Tagged: Romaplanetario

We observed asteroid (66458) Romaplanetario four years after its last visit. Discovered on 22 Aug. 1999 by Gianluca Masi, its official name was proposed by him to celebrate the re-opening of the Planetarium of...

Four years after our last visit, we observed asteroid (66458) Romaplanetario again. Discovered on 22 Aug. 1999 by Gianluca Masi, its official name was proposed by the discoverer to celebrate the Planetarium of Rome....

Asteroid (66458) Romaplanetario was discovered on 22 Aug. 1999 by Gianluca Masi, from his observatory in Ceccano, Italy, during a dedicated survey to look for new minor planets. At the discovery time, it received the provisional designation...