Giuseppe Forti

Giuseppe Forti (December 21, 1939 – July 2, 2007) was an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of asteroids.

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

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. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. 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.
  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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