(117657) Jamieelsila Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Jamie Elsila (b. 1974) is an astrobiologist at the Goddard Space Flight Center for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. Her research emphasis is in organic chemistry in meteorites and in spacecraft-returned samples from asteroids and comets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamieelsila is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamieelsila is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117657 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EP187 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 1.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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