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Giovanni de Sanctis (born 1949) is an Italian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Astronomical Observatory of Turin) in Turin, Italy. His name is sometimes spelt DeSanctis, particularly in the Minor Planet Circulars. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 42 numbered minor planets, most of which he discovered at ESO's La Silla site in northern Chile in the early 1980s.
The Vestian asteroid 3268 De Sanctis was named by Henri Debehogne in honor of his co-discoverer. Naming citation was published on 22 June 1986 ().
List of discovered minor planets
2461 Clavel March 5, 1981 2765 Dinant March 4, 1981 2788 Andenne March 1, 1981 2958 Arpetito February 28, 1981 3016 Meuse March 1, 1981 3121 Tamines March 2, 1981 3235 Melchior March 6, 1981 3268 De Sanctis February 26, 1981 3308 Ferreri March 1, 1981 3610 Decampos March 5, 1981 3740 Menge March 1, 1981 4192 Breysacher February 28, 1981 4931 Tomsk February 11, 1983 4993 Cossard April 11, 1983 5248 Scardia April 6, 1983 5365 Fievez March 7, 1981 5388 Mottola March 5, 1981 6168 Isnello March 5, 1981 6364 Casarini March 2, 1981 6509 Giovannipratesi February 12, 1983 7156 Flaviofusipecci March 4, 1981 7233 Majella March 7, 1986 7515 Marrucino March 5, 1986 February 26, 1981 March 1, 1981 February 12, 1983 March 1, 1981 8454 Micheleferrero March 5, 1981 March 6, 1981 March 7, 1981 9523 Torino March 5, 1981 9722 Levi-Montalcini March 4, 1981 March 6, 1986 March 5, 1981 16368 Città di Alba February 28, 1981 16372 Demichele March 7, 1981 17357 Lucataliano August 23, 1978 March 6, 1986 26800 Gualtierotrucco March 6, 1981 December 29, 1983 52242 Michelemaoret March 3, 1981 69245 Persiceto March 1, 1981 with Henri Debehogne with Vincenzo Zappalà with Giuseppe Massone
References
Piero Bianucci, Alba il 13 novembre sarà gemellata con un pianetino, La Stampa: Il Cielo, 2009-11-11