(95955) Claragianni Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 2003 by E. Palomba at Campo Imperatore.
Clara Cagnacci (b. 1933) and Giannantonio Palomba (1932-2015) are the parents of the discoverer. They supported the fascination of their son for astronomy from his youth, as an amateur astronomer, to his maturity, when he obtained a permanent position as an astronomer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claragianni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claragianni is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95955 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 QX32 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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