95008 Ivanobertini
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95008 Ivanobertini is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on January 4, 2002 by the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey
at Cima Ekar
. Ivano Bertini
(b. 1968) is an Italian astronomer. Active member of the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, he is Associated Scientist of the OSIRIS two-camera system instrument on board the European Space Agency
's Rosetta (spacecraft)
mission. His main research field is the study of the dust environment in comets. He works at the Department of Astronomy of the Padua University (Italy).
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 January 4, 2002 by the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey
Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey
The Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey is a project to search for comets and asteroids, with special emphasis on near-Earth objects.It is a joint venture between the Department of Astronomy of the University of Padua and the DLR - Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration at...
at Cima Ekar
Cima Ekar
Cima Ekar is a ridge located about 4 km east of and about 350 m higher than the Italian town of Asiago. On the crest of this ridge sits the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, home of a 67/92-cm Schmidt telescope and the 182-cm telescope dedicated to Nicholas Copernicus, the largest telescope...
. Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini is an Italian astronomer.He got the Master degree in Astronomy at the University of Padua in 2001, discussing a thesis about the discovery, astrometry, and photometry of asteroids with the Wide Angle Camera of the OSIRIS two-camera system instrument on board the European Space...
(b. 1968) is an Italian astronomer. Active member of the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, he is Associated Scientist of the OSIRIS two-camera system instrument on board the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
's Rosetta (spacecraft)
Rosetta (spacecraft)
Rosetta is a robotic spacecraft of the European Space Agency on a mission to study the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta consists of two main elements: the Rosetta space probe and the Philae lander. The spacecraft was launched on 2 March 2004 on an Ariane 5 rocket and will reach the comet by...
mission. His main research field is the study of the dust environment in comets. He works at the Department of Astronomy of the Padua University (Italy).