(262972) Petermansfield Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2007 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Peter Mansfield (b. 1933) is an English physicist who received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petermansfield is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petermansfield is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 262972 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 ER9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0497 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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