Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti (born December 22, 1958) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets.[2][3] He lives in Gnosca, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Ticino Alps, where the Gnosca Observatory is located.
Sposetti took images of the Aten asteroid 2004 FH which made a close (closer than the moon) flyby of planet Earth.[1] In addition, he detects the optical counterparts of gamma-ray bursts and conducts transit photometry on exoplanets at his observatory.[4]
As of September 1, 2015, Sposetti's discoveries include 157 numbered minor plantes. The IAU's Minor Planet Center ranks him 70th in the list of all-time, worldwide discoverers.[5] The main-belt asteroid 22354 Sposetti has been named after him.[6]
List of discovered minor planets
(92616) 2000 QU1 | 24 August 2000 | list |
(93949) 2000 WZ178 | 30 November 2000 | list |
96876 Andreamanna | 7 October 1999 | list |
97069 Stek | 12 November 1999 | list |
97186 Tore | 28 November 1999 | list |
(98873) 2001 BO11 | 20 January 2001 | list |
(102223) 1999 TE12 | 10 October 1999 | list |
(102224) 1999 TG12 | 10 October 1999 | list |
(102617) 1999 VC23 | 12 November 1999 | list |
(102619) 1999 VK23 | 12 November 1999 | list |
(103289) 2000 AF42 | 2 January 2000 | list |
(105251) 2000 QP6 | 24 August 2000 | list |
(107676) 2001 FD10 | 17 March 2001 | list |
(121517) 1999 UO11 | 31 October 1999 | list |
(121541) 1999 UZ51 | 31 October 1999 | list |
(123499) 2000 WY178 | 30 November 2000 | list |
(123612) 2000 YL16 | 22 December 2000 | list |
(123955) 2001 FC10 | 17 March 2001 | list |
(134793) 2000 EH15 | 5 March 2000 | list |
(137498) 1999 VP8 | 7 November 1999 | list |
(137636) 1999 WS8 | 28 November 1999 | list |
(138543) 2000 QR6 | 25 August 2000 | list |
(145988) 2000 BC4 | 26 January 2000 | list |
(148448) 2000 YB1 | 17 December 2000 | list |
(156474) 2002 CN46 | 11 February 2002 | list |
(164358) 2005 DB | 16 February 2005 | list |
(164360) 2005 EL2 | 1 March 2005 | list |
(164915) 1999 XC38 | 6 December 1999 | list |
(167853) 2005 DN | 26 February 2005 | list |
(168473) 1999 QU1 | 20 August 1999 | list |
(170974) 2005 CN25 | 4 February 2005 | list |
(171552) 1999 TD12 | 10 October 1999 | list |
(171579) 1999 VD23 | 12 November 1999 | list |
(172836) 2005 CX37 | 7 February 2005 | list |
(178116) 2006 TK7 | 10 October 2006 | list |
(185748) 1999 NX4 | 15 July 1999 | list |
(187461) 2005 XM65 | 7 December 2005 | list |
(189521) 2000 OB7 | 30 July 2000 | list |
(190167) 2005 UW158 | 26 October 2005 | list |
(191093) 2002 EF | 3 March 2002 | list |
(196800) 2003 SX200 | 25 September 2003 | list |
(199194) 2006 AO | 3 January 2006 | list |
(200511) 2001 BN11 | 16 January 2001 | list |
(207174) 2005 CK67 | 15 February 2005 | list |
(207175) 2005 CL67 | 15 February 2005 | list |
(211211) 2002 PR11 | 5 August 2002 | list |
215868 Rohrer | 12 March 2005 | list |
(219164) 1999 TA14 | 11 October 1999 | list |
(219202) 1999 VZ10 | 7 November 1999 | list |
(227545) 2005 YZ128 | 25 December 2005 | list |
(236194) 2005 WD57 | 20 November 2005 | list |
(245494) 2005 QX56 | 29 August 2005 | list |
(257692) 1999 WT8 | 28 November 1999 | list |
(260483) 2005 CO38 | 9 February 2005 | list |
(261581) 2005 XD8 | 6 December 2005 | list |
(261582) 2005 XE8 | 6 December 2005 | list |
(262776) 2006 YA12 | 22 December 2006 | list |
(262777) 2006 YR12 | 23 December 2006 | list |
(262778) 2006 YZ12 | 25 December 2006 | list |
(268227) 2005 ED30 | 4 March 2005 | list |
(285405) 1999 UZ3 | 26 October 1999 | list |
(290870) 2005 WE57 | 20 November 2005 | list |
(290873) 2005 WA58 | 30 November 2005 | list |
(293155) 2006 YX12 | 24 December 2006 | list |
(293156) 2006 YK14 | 25 December 2006 | list |
(301934) 2000 AE48 | 3 January 2000 | list |
(303472) 2005 CM67 | 15 February 2005 | list |
(308182) 2005 CN38 | 8 February 2005 | list |
(311523) 2005 XZ77 | 9 December 2005 | list |
(312154) 2007 UU6 | 22 October 2007 | list |
(313020) 1999 XZ37 | 6 December 1999 | list |
(330065) 2005 VQ5 | 10 November 2005 | list |
(330393) 2006 YJ14 | 24 December 2006 | list |
332326 Aresi | 27 December 2006 | list |
(356274) 2009 YC7 | 16 December 2009 | list |
(363033) 1999 QN2 | 30 August 1999 | list |
(370857) 2005 EK2 | 1 March 2005 | list |
(383475) 2007 AU8 | 11 January 2007 | list |
(384458) 2010 BM2 | 18 January 2010 | list |
(387934) 2005 CV37 | 6 February 2005 | list |
(400337) 2007 UZ65 | 31 October 2007 | list |
(405518) 2005 CJ67 | 15 February 2005 | list |
(413993) 2007 EC125 | 13 March 2007 | list |
(429240) 2010 AL76 | 14 January 2010 | list |
(438098) 2005 CS56 | 9 February 2005 | list |
(475201) 2005 VR5 | 10 November 2005 | list |
(481322) 2006 BT | 19 January 2006 | list |
(483891) 2006 AB4 | 6 January 2006 | list |
See also
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