Luigi Carnera

Luigi Carnera
Luigi Carnera
Born	(1875-04-14)14 April 1875 Trieste, Italy
Died	30 June 1962(1962-06-30) (aged 87) Florence, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Discovery of asteroids
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy, Mathematics
Institutions	Trieste Observatory, Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte

Minor planets discovered: 16 

466 Tisiphone	17 January 1901	list [A]
469 Argentina	20 February 1901	list
470 Kilia	21 April 1901	list
472 Roma	11 July 1901	list
476 Hedwig	17 August 1901	list
477 Italia	23 August 1901	list
478 Tergeste	21 September 1901	list
479 Caprera	12 November 1901	list
480 Hansa	21 May 1901	list [A]
481 Emita	12 February 1902	list
485 Genua	7 May 1902	list
486 Cremona	11 May 1902	list
487 Venetia	9 July 1902	list
488 Kreusa	26 June 1902	list [A]
489 Comacina	2 September 1902	list
808 Merxia	11 October 1901	list
A co-discovered with Max Wolf

Luigi Carnera (born in Trieste April 14, 1875, died in Florence, July 30, 1962) was an Italian astronomer and mathematician. He discovered 16 minor planets in the early 20th century. The main-belt asteroid 39653 Carnera was named in his honour.

In his early career he worked as Max Wolf's assistant at Heidelberg, Germany he discovered a number of asteroids. He worked in Germany, Italy and Argentina before returning to Italy for good in 1908.

He was director of Trieste Observatory starting in 1919; Trieste had just been annexed to Italy following World War I. He then became director of Capodimonte Observatory in Naples starting in 1932 and until his retirement in 1950. In 1943 during World War II, the observatory was temporarily occupied by American and British troops in order to install a radar station.

External links

• "Luigi Carnera". Stardust: the cultural heritage of Italian astronomy (in Italian).