(28521) Mattmcintyre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Karmen McIntyre (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattmcintyre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattmcintyre is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28521 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DK27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,668 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0810 |
| Inclination | 2.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Matthew
- (6626) Mattgenge
- (8998) Matthewizawa
- (10156) Darnley
- (11743) Jachowski
- (12207) Matthewbeasley
- (12983) Mattcox
- (12985) Mattgarrison
- (13750) Mattdawson
- (15030) Matthewkroll
- (16961) Mullahy
- (17281) Mattblythe
- (18755) Meduna
All asteroids named after someone called Matthew
Also discovered on 29 February 2000
- (14734) Susanstoker
- (15115) Yvonneroe
- (15543) Elizateel
- (16219) Venturelli
- (16220) Mikewagner
- (16221) Kevinyang
- (16222) Donnanderson
- (16223) Racheljoseph
- (16225) Georgebaldo
- (16226) Beaton
- (16227) Emilykang
- (17233) Stanshapiro