Giuseppe Forti
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Giuseppe Forti (December 21, 1939 – July 2, 2007) was an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of asteroids.
Forti was a trained solar physicist, and worked at Harvard's Radio Meteor Project and later at the Arcetri Observatory, in Florence, Italy.[2] He was a member of the third IAU Division: Planetary Systems Sciences.[3] The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 49 numbered minor planets during 1977–2001.[1]
He died at the age of 67 on July 2, 2007.[4] The main-belt asteroid 6876 Beppeforti, discovered by his colleges Andrea Boattini and Maura Tombelli at the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory in 1994, was named in his honor.[2] Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27129).[5]
List of discovered minor planets
| 10591 Caverni [A] | August 13, 1996 |
| 10928 Caprara [A] | January 25, 1998 |
| 11337 Sandro [A] | August 10, 1996 |
| 11621 Duccio [A] | August 15, 1996 |
| 12044 Fabbri [A] | March 29, 1997 |
| 12928 Nicolapozio [B] | September 30, 1999 |
| 14659 Gregoriana [A] | January 15, 1999 |
| 14953 Bevilacqua [A] | February 13, 1996 |
| 15004 Vallerani [A] | December 7, 1997 |
| 15006 Samcristoforetti [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| (15098) 2000 AY2 [B] | January 1, 2000 |
| 15360 Moncalvo [A] | February 14, 1996 |
| 15418 Sergiospinelli [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| 17019 Aldo [A] | February 23, 1999 |
| (18628) 1998 DJ33 [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| 20200 Donbacky [A] | February 28, 1997 |
| (22517) 1998 DX32 [A] | February 26, 1998 |
| (26497) 2000 CS1 [B] | February 3, 2000 |
| (27005) 1998 DR35 [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| (27364) 2000 EJ14 [B] | March 3, 2000 |
| (29550) 1998 BE44 [A] | January 25, 1998 |
| (31153) 1997 UP22 [A] | October 26, 1997 |
| (33162) 1998 DT35 [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| (39871) 1998 DB33 [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| (39875) 1998 DS35 [A] | February 27, 1998 |
| 42929 Francini [C] | October 8, 1999 |
| 46702 Linapucci [A] | February 28, 1997 |
| (48381) 1977 SU3 [B] | September 17, 1977 |
| (48842) 1998 BA44 [A] | January 25, 1998 |
| 49987 Bonata [C] | January 3, 2000 |
| (53053) 1998 XH9 [A] | December 12, 1998 |
| 58572 Romanella [A] | September 7, 1997 |
| (58702) 1998 BX43 [A] | January 25, 1998 |
| 58709 Zenocolò [C] | February 14, 1998 |
| 70744 Maffucci[C] | November 9, 1999 |
| 82463 Mluigiaborsi[C] | July 21, 2001 |
| (82657) 2001 PA14 [B] | August 14, 2001 |
| (86195) 1999 ST9 [C] | September 30, 1999 |
| (108702) 2001 OX16 [A] | July 21, 2001 |
| (103249) 2000 AA5 [B] | January 3, 2000 |
| 103421 Laurmatt [C] | January 6, 2000 |
| 108205 Baccipaolo [C] | April 26, 2001 |
| (121770) 2000 AV2 [B] | January 1, 2000 |
| 137082 Maurobachini [C] | December 12, 1998 |
| (153468) 2001 RO16 [B] | September 9, 2001 |
| (192927) 2000 AH6 [B] | January 3, 2000 |
| (193818) 2001 QH [C] | August 16, 2001 |
| (347537) 1999 YY13 [C] | December 31, 1999 |
| A with M. Tombelli B with A. Boattini C with L. Tesi | |
References
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6876) Beppeforti". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6876) Beppeforti. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 563. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6157. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "Individual Members: Giuseppe Forti". IAU – International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ (in Italian) Obituary
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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