(54967) Millucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 2001 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L. at San Marcello.
Since 1980 Vincenzo Millucci (b. 1947) has been professor of mathematical Physics in the physics department of the University of Siena. His research area is magnetofluidodynamics. He has also been active in science communication and established the university's Torre Luciana Observatory in Florence.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Millucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Millucci is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 54967 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PF29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.65 km (#9,494 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0493 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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