Paolo Chiavenna

Minor planets discovered: 15

Template:Mp	April 19, 1996	Template:MPC [A]
11145 Emanuelli	August 29, 1997	Template:MPC [B]
15379 Alefranz	August 29, 1997	Template:MPC [B]
Template:Mp	October 27, 1995	Template:MPC [B]
27900 Cecconi	September 7, 1996	Template:MPC [C]
Template:Mp	January 29, 1997	Template:MPC [D]
Template:Mp	February 27, 1998	Template:MPC [E]
35270 Molinari	September 7, 1996	Template:MPC [C]
Template:Mp	September 8, 1996	Template:MPC [C]
39734 Marchiori	December 14, 1996	Template:MPC [A]
55854 Stoppani	November 8, 1996	Template:MPC [E]
Template:Mp	April 8, 1997	Template:MPC [E]
79472 Chiorny	January 6, 1998	Template:MPC [D]
Template:Mp	January 5, 2000	Template:MPC [D]
Template:Mp	January 29, 1997	Template:MPC [D]
A with Francesco Manca B with Piero Sicoli C with Valter Giuliani D with Augusto Testa E 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.

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.

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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