(5392) Parker Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1986 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Parker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parker is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5392 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 AK |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.05 km (#7,579 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 87.2 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.54 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.344 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.711 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.