(5426) Sharp Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Sharp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharp is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5426 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 DD |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.03 km (#17,003 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Rotation period | 4.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 2.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 23.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.