(331371) Jockers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 2008 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Klaus Jockers (b. 1940) of the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung is a German astrophysicist. He has made significant contributions to the fields of planetary and solar physics with his theoretical and observational work on the solar wind and the formation of cometary comae and tails.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jockers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jockers is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 331371 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DR53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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