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5786 Talos

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Discovered by
  
R. H. McNaught

MPC designation
  
5786

Observation arc
  
8810 days (24.12 yr)

Discovered
  
3 September 1991

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Siding Spring Observatory

Discovery date
  
3 September 1991

Alternative names
  
1991 RC

Aphelion
  
1.9757 AU (295.56 Gm)

Inclination
  
23.234°

Discoverer
  
Robert H. McNaught

Asteroid group
  
Similar
  
3362 Khufu, 4183 Cuno, 4544 Xanthus, 1865 Cerberus, 2201 Oljato

5786 Talos (1991 RC) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on September 3, 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring. It has a very small perihelion distance; only two other named asteroids have one less than 0.2 AU, 1566 Icarus and 3200 Phaethon.

References

5786 Talos Wikipedia


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