5370 Taranis

5370 Taranis
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. Maury
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date2 September 1986
Designations
(5370) Taranis
Named after
Taranis [2]
(Celtic mythology)
1986 RA
NEO · Amor [1][2]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc29.93 yr (10,932 d)
Aphelion5.4438 AU
Perihelion1.2118 AU
3.3278 AU
Eccentricity0.6359
6.07 yr (2,217 days)
27.914°
0° 9m 44.64s / day
Inclination19.131°
177.85°
161.27°
Earth MOID0.2196 AU · 85.6 LD
Jupiter MOID0.3673 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.30 km (derived)[3]
3.6 km (Gehrels)[1]
5.308±0.082 km[4][5]
6.3±0.05 km[5][6]
0.037±0.009[5][6]
0.051±0.009[4][5]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
S (assumed)[3]
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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