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Francesco Manca (born November 1966, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in northern Italy.

Manca also performs follow-up astrometry of near-Earth objects (NEOs). He acquired research and observational experience on the NEOs at professional observatories in Arizona, United States at Catalina Sky Survey (IAU Obs code 703 and G96) Non-observational work focuses on computations of orbit and close approaches of asteroids with the Earth (linked at Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) - Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and computation of orbit identifications of asteroids (Near Earth Asteroids, Mars-crossing asteroids, Hungaria group, Trans-Neptunian object) and comets.

He wrote many articles on specialistic magazines. Member of SIMCA (), associated (INAF) National Institute for Astrophysics and International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN). His professional activity concerns the application of measuring systems as encoders for Right Ascension and Declination (azimuth and elevation), installed on telescopes and Radio telescopes such as the VLT, LBT, ELT (Extremely Large Telescope), ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array), DAG (Turkish for Eastern Anatolia Observatory), ASTRI (Astrophysics with mirrors at Italian Replicant Technology) and NEOSTEL (FlyEye telescope) for ESA or on space instruments as Solar Monitoring Observatory.

The Koronian asteroid 15460 Manca, discovered by Andrea Boattini and Luciano Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory in 1998, is named in his honour.

List of discovered minor planets

important; height: 324px; 9111 Matarazzo 28 January 1997 9115 Battisti 27 February 1997 19 April 1996 10387 Bepicolombo 18 October 1996 10605 Guidoni 3 November 1996 10606 Crocco 3 November 1996 11652 Johnbrownlee 7 February 1997 12405 Nespoli 15 September 1995 18542 Broglio 29 December 1996 18556 Battiato 7 February 1997 19318 Somanah 2 December 1996 21289 Giacomel 3 November 1996 important; height: 324px; 26197 Bormio 31 March 1997 27855 Giorgilli 4 January 1995 32944 Gussalli 19 November 1995 35334 Yarkovsky 31 March 1997 37022 Robertovittori 22 October 2000 39734 Marchiori 14 December 1996 43956 Elidoro 7 February 1997 43957 Invernizzi 7 February 1997 48643 Allen-Beach 20 October 1995 59087 Maccacaro 15 November 1998 69961 Millosevich 15 November 1998 79847 Colzani 7 December 1998 important; 15 November 1998 3 November 1997 Co-discovery made with: P. Sicoli P. Chiavenna V. Giuliani A. Testa M. Cavagna G. Ventre

See also Augusto Testa Marco Cavagna Graziano Ventre Pierangelo Ghezzi Piero Sicoli Valter Giuliani

Publications "Asteroid and Planet Close Encounters", Minor Planet Bulletin, ( 1999 F. Manca, P. Sicoli ) "Monitoring Hazardous Objects", Proceedings of the Third Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, ( 2000 F. Manca, P. Sicoli ) "Planetary Close Encounters", Proceedings of the Fourth Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, ( 2002 F. Manca, P. Sicoli ) "Minor planet recovery: analysis and verification of data obtained by OrbFit and Edipo software", Proceedings of the Fifth Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, ( 2003 F. Manca, A. Testa, M. Carpino) "Identification of asteroids and comets: methods and results", Proceedings of the X National Conference on Planetary Science. (2011 F. Manca, P. Sicoli, and A. Testa) "Identification of asteroids and comets: update on methods and results". Proceedings of the XI National Conference on Planetary Science. (2013 F. Manca, A. Testa) "Close encounters among asteroids, comets, Earth-Moon system and inner planets: the cases of (99942) Apophis and Comet C/2013 A1 ". Proceedings of the XII Italian national workshop of planetary sciences. (2015 F. Manca, P. Sicoli, A. Testa) "(WMT) Wide-field Mufara Telescope", Presentation at XIV Italian Meeting of Planetary Science, ( 2018 F. Manca, M. Di Martino ) "TANDEM: a new SST station at INAF-OAS Loiano Observatory", Presentation at 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), (2024 D. Gallieni, F. Manca) Publication excerpt from ADS (The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System)

