(223912) Jacobeisig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Jacob M. Eisig (b. 1988) is an American project financial manager who has led the business management of multiple spaceflight missions through all stages of their life cycle, including that for the NASA New Horizons mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacobeisig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacobeisig is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 223912 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VF67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0819 |
| Inclination | 9.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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