(5256) Farquhar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 July 1988 by Helin, E. F., Mikolajczak, C., Coker, R. at Palomar.
Where Farquhar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Farquhar is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5256 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 NN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,087 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Rotation period | 11.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.