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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Tesi, L., Boattini, A. |
| Discovery site | San Marcello |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7801 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 GG2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3128120 |
| Peri | 1.9789760 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2520577 |
| Orbital period | 1572.0164307 |
| Mean anomaly | 124.64276 |
| Inclination | 1.15063 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 282.98282 |
| Argument of peri | 65.68688 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
7801 Goretti (1996 GG2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 12, 1996 by Luciano Tesi and Andrea Boattini at San Marcello. It is named after the Italian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids Vittorio Goretti.[1]