(6015) Paularego Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Paula Rego (b. 1935) is a graphic artist, born in Lisbon and resident in London since the 1960s. Her paintings and print series have been displayed in museums that include London's National Gallery and Tate, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Prado in Madrid. The name was suggested by M. Rowan-Robinson.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paularego is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paularego is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6015 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PR10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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