5426 Sharp

5426 Sharp
Discovery
Discovered by	C. Shoemaker
Discovery site	Palomar Obs.
Discovery date	16 February 1985
Designations
MPC designation	(5426) Sharp
Named after	Robert P. Sharp; (American geomorphologist)
Alternative designations	1985 DD
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner) ; Hungaria
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	31.94 yr (11,667 days)
Aphelion	2.1828 AU
Perihelion	1.7273 AU
Semi-major axis	1.9550 AU
Eccentricity	0.1165
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.73 yr (998 days)
Mean anomaly	319.59°
Mean motion	0° 21m 38.16s / day
Inclination	23.795°
Longitude of ascending node	88.178°
Argument of perihelion	67.532°
Known satellites	1 (suspected; P: 24.22 h)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	2.033±0.343 km; 3.85 km (calculated)
Synodic rotation period	4.56±0.01 h; 4.5609±0.0001 h
Geometric albedo	0.30 (assumed); 1.000±0.000
Spectral type	E
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.7 · 14.0 · 15.16±0.21

5426 Sharp, provisional designation 1985 DD, is a bright Hungaria asteroid and suspected binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2–3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 February 1985, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory, California, and named after American geologist Robert P. Sharp.^[2]^[3]

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