(10084) Rossparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Ross Parker (b. 1959) is a Canadian amateur astronomer and member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), Regina Centre. He is a historian and edited the book 100 Years of Astronomy in Regina. Parker is credited with starting the annual Cypress Hills Star Party in 1989, which evolved into the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rossparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rossparker is 1.89 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10084 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,062 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.357 |
| Rotation period | 77.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.853 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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