- Marco Cavagna
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Asteroids discovered: 17 7199 Brianza[1] March 28, 1994 7848 Bernasconi[2] February 22, 1996 8106 Carpino[2] December 23, 1994 8935 Beccaria[2] January 11, 1997 13777 Cielobuio[2] October 20, 1998 16682 Donati[1] March 18, 1994 19287 Paronelli[2] February 22, 1996 [4] December 2, 1996 (23571) 1995 AB[5] January 1, 1995 [6] February 27, 1998 [2] September 27, 1997 [7] February 25, 1998 35316 Monella[2] January 11, 1997 [6] November 8, 1996 [6] April 8, 1997 [1][2] February 13, 1997 - 1 with Valter Giuliani
- 2 with Augusto Testa
- 3 with Piero Sicoli
- 4 with Francesco Manca
- 5 with Emanuela Galliani
- 6 with Paolo Chiavenna
- 7 with Pierangelo Ghezzi
Marco Cavagna (1958 – August 9, 2005) was an Italian amateur astronomer.
During his career, Cavagna discovered numerous asteroids, operating from the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (Sormano Astronomical Observatory) in Italy. In addition, one asteroid, 10149 Cavagna, has been named after him in 1999.
Cavagna died of a stroke on August 9, 2005. Plans are underway to name a new telescope in Sormano Observatory after him.
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