(130128) Tarafisher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Tara Fisher (b. 1968) was the Program Administrator for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer Instrument on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tarafisher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarafisher is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 130128 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XG118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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