Paolo Chiavenna

Minor planets discovered: 15<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

Template:Mp	April 19, 1996	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
11145 Emanuelli	August 29, 1997	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
15379 Alefranz	August 29, 1997	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	October 27, 1995	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
27900 Cecconi	September 7, 1996	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	January 29, 1997	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	February 27, 1998	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
35270 Molinari	September 7, 1996	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	September 8, 1996	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
39734 Marchiori	December 14, 1996	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
55854 Stoppani	November 8, 1996	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	April 8, 1997	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
79472 Chiorny	January 6, 1998	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	January 5, 2000	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Mp	January 29, 1997	Template:MPC Template:Ref label
Template:Note label with Francesco Manca Template:Note label with Piero Sicoli Template:Note label with Valter Giuliani Template:Note label with Augusto Testa Template:Note label with Marco Cavagna

Paolo Chiavenna is an Italian amateur astronomer and a co-discoverer of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 15 minor planets during 1995–2000.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

He is an active observer at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in the north Italian province of Como. The observatory was founded in 1987 and is a member of the GIA (Gruppo Italiano Astrometristi), an Italian association of amateur astronomers who specialize in the observation of minor bodies. Chiavenna's activities there include astrophotography, software development and observation, during the course of which he has made his discoveries, all in collaboration with Francesco Manca, Piero Sicoli, Valter Giuliani, Augusto Testa and Marco Cavagna.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

External links

• Sormano Astronomical Observatory: The Staff
• Sormano Astronomical Observatory: The Activity, which includes a list of the numbered minor planets discovered at Sormano, together with their discoverers.

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