(188808) Jessiewilde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Jessie Wilde (b. 1986) is an American filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced NASA’s Planetary Defenders documentary and the launch and impact broadcasts for NASA’s DART mission. Her film-making and editing work have helped NASA’s planetary defense program blend visual style and storytelling to convey the program’s scale and significance to the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jessiewilde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jessiewilde is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188808 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 WS169 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0905 |
| Inclination | 2.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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