Vittorio Goretti
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Vittorio Goretti (born 1939 – 8 July 2016) was an Italian amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets at his observatory in Pianoro, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy.[2][3][4][5]
Vittorio Goretti is a retired teacher of physics and mathematics at secondary school level in Bologna.[3] He has discovered 32 main-belt asteroids, all of them assigned permanent numbers.[1][6] He is a member of the Cortina Astronomical Association (Associazione Astronomica Cortina)[7] and is also a collaborator with the Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory monitoring near-Earth Asteroids brighter than magnitude 18.0 V under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union at his own Pianoro Observatory (MPC Observatory 610).[3][6]
The main-belt asteroid 7801 Goretti has been named in his honour.[2] Naming citation was published on 16 October 1997 (M.P.C. 30803).[8]
List of discovered minor planets
| 7437 Torricelli | 12 March 1994 | list [A] |
| 8885 Sette | 13 March 1994 | list [B] |
| 9232 Miretti | 31 January 1997 | list |
| 10197 Senigalliesi | 18 October 1996 | list |
| 10200 Quadri | 7 July 1997 | list |
| 11121 Malpighi | 10 September 1996 | list |
| 12035 Ruggieri | 1 February 1997 | list |
| 15381 Spadolini | 1 September 1997 | list |
| 16761 Hertz | 3 October 1996 | list |
| 16766 Righi | 18 October 1996 | list |
| 17652 Nepoti | 3 November 1996 | list |
| 20081 Occhialini | 12 March 1994 | list [B] |
| 21306 Marani | 1 December 1996 | list |
| (24996) 1998 OD1 | 20 July 1998 | list [C] |
| 25276 Dimai | 15 November 1998 | list |
| 26917 Pianoro | 15 September 1996 | list |
| 29457 Marcopolo | 25 September 1997 | list |
| 33376 Medi | 6 February 1999 | list |
| 39699 Ernestocorte | 12 October 1996 | list |
| 42747 Fuser | 21 September 1998 | list |
| 42748 Andrisani | 21 September 1998 | list |
| 43999 Gramigna | 31 August 1997 | list |
| 44005 Migliardi | 25 September 1997 | list |
| 47038 Majoni | 17 November 1998 | list |
| 48737 Cusinato | 8 March 1997 | list |
| 58573 Serpieri | 9 September 1997 | list |
| 70745 Aleserpieri | 9 November 1999 | list |
| 79375 Valetti | 16 March 1997 | list |
| (79826) 1998 WP2 | 17 November 1998 | list |
| 96217 Gronchi | 14 September 1993 | list [A] |
| 100553 Dariofo | 2 April 1997 | list |
| (382412) 1997 SZ3 | 25 September 1997 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: A A. Boattini B M. Tombelli C L. Tesi | ||
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References
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (7801) Goretti. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 616. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, page honouring member Vittorio Goretti, accessed 14 April 2011
- ^ "Citazioni dei Pianetini Numerati e Nominati Scoperti a San Marcello Pistoiese" Named and Numbered Asteroids discovered at Observatory 104 San Marcello Pistoiese, Gruppo Astrofili Montagna Pistoiese website, accessed 14 April 2011
- ^ http://www.cortinastelle.eu/single-post/2016/07/09/Vittorio-Goretti-19392016
- ^ a b Pianoro Astronomical Observatory website, accessed 14 April 2011
- ^ Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, Col Drusciè Astronomical Observatory page, accessed 14 April 2011
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
External links
- Vittorio Goretti photograph at Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, accessed 14 April 2011