13777 Cielobuio
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13777 Cielobuio is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 20, 1998 by M. Cavagna and A. Testa at Sormano
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It is named in honor of CieloBuio
, an Italian association that promotes studies, technical solutions, laws and regulations to protect the darkness of the night sky.
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 October 20, 1998 by M. Cavagna and A. Testa at Sormano
Sormano
Sormano is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km north of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Como....
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It is named in honor of CieloBuio
CieloBuio
CieloBuio-coordinamento per la protezione del cielo notturno is a non-profit organization that operates in Italy for the protection of the night sky by promoting a culture of eco-friendly lighting and raising public awareness on the phenomenon of light pollution.Born in Lombardy in 1997 around a...
, an Italian association that promotes studies, technical solutions, laws and regulations to protect the darkness of the night sky.