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 planets
| 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 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | January 1, 2000 |
| 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 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | January 1, 2000 |
| 137082 Maurobachini Template:Ref label | December 12, 1998 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | September 9, 2001 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | January 3, 2000 |
| 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 Template:Note label with L. Tesi | |