Giuseppe Forti

Minor planets discovered: 49 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

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

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6876) Beppeforti. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 563. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Individual Members: Giuseppe Forti". IAU – International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Obituary
  5. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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