7801 Goretti
Encyclopedia
7801 Goretti is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on April 12, 1996 by Luciano Tesi
and Andrea Boattini
at San Marcello
. It is named after the Italian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids Vittorio Goretti
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on April 12, 1996 by Luciano Tesi
Luciano Tesi
Luciano Tesi is an Italian astronomer, and director of the San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.-Asteroids discovered:-References:...
and Andrea Boattini
Andrea Boattini
Andrea Boattini is an Italian astronomer, a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets.After developing a growing interest in minor planets, he graduated in 1996 from the University of Bologna with a thesis on near-Earth objects...
at San Marcello
San Marcello
San Marcello is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 25 km west of Ancona.The municipality of San Marcello contains the frazione Acquasanta....
. It is named after the Italian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids Vittorio Goretti
Vittorio Goretti
Vittorio Goretti is an Italian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids at his observatory in Pianoro, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy., accessed 14 April 2011...
.