(5722) Johnscherrer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 1986 by INAS at Palomar.
John Randell Scherrer (b. 1960) helped further the exploration of the planets through his role as project manager of the imaging and spectroscopic remote-sensing suite on NASA's New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt mission. He also served as the deputy payload manager for New Horizons.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnscherrer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnscherrer is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5722 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 JS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.04 km (#12,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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