(10098) Jaymiematthews Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Jaymie Mark Matthews (b. 1958) did undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto and his MSc and PhD at Western University. He has been a member of the faculty of the University of British Columbia since 1992 and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is principal investigator for the Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars Telescope.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jaymiematthews is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaymiematthews is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10098 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 SC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.76 km (#5,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0954 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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