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Augusto Testa (born 1950) is an Italian amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, observing at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in northern Italy. According to the Minor Planet Center, he has discovered numerous asteroids during 1994–2000, all of them in collaboration with other astronomers (see table legend). In recognition of his achievements, the main-belt asteroid 11667 Testa, discovered by Luciano Tesi and Andrea Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory in 1997, was named after him.
List of discovered minor planets
7848 Bernasconi 22 February 1996 8111 Hoepli 2 April 1995 13777 Cielobuio 20 October 1998 14103 Manzoni 1 October 1997 14 January 1994 27 January 1998 18542 Broglio 29 December 1996 19287 Paronelli 22 February 1996 22500 Grazianoventre 26 July 1997 22 February 1996 27855 Giorgilli 4 January 1995 29 January 1997 19 February 1998 24 October 1995 33035 Pareschi 27 September 1997 25 October 1997 37734 Bonacina 30 October 1996 19 October 1995 43993 Mariola 26 July 1997 27 January 1998 28 January 1998 79472 Chiorny 6 January 1998 79847 Colzani 7 December 1998 13 February 1997 5 January 2000 27 January 1998 29 January 1997 6 February 1997 185733 Luigicolzani 28 November 1998 15 September 1998 19 October 1995 Co-discovery made with: M. Cavagna V. Giuliani P. Sicoli C. Gualdoni P. Ghezzi F. Manca P. Chiavenna G. Ventre
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