(251512) Jacobcollier Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Jacob Collier (b. 1994) is a British singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist whose exploration of microtonality and close harmony has expanded the boundaries of contemporary music.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacobcollier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacobcollier is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 251512 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 FK58 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.75 km (#9,292 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 5.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 6.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.20 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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