Nuovi Asteroidi

Da Commissione Divulgazione - Unione Astrofili Italiani.

8569 Mameli

Asteroide della fascia principale

Scoperto l' 1 ottobre 1996 da Vincenzo Silvano Casulli: astronomo italiano, scopritore di molti asteroidi. Vive e lavora vicino Roma. Fascia principale

Discovered 1996 Oct. 1 by V. S. Casulli at the Colleverde di Guidonia. The poet Goffredo Mameli (1827-1849) was the patriotic Italian author of the national anthem Fratelli d´Italia.

39677 Anagaribaldi

Discovered 1996 Mar. 13 at Santa Lucia Stroncone (Terni).

Asteroide della Fascia principale

Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro de Silva (1821-1849) was a heroine of the Italian resurgence. After fighting side by side with her husband Giuseppe Garibaldi in South America, she followed him also in Italy. When the Roman Republic fell, she tried to reach Venice but died near Ravenna.