Stefano Sposetti Explained
Stefano Sposetti (born 22 December 1958) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets.[1] [2] He lives in Gnosca, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Ticino Alps, where the Gnosca Observatory is located.
Sposetti took images of 2004 FH, an Aten asteroid that made a sub-lunar flyby of Earth.[3] In addition, he detects the optical counterparts of gamma-ray bursts and conducts transit photometry on exoplanets at his observatory.[4]
As of 2019, Sposetti's discoveries include 164 minor planets (numbered only). The Minor Planet Center ranks him 70th in the list of all-time, worldwide discoverers. Asteroid 22354 Sposetti has been named after him.
List of discovered minor planets
| 12931 Mario | 7 October 1999 | |
| 12932 Conedera | 10 October 1999 | |
| 15077 Edyalge | 2 February 1999 | |
| 16110 Paganetti | 28 November 1999 | |
| 17190 Retopezzoli | 28 November 1999 | |
| 11 October 1999 | |
| 18872 Tammann | 8 November 1999 | |
| 18874 Raoulbehrend | 8 November 1999 | |
| 19715 Basodino | 27 October 1999 | |
| 20624 Dariozanetti | 9 October 1999 | | |
| 21650 Tilgner | 17 July 1999 | |
| 22769 Aurelianora | 19 January 1999 | |
| 22898 Falce | 10 October 1999 | |
| 7 November 1999 | |
| 11 November 1998 | |
| 28 November 1999 | |
| 29753 Silvo | 10 February 1999 | |
| 31555 Wheeler | 7 March 1999 | |
| 33433 Maurilia | 14 March 1999 | |
| 23 March 1999 | | |
| 23 August 2000 | |
| 23 August 2000 | |
| 23 August 2000 | |
| 22 August 2000 | |
| 28 November 1999 | |
| 28 November 1999 | |
| 6 December 1999 | |
| 41979 Lelumacri | 22 December 2000 | |
| 12 November 1999 | |
| 12 November 1999 | | |
| 43087 Castegna | 28 November 1999 | |
| 45027 Cosquer | 28 November 1999 | |
| 6 December 1999 | |
| 6 December 1999 | |
| 45261 Decoen | 2 January 2000 | |
| 45305 Paulscherrer | 4 January 2000 | |
| 47164 Ticino | 10 October 1999 | |
| 47494 Gerhardangl | 4 January 2000 | |
| 30 November 2000 | |
| 50033 Perelman | 3 January 2000 | | |
| 53252 Sardegna | 13 March 1999 | |
| 53468 Varros | 2 January 2000 | |
| 54522 Menaechmus | 23 August 2000 | |
| 56100 Luisapolli | 24 January 1999 | |
| 59239 Alhazen | 7 February 1999 | |
| 61195 Martinoli | 28 July 2000 | |
| 61384 Arturoromer | 22 August 2000 | |
| 61386 Namikoshi | 24 August 2000 | |
| 61401 Schiff | 25 August 2000 | |
| 61402 Franciseveritt | 25 August 2000 | | |
| 62071 Voegtli | 8 September 2000 | |
| 63129 Courtemanche | 30 November 2000 | |
| 66939 Franscini | 28 November 1999 | |
| 67085 Oppenheimer | 4 January 2000 | |
| 67235 Fairbank | 5 March 2000 | |
| 70179 Beppechiara | 21 August 1999 | |
| 70446 Pugh | 10 October 1999 | |
| 70737 Stenflo | 8 November 1999 | |
| 70942 Vandanashiva | 28 November 1999 | |
| 72042 Dequeiroz | 17 December 2000 | | |
| 72632 Coralina | 23 March 2001 | |
| 74818 Iten | 7 October 1999 | |
| 75063 Koestler | 1 November 1999 | |
| 75569 IRSOL | 2 January 2000 | |
| 80135 Zanzanini | 7 October 1999 | |
| 87644 Cathomen | 8 September 2000 | |
| 9 September 2000 | |
| 88146 Castello | 30 November 2000 | |
| 91428 Cortesi | 20 August 1999 | |
| 91429 Michelebianda | 30 August 1999 | | |
| 91898 Margnetti | 8 November 1999 | |
| 92525 Delucchi | 28 July 2000 | |
| 92585 Fumagalli | 7 August 2000 | |
| 92614 Kazutami | 23 August 2000 | |
| 23 August 2000 | |
| 24 August 2000 | |
| 30 November 2000 | |
| 96876 Andreamanna | 7 October 1999 | |
| 97069 Stek | 12 November 1999 | |
| 97186 Tore | 28 November 1999 | | |
| 20 January 2001 | |
| 10 October 1999 | |
| 102224 Raffaellolena | 10 October 1999 | |
| 102617 Allium | 12 November 1999 | |
| 102619 Crespino | 12 November 1999 | |
| 2 January 2000 | |
| 24 August 2000 | |
| 17 March 2001 | |
| 31 October 1999 | |
| 31 October 1999 | | |
| 30 November 2000 | |
| 22 December 2000 | |
| 17 March 2001 | |
| 5 March 2000 | |
| 7 November 1999 | |
| 28 November 1999 | |
| 25 August 2000 | |
| 26 January 2000 | |
| 17 December 2000 | |
| 11 February 2002 | | |
| 16 February 2005 | |
| 1 March 2005 | |
| 6 December 1999 | |
| 26 February 2005 | |
| 20 August 1999 | |
| 4 February 2005 | |
| 10 October 1999 | |
| 12 November 1999 | |
| 7 February 2005 | |
| 10 October 2006 | | |
| 15 July 1999 | |
| 7 December 2005 | |
| 30 July 2000 | |
| 26 October 2005 | |
| 3 March 2002 | |
| 25 September 2003 | |
| 199194 Calcatreppola | 3 January 2006 | |
| 16 January 2001 | |
| 15 February 2005 | |
| 15 February 2005 | | |
| 5 August 2002 | |
| 215868 Rohrer | 12 March 2005 | |
| 11 October 1999 | |
| 7 November 1999 | |
| 25 December 2005 | |
| 20 November 2005 | |
| 29 August 2005 | |
| 28 November 1999 | |
| 9 February 2005 | |
| 6 December 2005 | | |
| 6 December 2005 | |
| 22 December 2006 | |
| 23 December 2006 | |
| 25 December 2006 | |
| 4 March 2005 | |
| 26 October 1999 | |
| 20 November 2005 | |
| 30 November 2005 | |
| 24 December 2006 | |
| 25 December 2006 | | |
| 3 January 2000 | |
| 15 February 2005 | |
| 8 February 2005 | |
| 9 December 2005 | |
| 22 October 2007 | |
| 6 December 1999 | |
| 10 November 2005 | |
| 24 December 2006 | |
| 332326 Aresi | 27 December 2006 | |
| 16 December 2009 | | |
| 30 August 1999 | |
| 1 March 2005 | |
| 11 January 2007 | |
| 18 January 2010 | |
| 6 February 2005 | |
| 31 October 2007 | |
| 15 February 2005 | |
| 13 March 2007 | |
| 14 January 2010 | |
| 9 February 2005 | | |
| 10 November 2005 | |
| 19 January 2006 | |
| 6 January 2006 | |
| 3 November 2007 | | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically). Minor Planet Center. 15 March 2011.
- Web site: L'impact d'une météorite sur la Lune observé par deux amateurs. Dauvergne. J. L.. 21 February 2011. Ciel et Espace. fr. 15 March 2011.
- Web site: Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2004-F26 : 2004 FH . International Astronomical Union - MPC .
- Web site: GRB . Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca . 9 September 2015.
