(128615) Jimharris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Jim Harris (b. 1953) is the OSIRIS-REx Touch and Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism Certified Principal Engineer. He was also the mechanism designer on the MSL aeroshell program, Genesis sample return mission and Stardust sample return mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimharris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimharris is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128615 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 QR24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 6.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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