Asteroide 8558 – Margerita Hack
8558 Hack Discovered 1995 Aug. 1 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese. Named in honor of Margherita Hack (b. 1922), director of the Trieste Astronomical Observatory (1964-1987), director of the astronomy department of Trieste University (1985-1991 and 1996-1997) and a former president of IAU Commission 29. Although her studies have ranged…