5370 Taranis
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Alain Maury |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 02, 1986 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5370 |
Named after | Taranis |
| 1986 RA | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.4547 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.2213 AU |
| 3.33801 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.634126 |
| 2227.56 d | |
| 229.291° | |
| Inclination | 19.08° |
| 177.84° | |
| 161.19° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 15.7 | |
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5370 Taranis (1986 RA) is an Amor asteroid discovered on September 2, 1986 by Alain Maury at Palomar.[1] It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2:1 mean-motion resonance with Jupiter.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ↑ "(5370) Taranis". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ↑ Roig; Nesvorny, D.; Ferraz-Mello, S. et al. (2002). "Asteroids in the 2 : 1 resonance with Jupiter: dynamics and size distribution". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 335 (2): 417–431. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.335..417R. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05635.x.
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