(15438) Joegotobed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1998 by CSS at Catalina.
Joseph Gotobed (b. 1955) is network operations manager for the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona. His work creating information systems helped support many interplanetary missions, including Pioneer Saturn, Phoenix, Cassini, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Global Surveyor.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joegotobed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joegotobed is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15438 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.26 km (#10,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Rotation period | 5.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 34.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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