Jose

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Denver (19.58 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Jose is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Jose as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Jose orbits the sun every 1,770 days (4.85 years), coming as close as 2.63 AU and reaching as far as 3.09 AU from the sun. Jose is about 19.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Denver.

The rotation of Jose has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 12.31 hours.

Jose's spectral type None (Tholen) / S (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain and .

No Close Approaches

Jose's orbit is 1.63 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Jose's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 1, 1906. It was last officially observed on July 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,917 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Jose in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Jose:

• 81 Terpsichore (A864 SA)
• 129 Antigone (A873 CA)
• 158 Koronis (A876 AA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Jose is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.