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Image of 122224 Raffaellolena taken with 50 cm telescope by A. Watkins (UK)
Another telescopic image by Watkins 10 x 60sec unfliterd images stacked. 13 stacked images as above.
Telescope 0.4m F:6 Newtonian Reflector. Markarian 3200ME CCDPlate scale 0,507" per pix. Binned 1x1 cooled to -20C. unfiltered. Mid-time of animation ~ '2021-11-05T00:47:51' / Middle of exposure
Site MPO K01
Magnitude 17.9 (V) Gaia
Asteroid Raffaellolena 102224 is in the centre of the image
102224 as imaged by 48''Palomar
Stefano Sposetti of
Gnosca Observatory in Switzerland requested that the main belt asteroid, 1999
TG12, be named "Raffaello Lena", in recognition of my lunar
contribution and studies. The IAU approved the request so the asteroid is
now 102224 Raffaellolena!
This is
an utter thrill and I thank Mr. Stefano Sposetti for this honor! He reported
this motivation: “Raffaello Lena (b. 1959) is an Italian lunar
observer. He founded Selenology Today, a journal that has produced high
quality amateur lunar studies. He is the Lunar Domes Coordinator of the British
Astronomical Association”.
Stefano Sposetti is a physics teacher and maintains a website with some
excellent images.
Discovery date: 1999 10 10
Discovery site: Gnosca
Discoverer(s): Sposetti, S.
Discovery site: Gnosca
Discoverer(s): Sposetti, S.
More info about the asteroid 102224 Raffaellolena below:
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