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.<ref name="springer" /> He was a member of the third IAU Division: Planetary Systems Sciences.<ref name="IAU" /> The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 49 numbered minor planets during 1977–2001.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

He died at the age of 67 on July 2, 2007.<ref>Template:In lang Obituary</ref> 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.<ref name="springer" /> Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 (Template:Small).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />

List of discovered minor planetsEdit

10591 Caverni Template:Ref label August 13, 1996
10928 Caprara Template:Ref label January 25, 1998
11337 Sandro Template:Ref label August 10, 1996
11621 Duccio Template:Ref label August 15, 1996
12044 Fabbri Template:Ref label March 29, 1997
12928 Nicolapozio Template:Ref label September 30, 1999
14659 Gregoriana Template:Ref label January 15, 1999
14953 Bevilacqua Template:Ref label February 13, 1996
15004 Vallerani Template:Ref label December 7, 1997
15006 Samcristoforetti Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
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15360 Moncalvo Template:Ref label February 14, 1996
15418 Sergiospinelli Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
17019 Aldo Template:Ref label February 23, 1999
18628 Taniasagrati Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
20200 Donbacky Template:Ref label February 28, 1997
Template:Mp Template:Ref label February 26, 1998
Template:Mp Template:Ref label February 3, 2000
27005 Dariaguidetti Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
Template:Mp Template:Ref label March 3, 2000
Template:Mp Template:Ref label January 25, 1998
Template:Mp Template:Ref label October 26, 1997
33162 Sofiarandich Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
35464 Elisaconsigli Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
39871 Lucagrazzini Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
39875 Matteolombardo Template:Ref label February 27, 1998
42929 Francini Template:Ref label October 8, 1999
46701 Interrante Template:Ref label February 7, 1997
46702 Linapucci Template:Ref label February 28, 1997
Template:Mp Template:Ref label September 17, 1977
48842 Alexmazzanti Template:Ref label January 25, 1998
49987 Bonata Template:Ref label January 3, 2000
Template:Mp Template:Ref label December 12, 1998
58572 Romanella Template:Ref label September 7, 1997
58702 Tizianabitossi Template:Ref label January 25, 1998
58709 Zenocolò Template:Ref label February 14, 1998
70744 MaffucciTemplate:Ref label November 9, 1999
82463 MluigiaborsiTemplate:Ref label July 21, 2001
Template:Mp Template:Ref label August 14, 2001
86195 Cireglio Template:Ref label September 30, 1999
Template:Mp Template:Ref label July 21, 2001
Template:Mp Template:Ref label January 3, 2000
103421 Laurmatt Template:Ref label January 6, 2000
108205 Baccipaolo Template:Ref label April 26, 2001
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137082 Maurobachini Template:Ref label December 12, 1998
Template:Mp Template:Ref label September 9, 2001
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193818 Polidoro Template:Ref label August 16, 2001
Template:Mp Template:Ref label December 31, 1999
Template:Note label with M. Tombelli
Template:Note label with A. Boattini
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