(52384) Elenapanko Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Elena Alekseevna Panko (b. 1958) is a Ukrainian astronomer at Nikolaev State University who researches superclusters of galaxies, eclipsing binaries and Be stars, in some cases using the 0.7-m reflector at her university's Kalinenkov Astronomical Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-08-10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elenapanko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elenapanko is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52384 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 HZ5 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 2.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 26.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.758 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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