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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | April 24, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10041 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 HS1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7838209 |
| Peri | 1.8632609 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1980942 |
| Orbital period | 1293.6712417 |
| Mean anomaly | 170.71209 |
| Inclination | 23.23879 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 181.35406 |
| Argument of peri | 31.40001 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
10041 Parkinson (1985 HS1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1985 by husband and wife team Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar. It is named after Bradford Parkinson, a pioneer of the Global Positioning System.
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