(215463) Jobse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Klaas Jobse (b. 1955) is a Dutch gardener and amateur astronomer who operates the Cyclops Observatory in Oostkapelle and a fireball all-sky camera. His main focus is on near-Earth-asteroid follow-up, meteoric fireballs and video meteor observations. The name was suggested by M. Langbroek.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jobse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jobse is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215463 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QQ66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 2.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.