Andrea Di Paola (born 1970) is an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He works at the Rome Observatory and has been significantly involved in the CINEOS project. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the co-discovery of 11 numbered minor planets during 1996–1997, all made in collaboration with Italian astronomer Andrea Boattini. The main-belt asteroid 27130 Dipaola, discovered by Andrea Boattini and Maura Tombelli in 1998, is named in his honour. Naming citation was published on 6 August 2003 (). References External links Asteroid (27130) Dipaola 1970 births Discoverers of asteroids 20th-century Italian astronomers Living people