Ulisse Munari


Ulisse Munari is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Padua, and works at the Asiago Observatory. He is a member of the Radial Velocity Experiment team, an all-sky survey using the UK's 1.2m Schmidt telescope in Australia, as well as working with the planned GAIA mission.

Awards and honors

The asteroid 7599 Munari is named after him. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 August 1997.

List of discovered minor planets

Ulisse Munari discovered several asteroids, all in collaboration with Maura Tombelli and Flavio Castellani.
7679 Asiago15 February 1996 
7715 Leonidarosino14 February 1996 
7794 Sanvito15 January 1996 
7847 Mattiaorsi14 February 1996 
7900 Portule14 February 1996 
8925 Boattini4 December 1996 
8944 Ortigara30 January 1997 
9425 Marconcini14 February 1996 
9426 Aliante14 February 1996 
9427 Righini14 February 1996 

13174 Timossi14 February 1996 
13638 Fiorenza14 February 1996 
14061 Nagincox13 February 1996 
14062 Cremaschini14 February 1996 
14947 Luigibussolino15 January 1996 
15005 Guerriero7 December 1997 
15375 Laetitiafoglia30 January 1997 
15853 Benedettafoglia16 January 1996 
15855 Mariasalvatore14 February 1996 
20195 Mariovinci30 January 1997