Dennis di Cicco

Dennis di Cicco (born 1950) is an American amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, who lives in New England.

Minor planets discovered: 60 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

He has discovered 60 numbered asteroids from his backyard observatory in Sudbury, Massachusetts (IAU code: 817).[1] He was a member of the editorial staff of Sky and Telescope magazine from 1974 until his resignation as senior editor in June 2014.[2] His special interests include astronomical photography and the history of astronomical photography, telescope making, and astronomical observing. During 1978 and 1979 he was the first person to successfully photograph the analemma, making 48 separate exposures on a single piece of film during a 12-month period. The project is described in the June 1979 issue of Sky & Telescope. The asteroid 3841 Dicicco was named after him.[3]

He grew up in Hanover, Massachusetts.

List of discovered minor planets
7311 HildehanOctober 14, 1995
7610 SudburyDecember 3, 1995
8900 AAVSOOctober 24, 1995
9983 RickfienbergFebruary 19, 1995
10153 GoldmanOctober 26, 1994
10373 MacRobertMarch 14, 1996
10596 StevensimpsonOctober 4, 1996
11132 HorneNovember 17, 1996
12780 SalamonyFebruary 9, 1995
(13183) 1996 TWOctober 5, 1996
(13623) 1995 TDOctober 3, 1995
(16779) 1996 WH2November 30, 1996
(17610) 1995 UJ1October 23, 1995
(19311) 1996 VF3November 12, 1996
(19323) 1996 XM13December 9, 1996
(20153) 1996 TC8October 12, 1996
(20165) 1996 VT2November 10, 1996
(23565) 1994 WBNovember 23, 1994
(27858) 1995 BZ1January 30, 1995
(27880) 1996 EQMarch 14, 1996
27899 LettermanAugust 18, 1996
(27906) 1996 TZ7October 12, 1996
(27924) 1997 AZ10January 9, 1997
(30994) 1995 UE2October 24, 1995
(31006) 1995 XCDecember 3, 1995
(31058) 1996 TA5October 8, 1996
(31081) 1996 XO13December 9, 1996
(31184) 1997 YZ4December 26, 1997
(32947) 1995 YH2December 23, 1995
(39718) 1996 VG3November 12, 1996
(39728) 1996 WGNovember 17, 1996
(39747) 1997 BM1January 29, 1997
(42543) 1996 BRJanuary 16, 1996
(42556) 1996 TA8October 12, 1996
(43894) 1995 TPOctober 12, 1995
(43934) 1996 TCOctober 1, 1996
(48642) 1995 UH1October 23, 1995
(48684) 1996 EPMarch 14, 1996
(52478) 1995 TOOctober 12, 1995
(52531) 1996 TB8October 12, 1996
(55831) 1995 XLDecember 12, 1995
(55847) 1996 SQSeptember 20, 1996
(58501) 1996 VQ2November 10, 1996
(58502) 1996 VH3November 12, 1996
(58503) 1996 VJ3November 12, 1996
(73856) 1996 WFNovember 16, 1996
(79305) 1995 XKDecember 12, 1995
(79331) 1996 TYOctober 5, 1996
(79334) 1996 TZ9October 15, 1996
(100487) 1996 VO2November 10, 1996
(100495) 1996 WHNovember 17, 1996
(100496) 1996 WJNovember 17, 1996
(120651) 1996 TA10October 15, 1996
(120661) 1996 VZ2November 11, 1996
(134389) 1996 VP2November 10, 1996
(162052) 1996 TB10October 15, 1996
(181761) 1996 VR2November 10, 1996
(229927) 1996 TN9October 13, 1996
(243577) 1996 WENovember 16, 1996
(427396) 1996 TAOctober 1, 1996
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See also

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "Dennis di Cicco". Sky & Telescope: About. Sky Publishing. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. "Dennis di Cicco". The World at Night. Retrieved 2 April 2014.


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