Emanuela Galliani (astronomer)

Emanuela Galliani is an Italian amateur astronomer credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of asteroid (23571) Zuaboni on 1 January 1995 in collaboration with her husband Marco Cavagna (1958–2005) working at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory located north of Milan, Italy.[1] According to the Small-Body Database, the asteroid was named for a mutual friend. "Patrizia Zuaboni (b. 1958), an affectionate friend of both discoverers, contributed to the idea that they should get married."[1]

The Sormano Astronomical Observatory near Milan.

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  1. ^ a b "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-17.