Luciano Tesi Explained

Luciano Tesi (pronounced as /it/; born 10 December 1931) is an Italian veterinarian, amateur astronomer, discoverer of many minor planets, and director of the San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory.

In 1980, he founded the "Amateur Group of Pistoiese Mountain" (Italian: [[Gruppo Astrofili Montagna Pistoiese]]). Later on, this resulted in the construction of the Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory. As the director of the observatory, he has collaborated with many discoverers in following up near-Earth objects and in finding minor planets since 1994.

The near-Earth object and Amor asteroid, 15817 Lucianotesi, discovered by Andrea Boattini and Maura Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese in 1994, was named in his honor.

Discoveries

Minor planets discovered: 191 

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Luciano Tesi is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of many numbered minor planets since 1994 (see table), mostly in collaboration with several other astronomers. Together with Giancarlo Fagioli, he also discovered the main-belt asteroid 280641 Edosara, which was erroneously credited to "T. esi" by the MPC. Co-discoveries made by Tesi/Fagioli appear as 3 separate records in the MPC's List of "Minor Planet Discoverers".

List of discovered minor planets

7787 Annalaura	23 November 1994	 
7801 Goretti	12 April 1996	 
8051 Pistoria	13 August 1997	 
8558 Hack	1 August 1995	 
9904 Mauratombelli	29 July 1997	 
10219 Penco	25 October 1997	 
10371 Gigli	27 February 1995	 
10584 Ferrini	14 April 1996	 
10642 Charmaine	19 January 1999	 
11102 Bertorighini	26 September 1995
11359 Piteglio	27 January 1998	 
11595 Monsummano	23 May 1995	 
11605 Ranfagni	19 October 1995	 
11622 Samuele	9 September 1996	 
11625 Francelinda	20 October 1996	 
11667 Testa	19 October 1997	 
12399 Bartolini	19 July 1995	 
12840 Paolaferrari	6 April 1997	 
12927 Pinocchio	30 September 1999	 
13150 Paolotesi	23 March 1995	 
13200 Romagnani	13 March 1997	 
13223 Cenaceneri	13 August 1997
13250 Danieladucato	19 July 1998	 
13704 Aletesi	13 August 1998
13798 Cecchini	15 November 1998	 

14186 Virgiliofos	7 December 1998	 
14486 Tuscia	4 October 1994	 
14964 Robertobacci	2 November 1996	 
15034 Décines	16 November 1998	 
15041 Paperetti	8 December 1998	 
15460 Manca	25 December 1998	 
	7 February 1999	 
	30 December 1999	 
16683 Alepieri	3 May 1994	 
16744 Antonioleone	23 July 1996
16797 Wilkerson	7 February 1997	 
17056 Boschetti	6 April 1999	 
21269 Bechini	6 June 1996	 
23547 Tognelli	17 February 1994	 
	23 October 1995	 
24818 Menichelli	23 November 1994	 
24969 Lucafini	13 February 1998	 
	20 July 1998	 
25601 Francopacini	1 January 2000	 
26177 Fabiodolfi	12 April 1996	 
26356 Aventini	26 December 1998	 
26498 Dinotina	4 February 2000	 
27270 Guidotti	2 January 2000	 
27917 Edoardo	6 November 1996	 
27959 Fagioli	19 September 1997

27977 Distratis	25 October 1997	 
29353 Manu	19 July 1995	 
29443 Remocorti	13 July 1997	 
29672 Salvo	12 December 1998	 
29705 Cialucy	26 December 1998	 
29706 Simonetta	25 December 1998	 
31414 Rotarysusa	14 January 1999	 
31458 Delrosso	15 February 1999	 
32938 Ivanopaci	15 October 1995	 
33010 Enricoprosperi	11 March 1997	 
33480 Bartolucci	4 April 1999	 
33532 Gabriellacoli	18 April 1999	 
34716 Guzzo	14 August 2001	 
34717 Mirkovilli	14 August 2001	 
34718 Cantagalli	14 August 2001	 
35358 Lorifini	27 September 1997	 
35461 Mazzucato	26 February 1998	 
36446 Cinodapistoia	22 August 2000	 
38020 Hannadam	17 June 1998	 
39678 Ammannito	12 June 1996	 
39748 Guccini	28 January 1997	 
39849 Giampieri	13 February 1998	 
42523 Ragazzileonardo	6 March 1994	 
42614 Ubaldina	2 March 1998	 
42929 Francini	8 October 1999	 

