(20901) Mattmuehler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Muehler (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, North Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattmuehler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattmuehler is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20901 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 XO6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,643 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 6.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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