(864404) Paulmueller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 2014 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Fr. Paul R. Mueller (b. 1960) is an American Jesuit priest, physicist, and philosopher of science. He served as researcher and vice-director of the Vatican Observatory (2015–2022), and taught at Loyola University in Chicago and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is a noted expert in the faith-science dialogue.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulmueller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulmueller is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 864404 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 YB43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 5.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.