About Giovanni Sostero
Lived 1964 – 2012 (aged 48). Giovanni Sostero was an Italian astronomer.
Giovanni Sostero (18 March 1964 – 6 December 2012) was an Italian amateur astronomer. He was one of the leading members of the Associazione Friulana di Astronomia e Meteorologia (Friuli, Italy). In 2000 he co-discovered a nova in the galaxy M31.
The asteroid 9878 Sostero (1994 FQ) was named after him.
He died on 6 December 2012
was created in 2013 and supported thereafter by Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste to honor Sostero, formerly in charge of the soft x-ray metrology laboratory at the facility.
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Who was Giovanni Sostero?
Italian astronomer (1964–2012)
When was Giovanni Sostero born?
Giovanni Sostero was born on 18 March 1964 in Udine.
When did Giovanni Sostero die?
Giovanni Sostero died on 6 December 2012 in Udine.
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Giovanni Sostero was an astronomer.
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Giovanni Sostero was Italian.
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