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

[@fahrenheit2101]

The Parker Asteroid is real! Guess that means it's gonna *nearly* hit, but not quite.

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

Golden comment detected

[@zxbc1]

The event will be known as a Parker Collision.

[@IIARROWS]

That's good

[@alyme_r]

Its going to hit after a month of terrible python code

[@JM-mz1zj]

@@zxbc1Parker *near miss

[@ShinySwalot]

"Distinctly more non-zero" is such a powerful way of saying nothing really changed but it did feel like it changed lmao

[@srwapo]

I'm wondering if Matt Parker or Mattparker is more dangerous...

[@sebastians7869]

"Calculating pi by drifting through space for 4 billion years"

[@blak4831]

Actually, I wonder if he could calculate pi by tracking matt parker's position at two points in time? The asteroid of course. Though idk how big of a telescope you'd need to pick it out, assuming he'd want to do it analog style Edit: they answered that lol. Could probably still use observations from the database at least

[@ckq]

@@blak4831i'd imagine the telescopes use pi already

[@sebastians7869]

@@blak4831 That's an interesting thought. I think that you would probably need more than two data points on the position of the asteroid to get a calculation for pi. The perimeter of an ellipse is pretty much unrelated to pi--also covered in a video on this channel--so we would have to use the area of the orbit. After a quick Google search, apparently you need FIVE points on an ellipse to completely determine its equation. So maybe you could do it like this: five reasonably spaced observations --> approximate ellipse equation --> area --> pi

[@Gorzoid]

I give it 2 weeks before International Astronomical Union comes back saying "Turns out the Matt Parker asteroid was actually just a smudge on our lens"

[@alexwoodhead6471]

A smudge on the lens? A SMUDGE ON THE LENS?!?! I think I know the difference between a meteor heading towards Earth and a smudge on the goddamn lens Gorzoid!!

[@TheRenegade...]

A true Parker Asteroid

[@universe1879]

Bro thought IAU is Kerbal Astronomical Union

[@georgelionon9050]

I'm all in favor of renaming Pluto to Parker, almost a planet but not quite.. Oh and Uranus to George. But thats a different story.

[@johnboyer144]

I was SO MAD when i found out Matt Parker took 314159 for himself. That one should have been simply named Pi, and he should take 314158 for himself. It is appropriately close, but not quite there. THE AUDACITY

[@TheDannyHamilton]

It's ok. 3.14159 is also appropriately close but not quite there. It falls short by just a bit more than 0.00000265358

[@theViceth]

@@TheDannyHamilton in a true Parker fashion

[@jajssblue]

A real Parker asteroid! One way to guarantee it won't hit. 😂 Congrats Matt!

[@MrQuickLine]

The astroid has your name, and the same hair style!

[@tehlaser]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="42">0:42</a> that totally should be the thumbnail

[@1st2nd2]

0:25 for me.

[@pstephens1234]

40:33

[@1st2nd2]

@@pstephens1234 That is a good choice

[@Saint_Wolf_]

That opening phrase was brilliant "The phrase «all life on earth has been destroyed by Matt Parker is distinctively more non-zero than it used to be»"

[@TheRenegade...]

Shouldn't that be "The sentence «Today all life on Earth was destroyed by Matt Parker» is distinctly more non-zero than it used to be"?

[@Saint_Wolf_]

@@TheRenegade... Didn't double check it bit I assume you did, so yes.

[@abydosianchulac2]

Should have been named Parker Planet, then, since it tried to aggregate into one so long ago but didn't quite make it.

[@DukeBG]

I'm going to be that guy, but the hypothetical planet between Mars and Jupiter that didn't quite make it already has a name - Phaeton.

[@abydosianchulac2]

@@DukeBG Sure, but they can't call every bit of debris Phaeton-###########. This is just naming one asteroid Parker Planet, not the entire theoretical construct of the missing planet. Although if you're suggesting we recategorize all asteroids and dwarf planets as Parker Planets, I'm down for that, too.

[@yukifgh]

Absolutely deserved! Congratulations, Matt!

[@joeymurphy2464]

Oh boy, I get to do a correction! At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1597">26:37</a>, you say "That gives us the orbital period", but what you're measuring is the rotational period. The orbital period is the 3.7ish years it takes to orbit the sun.

[@danielmaciver5307]

I propose that once we find asteroid 3141592 as MattParker2, and so on for every next digit of pi that we find

[@davidf3910]

That is a truly terrifying thumbnail

[@tedrex8959]

Somewhere Mrs Parker is STILL going "WHAT THE F%@K!"

