Carlos Ulrrico Cesco (died 1987) was an Argentine astronomer. He lived most of his life in San Juan, Argentina. He was a well-known discoverer of minor planets credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of 19 numbered minor planets.[1][2]
His older brother, Ronaldo P. Cesco, was a mathematician and celestial mechanician and director of the La Plata Observatory.[2] They both studied at the Universidad de la Plata.
Legacy
| 1770 Schlesinger [A] | May 10, 1967 |
| 1829 Dawson [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 1867 Deiphobus | March 3, 1971 |
| 1917 Cuyo [B] | January 1, 1968 |
| 1919 Clemence [C] | September 16, 1971 |
| 1920 Sarmiento [C] | November 11, 1971 |
| 1958 Chandra | September 24, 1970 |
| 1991 Darwin [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 2308 Schilt [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 2399 Terradas | June 17, 1971 |
| 2504 Gaviola [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 3833 Calingasta [C] | September 27, 1971 |
| 5299 Bittesini | June 8, 1969 |
| 5757 Tichá [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 8127 Beuf | April 27, 1967 |
| 8128 Nicomachus [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 10450 Girard [A] | May 6, 1967 |
| 11437 Cardalda [C] | September 16, 1971 |
| (30720) 1969 GB | April 9, 1969 |
| A with A. R. Klemola, B with A. G. Samuel, C with J. Gibson | |
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The Carlos Ulrico Cesco Observatory is named after him (formerly known as the Félix Aguilar Observatory).
The outer main-belt asteroid 1571 Cesco, discovered by Miguel Itzigsohn at La Plata Observatory in 1950, was named after Carlos and Ronaldo Cesco.[2] The official naming citation was published by the MPC on 6 June 1982 (M.P.C. 6954).[3]
References
- 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1571) Cesco". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1571) Cesco. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 124. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1572. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 May 2017.