Cesarelombardi | 11 September 1999 | |
| 79991 Umbertoleotti | 19 March 1999 | |
| 79996 Vittoria | 23 March 1999 | |
| 85564 Emilia | 17 January 1998 | |
| 90837 Raoulvalentini | 18 November 1995 | |
| 93061 Barbagallo | 23 September 2000 | |
| 96263 Lorettacavicchi | 23 September 1995 | |
| 118235 Federico | 7 March 1997 | |
| 2 March 1997 | |
| 8 September 1999 | |
| 1 September 2000 | |