[@LinusBoman]

Big ups to the thumbnail artist on this one! 😂

[@anime_erotika585]

Genius move by astronomers, calling asteroid Parker asteroid so it would almost hit the earth

[@jssmith0225]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1851">30:51</a> I’m so glad you enjoyed the fan art!!

[@EyyEyeNerd]

Woahh!!! That's incredible, congrats!!!

[@Delicioushashbrowns]

one of my fave vids of all time!! also wild wild wild that you got 314159 that's so ridiculously apropos

[@PiletskayaV]

I love everything about this video and video I just watched at Numberphile! So happy for you Matt! I think you deserve it! 🥰

[@mattyoh1358]

"Based on the light reflecting off the surface of [Matt Parker], you can be informed about, you know, at least the minerals and composition of the surface" is one of my favorite new sentences

[@SellymeYT]

You've gotten impressively good at aligning the post-production graphics with where you're pointing in the recorded footage.

[@Dragoncro0wn]

- Hey do you know Matt Parker? - The asteroid or the mathmagician? - Nvm.

[@taaamas7785]

This thumbnail is probably within the top 3.141 thumbnails you've done on this channel

[@tscoffey1]

From the orbital simulation, it looks like Mattparker is in orbital resonance with Mars.

[@andrewharrison1194]

I can only say that Matt Parker ROCKS! Well, ROCK.

[@_abdul]

"Jerkupiter" have a nice ring to it.

[@bwayagnes]

I vote we do the space mission kickstarter 😂 “Find out what Mattparker looks like”

[@JBroMCMXCI]

They have doomed us all by naming it the Parker Asteroid

[@jannetteberends8730]

That’s so cool. I’m going to tell all my friends. It proves that watching KZbin videos is a serious thing.

[@matheuscastello6554]

congrats!! couldn't think of anyone more deserving to title this minor planet than you :)

[@GregorMcIntosh]

Congratulations!

[@UnderwurldChris]

Grats Parkeroid!!

[@SimonZerafa]

I wonder if 314159 has a satellite? If so perhaps it could be named after Emma 😇🖖

[@Wordsnwood]

Holy smokes, that thumbnail!

[@srwapo]

The space in Matt Parker's name is now surprisingly important.

[@4thalt]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="232">3:52</a> That observation was made on my birthday!

[@cvayta]

An S class? In Mercedes terms that’s very luxurious.

[@struanpeat5116]

that thumbnail is aweful, whoever did it needs a raise.

[@Finkelfunk]

Imagine they accidentally name asteroid 314158 after him. Tbh, that's the type of trolling I'd find absolutely hilarious

[@quinn7894]

The first time in a long time that something has been named after Matt Parker without being a disappointment

[@quinn7894]

Which is a good thing

[@diamondbandit8385]

Not on Wikipedia yet, someone decide whether to add Mattparker to the list of Mathematicians or Entertainers

[@hlfan]

It's on the italian Wikipedia somehow

[@nmmm2000]

Congrats 😂 I also like the number 314159

[@justb4116]

I like it too - it's a prime!

[@Delicioushashbrowns]

@@justb4116 It's also an emirp! if you reverse the digits, that number is also a prime: 951413

[@cynodont7391]

Bad new from NASA! Mattparker just collided with a teapot.

[@brandonfaddis7443]

Parker impact. It comes close, but not quite

[@willhouston588]

That thumbnail is SO good!

[@Hexa1123]

This is so cool and I am happy for you 🥹

[@Grayson_Wu]

I saw that on your wikipedia page and knew you would make a video about it lol

[@funtastic1297]

Parker square, Parker whale, Parker asteroid. Minions next we shall take over the parker moooooon

[@yahccs1]

Good number to pick!

[@jacksonstarky8288]

314159 is not just the first six digits of pi, but it is also a prime number. A perfect fit for its new name.

[@BaldurvanLew]

One of our middle school used encourage slackers by saying: "You don't want to end up like me, something out of Star Trek going nowhere fast." A bit like 314159 mattparker. 😂

[@parodysam]

Sounds like someone needs a slice of humble pi.

[@gibranacastrejon6779]

I am 7.5 Mattparker's years old

[@EranBZD]

Well if I'd want to be destroyed, Matt Parker is high on the list.

[@evanbasnaw]

Almost as cool as getting a Solar Probe you can lead people into believing was named after you. "You know the Parker Solar Probe Mission? Well, I'm Matt Parker" *refuses to elaborate further*

[@0ans4ar-mu]

fine ill buy the damn book! good thing i love me some TRANGLES

[@amphicorp4725]

Wonder who asteroid 3,141,592 will be named after

[@yzhkkhzy]

thumbnail game goes so hard

[@rhysbaker2595]

Oh hey, Matt, you're famous!

