de Vico is the name of several comets discovered by Father
Francesco de Vico
Father Francesco de Vico (also known as de Vigo, De Vico and even DeVico; 19 May 1805 in Macerata – 15 November 1848 in London) was an Italian astronomer and a Jesuit priest.
Biography
He was educated at the college of Urbino, and became in 183 ...
, a
Jesuit
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priest.
See also
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54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT, discovered 1844 August 23
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122P/de Vico, discovered 1846 February 20
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C/1845 D1 (de Vico)
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C/1846 B1 (de Vico)
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C/1846 O1 (de Vico-Hind)
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C/1846 S1 (de Vico)
References
NASA JPL database of comet orbital elements
Comets
1840s in science
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