MPECs, CBETs and IAUCs

COMET P/2009 W1 (Hill) COMET P/2009 W1 (Hill) NEA 1996 FR3 PHA 1990 UA = 2009 FJ44 PHA 2005 GY8 = 2008 FG5 PHA 1998 WB2 = 2010 GJ7 NEA 2001 QN142 = 2012 HP2 NEA 2005 CZ6 = 2012 SO30 NEA 2007 UZ1 = 2012 TC53 NEA 2010 JN33 = 2012 TU78 PHA 1999 VR6 = 2012 UV68 PHA 2001 TA2 = 2013 FH NEA 2008 HJ3 = 2013 JV22 NEA 2010 VD1 = 2013 TZ68 NEA 1998 WP7 = 2013 WS45 NEA 1995 CR = 2014 CL13 NEA 2007 VE3 = 2014 HL132 NEA 2011 ME = 2014 KU86 NEA 2011 OK5 = 2014 MS41 NEA 2010 ST16 = 2014 OT392 NEA 2005 SY25 = 2014 SA324 NEA 2007 TF15 = 2014 SK304 NEA 2014 UC115 = 2014 WN7 PHA 2009 VZ = 2014 WA363 NEA 2003 YE13 = 2014 WW365 NEA 2008 HA2 = 2015 DB54 NEA 2007 EF88 = 2015 ES NEA 2000 AH205 = 2015 HS9 COMET P/2004 R1 = 2015 HC10 (McNaught) COMET P/2015 HC_10 = P/2004 R1 (McNAUGHT) NEA 2015 FO124 = 2015 DP224 NEA 2001 QJ96 = 2015 PK229 TRANS NEPTUNIAN OBJECT 2014 UM33 = 2010 TQ182 NEA 2000 SM10 = 2015 RF2 NEA 2010 VU198 = 2015 XR129 NEA 2012 XT111 = 2015 XQ169 NEA 2002 LE31 = 2016 AJ131 NEA 2005 EQ95 = 2016 EB28 NEA 2005 SC = 2016 EH56 NEA 2010 MH1 = 2016 NZ NEA 2009 SY = 2016 RX33 NEA 2005 CE41 = 2016 TA19 NEA 2010 XN = 2016 XX17 NEA 2006 WY3 = 2017 WO PHA 2009 EV = 2017 YQ4 NEA 2003 UO12 = 2018 AX11 NEA 2018 EO1 = 2013 LG7 NEA 2001 SC170 = 2018 HP1 NEA 1998 UM1 = 2018 RP4 TRANS NEPTUNIAN OBJECT 1997 GA45 = 2001 FH193 NEA 2018 VX1 = 2018 VA6 NEA 2007 HW4 = 2019 AE5 PHA 2012 OP4 = 2019 BR4 NEA 2002 CC26 = 2019 CM1 NEA 2014 HC177 = 2019 HU3 NEA 2008 CR116 = 2019 RN1 NEA 2015 FJ35 = 2019 TQ1 PHA 1998 US18 = 2019 VC1 NEA 2019 UG7 = 2019 WP NEA 2020 BC15 = 2007 CP5 NEA 2013 JS7 = 2020 HG1 NEA 2005 FK = 2020 OU4 NEA 1998 WA2 = 2020 PE NEA 1998 VD32 = 2020 SS7 NEA 2001 GP2 = 2020 UJ7 PHA 2003 WP21 = 2020 VO6 NEA 2020 QM = 2019 RM4 NEA 2019 YH4 = 2010 CP199 NEA 2015 OO = 2010 CR247 NEA 2017 GQ5 = 2010 JY209 PHA 2010 KD149 = 2010 PW58 PHA 2010 FF10 = 2021 ES5 NEA 2010 LE152 = 2020 XY3 NEA 2021 HY9 = 2021 HW2 NEA 2010 NT81 = 2016 FZ14 NEA 2001 RX47 = 2021 LO1 PHA 2019 WW4 = 2010 BF135 NEA 2010 FY103 = 2021 AS7 NEA 2006 TO = 2021 TQ NEA 2007 VD138 = 2021 SO5 NEA 2001 KY18 = 2021 VD5 PHA 2010 BV132 = 2021 MB2 PHA 2011 AT26 = 2022 AN3 NEA 2010 CN233 = 2010 BO127 = 2010 BH149 = 2010 BF150 NEA 2010 GT21 = 2021 VE10 NEA 2010 HW81 = 2022 BD3 NEA 2019 AG3 = 2010 KC138 NEA 2022 OU1 = 2010 BT71 NEA 2023 JH5 = 2010 MP122 NEA 2020 NB1 = 2010 JV181 NEA 2014 LM25 = 2019 LD7 = 2024 PE1 NEA 2008 NA = 2025 MF90 NEA 2016 AP8 = 2025 YW3 NEA 2017 YX3 = 2026 AR NEA 2026 BU = 2026 BV NEA 2011 EC41 = 2026 DU14 NEA 2000 EZ106 = 2026 DU11 NEA 2015 EX = 2026 EK1 NEA 2005 XY4 = 2026 EG2 NEA 2010 HK22 = 2010 HE111 = 2025 XU NEA 2001 MS3 = 2026 GF NEA 2019 SB11 = 2026 JS4 NEA 2007 AA2 = 2026 NA1 NEA 2011 YD40 = 2026 OO3

References

External links Sormano Astronomical Observatory - Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano Computation list of orbits identification TECA - Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth TAM - Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Moon APEC - Interesting Asteroids Past Earth Close encounters Internal reports, scientific papers and broadcast interview at Sormano Observatory JPL - Near Earth Object Program Minor Planet Center Catalina Sky Survey NEODys The Planetary Society SIMCA IAWN ADS company Telescope Projects EIE Group Telescope Projects NEOSTEL (FlyEye) Telescope for ESA Officina Stellare, Ground based telescopes and Space applications FlyEye mount and telescope Advanced Telescopes interview in Public media RaiNews24 (2012 DA14&Russia event 2013 and more on asteroids in italian)