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Maria Antonella Barucci is an Italian astronomer at the Observatory-Meudon, Paris. She is credited by the Minor Planet Center with a total of 3 minor planet discoveries she made in 1984 and 1985. Most notably is her joint discovery with R. Scott Dunbar of the near-Earth and Aten asteroid 3362 Khufu at Palomar Observatory, as well as her co-discovery of the Apollo asteroid 3752 Camillo.

Maria Antonella Barucci is also co-author of the astronomy and planetary science textbook The Solar System (2003) published by Springer-Verlag. The main-belt asteroid 3485 Barucci, discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell in 1983, was named in her honor.

See also

• Eleanor F. Helin, co-discoverer of 3752 Camillo
• Rosetta (spacecraft)
• List of minor planet discoverers § M. A. Barucci

References

1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
2. retrieved VITIS Rosetta Virtis Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine 12:05 11.10.11
3. "3362 Khufu (1984 QA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
4. "3752 Camillo (1985 PA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
5. Encrenaz, Thérèse; et al. (2004-01-26), The Solar System (3rd ed.), Springer, p. 4, ISBN 978-3-540-00241-3
6. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3485) Barucci". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3485) Barucci. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 292. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3484. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

External links

• Maria A. Barucci, individual member of the IAU – International Astronomical Union
• study retrieved 12:07 11.10.11
• list of citations – M.A. Barucci at inspirehep.net
• list of citations – M. Barucci at inspirehep.net

• Living people
• Discoverers of minor planets
• Discoveries by Maria A. Barucci
• 21st-century Italian astronomers
• Italian women scientists
• Women astronomers
• Planetary scientists
• Women planetary scientists