43193 Secinaro	1 January 2000	 
43882 Maurivicoli	7 March 1995	 
44574 Lavoratti	4 April 1999	 
46644 Lagia	19 July 1995	 
46720 Pierostroppa	13 August 1997	 
	21 June 1998	 
	16 November 1998	 
49987 Bonata	3 January 2000	 
	3 March 2000	 
54852 Mercatali	22 July 2001	 
54967 Millucci	15 August 2001	 
55196 Marchini	11 September 2001	 
55418 Bianciardi	13 October 2001	 
	16 October 1995	 
57140 Gaddi	15 August 2001	 
58709 Zenocolò	14 February 1998	 
	7 December 1998	 
	22 March 1999	 
59417 Giocasilli	5 April 1999	 
60406 Albertosuci	3 February 2000	 
63463 Calamandrei	20 July 2001	 
67070 Rinaldi	1 January 2000	 
70444 Genovali	9 October 1999	 
70744 Maffucci	9 November 1999	 
	31 December 1999	 

71489 Dynamocamp	4 February 2000	 
	29 November 1999	 
	4 February 2000	 
	22 April 2001	 
79212 Martadigrazia	6 March 1994	 
	20 July 1998	 
80008 Danielarhodes	4 April 1999	 
	21 July 2001	 
82463 Mluigiaborsi	21 July 2001	 
82638 Bottariclaudio	7 August 2001	 
82927 Ferrucci	25 August 2001	 
	13 March 1997	 
86195 Cireglio	30 September 1999	 
	1 January 2000	 
	2 January 2000	 
89735 Tommei	4 January 2002	 
	20 July 1998	 
91214 Diclemente	23 December 1998	 
	5 November 1999	 
92279 Bindiluca	22 February 2000
	21 November 2001	 
99389 Marconovi	5 January 2002	 
	13 February 1998	 
100897 Piatra Neamt	5 May 1998	 
	25 December 1998	 

103421 Laurmatt	6 January 2000	 
108205 Baccipaolo	26 April 2001	 
	14 August 2001	 
	11 September 2001	 
	5 November 1999	 
	21 July 2001	 
137082 Maurobachini	12 December 1998	 
	19 January 1999	 
	22 April 2001	 
144303 Mirellabreschi	16 February 2004	 
	5 February 2000	 
	13 February 2000	 
	23 December 1998	 
	16 August 2001	 
	16 August 2001	 
152583 Saône	4 October 1994	 
	14 August 2001	 
	15 August 2001	 
	8 October 1999	 
	11 October 2001	 
172734 Giansimon	10 February 2004	 
	6 December 1998	 
	7 December 1998	 
	24 August 2006	 
	1 February 1995	 

	23 October 1995	 
	21 July 2001	 
	13 August 2001	 
191582 Kikadolfi	20 December 2003	 
	6 December 1998	 
193818 Polidoro	16 August 2001	 
198616 Lucabracali	14 January 2005	 
	15 January 1997	 
207657 Mangiantini	1 August 2007	 
	2 March 2000	 
210414 Gebartolomei	3 December 2007	 
214715 Silvanofuso	10 October 2006	 
214953 Giugavazzi	29 November 2007	 
216345 Savigliano	4 December 2007	 
	7 February 2002	 
234026 Unioneastrofili	23 September 1998
235999 Bucciantini	4 April 2005	 
236784 Livorno	12 August 2007	 
	8 October 1999	 
	29 July 1997	 
	13 August 2001	 
280641 Edosara	6 January 2005	 
280652 Aimaku	2 February 2005	 
283057 Casteldipiazza	24 July 2008	 
283461 Leacipaola	14 August 2001

289608 Wanli	4 April 2005	 
296928 Francescopalla	17 February 1994	 
299134 Moggicecchi	10 March 2005	 
309704 Baruffetti	29 March 2008	 
	2 August 2000	 
314808 Martindutertre	15 October 2006	 
315046 Gianniferrari	13 February 2007	 
	13 August 2001	 
	10 September 2001	 
343057 Lucaravenni	15 February 2009	 
345763 Pompiere	13 March 2007	 
	31 December 1999	 
	13 August 2001	 
364264 Martymartina	11 October 2006	 
379130 Lopresti	15 February 2009	 
	13 October 1998
396931 Nerliluca	4 April 2005
Co-discovery made with: A. Boattini G. Cattani V. Cecchini M. Tombelli V. Goretti A. Caronia G. Forti G. Fagioli M. Mazzucato