(2095) Parsifal Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Parsifal is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parsifal is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2095
Provisional designation6036 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.21 km (#5,611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.173
Absolute magnitude (H)12.88
Orbital period4.30 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.00906
Inclination3.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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