Luigi Carnera
Luigi Carnera
Born(1875-04-14)14 April 1875
Trieste, Italy
Died30 June 1962(1962-06-30) (aged 87)
Florence, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forDiscovery of asteroids
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, Mathematics
InstitutionsTrieste Observatory, Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
Minor planets discovered: 16 [1]
466 Tisiphone17 January 1901list [A]
469 Argentina20 February 1901list
470 Kilia21 April 1901list
472 Roma11 July 1901list
476 Hedwig17 August 1901list
477 Italia23 August 1901list
478 Tergeste21 September 1901list
479 Caprera12 November 1901list
480 Hansa21 May 1901list [A]
481 Emita12 February 1902list
485 Genua7 May 1902list
486 Cremona11 May 1902list
487 Venetia9 July 1902list
488 Kreusa26 June 1902list [A]
489 Comacina2 September 1902list
808 Merxia11 October 1901list
A co-discovered with Max Wolf

Luigi Carnera (born in Trieste April 14, 1875, died in Florence, July 30, 1962) was an Italian astronomer and mathematician. He discovered 16 minor planets in the early 20th century.[1] The main-belt asteroid 39653 Carnera was named in his honour.[2]

In his early career he worked as Max Wolf's assistant at Heidelberg, Germany he discovered a number of asteroids. He worked in Germany, Italy and Argentina before returning to Italy for good in 1908.

He was director of Trieste Observatory starting in 1919; Trieste had just been annexed to Italy following World War I. He then became director of Capodimonte Observatory in Naples starting in 1932 and until his retirement in 1950. In 1943 during World War II, the observatory was temporarily occupied by American and British troops in order to install a radar station.

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "39653 Carnera (1995 UC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  • "Luigi Carnera". Stardust: the cultural heritage of Italian astronomy (in Italian).


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