(5256) Farquhar
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Asteroid (5256) Farquhar |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.552 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.036 AU - 3.068 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.948 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 29 d 7 h |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 12 km |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
EF Helin C. Mikolajczak R. F. Coker |
| Date of discovery | July 11, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 NN, 1955 HK |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(5256) Farquhar is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 July 1988 by the team of astronomers E. F. Helin , C. Mikolajczak and R. F. Coker at the Palomar Observatory was discovered in California.
The asteroid is named after Robert Farquhar, a mission leader and developer of space probes.