(163244) Matthewhill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Matthew E. Hill (b. 1971) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a Co-Investigator for a High Energy Charged Particles Spectrometer aboard the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matthewhill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matthewhill is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163244 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 FU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 1.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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