(5303) Parijskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Parijskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsParijskijParijskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parijskij is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5303
Provisional designation1978 TT2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.55 km (#6,108 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.265
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period4.87 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.0199
Inclination2.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 October 1978

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