5370 Taranis
| Discovery 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] |
| 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
dormant comet on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group
, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
Description
Taranis was discovered on 2 September 1986, by French astronomer
aphelion of 5.4 AU,[1] the object is roughly the same distance from the Sun as Jupiter is when Jupiter is at aphelion. The unstable resonance with Jupiter is expected to last roughly 7.3 million years.[8]
Taranis also is expected of being a
dormant comet.[5] On 10 September 2099 it will pass 0.1325 AU (19,820,000 km; 12,320,000 mi) from Earth.[1]
This
M.P.C. 22509).[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5370 Taranis (1986 RA)" (2016-07-16 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "5370 Taranis (1986 RA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "LCDB Data for (5370) Taranis". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ S2CID 35447010.
- ^ S2CID 34373031.
- ^ S2CID 239991.
- ISSN 0019-1035.
- ^ . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
External links
- (5370) Taranis at AstDyS-2
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 5370 Taranis at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 5370 Taranis at ESA–space situational awareness
- 5370 Taranis at the JPL Small-Body Database
