(314159) Mattparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Matthew Thomas Parker (b. 1980) is an Australian recreational mathematician, author, and science communicator based in the United Kingdom. His “Stand-up Maths” YouTube channel has gained more than one million subscribers. Parker's Pi Day (March 14) challenges, where he calculates (by hand) π with the help of volunteers, have popularized mathematics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattparker is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 314159 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 FW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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