(83956) Panuzzo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 2001 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.
Pasquale Panuzzo (b. 1972) is an Italian astronomer working for the development of the SPIRE instrument of ESA's Herschel mission. His research interests are population synthesis models for dusty galaxies, H II regions, star formation, the ages of early-type galaxies and Spitzer data.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Panuzzo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panuzzo is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 83956 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 XX30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.54 km (#8,197 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.