(6226) Paulwarren Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Paul Warren (b. 1953), a research geochemist at the University of California in Los Angeles, has applied a wide range of petrologic and geochemical studies toward understanding differentiated planets. His work on lunar rocks helped identify those samples least altered by impact.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulwarren is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulwarren is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6226 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EY18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.21 km (#14,675 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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