Lutz Schmadel, Asteroid “Dante 29999” in Dictionary of Minor Planet Names(2003)
On page 247: 2999 Dante, named after Dante Alighieri, is a small main belt asteroid discovered in 1981 by Norman G. Thomas.
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (Springer, 2003) was prepared on behalf of commission 20 under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Amazon link here.
Sighting Citation:
“Lutz Schmadel, Asteroid “Dante 29999” in Dictionary of Minor Planet Names(2003).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. July 25, 2011. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/asteroid-2999-dante/.
Posted July 25, 2011