(31844) Mattwill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Matthew L. Will (b. 1957) is an amateur astronomer and long time Secretary and Treasurer of the Association of the Lunar and Planetary Observers. In 2003 he was presented with the Peggy Haas Service Award for his work with that organization.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattwill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattwill is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31844 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DQ15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,729 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.355 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 5.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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