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(10197) 1996 UO = Senigalliesi
Discovered 1996 Oct. 18 by V. Goretti at Pianoro Italy.
Named in memory of the Italian amateur astronomer Paolo Senigalliesi (1936
-1986). He was an ardent observer who devoted most of his time and energy to
the observation of planets. In 1968, he was one of the founder members of the
G.O.P.I. (Italian Group of Observers of Planets) and he participated in the
study activities of the Jupiter Division Team with indefatigable and very
careful professionalism. He played an important role in the dissemination of
astronomical information and he was one of the founders of the A.M.A. (Amateur
Astronomers Association of Marches). He played an important role also in the
construction of the Pietralacroce Observatory at Ancona.
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