7515 Marrucino
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7515 Marrucino is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Giovanni de Sanctis
at the La Silla Observatory
in Chile on March 5, 1986. It is named after the Marrucini
, an ancient Italian tribe, and the namesake of the comune of San Martino sulla Marrucina
.
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 Giovanni de Sanctis
Giovanni de Sanctis
Giovanni de Sanctis is an Italian astronomer at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino in Turin, Italy. His name is sometimes spelt DeSanctis, particularly in the Minor Planet Circulars.- Reference :...
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 March 5, 1986. It is named after the Marrucini
Marrucini
The Marrucini were an ancient tribe which occupied a small strip of territory around the ancient Teate , on the east coast of Abruzzo, Italy, limited by the Aterno and Foro Rivers...
, an ancient Italian tribe, and the namesake of the comune of San Martino sulla Marrucina
San Martino sulla Marrucina
San Martino sulla Marrucina is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.-References:...
.