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Augusto Testa
Italian astronomer · Italy · On the map · Scientists · Born 1950 · age 76
Augusto Testa 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).
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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.