Augusto Testa

Augusto Testa ( born 1950 ) is an Italian amateur astronomer and discoverer of asteroids.

He works at the Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano (IAU code 587 ) in Sormano and discovered together with colleagues from a total of 30 asteroids.

The asteroid ( 11667 ) Testa was named after him.

Source

  • Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5th ed Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English ) [ Preview from Google Book Search ]
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