(73529) Giorgiopalumbo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Giorgio G.C. Palumbo (1939-2018) was an astrophysicist and a professor at the University of Bologna. He advised dozens of students, contributed to the birth of high energy astronomy, and fostered the growth of cosmic ray physics, thus laying the seeds of modern high energy astrophysics and astroparticle projects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giorgiopalumbo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giorgiopalumbo is 3.27 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73529 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 OF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0873 |
| Inclination | 8.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.