(2680) Mateo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 July 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Named in memory of José Mateo (1914–1978), a geophysicist who was for many years in charge of the Gravimetry and Tide Department of the La Plata Observatory. Later, as Director of the Observatory, he started the final phase of construction of the astronomical complex at El Leoncito.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Mateo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mateo is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2680 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 NF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.48 km (#8,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.875 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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