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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. He was a member of the third IAU Division: Planetary Systems Sciences. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 49 numbered minor planets during 1977–2001.

He died at the age of 67 on July 2, 2007. Obituary 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. Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 ().

List of discovered minor planets

10591 Caverni August 13, 1996 10928 Caprara January 25, 1998 11337 Sandro August 10, 1996 11621 Duccio August 15, 1996 12044 Fabbri March 29, 1997 12928 Nicolapozio September 30, 1999 14659 Gregoriana January 15, 1999 14953 Bevilacqua February 13, 1996 15004 Vallerani December 7, 1997 15006 Samcristoforetti February 27, 1998 January 1, 2000 15360 Moncalvo February 14, 1996 15418 Sergiospinelli February 27, 1998 17019 Aldo February 23, 1999 18628 Taniasagrati February 27, 1998 20200 Donbacky February 28, 1997 February 26, 1998 February 3, 2000 27005 Dariaguidetti February 27, 1998 March 3, 2000 January 25, 1998 October 26, 1997 33162 Sofiarandich February 27, 1998 35464 Elisaconsigli February 27, 1998 39871 Lucagrazzini February 27, 1998 39875 Matteolombardo February 27, 1998 42929 Francini October 8, 1999 46701 Interrante February 7, 1997 46702 Linapucci February 28, 1997 September 17, 1977 48842 Alexmazzanti January 25, 1998 49987 Bonata January 3, 2000 December 12, 1998 58572 Romanella September 7, 1997 58702 Tizianabitossi January 25, 1998 58709 Zenocolò February 14, 1998 70744 Maffucci November 9, 1999 82463 Mluigiaborsi July 21, 2001 August 14, 2001 86195 Cireglio September 30, 1999 July 21, 2001 January 3, 2000 103421 Laurmatt January 6, 2000 108205 Baccipaolo April 26, 2001 January 1, 2000 137082 Maurobachini December 12, 1998 September 9, 2001 January 3, 2000 193818 Polidoro August 16, 2001 December 31, 1999 with M. Tombelli with A. Boattini with L. Tesi

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