(13750) Mattdawson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Matthew Dawson (b. 1959), of Roeser, Luxembourg, is an active amateur involved in the astrometry of fast-moving NEOs using a 45-cm telescope. Dawson is also a musician who specializes in contemporary jazz and popular music. He recorded a hit song in Germany in 1991. The name was suggested by R. A. Kowalski.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattdawson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattdawson is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13750 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ST54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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