(255598) Paullauterbur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 103028 Casulli, V. S..
Paul Christian Lauterbur (1929-2007) was an American chemist who shared the 2003 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that made possible the development of magnetic resonance imaging.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paullauterbur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paullauterbur is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 255598 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 PE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 7.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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