7459 Gilbertofranco
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7459 Gilbertofranco is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Vincenzo Zappalà
at the La Silla Observatory
in Chile on April 28, 1984. It is named after Gilberto Franco, an amateur astronomer, medical doctor in San Damiano d'Asti
, Italy, and friend of Zappalà.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Vincenzo Zappalà
Vincenzo Zappalà
Vincenzo Zappalà is an Italian astronomer.He has discovered numerous asteroids, and 2813 Zappalà is named in his honour.-External links:* *...
at the La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory organisation, and several others are partly maintained by ESO...
in Chile on April 28, 1984. It is named after Gilberto Franco, an amateur astronomer, medical doctor in San Damiano d'Asti
San Damiano d'Asti
San Damiano d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southeast of Turin and about 13 km southwest of Asti.-History:...
, Italy, and friend of Zappalà.