Luciano Tesi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Luciano Tesi

Italian astronomer

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Monsummano Terme, Tuscany, Italy

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Luciano Tesi

  • Luciano Tesi (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.

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