Francesco Manca

Francesco Manca (Milán, noviembre de 1966) es un astrónomo amateur italiano y descubridor de planetas menores en el Observatorio Astronómico de Sormano en el norte de Italia.

Biografía 
Adquirió experiencia de investigación y observación de los objetos cercanos a la Tierra (NEO) en observatorios profesionales en Arizona, Estados Unidos, en el programa Catalina Sky Survey. Su trabajo no observacional se centra en los cálculos de la órbita y las aproximaciones cercanas de los asteroides a la Tierra y el cálculo de las identificaciones de la órbita de los asteroides y cometas.

Es miembro de la SIMCA (sociedad italiana de mecánica celeste y astrodinámica) y de la Fundación Spaceguard.

Carrera profesional 
Su actividad profesional cubre las aplicaciones de sistemas de medición para la alineación con objetos celestes, instalados sobre grandes telescopios ópticos o radiotelescopios como el VLT (Very Large Telescope), Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), Observatorio de Anatolia Oriental, ASTRI (Astrofísica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana), Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), NEOSTEL (telescopio FlyEye) para la ESA y en instrumentos espaciales como Observatorio de Monitoreo Solar.

El asteroide de la familia Coronis 15460 Manca, descubierto por Andrea Boattini y Luciano Tesi en el Observatorio San Marcello Pistoiese en 1998, recibe su nombre en su honor.

Publicaciones 
 "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)

Lista de asteroides descubriertos

Referencias

Enlaces externos 
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2009-Y21 : COMET P/2009 W1 (Hill)
 IAUC 9102 : COMET P/2009 W1 (Hill)
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 1999-G10 : NEA 1996 FR3
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2009-H16 : PHA 1990 UA = 2009 FJ44
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2008-G29 : PHA 2005 GY8 = 2008 FG5
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2010-G51 : PHA 1998 WB2 = 2010 GJ7
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2012-H43 : NEA 2001 QN142 = 2012 HP2
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2012-S56 : NEA 2005 CZ6 = 2012 SO30
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2012-T47 : NEA 2007 UZ1 = 2012 TC53
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2012-T65 : NEA 2010 JN33 = 2012 TU78
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2012-U91 : PHA 1999 VR6 = 2012 UV68
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2013-F21 : PHA 2001 TA2 = 2013 FH
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2013-J68 : NEA 2008 HJ3 = 2013 JV22
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2013-T67 : NEA 2010 VD1 = 2013 TZ68
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2013-X11 : NEA 1998 WP7 = 2013 WS45
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-C52 : NEA 1995 CR = 2014 CL13
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-H85 : NEA 2007 VE3 = 2014 HL132
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-L08 : NEA 2011 ME = 2014 KU86
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-N14 : NEA 2011 OK5 = 2014 MS41
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-P59 : NEA 2010 ST16 = 2014 OT392
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-T15 : NEA 2005 SY25 = 2014 SA324
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-T16 : NEA 2007 TF15 = 2014 SK304
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-W47 : NEA 2014 UC115 = 2014 WN7
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-W137 : PHA 2009 VZ = 2014 WA363
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2014-X18 : NEA 2003 YE13 = 2014 WW365
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-DA43 : NEA 2008 HA2 = 2015 DB54
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-E38 : NEA 2007 EF88 = 2015 ES
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-H75 : NEA 2000 AH205 = 2015 HS9
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-H86 : COMET P/2004 R1 = 2015 HC10 (McNaught)
 CBET 4094 : COMET P/2015 HC_10 = P/2004 R1 (McNAUGHT)
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-H106 : NEA 2015 FO124 = 2015 DP224
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-Q12: NEA 2001 QJ96 = 2015 PK229
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-Q13: TRANS NEPTUNIAN OBJECT 2014 UM33 = 2010 TQ182
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-R33: NEA 2000 SM10 = 2015 RF2
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-X118: NEA 2010 VU198 = 2015 XR129
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2015-X131: NEA 2012 XT111 = 2015 XQ169
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-A145: NEA 2002 LE31 = 2016 AJ131
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-E69: NEA 2005 EQ95 = 2016 EB28
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-E94: NEA 2005 SC = 2016 EH56
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-N47: NEA 2010 MH1 = 2016 NZ
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-R162: NEA 2009 SY = 2016 RX33
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-T106: NEA 2005 CE41 = 2016 TA19
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2016-X73: NEA 2010 XN = 2016 XX17
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2017-W67: NEA 2006 WY3 = 2017 WO
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2017-Y110: PHA 2009 EV = 2017 YQ4
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2018-B11: NEA 2003 UO12 = 2018 AX11
  Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2018-E53: NEA 2018 EO1 = 2013 LG7
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2018-H83: NEA 2001 SC170 = 2018 HP1
 
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2018-U64: TRANS NEPTUNIAN OBJECT 1997 GA45 = 2001 FH193
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2018-V130: NEA 2018 VX1 = 2018 VA6
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-A120: NEA 2007 HW4 = 2019 AE5
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-B157: PHA 2012 OP4 = 2019 BR4
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-C76: NEA 2002 CC26 = 2019 CM1
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-H100: NEA 2014 HC177 = 2019 HU3
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-R82 NEA 2008 CR116 = 2019 RN1
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-T98 NEA 2015 FJ35 = 2019 TQ1
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2019-V63 PHA 1998 US18 = 2019 VC1
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2020-C63 NEA 2020 BC15 = 2007 CP5
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2020-Q219 NEA 2005 FK = 2020 OU4
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2020-Q225 NEA 1998 WA2 = 2020 PE
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2020-V103 NEA 2001 GP2 = 2020 UJ7
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2020-W35 PHA 2003 WP21 = 2020 VO6
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2020-X13 NEA 2020 QM = 2019 RM4
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-B32 NEA 2019 YH4 = 2010 CP199
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-B33 NEA 2015 OO = 2010 CR247
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-C49 NEA 2017 GQ5 = 2010 JY209
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-C192 PHA 2010 KD149 = 2010 PW58
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-F81 PHA FF10 = 2021 ES5
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-K96 NEA 2010 NT81 = 2016 FZ14
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-T58 NEA 2006 TO = 2021 TQ
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2021-T131 NEA 2007 VD138 = 2021 SO5
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2022-A16  PHA 2010 BV132 = 2021 MB2
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2022-A124 PHA 2011 AT26 = 2022 AN3
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2022-C25 NEA 2010 GT21 = 2021 VE10
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2022-C54 NEA 2010 HW81 = 2022 BD3
 Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2023-R08 NEA 2023 JH5 = 2010 MP122

 Observatorio astronómico de Sormano (OAS. «Página oficial»)
 Orbit identification of asteroids and comets (computations)
 Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth
 Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Moon
 Interesting Asteroids Past Earth Close encounters
  JPL - Near Earth Object Program
  Minor Planet Center
 Catalina Sky Survey
 NEODys
  ADS company Telescope Projects
 EIE Group Telescope Projects
  interview at Public media RaiNews24 (2012 DA14&evento Russia 2013)

Astrónomos de Italia del siglo XX
Descubridores de asteroides
Nacidos en Milán