Discovery | |
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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 | |
0.89 km[3] | |
38.52 h (1.605 d)[2] | |
17.1[2] | |
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.