(13602) Pierreboulez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) is a French composer, conductor and pianist. As a child he showed a great aptitude for music and mathematics. He discovered the twelve-tone technique and wrote atonic music in a post-Weberian style.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pierreboulez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pierreboulez is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13602 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PB36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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