(165067) Pauls Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
A. Georg Pauls (b. 1958) is an engineer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known as the SDSS Camera Project manager and leader of the electronics team. He previously worked for Palomar Observatory, the Mars Observer spacecraft and Big Bear Solar Observatory.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pauls is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pauls is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 165067 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ED207 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 1.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| 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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