5786 Talos

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.

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]

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