(175301) Mathur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Jagdish (Jag) Mathur (b. 1942) is an American with a Ph.D. in Physics from NC State University. As an educator his efforts enabled many thousands of community college students to embark on careers in science and technology. As a research scientist he led a team in the development of laser guidance systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mathur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mathur is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175301 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 LC47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.86 km (#7,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.