Giuseppe Forti
{{Short description|Italian astronomer}}
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|+ Minor planets discovered: 49 | |
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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. He was a member of the third IAU Division: Planetary Systems Sciences. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 49 numbered minor planets during 1977–2001.
He died at the age of 67 on July 2, 2007.{{in lang|it}} [http://groups.google.it/group/it.scienza.astronomia/browse_thread/thread/6886b4191d2bca55/ab1d317c9765d37b?hl=it#ab1d317c9765d37b Obituary] 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. Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 ({{small|M.P.C. 27129}}).
List of discovered minor planets
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| 10591 Caverni {{ref label|codisc|A |
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| 10928 Caprara {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || January 25, 1998
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| 11337 Sandro {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || August 10, 1996
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| 11621 Duccio {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || August 15, 1996
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| 12044 Fabbri {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || March 29, 1997
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| 12928 Nicolapozio {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || September 30, 1999
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| 14659 Gregoriana {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || January 15, 1999
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| 14953 Bevilacqua {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 13, 1996
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| 15004 Vallerani {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || December 7, 1997
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| 15006 Samcristoforetti {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| {{mp|(15098) 2000 AY|2}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || January 1, 2000
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| 15360 Moncalvo {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 14, 1996
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| 15418 Sergiospinelli {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| 17019 Aldo {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 23, 1999
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| 18628 Taniasagrati {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| 20200 Donbacky {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 28, 1997
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| {{mp|(22517) 1998 DX|32}} {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 26, 1998
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| {{mp|(26497) 2000 CS|1}} {{ref label|codisc|B |
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| 27005 Dariaguidetti {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| {{mp|(27364) 2000 EJ|14}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || March 3, 2000
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| {{mp|(29550) 1998 BE|44}} {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || January 25, 1998
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| {{mp|(31153) 1997 UP|22}} {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || October 26, 1997
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| 33162 Sofiarandich {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| 35464 Elisaconsigli {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| 39871 Lucagrazzini {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| 39875 Matteolombardo {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 27, 1998
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| 42929 Francini {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || October 8, 1999
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| 46701 Interrante {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 7, 1997
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| 46702 Linapucci {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || February 28, 1997
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| {{mp|(48381) 1977 SU|3}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || September 17, 1977
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| 48842 Alexmazzanti {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || January 25, 1998
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| 49987 Bonata {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || January 3, 2000
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| {{mp|(53053) 1998 XH|9}} {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || December 12, 1998
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| 58572 Romanella {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || September 7, 1997
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| 58702 Tizianabitossi {{ref label|codisc|A |
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| 58709 Zenocolò {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || February 14, 1998
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| 70744 Maffucci{{ref label|codisc|C|}} || November 9, 1999
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| 82463 Mluigiaborsi{{ref label|codisc|C|}} || July 21, 2001
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| {{mp|(82657) 2001 PA|14}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || August 14, 2001
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| 86195 Cireglio {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || September 30, 1999
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| {{mp|(108702) 2001 OX|16}} {{ref label|codisc|A|}} || July 21, 2001
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| {{mp|(103249) 2000 AA|5}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || January 3, 2000
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| 103421 Laurmatt {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || January 6, 2000
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| 108205 Baccipaolo {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || April 26, 2001
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| {{mp|(121770) 2000 AV|2}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || January 1, 2000
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| 137082 Maurobachini {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || December 12, 1998
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| {{mp|(153468) 2001 RO|16}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || September 9, 2001
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| {{mp|(192927) 2000 AH|6}} {{ref label|codisc|B|}} || January 3, 2000
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| 193818 Polidoro {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || August 16, 2001
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| {{mp|(347537) 1999 YY|13}} {{ref label|codisc|C|}} || December 31, 1999
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| colspan=2 style="font-size: smaller; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; padding: 4px 12px;" |{{note label|codisc|A|}} with M. Tombelli
{{note label|codisc|B|}} with A. Boattini
{{note label|codisc|C|}} with L. Tesi
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References
{{reflist
|refs=
|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 20 June 2016
|accessdate = 10 August 2016}}
|title = Individual Members: Giuseppe Forti
|work = IAU – International Astronomical Union
|url = http://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/1796/
|accessdate = 10 August 2016}}
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6876) Beppeforti
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page = 563
|date = 2007
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6157 |chapter = (6876) Beppeforti }}
|title = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html
|accessdate = 10 August 2016}}
}}
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