Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | A. Maury |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 2 September 1986 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (5370) Taranis |
Named after | Taranis [2] (Celtic mythology) |
Alternative designations | 1986 RA |
Minor planet category | NEO · Amor [1][2] |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 29.93 yr (10,932 d) |
Aphelion | 5.4438 AU |
Perihelion | 1.2118 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.3278 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.6359 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 6.07 yr (2,217 days) |
Mean anomaly | 27.914° |
Mean motion | 0° 9m 44.64s / day |
Inclination | 19.131° |
Longitude of ascending node | 177.85° |
Argument of perihelion | 161.27° |
Earth MOID | 0.2196 AU · 85.6 LD |
Jupiter MOID | 0.3673 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 2.30 km (derived)[3] 3.6 km (Gehrels)[1] 5.308±0.082 km[4][5] 6.3±0.05 km[5][6] |
Geometric albedo | 0.037±0.009[5][6] 0.051±0.009[4][5] 0.20 (assumed)[3] |
Spectral type | S (assumed)[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2[1][4] · 15.56[3][7] |
5370 Taranis, provisional designation 1986 RA, is an asteroid and suspected dormant comet on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
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