Vittorio Goretti

Vittorio Goretti (born 1939[1]) is an Italian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids at his observatory in Pianoro, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy.[2]

Vittorio Goretti has discovered 32 main-belt asteroids, nine of them assigned permanent numbers as of April 2011.[3] He is a member of the Cortina Astronomical Association (Associazione Astronomica Cortina)[4] and is also a collaborator with the Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory monitoring Near-Earth Asteroids brighter than magnitude 18.0 V under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union at his own Pianoro Observatory (MPC Observatory 610).[2][3] Asteroid 7801 Goretti has been named in his honour.[1]

Goretti is a retired teacher of physics and mathematics at secondary school level in Bologna.[2]

Asteroids discovered (to Nov. 1999)[5]
7437 Torricelli[1] 12 March 1994
8885 Sette[2] 13 March 1994
9232 Miretti 31 January 1997
10197 Senigalliesi 18 October 1996
10200 Quadri 7 July 1997
11121 Malpighi 10 September 1996
12035 Ruggieri 1 February 1997
15381 Spadolini 1 September 1997
16761 Hertz 3 October 1996
16766 Righi 18 October 1996
17652 Nepoti 3 November 1996
20081 Occhialini[2] 12 March 1994
21306 Marani 1 December 1996
(24996) 1998 OD1[3] 20 July 1998
25276 Dimai 15 November 1998
26917 Pianoro 15 September 1996
29457 Marcopolo 25 September 1997
33376 Medi 6 February 1999
39699 Ernestocorte 12 October 1996
42747 Fuser 21 September 1998
42748 Andrisani 21 September 1998
43999 Gramigna 31 August 1997
44005 Migliardi 25 September 1997
47038 Majoni 17 November 1998
48737 Cusinato 8 March 1997
58573 Serpieri 9 September 1997
70745 Aleserpieri 9 November 1999
79375 Valetti 16 March 1997
(79826) 1998 WP2 17 November 1998
96217 Gronchi[1] 14 September 1993
(100553) 1997 GD 2 April 1997

References

  1. ^ a b "Citazioni dei Pianetini Numerati e Nominati Scoperti a San Marcello Pistoiese" Named and Numbered Asteroids discovered at Observatory 104 San Marcello Pistoiese, Gruppo Astrofili Montagna Pistoiese website, accessed 14 April 2011
  2. ^ a b c Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, page honouring member Vittorio Goretti, accessed 14 April 2011
  3. ^ a b Pianoro Astronomical Observatory website, accessed 14 April 2011
  4. ^ Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, Col Drusciè Astronomical Observatory page, accessed 14 April 2011
  5. ^ Italian Wikipedia article for Vittorio Goretti, referenced to Gruppo Astrofili Montagna Pistoiese website, malfunctioning link at 14 April 2011

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