(259344) Pare Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2003 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Ambroise Paré (1510-1590) was a French surgeon and one of the fathers of modern surgery. He was the first to use antiseptic herbs to heal gunshot wounds.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pare is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pare is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 259344 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 GQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.