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5786 Talos 
Summary
5786 Talos /ˈteɪlɒs/ is an Apollo asteroid discovered on 3 September 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.[2] It has a very small perihelion distance;[2] only two other named asteroids have one less than 0.2 AU, 1566 Icarus and 3200 Phaethon.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. H. McNaught |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | 3 September 1991 |
| Designations | |
| (5786) Talos | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈteɪlɒs/[1] |
| 1991 RC | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 8810 days (24.12 yr) |
| Aphelion | 1.9757 AU (295.56 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.18724 AU (28.011 Gm) |
| 1.0815 AU (161.79 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.82687 |
| 1.12 yr (410.79 d) | |
| 353.29° | |
| 0° 52m 34.86s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.234° |
| 161.312° | |
| 8.3478° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.188899 AU (28.2589 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 0.89 km[3] |
| 38.52 h (1.605 d)[2] | |
| 17.1[2] | |
References edit
- ^ "Talos". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ a b c d e f "5786 Talos (1991 RC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ NEODyS Database Browsed on (5786) Talos Retrieved 2014-03-07
External links edit
- 5786 Talos at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
- 5786 Talos at ESA–space situational awareness
- Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
- 5786 Talos at the JPL Small-Body Database
