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What do we know about Asteroid 314159 aka ‘Mattparker’?

2024-10-25

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Huge thanks to David Rankin (R&D Operations Engineer, Catalina Sky Survey, University of Arizona) for discovering Mattparker as well as taking the time to talk to me about it. David's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rankinstudio

Details and data about Mattparker

https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=314159

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=314159

Search for "314159" on https://alcdef.org/

Here is the Numberphile video: /youtube/video/n9lKcs-h7fg

Huge thanks to Ilgmars Eglitis (Head of Baldone Observatory, Latvia) for running the extra analysis of Mattparker's light curve and found the approximate rotation period and shape.

"Light curve analysis of main belt asteroids 4747, 5255, 11411, 15433, 17866" https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/astro-2022-0227/html?lang=en

This paper contains a derivation of the absolute brightness to size equation.

https://mathscinotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Jackpot.pdf

Asteroid belt diagram based on a NASA image from here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/picturing-our-solar-systems-asteroid-belt/

Cheers to my Patreon supporters for supplying so many great depictions of Mattparker. Support me on Patreon and you can join in with the next ridiculous thing I ask for help with. Also a christmas card. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS

- Yes, I said days instead of hours. But we fixed that with the text.

- Let me know if you spot anything else!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash

Written and performed by Matt Parker

Produced by Nicole Jacobus

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician

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