(17281) Mattblythe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Matthew S. Blythe (b. 1960) is a lead site observer at Socorro, New Mexico, for the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattblythe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattblythe is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17281 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LV28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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