Maffei 2 [SEP] discoverer or inventor
Maffei 2
Maffei 2 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Maffei 2 and Maffei 1 were both discovered by Paolo Maffei in 1968 from their infrared emission. Maffei 2 lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is about 99.5% obscured by the Milky Way's foreground dust clouds, and as a result is barely detectable at optical wavelengths. It had been suggested soon after its discovery that Maffei 2 may be a member of the Local Group, but it is now thought to
Mar 1668 Died)
- Giuseppe Spinucci (1668–1695)
- Vincenzo Maria de Rossi, O.F.M. Conv. (23 Jul 1696 – 10 Jun 1698 Died)
- Fabrizio Maffei (22 Dec 1698 – Jun 1723 Died)
- Francesco Antonio Bussolini, O.S.B. (27 Sep 1723 – 20 Mar 1746 Died)
- Innocenzo Gorgoni, O.S.B. (2 May 1746 – 13 Feb 1755 Resigned)
- Gennaro Perrelli (21 Jul 1755 – 27 May 1761 Died)
- Giuseppe Maria de Leone (25 Jan