(333744) Pau Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 December 2009 by J. M. Bosch at SM Montmagastrell.

Pau Bosch-Pellicer (b. 2007) is the first grandson of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pau is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPauPau

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pau is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number333744
Provisional designation2009 YW6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.76
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination6.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 December 2009

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