(313892) Furnish Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
James F. Furnish (1950–2021) was a commercial fisherman and owner of the Hylah Ruth of Astoria, Oregon. He fished from California to Alaska, and the Columbia River for fish, crab, and a digger of razor clams. Furnish was actively involved with community government and school issues.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Furnish is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Furnish is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 313892 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 JF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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