Virgilio Trettenero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetVirgilio Trettenero
astronomer
Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1822
Place of Birth: Recoaro Terme, Veneto, Italy
Date of Death: 23-May-1863
Profession: astronomer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Virgilio Trettenero
- Virgilio Trettenero (4 February 1822 – 23 May 1863) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer born in Recoaro Terme, Province of Vicenza, Italy.
- Active between 1848–1863, his name is linked to the creation of the stellar catalogs, a work initiated by Giovanni Padovani in 1838 using the meridian circle, which he purchased.
- The asteroid 16715 Trettenero, discovered on 20 October 1995 at the San Vittore Observatory, in Bologna, was named so in his honour.
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