(15803) Parisi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Giorgio Parisi (b. 1948) is the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales. He is an Italian theoretical physicist whose research has focused on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics and complex systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Parisi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parisi is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15803 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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