5786 Talos

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Talos
Discovery
Discovered byR. H. McNaught
Discovery siteSiding Spring
Discovery date3 September 1991
Designations
(5786) Talos
Pronunciation/ˈtlɒs/[1]
1991 RC
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc8810 days (24.12 yr)
Aphelion1.9757 AU (295.56 Gm)
Perihelion0.18724 AU (28.011 Gm)
1.0815 AU (161.79 Gm)
Eccentricity0.82687
1.12 yr (410.79 d)
353.29°
0° 52m 34.86s / day
Inclination23.234°
161.312°
8.3478°
Earth MOID0.188899 AU (28.2589 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
0.89 km[3]
38.52 h (1.605 d)[2]
17.1[2]

5786 Talos /ˈtlɒs/ 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Talos". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "5786 Talos (1991 RC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ^ NEODyS Database Browsed on (5786) Talos Retrieved 2014-03-07

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