(32944) Gussalli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1995 by Sicoli, P., Manca, F. at Sormano.
Luigi Gussalli (1855-1950) was a mechanical engineer and designer of an experimental “double reaction” engine in 1920. He spent a considerable part of his life in studying and developing space-vehicle propulsion application devices to travel to the moon.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gussalli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gussalli is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32944 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.38 km (#6,242 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 4.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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