9121 Stefanovalentini
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Asteroid
9121 Stefanovalentini was discovered on 24 February 1998 by Silvano Casulli at the Colleverde Observatory in Italy
. It is a main belt asteroid. It is named in honor of Italian amateur astronomer
Stefano Valentini
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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...
9121 Stefanovalentini was discovered on 24 February 1998 by Silvano Casulli at the Colleverde Observatory in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is a main belt asteroid. It is named in honor of Italian amateur astronomer
Amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy, also called backyard astronomy and stargazing, is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the night sky , and the plethora of objects found in it, mainly with portable telescopes and binoculars...
Stefano Valentini
Stefano Valentini
Stefano Valentini, born in 1955 in Rome, Italy, is an Italian amateur astronomer and computer programmer.He is known for his freewares WinAstrometry and waEphemeris, a minor planets ephemeris...
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