(97632) Mathewwells Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Mathew Wells (b. 1986) is an American administrative staff member at the Lunar and Planetary Lab where he supports the OSIRIS-REx and OSIRIS-APEX missions. He is a member of the University of Arizona’s College of Science Staff Advisory Council. Mathew has also been acknowledged for his exemplary public service rendered in Maricopa County, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mathewwells is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mathewwells is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97632 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EL145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.61 km (#8,108 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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