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Emanuela Galliani

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Emanuela Galliani
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Emanuela Galliani is an Italian amateur astronomer credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of asteroid (23571) Zuaboni on 1 January 1995 in collaboration with her husband Marco Cavagna (1958–2005) working at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory located north of Milan, Italy.[1] According to the Small-Body Database, the asteroid was named for a mutual friend. "Patrizia Zuaboni (b. 1958), an affectionate friend of both discoverers, contributed to the idea that they should get married."[1]

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The Sormano Astronomical Observatory near Milan.
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