(117781) Jamesfisher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
James Randall Fisher (b. 1942) is an author and Professor of English who earned a PhD at the University of Southern California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesfisher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesfisher is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117781 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GF115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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