(20575) Panicucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paolo Panicucci (b. 1992) is an Italian space engineer and professor with expertise in small-body autonomous satellite exploration and celestial body characterization. From Italian, French, and USA institutions he has contributed to the DART, LUMIO and Hera space missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Panicucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panicucci is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20575 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RL142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.15 km (#10,340 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0738 |
| Inclination | 6.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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