(11702) Mifischer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Henry Fischer (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mifischer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mifischer is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11702 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FE117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.08 km (#15,019 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.224 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 4.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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