(65213) Peterhobbs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2002 by Tenagra II at Nogales.
Englishman Peter Hobbs (b. 1925) is a master draughtsman for the British National Coal Board, a lifelong member of Mensa and a perfect-pitch pianist who teaches many students.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterhobbs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterhobbs is 3.27 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65213 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 EC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0677 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.