Andrea Di Paola

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Minor planets discovered: 11<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
7499 L'Aquila July 24, 1996 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp July 23, 1996 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
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11620 Susanagordon July 23, 1996 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp January 17, 1997 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
22451 Tymothycoons November 13, 1996 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp July 23, 1996 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp January 14, 1997 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp January 15, 1997 Template:MPCTemplate:Ref label
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Andrea Di Paola (born 1970) is an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.

He works at the Rome Observatory and has been significantly involved in the CINEOS project.<ref name="springer" /> He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the co-discovery of 11 numbered minor planets during 1996–1997, all made in collaboration with Italian astronomer Andrea Boattini.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

The main-belt asteroid 27130 Dipaola, discovered by Andrea Boattini and Maura Tombelli in 1998, is named in his honour.<ref name="springer" /> Naming citation was published on 6 August 2003 (Template:Small).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />

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