(5298) Paraskevopoulos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1966 by Boyden Observatory at Bloemfontein.
After serving briefly as director of the Athens Observatory, John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889-1951) joined the Boyden Observatory staff and was responsible for selecting the site at Mazelspoort, near Bloemfontein. When death ended his superintendency this was one of the finest observatories in the southern hemisphere.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paraskevopoulos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paraskevopoulos is 3.62 au from the Sun and 4.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5298 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 PK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.36 km (#5,505 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.