[@colley001]

So Matt Parker ‘s number is 314159…. Pi!(x100000) 👍🏻❤️

[@ThatPsdude]

That thumbnail is amazing XD

[@JacksonBockus]

Well we’ve gotta start petitioning for asteroid 628318 to be named Vi Hart.

[@bwayagnes]

YESSSSSS

[@maxgubanov7651]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1480">24:40</a> I think you may find that dinosaur's asteroid also didn't kill all life on Earth

[@erik.isomer]

If you ask me Matt Parker was already an existential threat to life on this planet

[@nicholaskane9456]

Cant wait for "Mat Parker the math guy or the asteroid?" to be a running gag

[@TheOne_6]

MATT PARKER ASTEROID GUYS!!!!

[@Pr3stag3]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="241">4:01</a> you can see it move!!!! If Matt Parker moved that much in one night then Matt Parker is traveling at an immensely high rate of speed for us to be able to see it move that much in the same night.

[@JWentu]

Mattparker is reflecting back to us some of the sun light that would otherwise excape the solar system. How much britgher are our nights thanks to Mattparker? 0.00001%? more? less?

[@onawinstreak]

I call astroid 3141592

[@Adlerjunges83]

Congratulations!!! ❤❤❤

[@MrRafalel]

matt parker with 0 uncertainty, but 89% rounding mistakes

[@Janduin45]

The last four seconds of this video is better than pie.

[@TheBaldr]

I had a dream last night that scientist were saying that two asteroids collided and within two days the earth would be in the debris field and potential for boulder size chunks hitting the ground and to be prepared for destruction and casualties.

[@telotawa]

it would have been funnier if it was 314158 so it's almost but not quite right :)

[@emileeid8929]

Congratulations Matt

[@dawidcham]

Looks like its orbit is synchronized with Mars! One Mattparker orbit to 2 Mars orbits.

[@stephenbenner4353]

A single pixel astroid is perfect for Matt Parker. He can look at it with his single pixel telescope.

[@smoorej]

Without the dinosaur-killing asteroid there would be no humans. So perhaps mattparker could ultimately be the genesis of the next generation of super math-evolved humans.

[@douglaswolfen7820]

I would like to dispute the implication that Mattparker is more likely to destroy all life on earth than Matt Parker is Yes, Mattparker is an enormous lump of rock that would probably do a lot of damage if it ever landed on earth. But crucially, it isn't anywhere near earth. Meanwhile our Matt Parker is _already here_ I know which one I'm more concerned about

[@JonnyRobbie]

Oh, Delvers finally reached Earth

[@hannesgroesslinger]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1382">23:02</a> "You do not have to worry about Mattparker ending humanity anytime soon" at least not that Mattparker

[@EvaDarby-b1x]

Thank you for your hard work! Your videos are always so entertaining and helpful.🧭🐊🧲

[@bagelnine9]

The ordinal value of this comment is equal to Legendre's constant, and the ordinal value of my like is equal to the 2nd perfect number.

[@felipevasconcelos6736]

The ordinal value of this comment is actually off by more than an order of magnitude.

[@isacami25]

i saw the moment when matt changeed the name of the video lol. it used to be named "Asteroid 314159 was named after me!"

[@Damien-d9f]

Asteroids and minor planets such as these should be renamed Parker planets. They really tried but could quite make the mark

[@Theexplorographer]

Matt Pie Parker over here.

[@ThePlebicide]

So is 3.72 earth years, a Parker Year?

[@PopeLando]

I wonder if we'll all be looking at the sky and muttering "Mattparker!" like the scene in Deep Impact. The guy looks up at this fireball and says, "Biederman!" because it's simultaneously the asteroid that could wipe out all life on earth, *and* his daughter's boyfriend.

[@privacyvalued4134]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1905">31:45</a> Brilliant.

[@samiraperi467]

100k pi!

[@joona546]

If anyone is wondering what an astronomical unit is, it's just the distance between the earth and the sun.

[@gunrugger]

When? Is it unchanging?

[@zakuraayame5091]

'good news everyone' anyone else can't hear that phrase without thinking about Futurama or WoW?

[@bejibx]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="91">1:31</a> so that's how his villain arc begins

[@paulmarsman8758]

I would have found if 314158 was not named and recommended it be called the "Parker-Pi Asteroid"

[@lucidmoses]

Well, now that makes you an AuthorRoid

[@Belzemat]

Really missed out not using matt parker as a model for mattparker

[@Billy_Herrington1969]

It would be absolutely hilarious if Earth were to get destroyed by Matt Parker xD

[@StarD3stroyer36]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2160">36:00</a> : Working on the ability to change the trajectory of an Asteroid... bringing us ever closer to a future earth encounter with Matt Parker that we're all after