(181562) Paulrosendall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2006 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Paul E. Rosendall (b. 1984) is a senior software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Lead for Software Fault Protection for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulrosendall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulrosendall is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181562 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UT325 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 7.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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