(209883) Jasonhofgartner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 2005 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Jason D. Hofgartner (b. 1988) is a Canadian planetary scientist. He served as a science team graduate student researcher on NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jasonhofgartner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonhofgartner is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 209883 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 JZ170 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0567 |
| Inclination | 1.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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