10149 Cavagna
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10149 Cavagna is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on August 3, 1994 by Maura Tombelli
and Andrea Boattini
at the Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese (Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory).
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on August 3, 1994 by Maura Tombelli
Maura Tombelli
Maura Tombelli is an Italian astronomer who began her training in astronomy as an observer of variable stars. She is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.- Education and scientific career :...
and Andrea Boattini
Andrea Boattini
Andrea Boattini is an Italian astronomer, a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets.After developing a growing interest in minor planets, he graduated in 1996 from the University of Bologna with a thesis on near-Earth objects...
at the Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese (Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory).