Dennis di Cicco
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Dennis di Cicco (born 1950) is an American amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, who lives in New England.
He has discovered 60 numbered asteroids from his backyard observatory in Sudbury, Massachusetts (IAU code: 817).[1] He was a member of the editorial staff of Sky and Telescope magazine from 1974 until his resignation as senior editor in June 2014.[2] His special interests include astronomical photography and the history of astronomical photography, telescope making, and astronomical observing. During 1978 and 1979 he was the first person to successfully photograph the analemma, making 48 separate exposures on a single piece of film during a 12-month period. The project is described in the June 1979 issue of Sky & Telescope. The asteroid 3841 Dicicco was named after him.[3]
Di Cicco conducted observations and calculations to determine the exact time and date of Ansel Adams’ famous photograph, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico.
He grew up in Hanover, Massachusetts.
List of discovered minor planets
[edit]| 7311 Hildehan | October 14, 1995 |
| 7610 Sudbury | December 3, 1995 |
| 8900 AAVSO | October 24, 1995 |
| 9983 Rickfienberg | February 19, 1995 |
| 10153 Goldman | October 26, 1994 |
| 10373 MacRobert | March 14, 1996 |
| 10596 Stevensimpson | October 4, 1996 |
| 11132 Horne | November 17, 1996 |
| 12780 Salamony | February 9, 1995 |
| (13183) 1996 TW | October 5, 1996 |
| (13623) 1995 TD | October 3, 1995 |
| (16779) 1996 WH2 | November 30, 1996 |
| (17610) 1995 UJ1 | October 23, 1995 |
| (19311) 1996 VF3 | November 12, 1996 |
| (19323) 1996 XM13 | December 9, 1996 |
| (20153) 1996 TC8 | October 12, 1996 |
| (20165) 1996 VT2 | November 10, 1996 |
| (23565) 1994 WB | November 23, 1994 |
| (27858) 1995 BZ1 | January 30, 1995 |
| (27880) 1996 EQ | March 14, 1996 |
| 27899 Letterman | August 18, 1996 |
| (27906) 1996 TZ7 | October 12, 1996 |
| (27924) 1997 AZ10 | January 9, 1997 |
| (30994) 1995 UE2 | October 24, 1995 |
| (31006) 1995 XC | December 3, 1995 |
| (31058) 1996 TA5 | October 8, 1996 |
| (31081) 1996 XO13 | December 9, 1996 |
| (31184) 1997 YZ4 | December 26, 1997 |
| (32947) 1995 YH2 | December 23, 1995 |
| (39718) 1996 VG3 | November 12, 1996 |
| (39728) 1996 WG | November 17, 1996 |
| (39747) 1997 BM1 | January 29, 1997 |
| (42543) 1996 BR | January 16, 1996 |
| (42556) 1996 TA8 | October 12, 1996 |
| (43894) 1995 TP | October 12, 1995 |
| (43934) 1996 TC | October 1, 1996 |
| (48642) 1995 UH1 | October 23, 1995 |
| (48684) 1996 EP | March 14, 1996 |
| (52478) 1995 TO | October 12, 1995 |
| (52531) 1996 TB8 | October 12, 1996 |
| (55831) 1995 XL | December 12, 1995 |
| (55847) 1996 SQ | September 20, 1996 |
| (58501) 1996 VQ2 | November 10, 1996 |
| (58502) 1996 VH3 | November 12, 1996 |
| (58503) 1996 VJ3 | November 12, 1996 |
| (73856) 1996 WF | November 16, 1996 |
| (79305) 1995 XK | December 12, 1995 |
| (79331) 1996 TY | October 5, 1996 |
| (79334) 1996 TZ9 | October 15, 1996 |
| (100487) 1996 VO2 | November 10, 1996 |
| (100495) 1996 WH | November 17, 1996 |
| (100496) 1996 WJ | November 17, 1996 |
| (120651) 1996 TA10 | October 15, 1996 |
| (120661) 1996 VZ2 | November 11, 1996 |
| (134389) 1996 VP2 | November 10, 1996 |
| (162052) 1996 TB10 | October 15, 1996 |
| (181761) 1996 VR2 | November 10, 1996 |
| (229927) 1996 TN9 | October 13, 1996 |
| (243577) 1996 WE | November 16, 1996 |
| (427396) 1996 TA | October 1, 1996 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Dennis di Cicco". Sky & Telescope: About. Sky Publishing. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Dennis di Cicco". The World at Night. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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