7687 Matthias

General

(7687) Matthias (2099 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by Tom Gehrels.

Citation from the MPCs

Named in honor of Matthias Busch (b. 1968), amateur astronomer at the Starkenburg Observatory in Heppenheim who has made a substantial contribution to the astrometry of minor planets. He is an ardent follow-up observer of near-earth objects and a keen developer of astronomical software. Name proposed by L. D. Schmadel.

References

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on (7687) Matthias
• JPL orbit diagram
• (7687) Matthias at AstDyS

See also

• Asteroid belt
• Category:Asteroid groups and families
• Category:Asteroids
• List of asteroids
• List of asteroids named after important people
• List of asteroids named after places
• List of notable asteroids
• Meanings of asteroid names
• Minor planet
• Minor Planet Center
• Pronunciation of asteroid names