Maria A. Barucci facts for kids
| 3362 Khufu | 30 August 1984 | list |
| 3752 Camillo | 15 August 1985 | list |
| [[(15692) 1984 RA{{{2}}}|(15692) 1984 RA{{{2}}}]] | 1 September 1984 | list |
Maria Antonella Barucci is an Italian astronomer at the Observatory-Meudon, Paris. She is credited by the Minor Planet Center with a total of 3 minor planet discoveries she made in 1984 and 1985. Most notably is her joint discovery with R. Scott Dunbar of the near-Earth and Aten asteroid 3362 Khufu at Palomar Observatory, as well as her co-discovery of the Apollo asteroid 3752 Camillo.
Maria Antonella Barucci is also co-author of the astronomy and planetary science textbook The Solar System (2003) published by Springer-Verlag. The main-belt asteroid 3485 Barucci, discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell in 1983, was named in her honor.
See also
In Spanish: Maria Antonella Barucci para niños
- Eleanor F. Helin, co-discoverer of 3752 Camillo
- Rosetta (spacecraft)
- List of minor planet discoverers § M. A. Barucci
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