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Vittorio Goretti (born 1939 – 7 July 2016) was an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets at his observatory OBS610 in Pianoro, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy.
Vittorio Goretti is a retired teacher of physics and mathematics at secondary school level in Bologna.<ref name="AAC - Goretti"/> He has discovered 32 main-belt asteroids, all of them assigned permanent numbers. He is a member of the Cortina Astronomical Association (Associazione Astronomica Cortina) 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).
The main-belt asteroid 7801 Goretti has been named in his honour. The official naming citation was published on 16 October 1997 ().
List of discovered minor planets
7437 Torricelli 12 March 1994 8885 Sette 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 12 March 1994 21306 Marani 1 December 1996 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 Finardi 17 November 1998 96217 Gronchi 14 September 1993 100553 Dariofo 2 April 1997 25 September 1997 Co-discovery made with: A. Boattini M. Tombelli L. Tesi
References "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
Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, page honouring member Vittorio Goretti , accessed 14 April 2011
Pianoro Astronomical Observatory website, accessed 14 April 2011
Associazione Astronomica Cortina website, Col Drusciè Astronomical Observatory page , accessed 14 April 2011
External links
Vittorio Goretti Official Web Site Vittorio Goretti photograph at Associazione Astronomica Cortina website , accessed 14 April 2011