(112527) Panarese Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Rossella Panarese (1960–2021) was an Italian radio producer and science communicator. In 2003 she created Radio3 Scienza, the daily science radio show on Italian public radio. She was also a lecturer in science communication at both the International School of Advanced Studies in Trieste and the Sapienza University of Rome.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Panarese is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panarese is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 112527 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PJ33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.50 km (#16,264 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0522 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.