Annibale de Gasparis

Annibale de Gasparis (November 9, 1819, Bugnara –March 21, 1892, Naples; Italian pronunciation: [anˈniːbale de ˈɡasparis]) was an Italian astronomer, born in Bugnara to parents originally from .

From 1864 to 1889 he was the director of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte in Naples. His name was occasionally written Annibal de Gasparis, including by himself.

He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1851. Awarded the Lalande Prize in 1851 and 1852.

The main-belt asteroid 4279 De Gasparis as well as the 30-kilometer lunar crater de Gasparis and the nearby 93-kilometer long fracture Rimae de Gasparis, are named in his honour.

Annibale de Gasparis discovered visually the following 9 asteroids. In addition, he also independently discovered 14 Irene, which discovery was however credited to the English astronomer John Russell Hind.

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