(117569) Rileyharris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Riley Harris (b. 1942) is an American educator. A respected instructor at Kearney Senior High in Kearney, Nebraska, he taught mathematics and was the first to teach computer programming. In recognition of his success as the winningest coach of the football team from 1974–2000 he received the Skip Palrang Memorial Award in 2007.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rileyharris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rileyharris is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117569 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EO32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.894 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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