(27123) Matthewlam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Lam (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his behavioral- and social-sciences project. He attends the Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matthewlam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matthewlam is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27123 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WM14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.817 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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