(32071) Matthewretchin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Retchin (b. 1997) was awarded best of category award and first place in the 2015 Intel ISEF for his computational biology and bioinformatics team project. He also received the Intel and Indo-US Science & Technology Forum Visit to India. He attends the Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matthewretchin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matthewretchin is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32071 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JG61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0758 |
| Inclination | 7.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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